Reinhard Zinkann junior

Reinhard Christian Zinkann (born September 1, 1959 in Gütersloh) is a German entrepreneur. He is the great-grandson of the co-founder Reinhard Zinkann of the German tradition company Miele & Cie KG. In addition to his function as one of the managing directors of Miele & Cie KG, he is also Chairman of the Board of Hipp Holding AG.

He is the son of Peter Zinkann (* 1928).

Zinkann graduated from the boarding school Salem. He studied at the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and at the University of Cologne and graduated as a Diplom-Kaufmann. In 1988, he promoted to Dr. rer. oec. at the Technical University of Berlin with a dissertation on product liability. He gained his first professional experience at BMW AG in Munich, where he was responsible for the coordination of BMW branches.

Zinkann joined Miele in 1992. Since 1999, he has been the managing director of the Gütersloher household appliance manufacturer. In January 2009, he was elected "Marketing Man 2008" by the magazine horizon. As President of the Economic Society for Westphalia and Lippe, he received the Silver Town Hall commemorative coin of the city of Münster for his services to the prize of the Peace of Westphalia in October 2011.

Zinkann is divorced and father of a son. Since September 1, 2012, he has been married to the Amélie of Wallenberg-Pachaly, a young child and adolescent psychotherapist from Hamburg. Single-level Edit source text Standard data (person): GND: 170703991 (PICA, AKS) | VIAF: 198948967 Wikipedia People Search

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