Supervisory Board
Members, Committees and Participation meetings
Chairman
Independent Consultant, Gengenbach
- Born in 1954
- Nationality: German
- Study: Industrial Engineering
- Appointed until the end of the Annual general meeting in 2025
Short biography
1980 - 1982 |
Paschal-Werk G.Maier, Steinach Assistant to the Managing Director | |
1982 - 1988 |
E. Scheurich Pharmwerk Head of Planning and Control / Marketing Controller | |
1988 - 1989 |
Heinrich Heine Head of Business Planning | |
1989 - 2003 |
Schoeller & Hoesch, Gernsbach and/or Glatfelter Company, US 1989: Head of Finance and IT 1997: Commercial Director 2001: Vice President at the headquarters of the parent company, Glatfelter Company, York PA, US | |
2003 - 2013 |
Schunk-Group 2003: Managing Director of the holding company 2007: CEO of the holding company Various international advisory and supervisory board mandates within the Group | |
since 2016 | Member of the Supervisory Board of Dürr AG | |
since 2020 | Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Dürr AG | |
(As of Jan 1, 2024) |
Mandates:
- Homag Group AG*, Schopfloch (Chairman, part of the Dürr Group)
* listed on stock exchange (regulated unofficial market)
Committees:
- Personal Committee / Executive Committee (Chairman)
- Audit Committee
- Mediation Committee (Chairman)
- Nomination Committee (Chairman)
Special expertise:
- Expertise in the fields of accounting
Deputy Chairman | Employee representative
Full-time Chairman of the Group Works Council of Dürr AG, Stuttgart | Full-time Chairman of the Works Council of Dürr Systems AG, Stuttgart, at the Bietigheim-Bissingen site
- Born in 1960
- Nationality: German
- Court-appointed member of the Supervisory Board
Short biography
1981 | Commercial apprenticeship | |
1981 - 2006 |
Various positions at Dürr, lastly as Deputy Head of Department, Customer Service Controlling | |
since 2006 | Chairman of Dürr AG’s central Group works council | |
Member of the Supervisory Board of Dürr AG since 2006 | ||
Member of the local IG Metall trade union administration in Stuttgart (until December 31, 2009) and in Ludwigsburg (since December 1, 2009) | ||
Honorary judge at the labor court in Stuttgart | ||
(As of Jan 1, 2024) |
Mandates:
- Dürr Systems AG, Stuttgart (Deputy Chairman, part of the Dürr Group)
Committees:
- Personal Committee / Executive Committee
- Mediation Committee (Deputy Chairman)
Additional Deputy Chairman
Entrepreneur, Königstein im Taunus
- Born in 1962
- Nationality: German
- Study: Economics
- Appointed until the end of the Annual general meeting in 2025
Short biography
1988 - 1997 |
Ernst & Young, Frankfurt am Main Auditing activities with a focus on multinational industrial companies and banks as well as risk management systems | |
1997 - 2002 |
BDO AG, Frankfurt am Main Partner financial services, mergers & acquisitions as well as due diligence audits | |
2002 - March 2020 |
Software AG, Darmstadt, member of the Board of Management (CFO) Responsibilities: finance, controlling, treasury, M&A, investor relations, business operations including pricing, taxes, general services | |
Member of the Supervisory Board of Dürr AG since 2020 | ||
(As of Jan 1, 2024) |
Mandates:
- Aareon AG, Mainz
- Grant Thornton AG (Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft), Düsseldorf
- Blinqx BV, Barendrecht, Netherlands
Committees:
- Audit Committee (Chairman)
Special expertise:
- Knowledge in applying accounting principles, internal control procedures and audit principles
Employee representative
Full-time Deputy Chairman of the Group Works Council of Dürr AG, Stuttgart | Full-time Deputy Chairman of the Works Council of Dürr Systems AG, Stuttgart, at the Bietigheim-Bissingen site
- Born in 1975
- Nationality: German
- Court-appointed member of the Supervisory Board
Short biography
1995 | Apprenticeship as industrial fitter (completed at Dürr, Stuttgart) | |
2006 |
Dürr AG, Stuttgart Full-time Works Council member | |
2007 | Training school for master craftsmen, qualification as Master Craftsman in Precision Mechanics | |
2007 |
Dürr Systems GmbH, Stuttgart Full-time Deputy Chairman of the Works Council | |
since 2010 |
Dürr Systems AG, Stuttgart, at the Bietigheim-Bissingen site Full-time Works Council Member | |
Member of the Supervisory Board of Dürr AG since 2007 | ||
Honorary judge at the administrative court for social security and related matters in Heilbronn | ||
(As of Jan 1, 2024) |
Committees:
- Audit Committee
Supervisory Board member, Dortmund
- Born in 1963
- Nationality: German
- Study: Mechanical engineering, economics
- Appointed until the end of the Annual general meeting in 2025
Short biography
1988 - 1991 | PhD (Dr.-Ing.) | |
1989 - 1992 |
SHM Sinter - HIP - Materials, Aachen Head of Development and Production | |
1992 - 1994 | RWTÜV Rheinisch-Westfälischer Technischer Überwachungsverein e.V., Essen Senior Executive and Lead Auditor | |
1995 - 2004 |
McKinsey & Company, Düsseldorf Partner (2000 - 2004) | |
2004 - 2022 |
HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA, Lippstadt CEO | |
since 2022 | Supervisory Board member | |
Member of the Supervisory Board of Dürr AG since 2018 | ||
(As of Jan 1, 2024) |
Mandates:
- STIHL AG, Waiblingen (additional Deputy Chairman)
- ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen
- STIHL Holding AG & Co. KG, Waiblingen (member of the Advisory Board)
Committees:
- Personal Committee / Executive Committee
Professor for medical genetics and head of research team, Paris Brain Institute, Paris, France
- Born in 1962
- Nationality: French
- Study: Medical studies (Freiburg, Ulm, Montpellier, Paris)
- Appointed until the end of the Annual general meeting in 2025
Short biography
1998 | PhD in human genetics, Université Paris Diderot, France | |
2009 | Habilitation for research management at Sorbonne Université, Paris, France | |
since 2014 | Professor for medical genetics at Sorbonne Université and University Hospital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France | |
since 2019 | Head of the research team "Basic to translational Neurogenetics“ at the Paris Brain Institute, Paris, France | |
Member of the Supervisory Board of Dürr AG since 2006 | ||
(As of Jan 1, 2024) |
Committees:
- Audit Committee
- Nomination Committee
Employee representative
Full-time Chairwoman of the Group Works Council of Homag Group AG, Schopfloch | Full-time Chairwoman of the Works Council of HOMAG GmbH, Schopfloch
- Born in 1968
- Nationality: German
- Court-appointed member of the Supervisory Board
Short biography
1988 | Apprenticeship as office administrator | |
1991 - 2012 |
Homag Holzbearbeitungssysteme GmbH, Schopfloch Member of the Strategic Purchase department | |
2013 - 2015 |
Homag Holzbearbeitungssysteme GmbH, Schopfloch Team Leader Strategic Purchase | |
since 2004 |
Homag Holzbearbeitungssysteme GmbH, Schopfloch Works Council Chairman as well as Member of the Supervisory Board | |
since 2007 |
HOMAG Group AG, Schopfloch Member of the Supervisory Board | |
since 2015 |
HOMAG Group Full-time Chairman of the Works Council | |
since 2015 |
Homag GmbH, Schopfloch Full-time Chairman of the Works Council | |
Member of the Supervisory Board of Dürr AG since 2016 | ||
(As of Jan 1, 2024) |
Mandates:
- Homag Group AG*, Schopfloch (Deputy Chairwoman, part of the Dürr Group)
- HOMAG GmbH, Schopfloch (Deputy Chairwoman)
* listed on stock exchange (regulated unofficial market)
Committees:
- Mediation Committee
Employee representative
Commercial Manager of Dürr Systems AG, Stuttgart (Division Application Technology)
- Born in 1964
- Nationality: German
- Study: Business administration and politics
- Court-appointed member of the Supervisory Board
Short biography
2000 | Joined the Dürr Group initially as personnel officer | |
2002 - 2006 | Commercial Director at the Business Unit “Application Technology“ | |
since 2007 | Personnel Director at Dürr Systems AG | |
since March 2020 |
Commercial Manager of Dürr Systems AG, Stuttgart (Division Application Technology) | |
Honorary positions as judge at the labor court in Stuttgart and in the administrative councils of health insurer AOK Baden-Württemberg | ||
Member of the Supervisory Board of Dürr AG since 2008 | ||
(As of Jan 1, 2024) |
Committees:
- Audit Committee
Entrepreneur, Berlin
- Born in 1963
- Nationality: German
- Study: Economics
- Appointed until the end of the Annual general meeting in 2025
Short biography
1992 | Doctorate in Social Sciences, University of Hohenheim | |
1992 - 1995 |
S. G. Warburg Ltd, London Associate Director, Equity Capital Markets | |
1995 - 1998 |
Deutsche Bank AG, London Director, Equity Capital Markets | |
1998 - 2009 |
GFT Technologies AG, Stuttgart Chief Financial Officer (until 2003), Member of the Supervisory Board (until 2009) Minority shareholder since 1998 | |
2006 - 2009 |
Federal Ministry of the Interior, Berlin Head of Department, Policy Issues and International Analyses | |
2009 - 2011 |
Federal Ministry of Finance, Berlin Head of Department, Fiscal and Economic Policy Issues, International Fiscal Policy | |
2011 - 2017 |
Federation of German Industries (BDI), Berlin Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Presidential Board | |
2018 - 2021 |
Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Home Affairs, Berlin Permanent Secretary of State | |
since 2022 |
CDU Federal Office, Berlin Policy Coordinator | |
Member of the Supervisory Board of Dürr AG since 2023 | ||
(As of Jan 1, 2024) |
Mandates:
- Heinz Dürr GmbH, Berlin (Chairman of the Advisory Board)
Committees:
- Mediation Committee
- Nomination Committee
Employee representative
Transformation Secretary in the District Management team of the German Industrial Union of Metalworkers (IG Metall), Stuttgart
- Born in 1991
- Nationality: German
- Study: Economics, degree: Master of Arts in Ethics and Organization
- Court-appointed member of the Supervisory Board
Short biography
2014 - 2022 |
Metaplan GmbH, Quickborn near Hamburg 2014: Junior Consultant 2014 - 2018: Working student 2018 - 2022: Senior Consultant | |
2017 - 2022 |
Witten/Herdecke, Witten University Research Associate | |
since 2022 |
Member of the District Management Team of IG Metall Baden-Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart Transformation Secretary | |
Member of the Supervisory Board of Dürr AG since 2024 | ||
(As of Sep 19, 2024) |
Committees:
- Audit Committee
Specialist in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy FMH, Zurich, Switzerland
- Born in 1961
- Nationality: German
- Study: Medical degree
- Appointed until the end of the Annual general meeting in 2025
Short biography
1993 |
Dissertation License to practice medicine | |
1994 - 2004 | Resident physician working in different departments at hospitals in Schaffhausen and Basel | |
2002 | FMH specialist qualification in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (Swiss Medical Association) | |
2003 - 2016 | Self-employed psychiatrist and psychotherapist, group practice Frobenstraße, Basel | |
Member of the Supervisory Board of Dürr AG since 2016 | ||
(As of Jan 1, 2024) |
Mandates:
- Homag Group AG*, Schopfloch (part of the Dürr Group)
* listed on stock exchange (regulated unofficial market)
Employee representative
Head of Department for Industrial, Energy, and Structural Policy on the Board of Management of IG Metall, Frankfurt/Main
- Born in 1961
- Nationality: German
- Study: Economics
- Court-appointed member of the Supervisory Board
Short biography
1986 - 1991 |
University of Kassel Research Assistant in the field of "empirical economic research" | |
1991 | PhD | |
1991 - 2009 |
Institute of Economic and Social Research of the DGB (German Federation of Trade Unions), Düsseldorf (since 1995 part of Hans-Böckler-Stiftung) Research Officer for structural policy and research | |
2009 - 2011 |
IG Metall, Frankfurt / Main Head of Department for industrial policy on the Board of Management of IG Metall | |
2012 - 2013 |
IG Metall, Frankfurt / Main Political Secretary responsible for industrial and transport policy on the Board of Management of IG Metall | |
since 2014 |
IG Metall, Frankfurt / Main Head of Department for industrial, structural and energy policy on the Board of Management of IG Metall | |
since 2020 |
IG Metall, Frankfurt / Main Head of the Functional Area Industrial, energy and structural policy | |
Member of the Supervisory Board of Dürr AG since 2016 | ||
(As of Jan 1, 2024) | ||
Mandates:
- Pfleiderer Deutschland GmbH, Neumarkt/Oberpfalz
Committees:
- Personal Committee / Executive Committee
Independent Members of the Supervisory Board (According to the opinion of the Supervisory Board: 7 Members are classified to be independent) | |||
Gerhard Federer | (independent) | ||
Arnd Zinnhardt | (independent) | ||
Dr. Rolf Breidenbach | (independent) | ||
Dr. Markus Kerber | (independent) | ||
Maximilian Locher | (independent) | ||
Dr. Anja Schuler | (independent) | ||
Dr. Astrid Ziegler | (independent) | ||
Hayo Raich | (Employee representative) | ||
Mirko Becker | (Employee representative) | ||
Carmen Hettich-Günther | (Employee representative) | ||
Thomas Hohmann | (Employee representative) | ||
Committees | |||
Personal Committee/ Executive Committee |
The Personnel Committee, which also acts as the Executive Committee, is primarily responsible for the appointment of members of the Board of Management and their compensation, and conducts the groundwork for the corresponding resolutions by the full Supervisory Board. Gerhard Federer (Chairman), Dr. Rolf Breidenbach, Hayo Raich, Dr. Astrid Ziegler | ||
Audit Committee |
The Audit Committee deals with financial reporting, risk management, internal control system and internal auditing. It also oversees the compliance management system, reviews the annual and consolidated financial statements of Dürr AG, and conducts the groundwork for the corresponding resolutions by the full Supervisory Board. Arnd Zinnhardt (Chairman)*, Mirko Becker, Prof. Dr. Dr. Alexandra Dürr, Gerhard Federer**, Thomas Hohmann, Maximilian Locher | ||
*Mr. Zinnhardt is an independent member of the Audit Committee. He has specific knowledge and experience in applying accounting principles, internal control procedures and audit principles. The requirements of the German Corporate Governance Code are fulfilled. He has gained industry expertise in leading positions with various consulting and audit firms as well as in the financial sector of a large software company. **Mr. Federer is an independent member of the Audit Committee. He has specific knowledge and experience in applying accounting principles, internal control procedures and audit principles. He has gained extensive expertise in leading positions with various companies. | |||
Mediation Committee |
The Mediation Committee convenes if there are differences of opinion within the Supervisory Board regarding the appointment or dismissal of members of the Board of Management. At Dürr AG, this committee has never had to convene. Gerhard Federer (Chairman), Hayo Raich (Deputy chairman), Carmen Hettich-Günther, Dr. Markus Kerber | ||
Nomination Committee |
The Nomination Committee proposes to the Supervisory Board candidates who are professionally and personally suitable for election as shareholder representatives at the annual general meeting. It takes account of the provisions of the Act on Equal Participation of Women and Men in Executive Positions, of the skills profile and of the objectives for the composition of the Supervisory Board. Gerhard Federer (Chairman), Prof. Dr. Dr. Alexandra Dürr, Dr. Markus Kerber | ||
Participation meetings Supervisory Board and committees in 2023 (Number of possible meetings attended) | |||
Gerhard Federer |
Supervisory Board meetings Committee meetings Total |
12 out of 12 9 out of 9 21 out of 21 (100%) | |
Hayo Raich |
Supervisory Board meetings Committee meetings Total |
11 out of 12 3 out of 3 14 out of 15 (93.3%) | |
Richard Bauer (until May 12, 2023) |
Supervisory Board meetings Committee meetings Total |
4 out of 5 0 out of 3 4 out of 8 (50%) | |
Mirko Becker |
Supervisory Board meetings Committee meetings Total |
12 out of 12 4 out of 4 16 out of 16 (100%) | |
Dr. Rolf Breidenbach |
Supervisory Board meetings Committee meetings Total |
12 out of 12 2 out of 2 14 out of 14 (100%) | |
Prof. Dr. Dr. Alexandra Dürr |
Supervisory Board meetings Committee meetings Total |
11 out of 12 5 out of 6 16 out of 18 (88.8%) | |
Carmen Hettich-Günther |
Supervisory Board meetings Committee meetings Total |
10 out of 12 0 out of 0 10 out of 12 (83.3%) | |
Thomas Hohmann |
Supervisory Board meetings Committee meetings Total |
12 out of 12 4 out of 4 16 out of 16 (100%) | |
Dr. Markus Kerber (since May 12, 2023) |
Supervisory Board meetings Committee meetings Total |
6 out of 7 0 out of 0 6 out of 7 (85.6%) | |
Dr. Anja Schuler |
Supervisory Board meetings Committee meetings Total |
12 out of 12 0 out of 0 12 out of 12 (100%) | |
Dr. Martin Schwarz-Kocher |
Supervisory Board meetings Committee meetings Total |
12 out of 12 4 out of 4 16 out of 16 (100%) | |
Dr. Astrid Ziegler |
Supervisory Board meetings Committee meetings Total |
12 out of 12 3 out of 3 15 out of 15 (100%) | |
Arnd Zinnhardt |
Supervisory Board meetings Committee meetings Total |
12 out of 12 4 out of 4 16 out of 16 (100%) |
Compensation system
Information about the compensation system for the Supervisory Board
Rules of Procedure Supervisory Board
Profile of skills Supervisory Board
Qualification matrix of the Supervisory Board
Supervisory Board – self-assessment
Every three years, the Supervisory Board uses a comprehensive questionnaire (currently comprising 41 questions) to review the efficiency of its activities, the organization and the conduct of meetings including their preparation, information provided by the Board of Management and other aspects (self-assessment according to recommendation D.12 of the German Corporate Governance Code). The questionnaire must be completed by every Supervisory Board member, and the result is discussed anonymously in plenary session. Based on the outcome, the Supervisory Board then decides where and how processes must be changed, or the Supervisory Board determines that no changes are required. The last review took place in the summer of 2024, during which it was found that the concept of the sustainability expert was met with strong approval, even though coordination and interface management are challenging. The latter needs to establish itself and should be reviewed on an ongoing basis. In summary, it can be concluded from the 2024 self-assessment that the work and organization of the Supervisory Board are viewed positively by its members.