CV Bernd Kordes
Education:
1980 Master Degree (Dipl.-Ing. (TH)) in Civil Engineering from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany
1987 Ph.D. in Sanitary Engineering (Dr.-Ing.) from the University of Karlsruhe
Work Experience
1986-1989 | GKW Ingenieure GmbH, Mannheim, Germany, Head of Technology Department, 20 staff |
1989-1993 | WCI Umwelttechnik GmbH, Dreieich, Germany, Managing Director, 80 staff, wholy owned subsidiary of the USA based company Woodward Clyde Inc., today part of AECOM |
1993-1995 | GKW Ingenieure GmbH, Mannheim, Germany Member of the executive team, 150 staff |
1996-2005 | GKW Gruppe, Mannheim, CEO, 300 staff; company sold in 2005 by Bilfinger Berger AG to Pöyry Inc, Helsinki, Finland |
2006-2010 | Pöyry Inc, business area manager "Water 6 Environment" and later member of the executive team, 900 staff |
2010-2016 | Lahmeyer International GmbH, Bad Vilbel, CEO, 1400 staff; company sold in 2014 by Private Equity Investor capiton AG to Tractebel Engineering, Brussels, Belgium, wholy owned subsidiary of ENGIE SA, Paris (earlier known as GDF Suez) |
since 2016 | Kordes Consulting, self employed management consultant with focus on M&A in the consulting engineering industry |
Professsional membership
2015-2019 | Board member and Treasurer of FIDIC (International Federation of Consulting Engineers) |
2007-2010 | Board member EFCA - European Federation of Consulting Engineering Associations |
2006-2014 | Chairman of the foreign affairs committee of the German association of consulting engineers VBI |