German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest (GACC Midwest) Annual Member Meeting Friday, March 8, 2019 | Chicago, IL
AGENDA 1. Welcome from Chairman Peter Riehle 2. Approval of the Agenda & Minutes 3. Vision Statement 4. Determination of quorum in accordance with the Bylaws 5. Election of Members of the Board of Directors 6. Report from the President & CEO Atlanta | Chicago | Detroit | Houston | New York | Philadelphia | San Francisco AGM | March 8, 2019 | Chicago, IL
GACC Midwest Communications A direct connection to our network New responsive Website Atlanta | Chicago | Detroit | Houston | New York | Philadelphia | San Francisco AGM | March 8, 2019 | Chicago, IL
AGENDA 1. Welcome from Chairman Peter Riehle 2. Approval of the Agenda & Minutes 3. Vision Statement 4. Determination of quorum in accordance with the Bylaws 5. Election of Members of the Board of Directors 6. Report from the President & CEO Atlanta | Chicago | Detroit | Houston | New York | Philadelphia | San Francisco AGM | March 8, 2019 | Chicago, IL
AGENDA 1. Welcome from Chairman Peter Riehle 2. Approval of the Agenda & Minutes 3. Vision Statement 4. Determination of quorum in accordance with the Bylaws 5. Election of Members of the Board of Directors 6. Report from the President & CEO Atlanta | Chicago | Detroit | Houston | New York | Philadelphia | San Francisco AGM | March 8, 2019 | Chicago, IL
VISION STATEMENT GACC Midwest Vision Statement The GACC Midwest fosters German American trade by enabling our members, partners & customers to achieve their business goals through its unique network, expert knowledge and culture of excellence. Atlanta | Chicago | Detroit | Houston | New York | Philadelphia | San Francisco AGM | March 8, 2019 | Chicago, IL
AGENDA 1. Welcome from Chairman Peter Riehle 2. Approval of the Agenda & Minutes 3. Vision Statement 4. Determination of quorum in accordance with the Bylaws 5. Election of Members of the Board of Directors 6. Report from the President & CEO Atlanta | Chicago | Detroit | Houston | New York | Philadelphia | San Francisco AGM | March 8, 2019 | Chicago, IL
DETERMINATION OF QUORUM Art. V, Sec. 4 (2) (Quorum) One-tenth of the membership present in person or by proxy shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business GACC Midwest has 512 voting members in good standing. 52 members (10% of membership) constitute a quorum. Atlanta | Chicago | Detroit | Houston | New York | Philadelphia | San Francisco AGM | March 8, 2019 | Chicago, IL
AGENDA 1. Welcome from Chairman Peter Riehle 2. Approval of the Agenda & Minutes 3. Vision Statement 4. Determination of quorum in accordance with the Bylaws 5. Election of Members of the Board of Directors 6. Report from the President & CEO Atlanta | Chicago | Detroit | Houston | New York | Philadelphia | San Francisco AGM | March 8, 2019 | Chicago, IL
ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The nomination committee proposed the following candidates for a TWO YEAR term: Director Title Company Mr. Matthias Amberg Partner Rödl & Partner Ms. Christiane Bock First Vice President Alliant Employee Benefits Mr. Mark Denzler President & CEO Illinois Manufacturers Association Mr. Peter Einsle CO Chapter President Mr. Arnd Herwig VP Development Brose North America VP Finance, Field Siemens Industry, Inc. Building Mr. Peter Kamps Operations North America Technologies Division Dr. Susanne Lemaine President Vetter Development Services USA, Inc. Mr. Manuel Merkt President & COO Hermle USA, Inc. Mr. Peter Riehle President & CEO WITTENSTEIN North America Global Head of Major Trading Partner Mr. Uwe Schoberth Engagement QBE Insurance Group Limited Mr. Jim Schollett CFO J&E Manufacturing Companies Mr. Mark Tomkins President & CEO GACC Midwest Director, Accounting and Mr. Matthew Wallace Administration GACC Midwest Atlanta | Chicago | Detroit | Houston | New York | Philadelphia | San Francisco AGM | March 8, 2019 | Chicago, IL
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS List of Board members serving until Annual Member Meeting 2020 Director Title Company Leiter, Center for International Security and Rheinische Friedrich‐Wilhelms‐ Ambassador James D. Bindenagel Governance Universität Bonn Mr. W. David Braun Partner Quarles & Brady Dr. John D. Gatto ‐ WI Chapter President President & CEO FrankfurtRheinMain Corp. Mr. Frederick W. Hoffman Honorary German Consul Mr. Mario Kratsch Vice President GACC Midwest Dr. Uwe Krueger MI Chapter President Mr. Lawrence Mohr –MN Chapter President Partner Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP Mr. Jürgen Reers Managing Director Accenture GmbH Mr. Timo Rehbock Partner Barnes & Thornburg Managing Director, Mr. Michael E. Richter Shareholder J.S. Richter Ltd. Mr. Dieter A. Schmitz Partner Baker McKenzie Mr. Markus Schyboll CEO Bender GmbH & Co. KG Mr. Christoph Sitzer CEO Hegele Logistic, LLC Mr. Geoffrey Somary CEO Ipsen Group Atlanta | Chicago | Detroit | Houston | New York | Philadelphia | San Francisco AGM | March 8, 2019 | Chicago, IL
AGENDA 1. Welcome from Chairman Peter Riehle 2. Approval of the Agenda & Minutes 3. Vision Statement 4. Determination of quorum in accordance with the Bylaws 5. Election of Members of the Board of Directors 6. Report from the President & CEO Atlanta | Chicago | Detroit | Houston | New York | Philadelphia | San Francisco AGM | March 8, 2019 | Chicago, IL
OUR WORLDWIDE NETWORK Atlanta | Chicago | Detroit | Houston | New York | Philadelphia | San Francisco AGM | March 8, 2019 | Chicago, IL
THE GERMAN AMERICAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE IN THE US 2,500 member companies in the US 7 main locations 130+ employees 200 - 250 events/ year Atlanta | Chicago | Detroit | Houston | New York | Philadelphia | San Francisco AGM | March 8, 2019 | Chicago, IL
OUR NATIONAL NETWORK - 7 OFFICES - 1 MISSION Joint AHK USA Board of Directors Vice Chairman Chairman Vice Chairman “A unified voice to speak more effectively to key matters in transatlantic business.” Caroll H. Neubauer Peter Riehle Klaus Zellmer Chairman & CEO President & CEO President & CEO B. Braun Medical Inc. Porsche Cars North America Inc. WITTENSTEIN North America Joint AHK USA Events Joint AHK USA Publications GACC DAWT German American German American GACC Awards Apprenticeship Membership Trade Quarterly Business Outlook Gala Awards Directory Atlanta | Chicago | Detroit | Houston | New York | Philadelphia | San Francisco AGM | March 8, 2019 | Chicago, IL
GACC MIDWEST | MEMBERSHIP Members by Location 4% Illinois 8% Michigan 4% Colorado 7% 40% Minnesota Austria, Germany & Switzerland 17% IHK Wisconsin 20% Atlanta | Chicago | Detroit | Houston | New York | Philadelphia | San Francisco AGM | March 8, 2019 | Chicago, IL
GACC MIDWEST | MEMBERSHIP NATIONAL PARTNER PROGRAM (NPP) - Update 4 th year of NPP • • Highest membership level with all three Chambers while still providing a discount • Opportunity to co-host an event with each Chamber as member benefit • 38 companies in 2018 Atlanta | Chicago | Detroit | Houston | New York | Philadelphia | San Francisco AGM | March 8, 2019 | Chicago, IL
GACC MIDWEST | MEMBERSHIP National Partners 2018 Atlanta | Chicago | Detroit | Houston | New York | Philadelphia | San Francisco AGM | March 8, 2019 | Chicago, IL
GACC MIDWEST | MEMBERSHIP Platinum Sponsors 2018 Atlanta | Chicago | Detroit | Houston | New York | Philadelphia | San Francisco AGM | March 8, 2019 | Chicago, IL
OUR REGION | OUR CHAPTERS Colorado Chapter • Peter Einsle , President • Natalia Wobst , Executive Director • Mary Wallace , Event Manager • A Few Key Events : Mercedes Benz Denver Christkindl Market Number of German American Business Series Events in 2018: (GABS) 38 Business Luncheons Membership Dinner Euro Networking Atlanta | Chicago | Detroit | Houston | New York | Philadelphia | San Francisco AGM | March 8, 2019 | Chicago, IL
OUR REGION | OUR CHAPTERS Colorado Chapter: Event Highlights GABS: Advanced Manufacturing Symposium Wednesday, September 19, 2018 Metropolitan State University - Denver • Keynote Speaker : Mr. Axel Demmer, Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology • Panel 1 : Competing for Talent - Workforce Development Solutions in Manufacturing • Panel 2 : Advanced Manufacturing Innovation • New Feature : tour of Metro State University's Advanced Manufacturing Sciences Institute Atlanta | Chicago | Detroit | Houston | New York | Philadelphia | San Francisco AGM | March 8, 2019 | Chicago, IL
OUR REGION | OUR CHAPTERS Michigan Chapter • Uwe Krueger , President & Chairman • Janina Luomala , Administrative Director / Event Manager • Events : Winter Networking Reception SAE Reception Number of June Networking Reception Events in 2018: Unity Day Reception 5 Fall Dinner Atlanta | Chicago | Detroit | Houston | New York | Philadelphia | San Francisco AGM | March 8, 2019 | Chicago, IL
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