Hartmut Schwesinger

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Hartmut Schwesinger was born on August 3, 1949, in Hamburg, Germany. He is the president and CEO of FrankfurtRheinMain GmbH International Marketing of the Region, a company that promotes the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main area.

Education and early work:
- He earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Hamburg in 1979, in cooperation with the Wood Science department of the Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products (now the Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute).
- From 1980 to 1993, he worked for Shell AG. He started as a business assistant at the Hamburg refinery, then was a technologist in The Hague (1983–1985), and later worked in Shell’s sales and marketing.

Political and executive roles:
- In 1991–1993, Schwesinger served in the Hamburg Parliament as a CDU member, on the harbour/economy/agriculture committee and the budget committee.
- In 1994, he moved to Frankfurt to become president and CEO of Frankfurt Economic Development GmbH.
- Since August 2005, he has been the president and CEO of FrankfurtRheinMain GmbH International Marketing of the Region.

Personal:
- He is married to Heike Schwesinger and they have two children.