Profile
Dr. Breuel has been the Board Member of Novartis AG since 1996.
She was Minister of Economy and Transport (1978–1986) and Minister of Finance (1986–1990) of Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), the second largest state of Germany.
In 1990, she was elected to the Executive Board of the Treuhandanstalt, which was responsible for the privatization of the former East Germany’s economy; in 1991, she
became the President of the Treuhandanstalt.
From 1995 to 2000,
she acted as the General Commissioner and CEO of the world exhibition EXPO 2000 in Hanover, Germany.
She is a Member
of the Supervisory Board of Gruner+Jahr AG, Hamburg, Germany, of WWF, Germany, and of HGV (Hamburger Gesellschaft für Vermögensund Beteiligungsverwaltung mbH), Germany.
She studied politics at the Universities of Hamburg, Oxford and Geneva.
Former positions of Birgit Breuel
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
State of Lower Saxony
State of Lower Saxony Province/StateGovernment Functions as a regional level government authority | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1989-12-31 |
State of Lower Saxony
State of Lower Saxony Province/StateGovernment Functions as a regional level government authority | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1985-12-31 |
Treuhandanstalt
Treuhandanstalt Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Project finance | President | - |
HGV Hamburger Gesellschaft für Vermögens- & Beteiligungsmgmt
HGV Hamburger Gesellschaft für Vermögens- & Beteiligungsmgmt Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as a municipal holding company with interests in providing investments, logistics and public transportation services | Director/Board Member | - |
Gruner + Jahr Deutschland GmbH
Gruner + Jahr Deutschland GmbH Publishing: Books/MagazinesConsumer Services Publishes magazines | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Birgit Breuel
Experiences
Positions held
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Inactive
Listed companies
Private companies
Linked companies
| Private companies | 6 |
|---|---|
Novartis AG
Novartis AG Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Manufactures and markets health care and nutritional products | Health Technology |
State of Lower Saxony
State of Lower Saxony Province/StateGovernment Functions as a regional level government authority | Government |
Gruner + Jahr Deutschland GmbH
Gruner + Jahr Deutschland GmbH Publishing: Books/MagazinesConsumer Services Publishes magazines | Consumer Services |
Treuhandanstalt
Treuhandanstalt Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Project finance | Finance |
HGV Hamburger Gesellschaft für Vermögens- & Beteiligungsmgmt
HGV Hamburger Gesellschaft für Vermögens- & Beteiligungsmgmt Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as a municipal holding company with interests in providing investments, logistics and public transportation services | Finance |
University of Hamburg
University of Hamburg Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
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