Bernd Scheifele

Senior Advisor

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Bernd Scheifele has been an Advisor to EQT since 2020.

From 1988 until 1994, Bernd worked at law firm Gleiss Lutz Hootz Hirsch. In his function as attorney he prepared the incorporation of Phoenix Pharmahandel AG & Co KG, Mannheim/Germany. On 1 October 1994, he was appointed CEO of Phoenix. From 2005 until 31 January 2020, Bernd was CEO of HeidelbergCement.

Bernd studied law at the Universities of Freiburg and Dijon. Following the First State Exam, he received a Fulbright scholarship for United States and completed the Master’s Degree Program with Master of Laws (LLM) in 1984.