Attorney Friedrich Avenarius is since 2005 managing director of the regional district group in the Rhine Main area of HESSENMETALL and the office Rhine Main Taunus of the union of the hessian entrepreneur federations (VhU). He holds a number of honorary offices: among other things, as a member of the Industry Advisory Council he co-initiated the Frankfurt Forward project, is a member of the Executive Board of BWHW, alternate Chairman of the Administrative Committees of the Employment Agencies in Frankfurt and Bad Homburg, honorary judge at the Federal Labour Court, member of various committees and bodies of social insurance, e.g. member of the Administrative Board of the GKV-Spitzenverband.