Hans Walz was a German merchant, and from 1926 to 1963 he was the managing director of Robert Bosch GmbH.
Occupation
merchant, manager, entrepreneur
Citizenship
Germany
Born
March 21, 1883
Died
April 23, 1974
Overview
Hans Walz (born 21 March 1883 in Stuttgart; died 23 April 1974) was a German merchant, and from 1926 to 1963 he was the managing director of Robert Bosch GmbH.
After attending high school, Walz completed a two-year apprenticeship in banking and then worked in banking and wholesale. In 1912 he occupied a commercial administrative post at Bosch and was assigned as personal secretary of Robert Bosch in its asset management. In 1919 he was appointed to the supervisory board of the company.
He was also a member of the Supervisory Board of the Stuttgart Homeopathic Hospital Society.
In the Weimar Republic Walz was a member of the Association for the Defense against Anti-Semitism as well as a friend of Karl Adler. In addition to his membership of the Committee of the Advisory Council of the Church the Protestant Church in Württemberg, his membership led to a negative assessment brought by the Sicherheitsdienst in 1942.
