Peter W. Schutz was born in Berlin, Germany on April 20, 1930. After leaving Germany in March of 1939, his family settled in Chicago, Illinois where Peter grew up and received his formal education. Peter received his BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

  From 1947 to 1950, Peter W. Schutz served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve and was on active military service with the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1966.

  Peter W. Schutz was president and CEO of Porsche AG, the automobile company in Stuttgart, West Germany, from January 1981 until January 1988. Porsche was in the midst of its first money-losing year in 1980. During the Schutz tenure, Porsche worldwide sales grew from 28,000 units in 1980/81 to a peak of 53,000 units in 1986. Revenues went from DM 850 million to DM 3.7 billion, with profits after tax growing from DM 12 million to over DM 125 million. 

  Prior to his tenure at Porsche AG, Mr. Schutz served 15 years in various engineering positions at Caterpillar Tractor Co. in Peoria, Illinois. Peter is an experienced pilot and ran a flying school for Bradley University during his years at Caterpillar. Subsequently, he spent 11 years at Cummins Engine Company Inc. in Columbus, Indiana; three years in corporate strategic planning, and eight years as vice-president responsible for sales and service of Truck Engines in the United States and Canada, about $850 million in revenues. In 1978, Mr. Schutz moved to Cologne, West Germany were he assumed responsibility for the world-wide Diesel Engine and Gas Turbine business of Klockner Humboldt Deutz, with revenues that grew to exceed DM 1 Billion per year. 

  Peter W. Schutz received the "Outstanding Achievement Award" from his Alma Mater, the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1983, and was honored with the "Henry Heald Award" in 1987. This award is given to honor those who have exemplified exceptional ethics and business practices in their field. Other recipients of this award include: Edward Teller, Jonas Salk, Bill Hewlitt, Buckminster Fuller and Ted Turner. 

  Today, Peter Schutz and Sheila Harris operate their own company, "Harris & Schutz Inc" to facilitate the exchange of knowledge between Peter and business people all over the world. Peter's background in engineering--coupled with his experience in marketing and management--gives him a unique perspective on business today.

  In this context, Peter lectures on many aspects of business, management, and marketing techniques in the USA as well as overseas. He is fluent in both English and German, and has spoken extensively in both languages. These appearances include numerous association conferences and conventions, as well as over 600 TEC (The Executive Committee, a world-wide organization of CEOs; named "TEC resource of the year" in 1995) sessions as well as major Universities world-wide. He has also lectured to Corporate and Strategic planning conferences as well as seminars, sales meetings. Peter is on several corporate boards and does consulting for a number of corporations. 

  Peter presents Keynotes, half-day and all day seminars, as well as presentations to conventions and conferences for a variety of industries and associations. 

  Peter has given over 400 presentations world-wide to The Executive Committee alone. TEC is a world-wide network of CEOs, many of whom have built their own businesses. He also speaks frequently to several universities, business schools and corporations large and small worldwide.

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