Chairmen

Christian Walter Engel

 

Marital status: married, four children

Nationality: German

Date of birth: 27 April 1966

Place of birth: Weiden i.d.Opf.

1986: General qualification for university entrance

1986-1988: Vocational school in Weiden (commercial assistant certificate) Training as bank clerk at Bayerische Vereinsbank AG Weiden

1986-1994: Disaster control service ABC-Zug 01

1988-1992: Studies in business administration at the University of Mannheim (Dipl.-Kaufmann / German MBA)

1993-1994: Assistant at the Chair of International Management, Organisation and Human Resources at the European Business School, Oestrich – Winkel

1994-1995: Regional Sales Manager Asia BWV GmbH, Weiden

1995-2000: Member of the Management Board of BHS Corrugated Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH, Weiherhammer

since 2000: Spokesman of the Management Board of BHS Corrugated Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH

since 2001: Member of the Board of Directors of Bobst S.A., Lausanne

since 2003: Member of the Foundation council of the foundation Angels for Children

since 2007: Chairman of the University Council of HAW (Amberg Weiden University of Applied Sciences)

since 2011: Senator of the Senate of the Economy

since 2011: Chairman of the foundation Angels for Children

Sonja Prüll

Marital status: single, no children

Nationality: German

Date of birth: 29 October 1983

Place of birth: Weiden i.d.Opf.

2003: General qualification for university entrance, Elly-Heuss Gymnasium, Weiden i.d. OPf.

2003-2004: Au Pair in France; internship at Volksbank Nordoberpfalz eG, Weiden i.d. OPf.

2004-2008: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Management and European Languages at University of Applied Sciences Amberg-Weiden

2008-2009: Project work at BHS Weiterbildung gGmbH, Weiherhammer

2009-2011: Pedagogical staff at Kolping-Bildungswerk e.V., Weiden i.d. OPf.

2011-2016: Head of further education, Inter-Company Training Center in Eastern Bavaria gGmbH, Weiherhammer

2014-2016: Master of Arts (M.A.) in Organisational and Human Resources Development, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg

2017-2022: Head of Universities/Research & International Affairs, Inter-Company Training Center in Easter Bavaria gGmbH, Weiherhammer

  • Funding management for R&D projects
  • Vocational training projects in Laos, China and South Africa

since 2021: Strategic staff position of the Chairman of the Board, Lars and Christian Engel Foundation, Weiherhammer

since 2023: Deputy Chairman of the Board, Engel Foundation for Children, Weiherhammer