Jan Georg Westerbarkey (born 27 October, 1961) is a German economist and businessman, best known as executive chairman of Westaflex He is the author of several articles. He is a strong supporter of EDIFACT and Enterprise_2.0, Westerbarkey was also involved with the founding of the World Information Day on November 12, based on the UN/CEFACT standard. Early life and education Westerbarkey was born in Gütersloh, in the German state of North Rhine-Westfalia, to Sturmi Westerbarkey and Karin Westerbarkey née Müller. Along with his twin brother Peter he was the eldest of three children. Since the isolated house had no television and distant neighbors, he experimented with electronics as a child. Westerbarkey was educated at the Evangelisch Stiftisches Gymnasium Gütersloh and then at WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management in Koblenz. He lives in Gütersloh. Career After graduation Westerbarkey worked for the family business, HVAC company Westaflex. In addition to his current role as CEO of Westaflex he is a popular motivational speaker and has been keynote speaker at several events. He has been married since 1993, and has one child.
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