Our Leadership Team

Success needs an efficient structure

Our Executive Board manages the company on its own responsibility and conducts the business. In the performance of its duties, the Executive Board acts in the interests of the company and is committed to sustainably increase the value of the company. The members of the Executive Board are appointed by the Supervisory Board.

In order to support the operational management of the Consumer Business of the Beiersdorf Group, an Executive Committee was formed to which the members of the Executive Board belong as well as two additional Heads with global management responsibilities.

Executive Board

Vincent Warnery

Chief Executive Officer

Corporate Development & Strategy
Internal Audit
Supply Chain & Quality Assurance
Research & Development
Corporate Communications
Sustainability
Greater China / Korea
Japan

Born 1968 in Neuilly-Plaisance / France

Studies of Business Administration in France and Boston, USA

1991 – 1994	Assistant Brand Manager	Procter & Gamble, France
1994 – 1996	Senior Brand Manager	Bacardi – Martini, France
1996 – 1998	Marketing Group Manager	L’Oréal, Garnier, France
1998 – 1999	Marketing Director	L’Oréal, Garnier/Maybelline Europe
1999 – 2000	General Manager Consumer Products	L’Oreal, Portugal
2000 – 2002	General Manager Consumer Products	L’Oreal Garnier/Maybelline, Germany
2002 – 2003	General Manager Consumer Products	L’Oreal, Latin America
2004 – 2008	General Manager Consumer Products	L’Oreal, Japan
2008 – 2009	General Manager Consumer Products	L’Oreal, France
2010 – 2011	General Manager Active Cosmetics (Pharmacy)	L’Oreal, France
2011 – 2013	Vice President Consumer Health Care Europe	Sanofi
2013 – 2017	Senior Vice President Global Head of Consumer Health (CHC)	Sanofi
2017 – 2021	Member of the Executive Board	Beiersdorf AG
since May 2021	Chief Executive Officer

Born 1968 in Neuilly-Plaisance / France

Oswald Barckhahn

Member of the Executive Board

Europe
USA / Canada

Born 1967, in Santiago / Chile

Studies of Business Administration in Regensburg (Germany) and Zurich (Switzerland)

1994 – 1997	Assistant Brand Manager for Olay and Clearasil Switzerland	Procter & Gamble, Geneva, Switzerland
1997 – 1999	Brand Manager Up-Stream Innovation Pringles Western Europe	Procter & Gamble, Geneva, Switzerland
1999 – 2001	Marketing Manager Hair Care Latin America North	Procter & Gamble, Mexico City, Mexico
2001 – 2002	Marketing Director Paper and Beauty Care Latin America South	Procter & Gamble, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2003	Marketing Director Paper Andean Region	Procter & Gamble, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2003 – 2005	Senior Marketing Director Quaker Latin America	PepsiCo, Mexico City, Mexico
2005 – 2006	Senior Commercial Director DACH	PepsiCo, Frankfurt, Germany
2006 – 2011	Vice President & GM DACH	PepsiCo, Frankfurt, Germany
2011 – 2013	Senior Vice President & GM Central Europe	PepsiCo, Warsaw, Poland
2013 – 2014	Senior Vice President & GM Tropicana North America	PepsiCo, Chicago, USA
2014 – 2016	President North America Nutrition & Global Gatorade	PepsiCo, Chicago, USA
2016 – October 2021	President Europe, Head of Global Sales, Head of Global E‑Commerce	Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
since October 2021	Member of the Executive Board	Beiersdorf AG

Astrid Hermann

Member of the Executive Board

Finance
(Finance, Controlling, IT, Legal & Compliance)

tesa SE

Born 1973 in Blaj, Romania

Master of Business Administration, New York University Stern School of Business

1995 – 1996	Financial Analyst – Access Business Division	Alcatel SEL AG, Stuttgart, Germany
1997 – 1998	Senior Financial Analyst – Forecasting & Budgeting	The Clorox Company, Oakland, CA, U.S.
1998 – 1999	Senior Business Analyst – Corporate Sales Finance	The Clorox Company, Oakland, CA, U.S.
2000 – 2004	Sales Finance Manager	The Clorox Company, Oakland, CA, U.S.
2004 – 2006	Finance Manager – Budget & Planning US Toothpaste Division	Colgate-Palmolive, New York, NY, U.S.
2006 – 2008	Finance Manager – Budget & Planning at GABA	Colgate-Palmolive, Basel, Switzerland
2008 – 2010	Associate Finance Director – Corporate Budget & Planning	Colgate-Palmolive, New York, NY, U.S.
2010 – 2014	Finance Director – Tom's of Maine	Colgate-Palmolive, Kennebunk, Maine, U.S.
2014 – 2016	Finance Director – UK & Ireland Group	Colgate-Palmolive, Guildford, United Kingdom
2016 – 2018	Finance Director – Central Europe West Hub	Colgate-Palmolive, Hamburg, Germany
2018 – 2020	VP of Finance – North America	Colgate-Palmolive, New York, NY, U.S.
since January 2021	Member of the Executive Board	Beiersdorf AG

Nicola D. Lafrentz

Member of the Executive Board
– Labor Relations Director –

Human Resources
(Human Resources, General Services & Real Estate)

Born 1976 in Göttingen / Germany

Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Management and Marketing (USA, Zimbabwe)

2001 – 2002	Research Associate	Russell Reynolds Associates Inc., Germany
2003 – 2004	HR Business Partner Supply Chain, Factory & Market Site Mars Snackfood	Masterfoods GmbH, Germany
2004 – 2005	HR Manager Market, Factory & Market Site Mars Snackfood	Masterfoods GmbH, Germany
2005 – 2006	Head of HR Portugal (Assignment), Multi-sales Market for all categories	Masterfoods Portugal, Portugal
2006 – 2007	HR Hub Site Development Manager, Factory & Market site for Petcare / European Petcare Hub	Masterfoods GmbH, Germany
2007 – 2009	Head of COE Talent Development Netherlands	Mars Nederland B.V., Netherlands
2009 – 2012	HR Director Germany, Factory & Market Site Snackfood	Mars GmbH, Germany
2012 – 2013	Parental Leave
2013 – 2014	HR VP Germany, Austria, Switzerland & Nordics	Bacardi GmbH, Germany
2014 – 2015	HR VP Europe	Bacardi-Martini Belgium, Belgium
2015 –2016	HR VP Corporate Global Functions	Beiersdorf AG, Germany
2018 – 2019	Parental Leave
2017 – 2021	HR VP Corporate Global Functions	Beiersdorf AG, Germany
since May 2022	Member of the Executive Board	Beiersdorf AG, Germany

Zhengrong Liu

Member of the Executive Board

Born 1968 in Shanghai, Mainland China

Education / Political Science and Anglo American Study in Shanghai (Mainland China) and Cologne (Germany)

1998 – 2001	Head of Human Resources	Bayer Group, Mainland China
2002	Deputy General Manager	Bayer (Mainland China) Ltd.
2002 – 2004	Regional Vice President Human Resources	Bayer Polymers Asia Pacific
2004 – 2013	Group Senior Vice President Human Resources	LANXESS AG
Sep 2013 – June 2014	Corporate Senior Vice President Human Resources and Services	Beiersdorf AG
since July 2014	Executive Board Member

Grita Loebsack

Member of the Executive Board

NIVEA (Brand Management, Digital Marketing)

Born 1970 in Berlin / Germany

BSC Economics International Relations London School of Economics (UK) and Master of Business Administration INSEAD (France)

1991 – 1994	Strategy Consultant	Oliver Wyman, France
1996 – 1998	Group Product Marketing Manager L’Oréal Paris	L’Oréal, Germany
1998 – 2000	Marketing Director Latin America, Consumer Products Division L’Oréal	L’Oréal, France
2000 – 2003	Global Marketing Director Skin Care L’Oréal Paris
2004 – 2007	General Manager L’Oréal Paris UK and Ireland	L’Oréal, UK
2008 – 2010	Managing Director L’Oréal UK and Ireland
2010 – 2012	Global Brand President, Vichy, L’Oréal France	L’Oréal, France
2012 – 2015	Executive Vice President, Global Skin Care	Unilever, France
2015 – 2016	CEO Fashion and Leather Goods Emerging Brands	Kering Group, France
2017 – 2018	Independent Consultant, Advisor and Board Member
2018 – 2022	Chief Marketing Officer Essilor Group	Essilor Luxottica, France
since January 2022	Member of the Executive Board	Beiersdorf AG

Ramon A. Mirt

Member of the Executive Board

Emerging Markets
(Latin America, Africa, Russia, Asia and Asia Pacific (excl. Greater China/North East Asia))

Born 1965

Certified Public Accountant, Bachelor of Arts at Universidad Central De Venezuela

1989 – 1990	Brand Manager Beverages	Kraft Foods Venezuela, Caracas
1990 – 1991	Director Financial Planning
1992 – 1993	Regional Controller Latin America	Philip Morris International, Rye Brook, NY
1994 – 1995	Director Strategic Planning, Finance & Control	Kraft Foods Argentina, Buenos Aires
1996 – 1999	General Manager	Philip Morris Chile, Santiago
1999 – 2000	General Manager	Kraft Foods Uruguay, Montevideo
2001 – 2002	Sales Vice President	Kraft Foods Argentina, Buenos Aires
2003 – 2004	General Manager	Kraft Foods Venezuela, Caracas
2005 – 2006	Managing Partner	Innovations to Market (i2m), Argentina, Buenos Aires
2006 – 2009	General Manager Central America	Reckitt Benckiser, Costa Rica, San José
2010 – 2012	Area Sales Director – Developing Markets	Reckitt Benckiser, Slough, UK / Singapore
2013	General Manager Medcom	Reckitt Benckiser, Russia, Moscow
2014	General Manager Consumer Health
2014 – 2015	Senior Vice President, Regional Director Russia, Ukraine & CIS Countries
2015 – 2017	Senior Vice President, Regional Director Central Europe	Reckitt Benckiser, Germany, Heidelberg
2018	Senior Vice President, Regional Director Central & Eastern Europe, Health
since 2019	Member of the Executive Board	Beiersdorf AG

Patrick Rasquinet

Member of the Executive Board

Pharmacy & Selective
(Derma, Plaster, La Prairie, Chantecaille)

Born 1967, in Brussels / Belgium

Bachelor in International Business Management, E.P.H.E.C., Brussels, Belgium

1991 – 1993	Sales and Marketing Manager – MATRO NV Cosmetic Division	MATRO NV, Wilrijk, Belgium
1993 – 1994	Key Account Manager – Metro-Makro, Groupe Louis Delhaize, Colruyt	Beiersdorf AG, Brussels, Belgium
1994 – 1996	Senior Brand Manager – Personal Care (NIVEA for Men, NIVEA Deo, NIVEA Baby)
1996 – 1997	National Key Account Manager – Brazil	Beiersdorf AG, São Paulo, Brazil
1998 – 2001	Sales Director (incl. Customer Service and Logistics) – Brazil
2001 – 2004	Managing Director – South Korea	Beiersdorf AG, Seoul, South Korea
2005 – 2010	Managing Director – Russia/Ukraine/C.I.S. (12 countries)	Beiersdorf AG, Moscow, Russian Federation
2013 – 2016	Senior Corporate Vice President – North America (U.S., Canada)	Beiersdorf AG, Wilton, Connecticut, U.S.
since 2010	CEO La Prairie Group	Beiersdorf AG, Zurich, Switzerland
since July 2021	Member of the Executive Board	Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The Executive Committee consists of the members of the Executive Board and the following additional Heads of global management functions:

Harald Emberger

Member of the Executive Committee

Corporate Senior Vice President of Supply Chain

Quality Management

Born 1965 in Munich, Germany

Technical University of Munich, Diplom Ingenieur

1992 – 1997	Trainee program and several roles within R&D and Supply Chain	Mars Inc., Masterfoods, UK
1997 – 2000	Plant Manager, General Manager	Mars Inc., Masterfoods Lietuva, Klaipeda, Lithuania
2000 – 2001	Supply Chain Director	Mars Inc., Masterfoods Complementary Petcare, Birstall, Europe
2002 – 2004	Site Director	Mars Inc., Masterfoods, Verden, Germany
2004 – 2006	Supply Chain Vice President	Mars Ltd., Slough, UK
2006 – 2008	Supply Chain Vice President	Mars Incorporated, Hackettstown, NJ, USA
2009 – 2009	Global Technology Staff Officer	Mars Incorporated, McLean, VA, USA
2010 – 2010	Supply Chain Vice President	Mars Incorporated, Wrigley, Munich, Germany
2011 – 2015	Senior Vice President Supply Chain Americas and Chairman of the UASCC	Unilever PLC, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
since June 2015	CSCO, Corporate Senior Vice President Supply Chain	Beiersdorf AG
since January 2019	Member of the Executive Committee	Beiersdorf AG

Dr. Gitta Neufang

Member of the Executive Committee

Corporate Senior Vice President of Research & Development

Born 1973 in Ludwigshafen on the Rhine, Germany

Studies of Biochemistry in Hannover (Germany), PhD in Biochemistry in Hannover and at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg (Germany)

2001 – 2003	Research Associate	Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institute for General Zoology and Genetics, Münster, Germany
2003 – 2006	Research Scientist	Beiersdorf AG
2006 – 2011	Manager Research Diseased Skin
2011 – 2012	Manager Research Dermatological Skin Care
2013 – 2014	Manager Eucerin Actives & Clinicals
2014 – 2019	Global Director Medical Management
2019 – 2021	Chief Medical and Innovation Officer Pharmacy Brands
since March 2021	Corporate Senior Vice President Research & Development
since March 2021	Member of the Executive Committee