Bernhard Plettner

Dr. Ing. e.h.Bernhard Plettner(December 2, 1914 inOberlahnstein– November 2, 1997 inErlangen) was a German engineer and manager. From 1971 to 1981 he wasCEOofSiemens AG.

Plettner studiedelectrical engineeringinDarmstadt.After aninternshipin 1937 he returned toSiemens-SchuckertwerkeinBerlinin 1940. AfterWorld War IIPlettner was especially engaged in restoring the export relations of the firm. Plettner became a member of the board of directors ofSiemens-Schuckertwerkein 1959 andCEOof this company in 1962. After the merging ofSiemens-SchuckertwerkewithSiemens & Halske AGhe was a member of the board of directors ofSiemens AG.In 1971 he was appointedCEO.When he was succeeded byKarlheinz Kaskein 1981, Plettner became the first chairman of thesupervisory boardnot to be a member of the Siemens family. He resigned in 1988.