Supervisory Board and Committees

Advice and Supervision

The purpose of our Supervisory Board is to advise the Executive Board on the management of the company and supervise its activities in accordance with the law, the Articles of Association, and its bylaws. Its members are involved in decisions of fundamental importance for the company and it works closely with the Executive Board in the company’s best interests.

Our Supervisory Board consists of twelve members, all of whom are elected for a period of five years. Six are elected at the Annual General Meeting (in accordance with the Aktiengesetz - German Stock Corporation Act), and six are elected by employees (in accordance with the Mitbestimmungsgesetz - German Co-determination Act).

Our current Supervisory Board’s term of office ends at the close of the Annual General Meeting resolving on the approval of their activities for the fiscal year 2023.

Members of the Supervisory Board

  • Member of Supervisory Board since May 2002
    Chairman since April 2008
    Shareholder representative

    Personal Information
    Year of Birth: 1948
    Nationality: German
    Profession: Lawyer, P+P Pöllath + Partners  

    Career  

    Years Company/Job Title
    2002-2003 Tchibo Holding AG
    Member of the Executive Board
    1997-2012 P+P Pöllath + Partners
    Partner
    1993-1997 General Manager of a hotel- and real estate company
    1980-1993 Partner of a German law firm
    Since 1977 Lawyer


    Education
    1969-1974 Studies of law in Regensburg, Munich and Harvard (United States)

    Memberships in statutory supervisory boards in Germany  
    - Elektrobau Mulfingen GmbH, Chairman1
    - Wanzl GmbH & Co. KGaA, Chairman1

    Memberships in comparable boards
    -Wanzl GmbH & Co. Holding KG1

    Material other activities 
    Max Planck Foundation, Supervisory Board 

    1 Non-listed; non-group

  • Member of Supervisory Board since April 2024
    Shareholder representative

    Personal Information
    Year of Birth: 1972
    Nationality: German
    Profession: Member of the Executive Board/Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft, Hamburg (Germany)

    Career

    Years Company/Job Title
    Since 2022 Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft, Hamburg (Germany) – Member of the Executive Board – CIO & CHRO
    In addition, internal mandates within Hapag-Lloyd Group
    2020-2022 Bosch Climate Solutions GmbH – CEO & Co-Founder
    2017-2019 Robert Bosch GmbH – Executive Vice President – Board of Management – Bosch IT
    1999-2020

    IBM Group

    2013-2016: IBM Vice President Sales & Digital Strategy
    2011-2013: IBM Executive Business Analytic & Transformation Leader
    1999-2020: IBM – Various leading national and international roles in the fields of IT consulting,
    outsourcing, global deal management, and IT & digital business strategy, among others

    Education

    Years Qualification
    2021   University of Cambridge “Sustainable Leadership – Towards Net Zero Emissions” 
    2019    Singularity University “Executive Program – Exponential Leadership Mindset” 
    1995-1999  Diploma in Business Administration, University of Cologne 
    1992-1995 Training as a banker, Kreissparkasse Köln/Siegburg savings bank

    Memberships in statutory supervisory boards in Germany
    None

    Memberships in comparable boards
    None

    Material other activities
    Member of the Advisory Board (Beirat), Fiege Logistik Holding Stiftung & Co. KG, Greven, Germany (non-listed)

  • Member of Supervisory Board since April 2024
    Employee representative

    Personal Information
    Year of Birth: 1967
    Nationality: Belgian
    Profession: Vice President Marketing New Product and Business Development tesa Management Unit Consumer

    Career

    Years Company/Job Title
    Since 2022

    tesa SE, Vice President Marketing Product and Business Development Consumer
     2017-2021 Co-Founder SMAK Organic GmbH Marketing and Business Development Consulting
    2013-2016

    Tchibo GmbH, Hamburg, Director Coffee
    2002-2013

    Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg

    Corporate Vice President Foresight & Innovation
    Corporate Vice President Global Business Unit NIVEA Personal Care
    Strategic Business Field Manager NIVEA and 8X4  

    1998-2002

    Beiersdorf SA, France, Paris

    Marketing Manager NIVEA
    Marketing Manager Medical 

    1991-1994 Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, International Brand Manager NIVEA
    1996-1997 Beiersdorf NV, Belgium, Brussels, Product Manager NIVEA personal care


    Education
    M.B.A in Marketing Vlerick School of Management – Rijksuniversiteit Gent, Belgium
    Economics “Bedrijfsmanagement“ – Rijksuniversiteit Gent, Belgium
    M.A. in Germanic Philology – Rijksuniversiteit Gent, Belgium 

    Memberships in statutory supervisory boards in Germany
    None

    Memberships in comparable boards
    None

    Material other activities 
    None

  • Member of Supervisory Board since April 2017
    Shareholder representative

    Personal Information
    Year of Birth: 1971
    Nationality: German
    Profession: Head of China & International, Healthcare, Merck KGaA

    Career

    Years Company/Job Title
    Since 2021 Member of the Executive Committee, Head of China & International, Healthcare, Merck KGaA
    2015-2021 Roche Pharmaceuticals, China General Manager
    2005-2015

    Bayer Group

    2012-2015: Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals (China), Regional Managing Director, Strategic Market
    2011-2012: Bayer Animal Health (China), General Manager
    2010-2011: Bayer Healthcare (Singapore), Business Unit Head, Region Asia-Pacific
    2007-2010: Bayer Healthcare (Germany), Regional Marketing Head, Region Europe/Canada
    2005-2007: Bayer Healthcare (Germany), Head of Commercial Operations, Region Europe

    2001-2005 Schering AG, Berlin (Germany), Senior Licensing Manager,
    Corporate Business Development           
    2001 Pixelpark AG, Berlin (Germany), Investor Relations Director
    1997-2000 Schering AG, Berlin (Germany)
    1999-2000: Head of Investor Relations
    1997-1999: Group R&D Controller, SAP System Analyst
    1996-1997 Deloitte Consulting (UK), Business Analyst, Strategic Consulting Practice  


    Education
    Studies of European Business Administration:
    Diploma in Business Administration, Berlin School of Economics, Berlin
    Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honors), Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge (UK)

    Memberships in statutory supervisory boards in Germany 
    None

    Memberships in comparable boards
    None

    Material other activities 
    Vice Chairwoman of Executive Committee of RDPAC (R&D-based Pharmaceutical Association Committee) in China

  • Member of Supervisory Board since April 2020
    Shareholder representative

    Personal Information
    Year of Birth: 1950
    Nationality: German
    Profession: General Manager Participia Holding GmbH (Germany)

    Career

    Years Company/Job Title
    Since 1989 General Manager Participia Holding GmbH (Germany) 
    Since 1976 General Manager in various family companies

    Memberships in statutory supervisory boards in Germany
    - Blume2000 SE, Chairman1
    - maxingvest GmbH & Co. KGaA2
    - Tchibo GmbH3
    - TOPP Holding AG, Chairman1

    Memberships in comparable boards
    None

    Material other activities
    None

    1 Non-listed; non-group
    2 Non-listed; controlling group company acc. to § 17 German Stock Corporation Act (AktG)
    3 Non-listed; group company within maxingvest Group

  • Member of Supervisory Board since August 2022
    Shareholder representative

    Personal Information
    Year of Birth: 1966
    Nationality: German
    Profession: Member of the Supervisory Board/Advisory Board/Administrative Board of various companies

    Career

    Years Company/Job Title
    2018-2020 CEO P&G Personal Healthcare International
    1999-2018

    Merck KGaA

    2014-2018: CEO & President Merck Consumer Health Sparte  
    2012-2014: CEO Allergopharma GmbH & Co KG und Global BU Head Allergy   
    2007-2012: Executive VP Corporate Finance (Finance, Treasury, M&A, IR)  
    2005-2007: Senior VP Corporate M&A and Merger Integration   
    2001-2005: VP Financial Controlling Business Sector Pharmaceuticals   
    1999-2001: Director Acquisitions Controlling  
    1996-1999 Senior Financial Auditor Corp. Internal Audit Hoechst AG
    1993-1995 Assistant Professor at Department of Roman Philology University of Freiburg

    Education

    Years Qualification
    1989-1995    Diplom-Volkswirt Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (M. of Economics)
    1987-1993     Magister Artium Romanistik (M. of Arts) Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
    1988-1989     Licence Franco-Allemande (Bachelor of Arts) Nouvelle Sorbonne Paris III

    Memberships in statutory supervisory boards in Germany
    - Biotest AG1
    - Schott AG2

    Memberships in comparable boards
    Member of the Supervisory Board, Affimed NV1
    Member of the Supervisory Board, Karo Healthcare Actiebolag2
    Member of the Verwaltungsrat, Klosterfrau Zürich AG2

    Material other activities
    Member of the Advisory Board (Beirat), Röchling SE & Co KG2

    1 Listed; non-group
    2 Non-listed; non-group

  • Member of Supervisory Board since April 2019
    Employee representative

    Personal Information
    Year of Birth: 1963
    Nationality: German
    Profession: Regional head of the union IG BCE

    Career

    Years Company/Job Title
    Since 2005  Member of the German union Mining, Chemical and Energy Industries
    Head of the IG BCE for the Hamburg region
    Since 1992 Member of the union Chemical, Paper and Ceramics Industries, Hamburg
    Political secretary
    1988-1990      Aurubis AG
    Electronic technician for energy systems

    Education

    Years Qualification
    1990-1992 Union Chemical, Paper and Ceramics Industries, Berlin Trainee
    (secretary in vocational training)
    1985-1988      Aurubis AG
    Vocational training for electronic technician for energy systems


    Memberships in statutory supervisory boards in Germany
    - Aurubis AG1
    - ExxonMobil Central Europe Holding GmbH2
    - maxingvest GmbH & Co. KGaA3

    Memberships in comparable boards
    Management Board member of the mortuary GBI (Großhamburger Bestattungsinstitut rV)2

    Material other activities 
    Member of Hamburg Bürgerschaft

    1 Listed; non-group
    2 Non-listed; non-group
    3 Non-listed; controlling group company acc. to § 17 German Stock Corporation Act (AktG)

  • Member of Supervisory Board since April 2019
    Employee representative

    Personal Information

    Year of Birth: 1974
    Nationality: German
    Profession: Chairman of the works council, Beiersdorf AG

    Career

    Years Company/Job Title
    Since 2012 Beiersdorf AG

    Since 2018: Chairman of the works council
    2012-2018: Senior expert for legal & labor relations and HR business partner in the area of Global Derma
    2010-2012 BASF SE
    Labor law lawyer at BASF SE
    2006-2010 State Federation of Business Trade Associations for Rhineland-Palatinate
    Legal adviser
    2004-2005 State chancellery for North Rhine-Westphalia
    Consultant 
    2003-2004 University of Münster
    Research associate 

    Education

    Years Qualification
    2002 Second German state exam 
    2000 First German state exam 
    1995-2000 Law studies with a focus on commercial, business, and corporate law 
     

    Memberships in statutory supervisory boards in Germany
    None

    Memberships in comparable boards
    None

    Material other activities
    None

  • Member of Supervisory Board since April 2019
    (previously from September 2015 to April 2018)
    Deputy Chairman since September 2022
    Shareholder representative

    Personal Information
    Year of Birth: 1968
    Nationality: Franco-German
    Profession: Managing Director/Chief Financial Officer, maxingvest GmbH & Co. KGaA 

    Career

    Years Company/Job Title
    Since 12/2020 maxingvest GmbH & Co. KGaA (formerly maxingvest ag),
    Managing Director/Chief Financial Officer
    2018-2020 Aryzta AG (Switzerland)
    Chief Financial Officer 
    various internal mandates within the Aryzta Group
    2015-2017  maxingvest GmbH & Co. KGaA (formerly maxingvest ag)
    Member of the Executive Board 
    2010-2014 

    Rémy-Cointreau Group

    2014 Director of External Development
    2010-2014 Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer
    1992-2010 

    L’Oréal Group

    2006-2010: Chief Financial Officer, Global Consumer Products Division
    2003-2006: Chief Financial Officer, Asia Zone
    1998-2002: Chief Financial Officer, Consumer Products Division Europe
    1992-1998: various leading positions in financial management at L’Oréal Germany

    Education
    1992 Graduate Business Economist, ESB Business School, Reutlingen University (Germany)
    1992 Bachelor of Business Administration in European Studies (DESEM) – CESEM, Neoma Business School, Reims (France)
     

    Memberships in statutory supervisory boards in Germany
    None

    Memberships in comparable boards
    None

    Material other activities
    Chairman of the Advisory Board (Beirat), Meridian Stiftung, Essen (Germany)

  • Member of Supervisory Board since April 2024
    Employee representative

    Personal Information
    Year of Birth: 1965
    Nationality: German
    Profession: Deputy Chairwoman of the works council, tesa Sw

    Career

    Years Company/Job Title
    Since 2015

    tesa SE

    Since 2022 Deputy Chairwoman of works council
    2018-2022 Works Council Member
    2015-2022 Plant Manager Technology Center

    2010-2015 tesa Labtec GmbH, Head of Production
    2009-2010

    tesa Werk Hamburg GmbH, Team leader clean room unit
    1989-2009

    Beiersdorf AG

    2007-2009: Central function Head of  wastewater technology,
    environmental protection BMH GmbH, service contract
    2006-2007: Supply chain BSN GmbH, implementation production transfer
    2002-2006: Supply chain Head of department, area production medical
    1996-2002: Supply chain Team leader, area production medical
    1990-1996: Research and development Process engineer, area technology medical
    1989-1990: Central function Technology trainee, area medical, pharma, cosmed, tesa    


    Education
    1985-1989 Graduate engineer, studied chemistry

    Memberships in statutory supervisory boards in Germany 
    None

    Memberships in comparable boards
    None

    Material other activities 
    None

  • Member of Supervisory Board since April 2019
    Employee representative

    Personal Information
    Year of Birth: 1969
    Nationality: German
    Profession: Chairwoman of the works council, tesa SE

    Career

    Years Company/Job Title
    Since 1996

    tesa SE
    Since 2012: Exempt member of the works council
    Chairwoman of the works council (since 2019, previously
    vice chairwoman of the works council)
    Chairwoman of Europe works council (since 2019)
    Chairwoman of the tesa group works council

    1996-2012: Research and development
    Product developer for cloth tape
    Technology developer for polyurethane, primer, specialties
    1995-1996  Beiersdorf AG, tesa business segment
    Application technician for masking tapes for car repairs 
    1995  Beiersdorf AG
    Temporary employee in the quality assurance lab
    Medical production 

    Education
    1990-1994 Graduate Engineer, University studies in process engineering 

    Memberships in statutory supervisory boards in Germany 
    tesa SE1

    Memberships in comparable boards
    None

    Material other activities
    None

    1 Non-listed; intragroup

  • Member of Supervisory Board since April 2024
    Deputy Chairwoman since April 2024
    Employee representative

    Personal Information
    Year of Birth: 1964
    Nationality: Austrian
    Profession: Works Council Member

    Career

    Years Company/Job Title
    since 2007

    Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg

    Since 05.2022 Works Council Member in Full Time, Beiersdorf AG
    01.-05.2022 Manager Global Platforms and Partnerships
    2012-2022 Global Head of Media, Corporate Director
    2007-2012 Head of Brand Communication Planning
    1998-2007 Omnicom Media Group Germany / OMD Hamburg GmbH, Hamburg
    Managing Director International
    1990-1997 Groupe LVMH, Guerlain SA, Paris
    Directeur Coordination Marketing International
    1988-1989 CARAT International, Paris
    International Media Manager
    1986-1988 Promota Werbeagentur GesmbH / ProPress, Wien
    Junior Account Manager

    Education

    Years Qualification
    2005 Advanced Management Programm, INSEAD, Fontainebleau 
    1982-1986   Université Paris X, Sciences Economiques, Paris / Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien

    Memberships in statutory supervisory boards in Germany
    None

    Memberships in comparable boards
    2011-2022 Advisory Council Hamburger Sparkasse, Hamburg

    Material other activities
    Since 2017 Founder and President, Haus für morgen e.V., Hamburg

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