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'''Thomas Mirow''' (born 6 January 1953) is a German politician of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] who served as president of the [[European Bank for Reconstruction and Development]] from 2008 to 2012.<ref>{{cite web|author=Thomas Mirow |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=8459874&privcapId=876915 |title=Thomas Mirow: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek |website=Bloomberg.com |date= |accessdate=2016-04-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rothschild.com/NewsPopup.aspx?Id=2147486633 |title=Thomas Mirow joins Rothschild Group as Senior Advisor |website=Rothschild.com |date=2013-02-01 |accessdate=2016-04-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hsh-nordbank.com/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/2013/press_release_detail_3072048.jsp |title=HSH Nordbank AG &#124; Thomas Mirow takes over chairmanship of the HSH Nordbank Supervisory Board |website=Hsh-nordbank.com |date=2013-02-28 |accessdate=2016-04-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article146020146/In-Hamburg-ist-man-immer-unter-Druck.html |title=Thomas Mirow: "In Hamburg ist man immer unter Druck" - DIE WELT |website=Welt.de |date=1970-01-01 |accessdate=2016-04-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/2013-01/mirow-aufsichtsrat-hsh-nordbank |title=Finanzindustrie: HSH Nordbank macht Thomas Mirow zum Chef des Aufsichtsrats &#124; ZEIT ONLINE |website=Zeit.de |date=2013-01-11 |accessdate=2016-04-30}}</ref>
'''Thomas Mirow''' (born 6 January 1953) is a German politician of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] who served as president of the [[European Bank for Reconstruction and Development]] from 2008 to 2012.<ref>{{cite web|author=Thomas Mirow |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=8459874&privcapId=876915 |title=Thomas Mirow: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek |website=Bloomberg.com |date= |accessdate=2016-04-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rothschild.com/NewsPopup.aspx?Id=2147486633 |title=Thomas Mirow joins Rothschild Group as Senior Advisor |website=Rothschild.com |date=2013-02-01 |accessdate=2016-04-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160212005713/https://www.rothschild.com/NewsPopup.aspx?Id=2147486633 |archivedate=2016-02-12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hsh-nordbank.com/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/2013/press_release_detail_3072048.jsp |title=HSH Nordbank AG &#124; Thomas Mirow takes over chairmanship of the HSH Nordbank Supervisory Board |website=Hsh-nordbank.com |date=2013-02-28 |accessdate=2016-04-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article146020146/In-Hamburg-ist-man-immer-unter-Druck.html |title=Thomas Mirow: "In Hamburg ist man immer unter Druck" - DIE WELT |website=Welt.de |date=1970-01-01 |accessdate=2016-04-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author= |url=http://www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/2013-01/mirow-aufsichtsrat-hsh-nordbank |title=Finanzindustrie: HSH Nordbank macht Thomas Mirow zum Chef des Aufsichtsrats &#124; ZEIT ONLINE |newspaper=Die Zeit |date=2013-01-11 |accessdate=2016-04-30}}</ref>

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==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Mirow was born and raised in [[Paris]], where his father was Germany’s representative at the [[OECD|Organisation for European Economic Co-operation]] (OEEC). He wrote his doctoral thesis on [[Charles De Gaulle]]’s foreign policy.<ref>Tim Jones (June 11, 2008), [https://www.politico.eu/article/germanys-bargain-banker/ Germany’s bargain banker] ''[[European Voice]]''.</ref>
Mirow was born and raised in [[Paris]], where his father was Germany's representative at the [[OECD|Organisation for European Economic Co-operation]] (OEEC). He wrote his doctoral thesis on [[Charles De Gaulle]]’s foreign policy.<ref>Tim Jones (June 11, 2008), [https://www.politico.eu/article/germanys-bargain-banker/ Germany’s bargain banker] ''[[European Voice]]''.</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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Between 2002 and 2005, Mirow worked as advisor to [[Ernst & Young]] and [[M. M. Warburg & Co.]] In 2004, he was a member of the [[European Commission]]’s High-level Group on the Mid-Term Review of the [[Lisbon Strategy]], chaired by former [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands]] [[Wim Kok]].<ref>[http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-04-518_en.htm?locale=en President Prodi and Mr Wim Kok announce the establishment of the High-level Group on the Lisbon Strategy] [[European Commission]], press release of April 22, 2004.</ref>
Between 2002 and 2005, Mirow worked as advisor to [[Ernst & Young]] and [[M. M. Warburg & Co.]] In 2004, he was a member of the [[European Commission]]’s High-level Group on the Mid-Term Review of the [[Lisbon Strategy]], chaired by former [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands]] [[Wim Kok]].<ref>[http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-04-518_en.htm?locale=en President Prodi and Mr Wim Kok announce the establishment of the High-level Group on the Lisbon Strategy] [[European Commission]], press release of April 22, 2004.</ref>


In the [[Hamburg state election, 2004|2004 state elections]], Mirow was the Social Democrats' candidate to unseat incumbent [[List of mayors of Hamburg|Mayor]] [[Ole von Beust]].
In the [[2004 Hamburg state election|2004 state elections]], Mirow was the Social Democrats' candidate to unseat incumbent [[List of mayors of Hamburg|Mayor]] [[Ole von Beust]].


===State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Finance, 2005-2008===
===State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Finance, 2005-2008===
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===President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 2008-2012===
===President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 2008-2012===
At the 2008 annual meeting of the [[European Bank for Reconstruction and Development]] in [[Kyiv]], Mirow was selected to replace [[Jean Lemierre]]; he had previously been nominated by a majority of EU Member States.<ref>Stefan Wagstyl (March 19, 2008), [https://www.ft.com/content/72adb782-f540-11dc-a21b-000077b07658 Succession row casts shadow over EBRD] ''[[Financial Times]]''.</ref> He was the second German to head the EBRD.<ref>[http://www.dw.com/en/german-named-new-european-development-bank-president/a-3346034 German Named New European Development Bank President] ''[[Deutsche Welle]]'', May 19, 2008.</ref>
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During Mirow's tenure, the EBRD made efforts to tackle endemic corruption in the bank’s area of operations. In 2011, it lifted the immunity of four Russian officials, including [[Yelena Kotova]], Moscow’s representative on the bank’s board, to facilitate criminal probes by British police and the Russian authorities.<ref>Sujata Rao (January 21, 2011), [https://www.reuters.com/article/ebrd-corruption/ebrd-chief-laments-corruption-after-director-fired-idUSLDE70K1N320110121 EBRD chief laments corruption after director fired] ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref>

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During Mirow's tenure, the EBRD made efforts to tackle endemic corruption in the bank's area of operations. In 2011, it lifted the immunity of four Russian officials, including [[Yelena Kotova]], Moscow's representative on the bank's board, to facilitate criminal probes by British police and the Russian authorities.<ref>Sujata Rao (January 21, 2011), [https://www.reuters.com/article/ebrd-corruption/ebrd-chief-laments-corruption-after-director-fired-idUSLDE70K1N320110121 EBRD chief laments corruption after director fired] ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref>


Also, Mirow focused the bank's activities on [[Russia]], the [[Balkans]] and [[Central Asia]].<ref>Katrin Bennhold and [[Alison Smale]] (July 5, 2008), [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/05/business/worldbusiness/05bank.html New Head of Development Bank Puts Focus on Russia] ''[[New York Times]]''.</ref>
Also, Mirow focused the bank's activities on [[Russia]], the [[Balkans]] and [[Central Asia]].<ref>Katrin Bennhold and [[Alison Smale]] (July 5, 2008), [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/05/business/worldbusiness/05bank.html New Head of Development Bank Puts Focus on Russia] ''[[New York Times]]''.</ref>


By the end of his term in 2012, Mirow was formally proposed by [[Russia]] and [[Bulgaria]] for another four years in office.<ref>Clare Kane (May 11, 2012), [https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-ebrd-presidency/factbox-ebrd-presidents-past-present-and-possibly-future-idUKBRE84A0M220120511 EBRD presidents past, present and, possibly, future] ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref> He campaigned for his re-appointmen without Germany’s backing in a five-candidate race after the [[European Union]] failed to agree a consensus candidate; he was eventually replaced by [[Suma Chakrabarti]].<ref>Carolyn Cohn and Drazen Jorgic (May 18, 2012), [https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-ebrd-president/briton-wins-ebrd-presidency-for-first-time-idUKBRE84H0S720120518 Briton wins EBRD presidency for first time] ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref>
By the end of his term in 2012, Mirow was formally proposed by [[Russia]] and [[Bulgaria]] for another four years in office.<ref>Clare Kane (May 11, 2012), [https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-ebrd-presidency/factbox-ebrd-presidents-past-present-and-possibly-future-idUKBRE84A0M220120511 EBRD presidents past, present and, possibly, future] ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref> He campaigned for his re-appointment without Germany's backing in a five-candidate race after the [[European Union]] failed to agree a consensus candidate; he was eventually replaced by [[Suma Chakrabarti]].<ref>Carolyn Cohn and Drazen Jorgic (May 18, 2012), [https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-ebrd-president/briton-wins-ebrd-presidency-for-first-time-idUKBRE84H0S720120518 Briton wins EBRD presidency for first time] ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref>

In 2012, Mirow joined the faculty of [[Hertie School of Governance]] as Senior Fellow.<ref>[https://www.hertie-school.org/en/debate/detail/content/ehemaliger-ebrd-praesident-thomas-mirow-neues-fakultaetsmitglied-der-hertie-school/ Former EBRD President Thomas Mirow joins the Hertie School faculty] [[Hertie School of Governance]], press release of November 7, 2012.</ref>


==Other activities==
==Other activities==
===International organizations===
===International organizations===
* [[European Bank for Reconstruction and Development]] (EBRD), Ex-Officio Alternate Member of the Board of Governors (2005-2008)<ref>[https://www.200.com/downloads/research/annual/ar05a.pdf 2005 Annual Report]{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} [[European Bank for Reconstruction and Development]] (EBRD).</ref>
* [[World Bank]], Ex-Officio Alternate Governor (2005-2008)
* [[World Bank]], Ex-Officio Alternate Governor (2005-2008)


===Corporate boards===
===Corporate boards===
* National Management Holding Baiterek, Member of the Board of Directors<ref>[https://www.baiterek.gov.kz/en/about/management/directors/1389/ Board of Directors] National Management Holding Baiterek.</ref>
* National Management Holding Baiterek, Member of the Board of Directors<ref>[https://www.baiterek.gov.kz/en/about/management/directors/1389/ Board of Directors] National Management Holding Baiterek.</ref>
* [[HSH Nordbank]], Chairman of the Supervisory Board (since 2013)<ref>James Wilson (February 8, 2013), [https://www.ft.com/content/a93cb9e6-711f-11e2-9d5c-00144feab49a HSH Nordbank struggles amid shipping woes] ''[[Financial Times]]''.</ref>
* [[HSH Nordbank]], Chairman of the Supervisory Board (2013-2018)<ref>James Wilson (February 8, 2013), [https://www.ft.com/content/a93cb9e6-711f-11e2-9d5c-00144feab49a HSH Nordbank struggles amid shipping woes] ''[[Financial Times]]''.</ref>
* RiverRock European Capital Partners, Member of the Senior Advisory Board (since 2013)
* RiverRock European Capital Partners, Member of the Senior Advisory Board (since 2013)
* [[Deutsche Telekom]], Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (2006-2008)<ref>[https://www.telekom.com/en/media/media-information/archive/thomas-mirow-joins-the-supervisory-board-357242 Thomas Mirow joins the Supervisory Board] [[Deutsche Telekom]], press release of January 17, 2006.</ref>
* [[Deutsche Telekom]], Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (2006-2008)<ref>[https://www.telekom.com/en/media/media-information/archive/thomas-mirow-joins-the-supervisory-board-357242 Thomas Mirow joins the Supervisory Board] [[Deutsche Telekom]], press release of January 17, 2006.</ref>
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===Non-profit organizations===
===Non-profit organizations===
* Deutsche Nationalstiftung, Chair of the Board<ref>[https://www.nationalstiftung.de/die-stiftung/gremien/ Board] Deutsche Nationalstiftung.</ref>
* [[ZEIT-Stiftung]], Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2017)<ref>[https://www.zeit-stiftung.de/presse/archiv/detail/918 Dagmar Reim, Fritz Horst Melsheimer und Dr. Thomas Mirow ins Kuratorium der ZEIT-Stiftung berufen] [[ZEIT-Stiftung]], press release of January 12, 2017</ref>
* [[ZEIT-Stiftung]], Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2017)<ref>[https://www.zeit-stiftung.de/presse/archiv/detail/918 Dagmar Reim, Fritz Horst Melsheimer und Dr. Thomas Mirow ins Kuratorium der ZEIT-Stiftung berufen] [[ZEIT-Stiftung]], press release of January 12, 2017</ref>
* Übersee Club, Member of the Board of Trustees<ref>[http://www.ueberseeclub.de/index.php/de/praesidium Board of Trustees] Übersee Club.</ref>
* Übersee Club, Member of the Board of Trustees<ref>[http://www.ueberseeclub.de/index.php/de/praesidium Board of Trustees] Übersee Club.</ref>
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 03:02, 4 June 2024

Thomas Mirow (born 6 January 1953) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party who served as president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development from 2008 to 2012.[1][2][3][4][5]

Early life and education

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Mirow was born and raised in Paris, where his father was Germany's representative at the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation (OEEC). He wrote his doctoral thesis on Charles De Gaulle’s foreign policy.[6]

Career

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Career in state politics

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From 1991 until 1997, Mirow held various positions in the state government of Mayor Henning Voscherau of Hamburg, including as State Minister and Head of the Chancellery (1991-1993) and as State Minister for Urban Development and Head of the Chancellery (1993-1997). He later served as State Minister for Economic Affairs in the government of Mayor Ortwin Runde from 1997 until 2001.

Career in the private sector

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Between 2002 and 2005, Mirow worked as advisor to Ernst & Young and M. M. Warburg & Co. In 2004, he was a member of the European Commission’s High-level Group on the Mid-Term Review of the Lisbon Strategy, chaired by former Prime Minister of the Netherlands Wim Kok.[7]

In the 2004 state elections, Mirow was the Social Democrats' candidate to unseat incumbent Mayor Ole von Beust.

State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Finance, 2005-2008

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From 2005 until 2008, Mirow served as State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Finance under Minister Peer Steinbrück in the first coalition government of Chancellor Angela Merkel.

President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 2008-2012

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At the 2008 annual meeting of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in Kyiv, Mirow was selected to replace Jean Lemierre; he had previously been nominated by a majority of EU Member States.[8] He was the second German to head the EBRD.[9]

During Mirow's tenure, the EBRD made efforts to tackle endemic corruption in the bank's area of operations. In 2011, it lifted the immunity of four Russian officials, including Yelena Kotova, Moscow's representative on the bank's board, to facilitate criminal probes by British police and the Russian authorities.[10]

Also, Mirow focused the bank's activities on Russia, the Balkans and Central Asia.[11]

By the end of his term in 2012, Mirow was formally proposed by Russia and Bulgaria for another four years in office.[12] He campaigned for his re-appointment without Germany's backing in a five-candidate race after the European Union failed to agree a consensus candidate; he was eventually replaced by Suma Chakrabarti.[13]

In 2012, Mirow joined the faculty of Hertie School of Governance as Senior Fellow.[14]

Other activities

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International organizations

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Corporate boards

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  • National Management Holding Baiterek, Member of the Board of Directors[16]
  • HSH Nordbank, Chairman of the Supervisory Board (2013-2018)[17]
  • RiverRock European Capital Partners, Member of the Senior Advisory Board (since 2013)
  • Deutsche Telekom, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (2006-2008)[18]
  • Hamburg Airport, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board (1997-2001)
  • HHLA, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board (1997-2001)
  • KfW, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Supervisory Directors (1997-2001)

Non-profit organizations

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  • Deutsche Nationalstiftung, Chair of the Board[19]
  • ZEIT-Stiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2017)[20]
  • Übersee Club, Member of the Board of Trustees[21]

References

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  1. ^ Thomas Mirow. "Thomas Mirow: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  2. ^ "Thomas Mirow joins Rothschild Group as Senior Advisor". Rothschild.com. 2013-02-01. Archived from the original on 2016-02-12. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  3. ^ "HSH Nordbank AG | Thomas Mirow takes over chairmanship of the HSH Nordbank Supervisory Board". Hsh-nordbank.com. 2013-02-28. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  4. ^ "Thomas Mirow: "In Hamburg ist man immer unter Druck" - DIE WELT". Welt.de. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  5. ^ "Finanzindustrie: HSH Nordbank macht Thomas Mirow zum Chef des Aufsichtsrats | ZEIT ONLINE". Die Zeit. 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  6. ^ Tim Jones (June 11, 2008), Germany’s bargain banker European Voice.
  7. ^ President Prodi and Mr Wim Kok announce the establishment of the High-level Group on the Lisbon Strategy European Commission, press release of April 22, 2004.
  8. ^ Stefan Wagstyl (March 19, 2008), Succession row casts shadow over EBRD Financial Times.
  9. ^ German Named New European Development Bank President Deutsche Welle, May 19, 2008.
  10. ^ Sujata Rao (January 21, 2011), EBRD chief laments corruption after director fired Reuters.
  11. ^ Katrin Bennhold and Alison Smale (July 5, 2008), New Head of Development Bank Puts Focus on Russia New York Times.
  12. ^ Clare Kane (May 11, 2012), EBRD presidents past, present and, possibly, future Reuters.
  13. ^ Carolyn Cohn and Drazen Jorgic (May 18, 2012), Briton wins EBRD presidency for first time Reuters.
  14. ^ Former EBRD President Thomas Mirow joins the Hertie School faculty Hertie School of Governance, press release of November 7, 2012.
  15. ^ 2005 Annual Report[permanent dead link] European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
  16. ^ Board of Directors National Management Holding Baiterek.
  17. ^ James Wilson (February 8, 2013), HSH Nordbank struggles amid shipping woes Financial Times.
  18. ^ Thomas Mirow joins the Supervisory Board Deutsche Telekom, press release of January 17, 2006.
  19. ^ Board Deutsche Nationalstiftung.
  20. ^ Dagmar Reim, Fritz Horst Melsheimer und Dr. Thomas Mirow ins Kuratorium der ZEIT-Stiftung berufen ZEIT-Stiftung, press release of January 12, 2017
  21. ^ Board of Trustees Übersee Club.
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