Joachim BREUER
Honorary President of
the DRS Deutscher Rollstuhlsportverband
Germany

 

Personal: Born May 4th 1956 in Duisburg, Germany

Education and Professional Career:
1976 – 1981		Studies in Law, Universities of Bonn and Berlin
1985		Doctorate Degree in Law, University of Bonn
1985 – 1990		Specialist in labour- and social law, German Federal Ministry of Agriculture
1991 – 1994		Federation of Statutory Accident Insurance Institutions (HVBG), Sankt Augustin, Manager of the Director General’s Head Office
1995 – 2002		Director General of Bergbau-Berufsgenossenschaft (Statutory accident insurance institution for the mining industry); also Director General of Bergmannsheil Clinics in Bochum
1996 – 2007		Director of Bergmannstrost Clinics in Halle
7/2002 – 06/2007		Director General of the Federation of Statutory Accident Insurance Institutions (HVBG), St. Augustin
7/2007 – 06/2019		Director General of the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV)*, which came into existence after a merger of HVBG and the federation of accident insurance funds for the public sector.
Since 10/2018		Professorship for insurance medicine, University of Lübeck
Since 7/2019		CEO Renafan Holding GmbH, Berlin
Since 7/2019		Partner (off desk) Clayston Law Firm, Hamburg
Since 2019		Honorary President of the Scientific Advisory Board of GVG
Since 2019		Honorary President of the DRS Deutscher Rollstuhlsportverband

 

International Activities:
1998 – 2003		President of the International Social Security Association (ISSA) Mining Section, Switzerland
Since 10/2002		Member of the ISSA Bureau, Switzerland
Since 10/2002		Chairman of the ISSA Technical Commission on “Insurance against accidents at work and occupational diseases”, Switzerland
Since 2002		President of the “Club de Genève” – Global Social Future, Switzerland
Since 2005		Co-chair of the International Disability Management Standard Council, Canada
Since 2008		International board member of the National Institute of Disability Management and Research, Canada
2008 - 2016		Vice-President (Europe) of Rehabilitation International (RI), USA
Since 2010		Board member of the Pacific Coast University, Canada
2010		Dr. Breuer has participated in the development of the 5year-plan in Beijing as an international expert. His expertise is part of the employment report 2015 of the Chinese Government in Beijing.
2011- 2019		CEO of Rehabilitation International Ltd., Berlin
2014 -2019		EC member of the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC), USA
Since 2019		Advisory Board Asia Pacific Investors Corporation (APIC)
Since 2021		Advisory Board Caregiver Institute of Excellence (Philippines) (CIEP)