Famous German CEOs

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 1 
Tobias Lutke
(Businessperson)
Tobias Lutke
3
Birthdate: July 16, 1980
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Koblenz, Germany
 2 
Saygin Yalcin
(Founder and CEO of the Middle East's first and largest car buying service, SellAnyCar.com)
Saygin Yalcin
2
Birthdate: April 25, 1984
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bremen, Germany
 3 
Ralph H. Baer
(German-American Inventor, Game Developer, and Engineer Best Known for Developing the First Video Game System)
Ralph H. Baer
3
Birthdate: March 8, 1922
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Rodalben, Germany
Died: December 6, 2014

Born to a German Jewish family, Ralph H. Baer and his family escaped to New York later. He went from working in a factory to becoming an engineer. While working at Sanders Associates, he developed the idea of playing games on TV and later created the first video game console.

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 4 
Stephan Winkelmann
(Chief executive officer and Businessperson)
Stephan Winkelmann
2
Birthdate: October 18, 1964
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
 5 
Ijad Madisch
(Virologist and Businessperson)
Ijad Madisch
1
Birthdate: October 7, 1980
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Wolfsburg, Germany
 6 
Axel Springer
(German Publisher)
Axel Springer
2
Birthdate: May 2, 1912
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Altona, Hamburg, Germany
Died: September 22, 1985
 7 
Cevat Yerli
(Computer game developer, Co-Founder of Crytek)
Cevat Yerli
2
Birthdate: 1978 AD
Birthplace: Coburg, Germany
 8 
Albert Lasker
(Businessman)
Albert Lasker
1
Birthdate: May 1, 1880
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Died: May 30, 1952
 9 
Frank Appel
(CEO)
Frank Appel
1
Birthdate: July 29, 1961
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
 10 
Mathias Döpfner
(Businessman)
Mathias Döpfner
1
Birthdate: January 15, 1963
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bonn, Germany
 11 
Reinhard Mohn
(Entrepreneur)
Reinhard Mohn
1
Birthdate: June 29, 1921
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Gütersloh, Germany
Died: October 3, 2009
 12 
Jürgen E. Schrempp
(CEO)
Jürgen E. Schrempp
1
Birthdate: September 15, 1944
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
 13 
Winfried Bischoff
(Anglo-German Banker)
Winfried Bischoff
0
Birthdate: May 10, 1941
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Aachen, Germany
 14 
Ulrich Bez
(German Businessman and Former CEO of Aston Martin)
Ulrich Bez
1
Birthdate: November 7, 1943
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bad Cannstatt, Germany
 15 
Thomas Middelhoff
(Businessman)
Thomas Middelhoff
1
Birthdate: May 11, 1953
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Düsseldorf, Germany
 16 
Emil Rathenau
(Entrepreneur)
Emil Rathenau
2
Birthdate: December 11, 1838
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: June 20, 1915