Hilmar Kopper was born on March 13, 1935 in Oslanin, Pomerania, Germany. He has been married to Brigitte Seebacher-Brandt since 2003. He was previously married to Irene Kopper.
CEO of Deutsche Bank from 1989 to 1997, Chairman of its Supervisory Board from 1997 to 2002.
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His second wife Brigitte is the widow of the late German Chancellor Willy Brandt.
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After a real estate affair, which resulted in a loss of 50 million Deutschmark for Deutsche Bank, he called the amount "peanuts". His quotation was chosen "Doublespeak of the Year" in 1994.