inger , ▁Trump f ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁manufact ur ers ▁of ▁machine ▁tools , ▁in ▁particular ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁consequ ent ▁combination ▁of ▁mechan ics ▁and ▁electron ics . ▁Trump f ▁is ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁manufact ur ers ▁of ▁industrial ▁las er ▁technology ▁and ▁machines ▁for ▁las er ▁cutting . ▁ ▁Le ib inger ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁several ▁important ▁political ▁and ▁econom ical ▁positions . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁he ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce ▁of ▁the ▁Stuttgart ▁Region ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Association ▁of ▁Mach in ery ▁Man ufact ur ers ▁V D MA . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁super vis ory ▁bo ards ▁of ▁Deutsche ▁Bank ▁and ▁B MW , ▁among ▁other ▁companies . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁he ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁super vis ory ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁chemical ▁company ▁B AS F . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Stuttgart ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce ▁and ▁Indust ry ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁sen ate ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Stuttgart ▁starting ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Phil anth ropy ▁▁ ▁Le ib inger ▁was ▁a ▁phil anth rop ist ▁with ▁long ▁last ing ▁invol vement ▁in ▁German ▁culture . ▁He ▁was