*(university-qualified engineer)
Born: 1965
Nationality: German
Initial appointment: 2018
Role in the supervisory board committees:
- Personnel committee (chair)
- Strategy committee
- Nomination committee (chair)
- Mediation committee in accordance with Section 27 Para. 3 MitbestG (chair)
Current position:
- Independent Business Consultant and Managing Partner of INSTITUTE FOR MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE GmbH*
Career history:
- Since 2012 Independent Business Consultant and Managing Partner of INSTITUTE FOR MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE GmbH*
- 2007 – 2011 Chief Executive Officer of Knorr-Bremse AG
- 1998 – 2006 Board Member for Production and Logistics and Deputy Chairman of the Management Board (since 2003) of Gildemeister AG, Bielefeld, Germany
- 1991 – 1998 Various management positions in logistics planning and plant control at Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
Qualifications:
- 2020 German Federal Cross on Ribbon for commitment and contribution to resilient supply chains
- 2003 Appointment as Honorary Professor, Technical University of Berlin
- 1994 Doctorate (Dr.-Ing.), Technical University of Munich
- 1985 – 1991 Degree in mechanical engineering, Technical University of Munich
Corporate mandates: –
Other board mandates:
Membership of supervisory boards and comparable supervisory bodies of publicly listed companies:
- None
Membership of supervisory boards and comparable supervisory bodies of non-public companies:
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Elektrobau Mulfingen GmbH, Mulfingen, Germany
- Member of the Control Board of Rehau Verwaltungszentrale AG, Rehau Automotive and Windows Solutions, Muri bei Bern, Switzerland
Memberships:
- Chairman of the Executive Board of Deutsches Verkehrsforum (DVF) e.V., Berlin, Germany
- Honorary Chairman of the German Logistics Association (BVL)
- Honorary Professor at the Institute of Technology and Management at TU Berlin, Germany
*The INSTITUTE FOR MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE GMBH is an upstream company for the provision of consulting services. The position of managing partner is not associated with the assumption of operational management responsibility.
Updated on: 03/2025