The trade journal "kfz-betrieb" has honored Heinz-Dieter Tiemeyer (62) with the "Executive Circle Award 2022" for his life's work. Starting with three car dealerships, the award winner has led the company into the top league of Germany's largest car dealerships over the past twenty years.
"kfz-betrieb" editor-in-chief Wolfgang Michel presented the award with the words: "The Executive Circle Award for his outstanding life's work in the automotive trade will be presented in 2022 to a personality who has proven that it is possible to operate an extremely successful and expansive automotive trade and service business in 'only' twenty years despite an extremely competitive situation by rolling up one's sleeves, entrepreneurial courage, willingness to take risks, vision and straightforwardness!"
The nucleus of today's Tiemeyer car dealership group was a petrol station with an attached workshop. Father Heinz and his brother Willy ventured into self-employment in 1953. From 1958, the company operated as an official Volkwagen dealer. The second dealership contract was a long time coming: the Audi contract was not added until 1974. From then on, the dealership was a so-called V.A.G dealer.
In 1977, the father died unexpectedly. The wife of the company founder and mother of the award winner, Elvira Tiemeyer, took over the management of the family business as a lateral entrant. Her son Heinz-Dieter Tiemeyer, who was not yet of age at the time, began his apprenticeship as a car mechanic more or less at the same time. This was later followed by training as an office administrator. At the same time, the junior underwent a "learning by doing" apprenticeship.
In 2002, the award winner took over the sole management of the family business. He built new car dealerships and also took over others. By 2022, the dealership group has grown to 28 locations with five brands, has over 1,600 employees, sells almost 34,000 vehicles and generates a total turnover of around 850 million euros.
The award winner commented on the award as follows: "The automotive industry will continue to change, so our company will also continue to change. We have to adapt to the new developments and are also opening up new areas of business. It's not the big or the fast that survive, but the adapted. It was no different in the past. I'm not afraid of the future. If I had ever been afraid of the future, I wouldn't be standing here today. Thank you for the award!"
"kfz-betrieb" presented the award at the "Executive Circle", the forum for Germany's major car dealers. The Executive Circle took place for the eighth time at Steinburg Castle in Würzburg. The Executive Circle is organized by
media brand exclusively invites the top management level of Germany's major car dealers. The aim of this event is to establish a cross-brand exchange and network highly qualified expertise. This year, the Executive Circle was supported by Deutsche Automobil Treuhand (DAT).
A detailed report on Heinz-Dieter Tiemeyer's life's work and the presentation of the Executive Circle Award 2022 can be found here.
Photo: The CEO of Tiemeyer AG, Heinz-Dieter Tiemeyer (right), is this year's winner of the "Executive Circle Award". "kfz-betrieb" editor-in-chief Wolfgang Michel presents the award for lifetime achievement in the automotive industry.
Photo credit: Fred Schwab
"kfz-betrieb" is the most widely read trade magazine in the automotive industry and has been informing the automotive trade and service sector for over 100 years. "kfz-betrieb" is the official organ of the German automotive trade (ZDK), the professional interest group for around 38,000 car dealerships and workshops. News from the entire automotive industry is available at www.kfz-betrieb.de and in the daily newsletter. The parent company Vogel Communications Group is one of the leading service providers for B2B communication in the German-speaking world. Its headquarters are in Würzburg. With five agencies in Berlin, the Group offers comprehensive communications expertise. The Group's services range from specialist media, corporate publishing, social media services, PR, trade fair services, networks and communities to market intelligence & insights and an in-house congress center.
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