- Salzgitter AG
- Supervisory Board
Supervisory Board
The core tasks of the Supervisory Board are to advise and supervise the Executive Board in its management of the company. In accordance with the law, certain fundamental decisions may only be made with its approval. It has determined that, in addition, certain types of transactions require its approval. The members of the Supervisory Board are liable to the company for any dereliction of duty.
The Supervisory Board comprises 21 members, specifically ten shareholder and ten employee representatives plus one other member. This composition has been laid down under the provisions of the Co-Determination Amendment Act applicable to the company, in conjunction with Article 7 of the company’s Articles of Incorporation.
Downloads
Remuneration Report 2023 for the Executive Board and Supervisory Board
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Remuneration of the Supervisory Board of Salzgitter AG
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Individualized attendance of the Supervisory Board members
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Rules of Procedure for the
Supervisory Board
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Rules of Procedure for the Audit Committee
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Rules of Procedure for the Nomination Committee
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Resolution of the Annual General Meeting 2024 on the remuneration of the Supervisory Board of Salzgitter AG
(only available in German | PDF, 193 KB)
Profile
Heinz-Gerhard Wente
Retired member of the Executive Board of Continental AG
Personal data:
Year of birth: 1951
Nationality: German
Gender: male
Member of the Supervisory Board since September 16, 2015, Chairman since 2016
Elected until 2028
Training:
Commercial apprenticeship at Continental AG
Studied economics in Hanover and Göttingen / Dipl.-Kfm.
Professional career:
1978 Joined Continental in Industrial Engineering, later held various positions in marketing/controlling
1993–1998 Member of the Management Board of ContiTech Antriebssysteme GmbH
1998–2000 Chairman of the Management Board of ContiTech Antriebssysteme GmbH
2000–2001 Chairman of the Management Board of ContiTech Vibration Control GmbH
2001–2008 Head of the ContiTech Fluid Technology business unit
2007–2011 Member of the Executive Board of Continental AG as Chief Human Resources Officer and Labor Director
Since 2008, he has also been Chairman of the Executive Board of ContiTech AG and Head of this Division of the Continental Corporation
From 2011 to 2015, after relinquishing his position as Chief Human Resources Officer, he was responsible for Group Purchasing at Continental AG in addition to heading the ContiTech Division
2015 Resignation from the Executive Board of Continental AG at the end of the contract
Other activities:
none
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Non-listed consolidated companies
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b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
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Non-listed and non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
./.
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
- Alpha ABMD Holdco B.V., Alkmaar, Netherlands (Member of the Supervisory Board)
Listed non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
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b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
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Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Urban
Profile
Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Urban
Member of the Executive Board of IG Metall, Frankfurt
Personal data:
Year of birth: 1961
Nationality: German
Gender: male
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 21, 2008, Deputy Chairman since 2011
Elected until 2028
Training:
Studied political science, economics and philosophy in Bonn, Giessen and Marburg
Doctorate as Dr. phil. Department of Social Science and Philosophy at the Philipps-University of Marburg
2014 Habilitation and private lectureship in sociology at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Professional career:
1991 Trade union secretary at the district management of IG Metall, Frankfurt am Main
1992 Trade union secretary in the social policy department of the executive board of IG Metall
1998–2003 Head of the Social Policy Department (from 2001 Social Policy Department) at the Executive Board of IG Metall
2001 Research stay as a visiting researcher at the Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB)
2003 Head of Social Policy/Policy Issues/Strategic Planning at the Executive Board of IG Metall
since 2007 Member of the Executive Board of IG Metall
since 2023 Honorary Professor of Sociology at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Other activities:
Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Employment Agency
Advisory Board DGB Index Good Work
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Hertie School of Governance, Berlin
Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Honorary judge at the Federal Labour Court in Erfurt
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Non-listed consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
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b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
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Non-listed and non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
./.
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
- Supervisory Board of DGB Rechtsschutz GmbH
Listed non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
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b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
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Frank Klingebiel
Profile
Frank Klingebiel
Full-time Lord Mayor of the independent city of Salzgitter
Personal data:
Year of birth: 1964
Nationality: German
Gender: male
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 19, 2021
Elected until 2028
Training:
Training for the career of the senior non-technical administrative service in the
Federal Property Administration; Degree from a university of applied sciences: Diploma in Finance
Professional career:
1987–1988 Federal Property Office Soltau (Real Estate)
1988–1989 Basic military service
1989–1994 District of Goslar (Human Resources and Municipal Supervision)
1994–1997 Lower Saxony Ministry of Economic Affairs, Technology and Transport (Metrology and Metrology, Public Pricing Law)
1997–2006 Lower Saxony Ministry of the Interior and Sport (Supreme Financial Supervisory Authority for Districts and Independent Cities, Administration of the Needs Allocation Fund of EUR 100 million/year in accordance with the Lower Saxony Financial Equalization Act)
since 2006 full-time mayor of the district-free city of Salzgitter
Other activities:
Member of the Presidium of the German Section of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR)
Member of the Presidium of the Association of German Cities (DST) and the German Association of Towns and Municipalities (DStGB)
Vice President of the Association of Towns and Cities of Lower Saxony (NST)
Member of various association committees, foundation committees and regional advisory boards
Mandates
Non-listed consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
./.
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
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Non-listed and non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
- Öffentliche Versicherung Braunschweig, Braunschweig
- Helios Klinikum Salzgitter GmbH, Salzgitter (Vice Chairman)
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
- Braunschweigische Landessparkasse, Braunschweig (Board of Directors, 1st Vice Chairman)
- WEVG Salzgitter GmbH & Co. KG, Salzgitter (Supervisory Board, Chairman)
- Entsorgungszentrum Salzgitter GmbH, Salzgitter (Supervisory Board, Chairman)
- Projektgesellschaft Salzgitter-Watenstedt GmbH, Salzgitter (Supervisory Board, Chairman)
- Wohnungsbaugesellschaft mbH Salzgitter, Salzgitter (Supervisory Board)
- Kraftverkehrsgesellschaft mbH Braunschweig, Salzgitter (Supervisory Board)
- Allianz für die Region GmbH, Braunschweig (Supervisory Board)
- Wirtschafts- und Innovationsförderung Salzgitter GmbH, Salzgitter (Supervisory Board)
Listed non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
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b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
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Ulrike Brouzi
Profile
Ulrike Brouzi
Management Board of DZ Bank AG
Personal data:
Year of birth: 1965
Nationality: German
Gender: female
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 23, 2013
Elected until 2028
Training:
Studied Business Mathematics at the University of Augsburg
Dipl. Math. oec.
Professional career:
1990–2007 Bayern LB (various activities)
2008–2010 NORD/LB Head of Risk Controlling
2010–2012 NORD/LB Chief Representative Financial Markets
2012–2018 Member of the Management Board of NORD/LB (CFO/COO)
since 2018 Member of the Management Board of DZ BANK AG, Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt
since 2019 CFO of DZ BANK AG, Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt
Other activities:
none
Mandates
Non-listed consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
./.
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Non-listed and non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
- Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall AG, Schwäbisch Hall
- R+V Allgemeine Versicherung AG, Wiesbaden
- R+V Lebensversicherung AG, Wiesbaden
- Union Asset Management Holding AG, Frankfurt am Main
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
- DZ CompliancePartner GmbH, Neu-Isenburg (Supervisory Board, Chairwoman)
Listed non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
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b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
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Dr. Bernd Drouven
Profile
Dr. Bernd Drouven
Retired Chairman of the Executive Board of Aurubis AG
Personal data:
Year of birth: 1955
Nationality: German
Gender: male
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 24, 2018
Elected until 2028
Training:
Studies of metallurgy and electrometallurgy at RWTH Aachen University
PhD at Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania, USA)
Professional career:
1982–1987 Head of Department at Preussag AG Metall
1987–1988 General Manager IC Metals Division Singapore of Degussa AG
1988–1991 Managing Director of Demetron Gesellschaft für Elektronikwerkstoffe mbH (Group company of Degussa AG)
1991–1998 Managing Director of Leybold Materials GmbH (Group company of Degussa AG)
1995–1997 Head of Business Unit Materials at Balzers and Leybold
1998–2000 Member of the Board of Directors of Possehl Besi Electronics N.V.
2000–2001 Chairman of the Board of Directors of Possehl Besi Electronics N.V.
2001–2003 Managing Director of Spiess-Urania Chemicals GmbH
2004–2005 Vice President Strategic Planning/International Affairs at Norddeutsche Affinerie AG (now Aurubis AG)
2006–2008 Chief Financial Officer of Norddeutsche Affinerie AG (now Aurubis AG)
2008–2011 Chairman of the Executive Board of Aurubis AG
2013–2014 Member of the Supervisory Board of Aurubis AG
2014–2015 Chairman of the Executive Board of Aurubis AG
2015–2018 Member of the Supervisory Board of Aurubis AG
Other activities:
none
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Non-listed consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
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b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
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Non-listed and non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
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b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
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Listed non-consolidated companies
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Karin Hardekopf
Profile
Karin Hardekopf
Member of the Board of Directors of GP Günter Papenburg AG, Hanover
Personal data:
Year of birth: 1965
Nationality: German
Gender: female
Member of the Supervisory Board since January 1, 2023
Elected until 2028
Training:
1984–1986 Apprenticeship as a bank clerk at Vereins- und Westbank AG, Hanover
1986–1991 Studied business administration at the Universities of Bayreuth and Passau, graduating with a degree in business administration
Professional career:
1992–1995 Managing Director of GP Günter Papenburg GmbH
since 1995 Member of the Board of Directors of GP Günter Papenburg AG
Other activities:
Economic Advisory Board of Nord LB, Hanover
Board of Trustees of the Institute of the North German Economy
Mandates
Non-listed consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
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b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
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Non-listed and non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
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b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
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Listed non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
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b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
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Gerald Heere
Profile
Gerald Heere
Minister of Finance of the Federal State of Lower Saxony, Hanover
Personal data:
Year of birth: 1979
Nationality: German
Gender: male
Member of the Supervisory Board since January 3, 2023
Elected until 2028
Training:
2005 Master's degree at the Technical University of Braunschweig with a major in
political science and minors in history and computer science
Professional career:
2005–2006 Freelance consultant for the Bündnis 90/Die Grünen parliamentary group in the state parliament
2006–2012 Research Assistant at the Chair of International Relations and Comparative Government, Institute of Social Sciences, TU Braunschweig
2012–2013 Lecturer at the Chair of International Relations and Comparative Government, Institute of Social Sciences, TU Braunschweig
2013–2017 Member of the State Parliament of Lower Saxony
since 2015 member of the parliamentary group executive
since 2019 freelance political scientist
2019–2021 Head of the Senator's Office – The Senator for Finance, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
2021–2022 Member of the State Parliament of Lower Saxony
since 2022 Minister of Finance of Lower Saxony
Other activities:
none
Mandates
Non-listed consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
./.
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Non-listed and non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
- NORD/LB, Hanover (Chairman)
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
- Board of Directors of Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), Berlin
Listed non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
./.
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
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Prof. Dr. Susanne Knorre
Profile
Prof. Dr. Susanne Knorre
Consultant
Personal data:
Year of birth: 1961
Nationality: German
Gender: female
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 24, 2018
Elected until 2028
Training:
Studied political science and economics at the Universities of Hamburg and Basel; Degree: Dipl.-Political Scientist
Business clerkship; Degree: State examination for the higher general administrative service
Doctorate at the University of Hamburg
Professional career:
1988–1991 Policy Advisor at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Transport of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate
1991–1994 Head of the Minister's Office in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Transport of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate
1994–1998 Preussag AG, Assistant to the CEO
1998–2000 Head of Corporate Communications at Preussag AG
2000–2003 Minister of Economics, Technology and Transport of the State of Lower Saxony, Hanover
2003–2015 various teaching assignments at the University of Hannover, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, University of Cape Town, University of Hildesheim
2003–2005 Managing Director of GROTE&KNORRE GmbH and Management Partner of Weber Shandwick Kommunikationsberatung
since 2005 self-employed management consultant
since 2007 part-time professor of communication management at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences
Other activities:
Prof. Dr. Susanne Knorre also teaches at national and international universities and is involved in expert committees and associations from business and politics. She works as an author and is the editor of textbooks and textbooks on communication-centered management theory.
Mandates
Non-listed consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
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b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
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Non-listed and non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
- Deutsche Bahn AG, Berlin
- NORD/LB, Hanover
- Rain Carbon Germany GmbH, Castrop-Rauxel
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Listed non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
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b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Heinz Kreuzer
Profile
Heinz Kreuzer
Retired Chairman of the Management Board of TUI InfoTec GmbH
Personal data:
Year of birth: 1954
Nationality: German
Gender: male
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 24, 2018
Elected until 2028
Training:
Studies of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science at the University of Bonn
Degree: Diploma in Mathematicians
Professional career:
1981–1983 Organizational Assistant at Kodak AG, Stuttgart
1983–1987 Group Leader "Data Administration" at Württembergische Feuerversicherung AG, Stuttgart
1987–1989 Manager Systems Development at Dun & Bradstreet Schimmelpfeng GmbH, Frankfurt
From 1988 additional responsibility for the Technical Services department
1989–1992 Director of the IT Department at Helvetia Versicherungen, Frankfurt
1992–1995 Head of Information and Member of the Executive Board of Helvetia's Directorate for Germany
1995–1997 Director of Information Systems at TUI GmbH & Co. KG, Hanover
1997–1999 Managing Director of TUI InfoTec GmbH
1999–2000 Spokesman of the Management Board of TUI InfoTec GmbH, at the same time Spokesman of the Management Board of Preussag Systemhaus GmbH
2000–2007 Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Preussag AG (now TUI AG)
from 2003 additionally Director Group Contracting at TUI AG
2007–2018 Chief Executive Officer of TUI InfoTec GmbH
2020–2021 Chairman of the Management Board of eves_information technology AG, Braunschweig
Other activities:
until 2023 Lecturer at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences "Leadership in a Digital Economy"
Mandates
Non-listed consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
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b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
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Non-listed and non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
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b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
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Listed non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
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b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
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Klaus Papenburg
Profile
Klaus Papenburg
Member of the Board of Directors of GP Günter Papenburg AG, Halle
Personal data:
Year of birth: 1970
Nationality: German
Gender: male
Member of the Supervisory Board since July 1, 2021
Elected until 2028
Training:
Studied business administration at the University of Passau, graduating with a degree in business administration
Professional career:
since 1998 Managing Director of various companies of GP Günter Papenburg AG
1999–2019 Member of the Supervisory Board of GP Günter Papenburg AG
since 2019 Member of the Board of Directors of GP Günter Papenburg AG
Other activities:
none
Mandates
Non-listed consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
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b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
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Non-listed and non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
./.
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
- Advisory Council of STOCKMEIER Holding GmbH, Bielefeld
Listed non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
./.
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Prof. Dr. Joachim Schindler
Profile
Prof. Dr. Joachim Schindler
Member of various supervisory boards
Personal data:
Year of birth: 1957
Nationality: German
Gender: male
Member of the Supervisory Board since November 24, 2017
Elected until 2028
Training:
Studied business administration in Würzburg and Cologne / Dipl.-Kfm.
Dr. rer. pol., FernUniversität Hagen
Auditor / Tax Consultant
Professional career:
1982–1989 Medium-sized auditor practice
1989–2015 KPMG AG (Cologne, London, Berlin)
Partner since 1995
2004–2012 Member of the Board of Directors
2005–2010 Additional Head of Audit EMA Region
2010–2013 Global Head of Audit, Global Executive Team, KPMG International
2009–2020 Honorary Professor, Freie Universität Berlin
2015–2019 Certified Public Accountant in private practice
Other activities:
none
Mandates
Non-listed consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
./.
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Non-listed and non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
- Zoologischer Garten Berlin AG, Berlin
- CMBlu Energy AG, Alzenau
- ML Real AG, Berlin (Deputy Chairman)
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Listed non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
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b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
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Dr. Susanna Zapreva-Hennerbichler
Profile
Dr. Susanna Zapreva-Hennerbichler
Member of the Executive Board of VERBUND AG, Vienna
Personal data:
Year of birth: 1973
Nationality: Austrian
Gender: female
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 25, 2023
Elected until 2028
Training:
Diploma in Electrical Engineering at the Vienna University of Technology
Doctoral studies in technical sciences
Diploma in Business Administration at the Vienna University of Economics and Business
Professional career:
1997–2001 University Assistant at the Vienna University of Technology and independent consultant
2001–2011 Managing Director and other management functions at Wienstrom GmbH, Vienna
2010–2016 Managing Director of Wien Energie GmbH, Vienna
2016–2023 CEO of enercity AG, Hanover
from 2024 Member of the Management Board of VERBUND AG, Vienna
Other activities:
Chairwoman of the Government Commission of the State Government of Lower Saxony
Member of the Hydrogen Council of the German Federal Government
Member of the Board of Directors of the German Association of Energy and Water Industries
Member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the Association of Municipal Companies
Mandates
Non-listed consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
./.
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Non-listed and non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
./.
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Listed non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
- PNE – Pure New Energy AG, Cuxhaven
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Konrad Ackermann
Profile
Konrad Ackermann
Chairman of the Works Council of KHS GmbH, Dortmund
Personal data:
Year of birth: 1959
Nationality: German
Gender: male
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 23, 2013
Elected until 2028
Training:
1975-1979 Power plant electronics technician
Professional career:
1979–2001 Production at KHS GmbH, Dortmund
since 2002 Exempt member of the works council of KHS GmbH
2008–2013 Deputy Chairman of the Works Council of KHS GmbH
since 2013 Chairman of the Works Council of KHS GmbH,
since 2013 Chairman of the General Works Council of KHS GmbH
since 2013 Chairman of the ARGE Technology Business Unit of Salzgitter AG
Other activities:
none
Mandates
Non-listed consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
- KHS GmbH, Dortmund
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Non-listed and non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
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b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
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Listed non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
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b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Manuel Bloemers
Profile
Manuel Bloemers
Trade Union Secretary IG Metall Executive Board, Düsseldorf
Personal data:
Year of birth: 1980
Nationality: German
Gender: male
Member of the Supervisory Board since July 1, 2021
Elected until 2028
Training:
2003–2006 Training as a chemical laboratory assistant
2007–2008 Trainee Industrial Union Mining, Chemistry and Energy
2010–2013 Business economist (IWW)
Professional career:
2006–2007 Chemical Laboratory Technician, Sanofi Deutschland GmbH, Frankfurt am Main
2008–2019 Trade Union Secretary of the Mining, Chemical and Energy Industrial Union
since 2019 Trade union secretary at the executive board of IG Metall, Düsseldorf
Other activities:
none
Mandates
Non-listed consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
- Siemens Energy Management GmbH
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Non-listed and non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
./.
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Listed non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
- Siemens Energy AG, München
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Hasan Cakir
Profile
Hasan Cakir
Chairman of the Group Works Council of Salzgitter AG, Salzgitter
Personal data:
Year of birth: 1969
Nationality: German
Gender: male
Member of the Supervisory Board since July 17, 2006
Elected until 2028
Training:
Apprenticeship as a fitter at Stahlwerke Peine-Salzgitter AG
Industrial foreman in Salzgitter
Professional career:
1988–1994 Youth and trainee representative
1988–1990 Production and maintenance employee
1990–1994 Chairman of the Youth and Trainee Representation and Chairman of the Group Youth and Trainee Representation at Preussag Stahl AG
1994–1998 Member of the works council / local works council at Preussag Stahl AG in the field of surface finishing
1998–2002 Member of the Works Council of Preussag Stahl AG and of the Executive Works Council, Deputy Spokesman of the Personnel Committee
2002–2006 Member of the Executive Works Council, Spokesperson of the Personnel Committee
since 2002 Member of the Works Council of Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH
2006–2014 Chairman of the Steel Working Group
since 2006 Chairman of the Works Council of Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH
since 2006 Member of the Group Works Council and the Group Works Council Committee
since 2006 Member of the Collective Bargaining Committee and the Steel Negotiating Committee
since 2006 Alternate Chairman of the Board of Directors of BKK
since 2013 Chairman of the Group Works Council
Other activities:
none
Mandates
Non-listed consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
- Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH, Salzgitter
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Non-listed and non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
./.
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Listed non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
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b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
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Marco Gasse
Profile
Marco Gasse
Chairman of the Works Council of Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH, Duisburg
Personal data:
Year of birth: 1983
Nationality: German
Gender: male
Member of the Supervisory Board since February 21, 2023
Elected until 2028
Training:
2013–2016 Industrial clerk at Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH
Professional career:
2016–2018 Clerk for roads and inland navigation at Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH
since 2018 exempt works council member at Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH
since 2022 Chairman of the Works Council of Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH
Other activities:
Chairman of the Working Group on Steel Processing
Member of the Group Works Council and the Group Works Council Committee
Mandates
Non-listed consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
- Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH, Duisburg
- Mannesmann Precision Tubes GmbH, Mülheim an der Ruhr
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Non-listed and non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
./.
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Listed non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
./.
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Gabriele Handke
Profile
Gabriele Handke
Chairwoman of the Works Council of Peiner Träger GmbH, Peine
Personal data:
Year of birth: 1966
Nationality: German
Gender: female
Member of the Supervisory Board since March 1, 2015
Elected until 2028
Training:
Commercial apprenticeship at Stahlwerke Peine-Salzgitter AG (today's Peiner Träger GmbH)
Professional career:
1985–1991 Youth representative, later chairwoman of the youth council of Stahlwerke Peine-Salzgitter AG
1986–1995 Substitute Representative HR / Administration of the Works Councils Peine and Ilsede
1995–2010 Member of the Works Council of Peiner Träger GmbH
2010–2020 Deputy Chairwoman of the Works Council of Peiner Träger GmbH
since 2020 Chairwoman of the Works Council of Peiner Träger GmbH
Other activities:
none
Mandates
Non-listed consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
- Peiner Träger GmbH, Peine
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Non-listed and non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
./.
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Listed non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
./.
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Dirk Markowski
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Dirk Markowski
Chairman of the Works Council and General Works Council of Mannesmann Precision Tubes GmbH, Hamm
Personal data:
Year of birth: 1964
Nationality: German
Gender: male
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 25, 2023
Elected until 2028
Training:
Industrial
Professional career:
1981–1984 Apprenticeship as an industrial clerk at Mannesmann Precision Tubes GmbH
Afterwards Technical Employee in Work Preparation
since 2010 member of the works council of Mannesmann Precision Tubes GmbH, Brackwede plant
since 2012 Chairman of the Works Council of Mannesmann Precision Tubes GmbH
Other activities:
Member of the European Works Council Mannesmann Precision Tubes GmbH
Member of the Group Works Council and the Group Works Council Committee
Deputy Chairman of the Steel Processing Working Group
Member of the local chapter of the IG Metall branch in Bielefeld
Mandates
Non-listed consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
- Mannesmann Precision Tubes GmbH, Hamm
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Non-listed and non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
./.
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Listed non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
./.
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Anja Piel
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Anja Piel
Member of the Executive Board of the DGB, Berlin
Personal data:
Year of birth: 1965
Nationality: German
Gender: female
Member of the Supervisory Board since July 22, 2021
Elected until 2028
Training:
Apprenticeship as an industrial clerk in Bad Schwartau
Professional career:
1988–1998 Establishment of a mothers' centre in Hamelin and journalistic work as a freelancer for the Deister- und Weserzeitung
1998–2012 Managing Director of the Green Party in Hamelin
2010–2013 Chairwoman of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Landesverband Niedersachsen
2013–2020 Member of the Lower Saxony State Parliament and Chairwoman of the Bündnis 90/Die Grünen parliamentary group
since 2020 Member of the Executive Board of the DGB
Other activities:
since 2020 Alternating Chair of the Board of Directors of the Federal Employment Agency
since 2020 Alternating Chair of the Federal Executive Board of the German Pension Insurance Federation
since 2021 Member of the Social Advisory Council of the German Pension Insurance Federation
Mandates
Non-listed consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
./.
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Non-listed and non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
./.
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Listed non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
./.
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Christine Seemann
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Christine Seemann
Works Council Member of Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH, Salzgitter
Personal data:
Year of birth: 1979
Nationality: German
Gender: female
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 24, 2018
Elected until 2028
Training:
2001–2008 Law studies in Potsdam and Bremen
2009 1st State Examination in Law in Bremen
2009–2011 Legal clerkship in the state of Lower Saxony
2011 2nd State Examination in Law
Professional career:
2012–2018 Legal Advisor to the Works Council of Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH, Salzgitter
since 2018 Works Council member of Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH, Salzgitter
since 2018 Member of the Group Works Council
Other activities:
Honorary judge at the Regional Labour Court of Hanover
Chairwoman of the District Women's Committee of IG Metall Lower Saxony/Saxony-Anhalt
Chairwoman of the ARGE Steel Production Division
Mandates
Non-listed consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
./.
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Non-listed and non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
./.
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Listed non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
./.
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Clemens Spiller
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Clemens Spiller
Chairman of the Works Council of Salzgitter Digital Solutions GmbH, Salzgitter
Personal data:
Year of birth: 1961
Nationality: German
Gender: male
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 24, 2018
Elected until 2028
Training:
Study of Computer Science at the Technical University of Braunschweig / Dipl.-Computer Scientist
Professional career:
1989 Working student in the central data processing department of Stahlwerke Peine-Salzgitter AG
since 1990 Systems analyst at SIS GmbH (later renamed GESIS-Gesellschaft für Informationssysteme mbH), Salzgitter
1996–2002 Member of the Works Council of GESIS-Gesellschaft für Informationssysteme mbH
2002–2010 Deputy Chairman of the Works Council of GESIS-Gesellschaft für Informations-systeme mbH
since 2010 Chairman of the Works Council of Salzgitter Digital Solutions GmbH (formerly GESIS-Gesellschaft für Informationssysteme mbH)
Other activities:
none
Mandates
Non-listed consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
./.
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Non-listed and non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
./.
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.
Listed non-consolidated companies
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards:
./.
b) Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:
./.