Biography of Dr.phil.h.c. Erich Lejeune Personal Dr.phil.h.c. Erich Lejeune was born on 15th June 1944 and grew up in Dorfen, Bavaria, Germany. Today he is living together with his swiss wife Irène in Munich. Career Following his vocational training as a wholesaler in a Munich electrical goods business, he entered business in 1961 taking on leadership roles in the sales departments of 2 companies in the electrical industry

In 1976 Erich J. Lejeune founded ce CONSUMER ELECTRONIC AG. He had realised early on the economic and strategic potential of microchips and was one of the pioneers of e-commerce. As one of the first German companies in the microchip market, ce CONSUMER ELECTRONIC AG was already opening branches in Tokyo in 1979 and Silicon Valley, USA in 1981.

In 1999, a year after the company’s entry into the “new market” of the German stock exchange, Dr.phil.h.c. Erich Lejeune founded the world’s first virtual stock exchange for chips, with 500 companies participating worldwide. With this, he revolutionised the semiconductor market. Under Lejeune’s leadership, the stock market value of the company rose for a time to over 3 billion Deutschmarks.



Dr.phil.h.c. Erich Lejeune as motivation trainer and TV presenter
Through his success, the visionary Lejeune embodies the rags-to-riches dream.
He shares the principles and strategies of this success in numerous publications, motivational talks and seminars.

1998 Launch of the Bundesverbandes Mittelständische Wirtschaft (BVMW) (National Federation of Medium-Sized Industries) campaign „Aufbruch Deutschland – Jammern gilt nicht!“ (“Germany on the move – complaining does not count!”) with Dr.phil.h.c. Erich Lejeune as the main spokesperson.

2003 Founding of „Lejeune - Academy for Motivation, Communication & Success“

In the winter semester of 2005 Dr.phil.h.c. Erich Lejeune was entrusted with a series of lectures at the Technical University of Munich on the theme of „Motivation for Excellence“.

Since 1999 he has been a presenter on Munich TV, tv.Berlin and on U1 in Switzerland with his weekly Saturday programme „Lejeune“. In the programme he shows, by means of an in-depth conversation with a public figure, the private side of politicians, artists, business people and top sportsmen and women.

2004 Initiator and presenter of the series „Motivation Germany“on Munich TV.

Since 2007 also a presenter on Munich TV’s new series „Brennpunkt Motivation“(„Motivation in Focus“).

2007 Change of name: The "Lejeune Academy for Communication, Motivation & Success" is now called "Lejeune Academy for Philosophy & Motivation"

2008 Cooperation with the Munich School of Philosophy
Teaching assignment with the Munich School of Philosophy since winter semester 2008



Social Involvement
1998 Founding of the Lejeune foundation for tooth-care and paradontal therapy.

2001 appointment as honorary consul for Ireland in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg by the Irish foreign minister Brian Cowen.

2003 Founding of the „Herz für Herz – Stiftung für Leben! (“Heart for Heart – foundation for life!”) for which Dr.phil.h.c. Erich Lejeune acts as the chairman of the board of trustees. This foundation makes heart surgery and related rehabilitation, as well as other treatment and diagnostic procedures available to needy patients, especially children, in Germany and abroad.



Awards
1997 Appointment as senator h.c. in the Bundesverband Mittelständische Wirtschaft (National Federation of Medium-Sized Industries) and as spokesperson of their Economic Senate

1998 European Crystal Globe Prize for Business

1999 Voted as German Entrepreneur of the Year by Manager Magazine, Schitag Ernst and Young and the SAP AG

2000 European tax-payers prize of the Federation of Taxpayers, Germany

2001 donation of 750 000 ce shares to the city of Munich for the benefit of state kindergartens and old people’s homes.

2002 The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

2006 Wittelsbacher golden badge of honour for his commitment to and support of the modern pentathlon.

2007 on 17th March with certification by the Federal President Prof. Horst Köhler, decorated with the Order of Merit, first class awarded by Minister President Dr. Edmund Stoiber.

His successful radio-column "Motivation Deutschland - Die Lejeune Kolumne" has been on air till August 2009 on the radio station 'Klassik Radio'

24.11.2009 Nomination of Dr.phil.h.c. Erich Lejeune as foundation member of the Rothary Club - München-Bogenhausen e.V.

2010 appointment as honorary consul general for Ireland in Bavaria and Thuringia by the Irish foreign minister Micheál Martin

23.06.2010 Honorary doctorade Dr.phil.h.c. awarded through the University of Philosophy of the "Jesuiten"



Publications (only available in German)
„Mr. Chip“, Droemer Knaur (1990),
„Mut zur Karriere“, Luebbe Verlagsgruppe (1992),
„Aufbruch Deutschland“, MVG Verlag (1996),
„Lebe ehrlich werde reich“, MVG Verlag (1997),
„Die ce Story – ein Mann macht einen Markt!“, MVG Verlag (1998),
„Du schaffst was du willst“, Heyne (1998),
„365 x Motivation“, MVG Verlag (2000)
„So verkaufen sie sich reich“, MVG Verlag (2000),
„Mein Marathon des Lebens“, MVG Verlag (2001),
„Lebenswissenschaft Motivation“, MVG Verlag (2005)
„Schluss mit Angst - Für mehr Vertrauen in Deutschlands Zukunft“, Redline Verlag . (2006).
„Der Gourmet-Papst“ Dr.phil.h.c. Erich Lejeune & Gerd Käfer, Dr.phil.h.c. Erich Lejeune Edition Mensch, (Sept. 2006)
„I Love Rock´n´Roll Dr.phil.h.c. Erich Lejeune & Peter Kraus, Dr.phil.h.c. Erich Lejeune Edition Mensch (2006)
„Der Habsburg Faktor“ Eva Demmerle, Dr.phil.h.c. Erich Lejeune Edition Mensch (2007)
„Vorsprung durch Astrologie“ Dr.phil.h.c. Erich Lejeune & Winfried Noé, Dr.phil.h.c. Erich Lejeune Edition Mensch (2007)
„Zucker - na und?" Thomas Fuchsberger, Dr.phil.h.c. Erich Lejeune Edition Mensch (2007)
„Erkenne dich selbst! – 301 Fragen für ein gelungenes Leben“, MVG Verlag, 2009