The Supervisory Board

Dr. Eckhard Cordes, Chairman

Chairman of the Supervisory Board since November 11, 2014
Member of the Supervisory Board since November 5, 2014
Partner at Cevian Capital AG, Pfäffikon, Switzerland

Personal Data

Year of birth: 1950
Place of birth: Neumünster
Nationality: German

Education

Degree in Business Administration, University of Hamburg, Doctorate

Professional Career

1976

DAIMLER BENZ AG
Held various management positions in Germany and abroad

1996-2005

DAIMLER BENZ AG / DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG
Member of the Executive Board

2006-2009

FRANZ HANIEL & CIE. GMBH
Chairman of the Executive Board

2006-2007

METRO AG
Chairman of the Supervisory Board

2007-2011

METRO AG
Chairman of the Executive Board

since 2012

CEVIAN CAPITAL
Partner

2012-2024

EMERAM CAPITAL PARTNERS GMBH
Partner

since 2014

BILFINGER SE
Member and Chairman of the Supervisory Board

2015-2022

VOLVO AB, Sweden
Non-executive member of the Board of Directors

Memberships in comparable monitoring boards of other German and foreign companies

Eurobattery Minerals AB, Stockholm, Sweden (Member of the Board) (publicly listed company)
Presto AB, Stockholm, Sweden (Chairman of the Board)

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Status: May 21, 2026