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Sandler CEO receives Bavarian Order of Merit

Dr. Christian Heinrich Sandler, Chief Executive Officer of Sandler AG, has been awarded the Bavarian Order of Merit by Bavarian State Premier Horst Seehofer. Given as a ‘token of honouring and appreciative recognition for outstanding services rendered to the State of Bavaria and the Bavarian people’, the order is an appreciation of exceptional commitment to the common welfare in the state.

16th October 2012

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Dr. Christian Heinrich Sandler, Chief Executive Officer of Sandler AG, has been awarded the Bavarian Order of Merit by Bavarian State Premier Horst Seehofer. Given as a ‘token of honouring and appreciative recognition for outstanding services rendered to the State of Bavaria and the Bavarian people’, the order is an appreciation of exceptional commitment to the common welfare in the state.

In his address on the occasion of the award ceremony on 10 October, 2012, in the Hall of Antiquities of the Residency in Munich the Bavarian State Premier emphasized:  “The greatest among humans are those that give hope to others. They take a stand for other people and assume responsibility.”

He went on to say that Dr. Sandler, “rendered great service to Bavaria through his successful entrepreneurship and his exceptionally committed work in numerous regional and trans-regional committees far beyond his professional sphere of activity.“

Apart from Dr. Sandler (73), other personalities were awarded, among them the Federal Minister of the Interior Dr. Hans-Peter Friedrich, the Bavarian Minister of State for Education and Cultural Affairs Dr. Ludwig Spaenle as well as the Bavarian Minister of State for Economics, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology and the deputy Minister-President Martin Zeil.

Aside from his work at Sandler, Dr. Christian Heinrich Sandler has been actively engaged in the Bavarian economy in a variety of capacities for many years. He has held the presidency of the Association of the Bavarian Textile and Apparel Industry since January 2003 and has been a member of the presidium of the Bavarian Industry Association (vbw) since May 2003.

In the Chamber of Industry and Commerce for Upper Franconia in Bayreuth he is a member of the plenary assembly and member of the advisory committee to the council for industry and commerce in the city of Hof. On a federal level, Dr. Sandler has held the position of vice president and treasurer of the Confederation of the German Textile and Fashion Industry since 1994.

In 1998, Dr. Sandler received the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and in 2006, the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his versatile commitment.

The Bavarian Order of Merit was established by law on 11 June, 1957. The number of living dignitaries is limited to 2000. Taking the ceremony of 10 October, 2012, into account, 1846 persons are currently bearers of the order.

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