Dr. Ferdinand Allerkamp was born on December 25, 1953 at Brakel, Germany.

He did his initial schooling at Brakel, and completed his graduation in Business Administration from Westfaelische Wilhelms University at Muenster, Germany in 1978. After pursuing a brief teaching career, he was awarded Ph.D in Political Science in 1982 from the same university.

Career stages in the Bosch Group –

1983:     Employed in the Controlling Division of Blaupunkt-Werke GmbH, Hildesheim (a subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH)

1989:     Department Head, Accounting and Finance at Robert Bosch Sdn. Bhd., Penang, Malaysia

1990:    Managing Director Commercial at Robert Bosch Sdn. Bhd., Penang, Malaysia responsible for Finance, Administration, Purchasing and Logistics

1993:    Senior Administration Officer in Corporate Administration and Controlling, Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany; with management responsibility for Gasoline Systems and Diesel Systems divisions.

1996:    Commercial Plant Manager of the Robert Bosch GmbH site at Blaichach, Germany; responsible for Finance, Administration, Purchasing and Logistics

2002:    Senior Vice President Project Management SAP responsible for the introduction of new, standardized SAP software at all sites belonging to the Automotive Equipment Division of Robert Bosch GmbH throughout Europe.