Dr. Johannes Teyssen (CEO, E.ON & Chairman, Lufthansa)

Dr. Johannes Teyssen is Chairman of the Lufthansa Group, Europe’s largest airline group with more than 100,000 employees and revenues of about €40 billion, and was for over a decade CEO of E.ON, one of Europe’s largest energy companies with nearly 80,000 employees and revenues of almost €80 billion, and is undoubtedly one of Europe’s most influential and renowned top managers. Following his tenure as CEO of E.ON, Dr. Teyssen was a senior advisor to KKR and Viridor, and member of the Board of Trustees of the Fritz Thyssen Foundation. Prior to his time as CEO of E.ON, he was CEO of E.ON Energie AG and a member of the management board of E.ON AG, after serving as CFO of E.ON Energie AG. Previously, Dr. Teyssen was CEO of Avacon AG and a member of the Management Board of Hastra AG. Dr. Teyssen began his career at PreussenElektra AG. Dr. Teyssen studied law and economics in Freiburg and Göttingen. After passing his first state examination, he completed his legal traineeship at the Higher Regional Court of Celle and passed the second state examination. He subsequently obtained his doctoral degree in law (Dr. jur.) in Göttingen. ______________________________________ The CEO Leadership Series is the flagship event series of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and takes place at the Heilbronn campus. The goal of the event series is to connect top managers with young students in order to promote a fruitful dialogue. The guests first hold a panel discussion with the host about their careers and organizations, and then respond to questions from the students in a Q&A session. This gives students valuable insights into the fascinating and exciting life and work of successful and renowned managers. ______________________________________ 00:00 Teaser 01:57 Intro 06:09 Opening response 06:40 Childhood, family 08:45 Studying law, doctoral degree 11:30 Entering the energy sector 15:40 Stepping in for colleague Music: Good Morning by MaxKoMusic