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Honorary Consulate-General of the Republic of Singapore in Munich

Roland Berger

Biographical summary of Mr Roland Berger, Honorary Consul-General of Singapore in Munich, Germany.

Last updated 6 November 2025
Roland Berger

Present Position/ Profession:

  • Founder and Honorary Chairman of Roland Berger GmbH

  • Chairman of the Board of Trustees Roland Berger Foundation

Education:

  • 1956: Abitur at Humanistisches Neues Gymnasium in Nürnberg

  • 1958 – 1962: Diploma in Business Administration at the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich

Career:

  • 1967 – 2003: CEO of Roland Berger, Strategy Consultants

  • 2003 – 2010: Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Roland Berger Holding GmBH

  • 2010 – Present: Honorary Chairman, Roland Berger Holding GmBH

Special Duties:

  • 1999 – 2015: Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Finland in Bavaria and Thuringia

Other Activities:

  • 2000 – Present: Honorary Professor for General Business Administration and Management Consulting at the Brandenburg Technical University Cottbus-Senftenberg

  • 2002 – Present: Business Advisory Council of the State Premier of Saxony-Anhalt

  • 2007 – 2014: Member of the High Level Group on Administrative Burdens of the European Commission

  • 2012 – Present: Member of the Oxford Martin Commission for Future Generations

Member of Supervisory Boards and Advisory Councils:

  • Fresenius Management SE, Bad Homburg

  • Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA, Bad Homburg (Chairman of the Audit committee)

  • Schuler AG, Göppingen

  • Geox S.p.A., Biadene di Montebelluna (Italy)

  • Rocket Internet SE

  • Miller Buckfire, New York (USA)

  • China Minsheng Investment, Shanghai (China)

  • Advisory Council of INSEAD Business School in Fontainebleau, France

  • International Advisory Council Bocconi University in Milan, Italy

  • Chairman of the Business Advisory Council of Deutsche Welle

  • Business Advisory Council of the Goethe Institute

  • Board of Trustees of the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, London

  • Vice-Chair Europe of the Board of Trustees of the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS), Washington, D.C.

  • Board of Trustees of the Alfred Herrhausen Society

Orders of Merit:

  • 1991: Order of Merit of the Free State of Bavaria

  • 1995: State Medal for Special Services to the Bavarian Economy

  • 2001: Order of Merit (1st Class) of the Federal Republic of Germany

  • 2006: Italian Knight Commander's Cross awarded by the Italian State President

  • 2006: Knight of the Order of the Lion of Finland awarded by the Finnish State President

  • 2007: Grand Decoration in Silver of the Austrian Republic

  • 2012: Medal for Special Services to Bavaria in a United Europe

Awards

  • 2000: Carl S. Sloane Excellence in Management Consulting Award by the Association of Management Consulting Firms (AMCF) in New York, USA

  • 2008: Prize for Understanding and Tolerance, Jewish Museum Berlin