The Supervisory Board is convinced that Dr. Martin Sonnenschein, Mr. Ola Elmqvist, Mr. Jeppe Frandsen, Mr. Oliver Jung and Ms. Uta Anders are independent within the meaning of the German Corporate Governance Code.
Dr. Martin Sonnenschein (CV, pdf)
Independent Consultant, Berlin
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
a)
SupplyOn AG
b)
Futurice Oy, Helsinki, Finland
Uta Anders (CV, pdf)
Chief Financial Officer Krones AG, Neutraubling
(Chair of the Audit Committee)
b)
System Logistics S.p.A., Modena, Italy (Board of Directors)
KOSME S.r.l., Roverbella, Italy (Board of Directors)
Netstal Maschinen AG, Näfels, Switzerland (Administration Board)
Ralph Arns* (since July 24, 2014)
Chairman of the Central Works Council, Heidelberg / Wiesloch-Walldorf
Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board
Milena Brodt* (since July 24, 2025)
Trade union secretary of IG Metall, Heidelberg
Gerald Dörr* (since July 25, 2018)
Deputy Chair of the Central Works Council, Heidelberg/Wiesloch-Walldorf
Ola Elmqvist (CV, pdf)
Executive Vice President Services Tetra Pak Group, Pully, Switzerland
b)
AB Tetra Pak, Lund, Sweden (Chair of the Board)
Food Manufacturing Technologies Europe, Brussels, Belgium (President)
Jeppe Frandsen (CV, pdf)
Chair and board member (non-executive) of the Board of Directors of several companies
Acting Chief Executive Officer of Milestone Systems A/S, Brøndby, Denmark
b)
Chair of the Board of Directors (non-executive) of Zolutions A/S, Nykoebing Falster, Denmark
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Oliver Jung (CV, pdf)
Independent consultant, Fürth
a)
Leistritz AG
b)
Voith Management GmbH (Shareholders’ Committee)
J&J Marquardt KG (Advisory Board)
J&J Marquardt GmbH & Co KG (Deputy Chair of the Advisory Board)
Li Li (CV, pdf)
Chair of Masterwork Group Co., Ltd., Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
Heiko Maßfeller* (since September 1, 2024)
First Senior Representative of IG Metall, Heidelberg
a)
Läpple AG
Beate Schmitt* (since April 3, 2006)
Full-time member of the Works Council, Heidelberg/Wiesloch-Walldorf
Holger Steuerwald* (since July 26, 2023)
Head of Supply Chain Management, Spokesperson for senior executives, Heidelberg/Wiesloch-Walldorf
* Employee representative
a) Membership in other statutory supervisory boards
b) Membership in comparable German and foreign control bodies of business enterprises