bremer retired in 1989. then he spent the next 15 years working in private (non-government) companies. one of the companies he worked for was kissinger associates (a company that was run by someone who used to be a secretary of state, henry kissinger). he also served as a board member for several corporations. a board member is someone who makes big or strategic decisions on how a company should operate. mr. bremer has served on the board for corporations such as air products and chemicals incorporated, akzo nobel nv (a dutch company), and marsh crisis consulting company.