Hansjuergen Nelde

Hansjuergen Nelde was born in the Silesian Zagan and came with his family in 1945 to Leipzig. After an apprenticeship to become a chemical engineer, he studied chemistry, pharmacy and economics. Living in Berlin since 1957, he worked after an employment at the Department of Health of the GDR in various positions in the pharmaceutical industry. In 1982, he was appointed managing director of the pharma-company, Berlin-Chemie. He also received the honorary title “Senior Pharmaceutical Councillor” by the health minister. In 1990, the former state holding trust agency appointed him as the chairman of the board of Berlin-Chemie AG. He continued to work in this position after the privatisation until 2002. After the re-unification, the father of three also engaged in numerous honorary positions in organisations and business associations.