Joachim Bitterlich, Executive Vice President International Affairs, Veolia Environment

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Prof. Joachim Bitterlich, CBE Ambassador (ret), Executive Vice President International Affairs Veolia Environnement, Paris and Chairman Veolia Environnement Germany, Berlin

Born July 10, 1948, at Saarbrücken-Dudweiler, Germany
Reserve officer; married to Martine Bitterlich; three children

Studies of law, Economics and Politics at the University of Saarbrücken, later research assistant at the same university.

1974 - 75: Studies at the French National School of Administration (ENA) in Paris

1976: Second state examination in law

1976: Entry into the Federal Foreign Office, posted to Algiers (1978-81) and Brussels (Permanent Representation to the European Communities –1981-85)

1985 - 1987: Advisor private office Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hans-Dietrich Genscher

1987 - 1993: Head European Policy Department at the Federal Chancellor's Office

1993 – 1998: Director General of Foreign Policy, Economic Cooperation and External Security at the Federal Chancellor's office – and Foreign and Security Policy Advisor to Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl

1998 - 1999: Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany on the North Atlantic Council in Brussels

1999 - 2002: Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Kingdom of Spain and the Principality of Andorra.
17 February 2003 - today: Executive Vice President International Affairs Veolia Environnement Paris and (since May 2009) Chairman Veolia Environnement Germany

Numerous publications, in particular in the field of European Policy, among others author of the book “Europe-mission impossible?” (published in French and German, 2004/2005) and co-author of a juridical commentary “EU- and EC-Treaties” (in German; most recent edition 2006, 5th edition March 2010)