Bolko v. Oetinger studied political science in Berlin and holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is co-editor of Clausewitz on Strategy Heinrich V. Pierer studied law and economics and joined Siemans AG's legal department in 1969. From 1977 to 1987 he fulfilled various commercial duties with Kraftwerk Union AG and in 1988 became the commercial head of the corporate sector of KWU. In 1989 he became a Board Member of Siemens AG and later became its President and CEO.

