Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harro Bode
- Born 1951, married, two children
- After completing the university career in construction engineering at the University of Hanover, research period in Berkeley, California, followed by a doctorate degree in Hanover
- 1976 Olympic sailing champion in Canada
- 1985 Joins the Ruhrverband
- 1997 Technical Director and Deputy Chairman of the Ruhrverband’s Executive Board
- 1999 Honorary professor at the University of Hanover
- 2004 Chairman of the Ruhrverband
Further activities (selection):
- Managing director of Lister- und Lennekraftwerke GmbH
- Chairman of the national committee of the International Water Association's German section
- Board member of the German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA)
- Board member of the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW)
- Member of the board and executive committee of the German Water Protection Association (VDG)
- Chairman of the Research Institute for Water and Waste Management at the RWTH Aachen University
- Deputy Chairman of the association "pro Ruhrgebiet"