Chairman of the Supervisory Board since November 11, 2014
Member of the Supervisory Board since November 5, 2014
Partner with Cevian Capital, Pfäffikon, Switzerland,
Partner and Managing Director with EMERAM Capital Partners GmbH, Munich
Personal Data
Year of birth: 1950
Place of birth: Neumünster
Nationality: German
Education
Degree in Business Administration, University of Hamburg, Doctorate
1976
Joined Daimler-Benz AG, held various management positions in Germany and abroad
1996-2005
Member of the Executive Board at Daimler-Benz AG / DaimlerChrysler AG
2006-2009
Chairman of the Executive Board at Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH
2006-2007
Chairman of the Supervisory Board at METRO AG
2007-2011
Chairman of the Executive Board at METRO AG
since 2012
Partner with Cevian Capital and EMERAM Capital Partners GmbH
since 2014
Member and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Bilfinger SE
2015-2022
Non-executive member of the Board of Directors, of Volvo AB, Sweden
Memberships in comparable monitoring boards of other German and foreign companies
- Eurobattery Minerals AB, Stockholm, Sweden (Member of the Board)
Other (material) activities
- Membership of the Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations (Ostausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft e.V.)