The Supervisory Board is convinced that Dr. Martin Sonnenschein, Mrs. Karin Dohm, Mr. Jeppe Frandsen, Mr. Oliver Jung and Mrs. Ina Schlie are independent within the meaning of the German Corporate Governance Code.
Dr. Martin Sonnenschein
Chairman of the Supervisory Board (CV, pdf)
Independent Consultant
a) SupplyOn AG
b) Futurice Oy, Helsinki, Finland
Ralph Arns* (since July 24, 2014)
Chairman of the Central Works Council, Heidelberg / Wiesloch-Walldorf
Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Karin Dohm (CV, pdf)
Member of the Management Board of HORNBACH Baumarkt AG and HORNBACH Management AG
a) CECONOMY AG (Chairwoman of the audit committee)
HORNBACH Immobilien AG
b) Danfoss A/S, Dänemark (Chairwoman of the audit committee)
Gerald Dörr* (since July 25, 2018)
Deputy Chairman of the Central Works Council, Heidelberg/Wiesloch-Walldorf
Jeppe Frandsen (CV, pdf)
Chairman and Deputy Chairman (each non-executive) of the Board of Directors of various companies
b) Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors (non-executive) of Milestone Systems A/S, Broendby, Denmark
Chairman of the Board of Directors (non-executive) of Zolutions A/S, Nykoebing Falster, Denmark
Chairman of the Board of Directors (non-executive) of Shape Robotics A/S, Herlev, Denmark
Mirko Geiger* (since August 1, 2005)
Trade Union Secretary of IG Metall, Heidelberg
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)
Li Li (CV, pdf)
Chair of the Management Board Masterwork Group Co., Ltd., Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
Heiko Maßfeller* (since September 1, 2024)
1. Authorized representative of IG Metall, Heidelberg
a) Läpple AG
Ina Schlie (CV, pdf)
Diplom-Volkswirtin (degree in economics) and supervisory board member
a) q.beyond AG
CMBlu Energy 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,
Spokesman for the Executives, Heidelberg / Wiesloch-Walldorf
* Employee representative
a) Membership in other Supervisory Boards
b) Membership in comparable German and foreign control bodies of business enterprises
