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Dr Volker Treier | Member of the Executive Board

Porträtfoto Volker Treier

Dr. Volker Treier, Außenwirtschaftschef

© DIHK / Paul Aidan Perry

Person:

Born: August 6th 1969 in Creglingen
Marital status: married, three children. 

Professional career

Since January 2019: Chief Executive of Foreign Trade and Member of the Executive Board – responsible for:

  • International and European Economic Affairs
  • The network of bi-national German Chambers, Delegations and Representations of German Commerce and Industry (AHKs) in 92 countries worldwide 

January 2014 to December 2018: Deputy Chief Executive Officer

January 2011 to December 2013: Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director International Economics Affairs

January 2008 to December 2010: Managing Director of the DIHK division „Economic Policy”, Chief Economist

2006 to December 2007: Deputy Managing Director of the division Professional Education, Education Policy, Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK)

December 2006 to December 2007: Executive of the DIHK limited company for vocational training, Bonn

January 2003 to November 2006: Head of the department for economic cycle and growth policy, analysis of the economic situation, economic-political surveys of companies as well as

1990 to 2002: Studies in Economics at the Universities of Bamberg and Budapest, Doctor of Economic Sciences at the University of Bamberg, thereby scientific assistant at the chair of Finance at the University of Bamberg, project collaborator of the German Academic Exchange Service project „Internationalisation of the Curriculum in European Economics Bamberg-Budapest-Tirana-Sarajevo“