Legendary Entrepreneur Werner Otto Died at the age of 102 (y 2)

Werner Otto has received several awards and decorations for his entrepreneurial and social commitment, including the Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Honorary Commemorative Medal in Gold and the Hamburg Senate's Mayor Stolten Medal, the honorary title of Professor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, the Berlin Senate's Ernst Reuter Medal as well as the Konrad Adenauer Foundation's Social Market Economy Prize for his business practices. He is an honorary doctor and honorary senator of the University of Hamburg and a Laureate of the Hall of Fame in the "Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland" history museum in Bonn. On the occasion of his 100th birthday, he was awarded the honorary citizenship of Berlin in 2009.

Werner Otto's actions will remain example and challenge at the same time. His standards of value will be carried on in the companies founded by him.

Information for journalists:

On the Internet, comprehensive information material can be downloaded under http://www.werner-otto.info:

        
        - this press release
        - Prof. Dr. Werner Otto's curriculum vitae
        - photos (printable for download)
        - numerous quotes by and about Prof. Dr. Werner Otto (in German)
        - complete text of the Werner Otto biography "Der Jahrhundertmann" (in German
          only)
        - Audio material for radio (in German)
        - Time code list for TV material and contacts for ordering the material for Beta
          SP (in German)
        - corporate history and history of otto group and ECE
        - historic pictures of ECE and otto group (printable for download)
        - links to the Internet pages of the Werner Otto Foundation and the Werner and
          Maren Otto Foundation
        - contacts

        
        Media contact:
        Regarding ECE and questions regarding the Otto family:
        and for ordering TV material
        ECE Projektmanagement G.m.b.H. & Co. KG
        Heegbarg 30
        22391 Hamburg
        Germany
        press@ece.com
        Phone      +49-(0)-40/60606-6898
        Mobile    +49-(0)-170/8594884
        Fax     +49-(0)-40/60606-6511
        Regarding the otto group:
        Thomas Voigt
        Otto Group
        Wandsbeker Strasse 3-7
        22172 Hamburg
        Germany
        thomas.voigt@ottogroup.com
        Phone     +49-(0)-40 6461-4010
        Mobile     +49-(0)-172-889 4073
        Fax     +49-(0)-40 6461-4490