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North America
The U.S. American has been active
in the field of dialysis for more than
35 years. After earning his master’s and doctoral
degrees at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology in chemical
engineering, Dr. Lipps led
the research team that developed the first commercial
Hollow Fiber Artificial
Kidney at the end of the 1960s. With that the triumphal
procession of the
artificial kidney – the dialyzer – has
commenced. Before joining Fresenius
Medical Care in 1985, Dr. Lipps held several research
management
positions, among them with DOW Chemical. Dr. Lipps
is married and
has three children.
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Dr. Ben Lipps (62)
Chairman of the
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Asia-Pacific
After completing his studies of economic sciences at
the University
of Valencia, the Spaniard founded the company Nephrocontrol
S.A. in 1983.
In 1991, the company was acquired by the Fresenius group,
where Mr. Fusté
has worked since then. Before being appointed to the
Management Board
of Fresenius Medical Care in 1999, Mr. Fusté
held several senior executive
positions within the company in Latin America, the Asia-Pacific
area and
other locations. The enthusiastic yachtsman and golfer
is married, the
father of three children and is based in Hong Kong.
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Roberto Fusté
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Europe, Latin America, Middle East and Africa
After studying bioengineering, Dr. Gatti lectured at
several biomedical
institutions and was involved in comprehensive research
and
development activities. Dialysis and blood purification
as well as
biomedical signal analysis and safety of medical devices
were his major
subjects. Dr. Gatti has been with the Fresenius group
since 1989. Before
being appointed to the Management Board in 1997, he
was responsible
for the dialysis business in Southern Europe, among
other things. Dr. Gatti
is married, father of two daughters and a keen skier.
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Dr. Emanuele Gatti
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| Law
& Compliance
Dr. Runte has worked for the Fresenius group for more
than 13 years.
Previously he served as a scientific assistant at the
law department of the
Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt and as an
attorney in a law
firm specialized in economic law. Dr. Runte took the
position of Senior
Vice President for Law for Fresenius Medical Care in
1997 and was
appointed as deputy member to the Management Board in
2002. The avid
skier is interested in law philosophy and law history
as well as theater and
opera.
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Dr. Rainer Runte
(43) |
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Dr. Schneider studied and graduated in economics, finance
and accounting
in Switzerland and in the U.S. Before joining Fresenius
Medical Care in 2001,
Dr. Schneider held several senior executive positions
in various companies of the diversified multinational
corporation Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH in Germany,
the U.S. and the United Kingdom. Among them he was Group
Finance Director for the British subsidiary of the pharmaceutical
wholesale and retail distributor Gehe. Dr. Schneider
is married and counts jogging and cycling among his
hobbies.
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Dr. Ulf M. Schneider
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