Stuart Nathan

Peter Fouquet, president of Robert Bosch UK

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The president of German company Bosch highlights the diverse and wide-reaching nature of his company. Stuart Nathan reports

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1983: Completed studies in business and administration in Mannheim, Germany; continued as an assistant professor for four years

1987: Joined Bosch as a trainee; worked as a manager in purchasing, logistics, personnel, controlling and corporate planning
1998: President and chief executive officer of Bosch Sanayi ve Ticaret in Turkey
2000: Vice-president of the German Turkish Chamber of Industry and Commerce
2004: Executive vice-president for finance and administration at Robert Bosch Automotive Aftermarket Division
2009: President of Bosch UK

One of the more curious facts about the engineering sector is that the public profile of many companies is very much at odds with what they really do. Sometimes it’s completely wrong — for example, Rolls-Royce probably still conjures up images of posh cars to the public, rather than jet engines. Sometimes, though, it’s just that the public image is the tip of a huge, hidden iceberg. German company Bosch is best known in the UK for power tools and household appliances but, as its UK president Peter Fouquet is keen to explain, it’s actually a vastly diverse operation, reaching out into most of the technology sectors, with a turnover in the UK of some €2.2bn (£1.7bn) annually.

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