Klaus Agthe

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Klaus Agthe
BornAugust 12, 1930 (1930-08-12) (age 93)
Apolda, Germany
NationalityGerman
CitizenshipGerman
EducationBusiness administration,
Alma materHumboldt University of Berlin, Technical University of Berlin, Indiana University
OccupationBusinessman

Klaus Erich Agthe (born August 12, 1930, in

businessman and author
.

Childhood and education

Klaus Agthe grew up in

Humboldt University in Berlin under Professor Konrad Mellerowicz. Agthe had not been admitted to the university but travelled to Berlin anyway and, without an appointment, introduced himself to Mellerowicz, who organized his matriculation, though he had never met Agthe before. In the course of his studies, he eventually followed Mellerowicz to the Technical University of Berlin where he received his doctorate in 1958 with the work "Die Abweichungen in der Plankostenrechnung." He was sponsored by Professor Mellerowicz.[1]

In the interim, Agthe had spent a year studying at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. The experiences and perceptions he gained during this time would shape his life significantly.[1]

Career

After finishing his studies, Agthe initially worked at

Executive Board of the company.[1]
In 1976, following the acquisition of Schmalbach-Lubeca by the American Continental Can Company, Agthe moved to the United States to become a Vice President of Continental Can, with responsibility for operations in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.[2]

In 1983 Agthe left CCC (which had been renamed to Continental Group) and moved to the U.S. subsidiary of

Treuhandanstalt, the trust which had been set up by the German government to facilitate the reprivatization of the numerous enterprises formerly owned by East Germany. Agthe moved to Berlin and spent the next two years acquiring several former state owned companies.[1]

In 1992, back in the United States, Agthe finished out his career as an independent

Yellow Freight and VIAG North America, among others[3]
Since 2005, Agthe lives in retirement. He has been a citizen of the United States since 1984.

On 1 August 2020 Klaus Rehkugler will take over as Head of Sales & Marketing at Mercedes-Benz Vans and will answer personally to Marcus Breitschwerdt, Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans. He is currently the Head of Sales Operations and Communications for Europe Area at Mercedes-Benz Cars Rehkugler.[4]

Activity as an Author

Agthe is the author and co-author of various books and articles about cost planning and business administration. One of his articles, published in the German Zeitung für Betriebswirtschaft in 1959, is considered groundbreaking in business circles.[citation needed]

In November 2008, Agthe published an autobiography entitled Shadows of War: A German Life in the Century of Extremes[1] in the United States of America .

Works

  • Die Abweichungen in der Plankostenrechnung: Ihre Ermittlung, Analyse u. Verrechnung. Haufe, Freiburg i. Br., 1958
  • "Stufenweise Fixkostendeckung im System des Direct Costing," Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft, 29. Jg., 1959
  • Kostenplanung und Kostenkontrolle im Industriebetrieb, Verlag für Unternehmensführung Gehlen, Baden Baden, 1963
  • Konjunkturgerechte Unternehmenspolitik, Verlag für Unternehmensführung Gehlen, Baden Baden, 1969
  • Strategie und Wachstum der Unternehmung: Praxis d. langfristigen Planung. Verlag für Unternehmensführung Gehlen, Baden-Baden, Bad Homburg (vor der Höhe), 1972
  • From Communism to Capitalism – A Businessman's Diary of the Changes in East Germany, Indiana University International Business Forum, Bloomington, Indiana 1992, ASIN: B0006OYYW0
  • Shadows of War: A German Life in the Century of Extremes. Booksurge Publishing, 2008, ISBN I-4196-9235-6,
    ISBN 978-1-4196-9235-2

Awards

1978: election to the "Academy of Alumni Fellows" of the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA [5]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 1419692356
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  2. ^ a b The New York Times, 13 November 1987
  3. ^ Yellow Freight press release, 28 Feb. 2001[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Klaus Rehkugler to take over as Head of Sales & Marketing at Mercedes-Benz Vans on 01 August 2020". AutoMobilSport. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  5. ^ Homepage the Office of Alumni Relations, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA

External links

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