Members of the Supervisory Board—
Shareholder representatives
Personal Information
- Date of birth: 02/03/1962
- Place of birth: Villingen-Schwenningen
Professional Experience
- 1982-1985: Studied General Business Administration in the field of Industry at the DHBW (Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University, then: University of Cooperative Education) Villingen-Schwenningen, with a focus on Finance and Accounting, as well as International Marketing
- 1985–1988: Marketing and Export Specialist, GAS Gesellschaft für Antriebs- und Steuerungstechnik, St. Georgen
- 1988-1989: Marketing Consultant, Atlantic Consultants GmbH, Munich
- 1989-1990: Marketing Manager, Wesser Informatik GmbH, Stuttgart
- 1990-1998: Initially as Shareholder and Commercial Manager, GFT GmbH, St. Georgen
- 1998–2004: Head of Human Resources and Marketing, GFT Technologies AG, St. Georgen
- 2004–2010: Head of Legal and Group Audit, GFT Technologies AG, Stuttgart
- 2010-2015: Head of Global Purchasing of GFT Technologies AG, Stuttgart
- seit 2015: Member of the Administrative Board of GFT Technologies SE
Other activities and memberships
Current Position
- Member of the Administrative Board and shareholder of GFT Technologies SE, Stuttgart
Member of the Supervisory Board of Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
- Since 2018
Membership of other Statutory Supervisory Boards
- GFT Technologies SE, Stuttgart, member of the Administrative Board
- Drägerwerk Verwaltungs AG, Lübeck
- Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA, Lübeck
- Ernst Klett Aktiengesellschaft, Stuttgart
Other Significant Activities in Addition to the Supervisory Board Membership
- Member of the University Council of HFT Stuttgart
- Member of the jury for the “Jugend gründet” young people’s business plan competition
- Member of the Advisory Board of the Head Office of the Deutsche Bundesbank in Baden-Württemberg
Personal Information
- Date of birth: 08/06/1965
- Place of birth: Kiel
Professional Experience
- 1989: Diplom-Kaufmann (equivalent to a Master’s degree in Business Administration)
- 1989-1992: Research Associate at the Chair of Auditing and Consulting at the University of Würzburg; earned a Doctorate in Economics (Dr. rer. pol.)
- 1995: Certified Tax Advisor (Germany)
- 1996-1998: Consultant, Business Administration Department, C&L Deutsche Revision WPG (predecessor firm of PwC), Frankfurt
- 1998: Certified Public Auditor (Germany)
- 1995-2008: Susat & Partner oHG WPG, Hamburg,
- since 1998: Personally Liable Partner
- 2008-2025: Partner at PwC, based in Hamburg
- 2008-2010: Head of Valuation & Strategy, PwC
- 2010-2018: Managing Director; Head of Family Enterprises & Mittelstand Advisory
- 2018-2019: Managing Director PwC; Head of Industries, Family-Owned & Mid-Sized Enterprises and Digitalization
- 2019- Juni 2025: PwC Global Leader Entrepreneurial & Private Business
- Since July 2025: Managing Director Dr Hans Riegel Holding Ltd.
Other activities and memberships
Current Position
- Managing Director, Dr. Hans Riegel Holding GmbH
Member of the Supervisory Board of Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
- Since July 2025
Other Supervisory Board Memberships
- Drägerwerk Verwaltungs AG, Lübeck
- Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA, Lübeck
- Dräger Safety Verwaltungs AG, Lübeck
Membership in Comparable Supervisory Boards of German and Foreign Business Companies
- Advisory Board Member of the HYDAC Group, Sulzbach
Personal Information
- Date of birth: 28/07/1958
- Place of birth: Kiel
Professional Experience
- 1984-1986: Research Assistant at the Institute of Business, Christian-Albrechts University, Kiel
- 1986–1992: Consultant at McKinsey & Company, Inc. in Frankfurt, Paris and Vienna
- 1992-1997: Director of Group Controlling ("Authorised Representative") at Hapag-Lloyd AG, Hamburg
- 1997–2000: Finance Director ("Managing Director") at Hapag-Lloyd Container Line GmbH, Hamburg
- 2000-2002: Chief Financial Officer at mobilcom AG, Büdelsdorf
- 2002-2005: Chief Executive Officer at mobilcom AG, Büdelsdorf
- 2006: Chief Financial Officer at Hero AG, Lenzburg, Switzerland
- 2007-2008: Operating Partner at 3i plc., Frankfurt/London
- 2008-2012: Chief Executive Officer at Veolia Umweltservice GmbH, Hamburg
- seit 2013: Managing Partner of KIMBRIA Gesellschaft für Beteiligung und Beratung mbH, Berlin, Germany
- 2018-2021: Schaltbau Holding Ag, Munich Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board Chairman of the Audit Committee, Member of the Personnel Committee 6 months Interim CFO (delegation)
- seit 2022: SNP SE, Heidelberg Chief Financial Officer, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board since 2023, Chairman of the Audit Committee
- seit 2024: Gerlin Participaties Coöperatief UA, Maarsbergen, Netherlands
Other activities and memberships
Current Positions
- Managing Partner of KIMBRIA Gesellschaft für Beteiligung und Beratung mbH, Berlin, Germany
- Member of several supervisory boards
- Professor of Economics and Social Sciences at Christian Albrechts University, Kiel
Other Supervisory Board Memberships
- Drägerwerk Verwaltungs AG, Lübeck
- Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA, Lübeck
- Dräger Safety Verwaltungs AG, Lübeck
Other Significant Activities in addition to the Supervisory Board Membership
- Managing Partner of KIMBRIA GmbH, Germany
- Three external supervisory board mandates
- Honorary professor at the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences at Kiel University, Germany
- Schneider Neureither and Partner SE, Heidelberg
- Gerlin Participaties Coöperatief UA, Maarsbergen, Netherlands
Personal Information
- Date of birth: 08/24/1966
- Place of birth: Osnabrück
Professional Experience
- 1993–1995: Assistant to the CEO of the Felix Schoeller Group, Osnabrück
- 1995–1997: Head of Marketing, Corporate Development, Piepenbrock Service GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück
- 1998–2011: Managing Partner, Piepenbrock Group (Marketing, Corporate Communications, Human Resources)
- Since 2011: KOMPASS-Beratung, advising family-run businesses as a freelance consultant, Osnabrück
Other activities and memberships
Current Positions
- Advisory Board Member and Partner of Piepenbrock Unternehmensgruppe GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin
- Advising family-run businesses through KOMPASS-Beratung, Georgsmarienhütte, as a freelance consultant
Member of the Supervisory Board of Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
- Since 2018
Other Supervisory Board Memberships
- Drägerwerk Verwaltungs AG, Lübeck
- Dräger Safety AG & Co. KgaA, Lübeck
- Schmitz Cargobull AG, Horstmar
- L.Possehl & Co.mbH, Lübeck
Membership in Comparable Boards of German and Foreign Companies
- Piepenbrock Unternehmensgruppe GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin (Member of the Advisory Board)
- Felix Schoeller Gruppe GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück
- Tengelmann Verwaltungs- und Beteiligungs GmbH, Mühlheim
Personal Information
- Date of birth: : 24/03/1955
- Place of birth: Melsungen
Professional Experience
- 1984–1986: Personal Aide of the Head of the Department of Personnel, Organisation and Legal Affairs, Frankfurt City Council
- 1986–1988: Private Secretary to the Mayor of the City of Frankfurt
- 1989: Special Envoy for Economic Development Frankfurt GmbH
- 1990: Head of the Executive Liaison Department, Deutsche Lufthansa AGH
- 1991–1994: Head of the Central Office of the Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO, Deutsche Lufthansa AG
- 1994–1997: Head of Strategic Group and Organisational Development, Deutsche Lufthansa AG
- 1997–1999: Board Member for Sales and Marketing, Lufthansa Cargo AG
- 2000: Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO, Lufthansa Cargo AG
- 2000–2013: Member of the Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Other activities and memberships
Current Position
- Former member of the Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Frankfurt
Member of the Supervisory Board of Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
- since 2013
Other Supervisory Board Memberships
- Drägerwerk Verwaltungs AG, Lübeck
- Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
- People at Work Systems AG, Munich
- Valeta GmbH, Bad Säckingen, Chairman of the Advisory Board (since 2020)
Personal Information
- Date of birth: : 13/09/1962
- Place of birth: Niederrimsingen, Now: Breisach am Rhein
Professional Experience
- 1987-1988: Integrata Unternehmensberatung AG, Tübingen – Assistant to the Management Board
- 1989-2022: Accenture
- 2009-2021: Chairman of the Management Board Accenture Germany. Member of the Global Leadership Council, then the Global Management Committee of the global Accenture Group.
- 2005-2009: Head of the Technology division for the worldwide Accenture industry group "Products" within the Manufacturing industry.
- 2002-2007: Deputy Spokesman of the Management Board Germany
- 1998: Appointment as Partner Project leader for complex, digitally-enabled corporate transformations in large companies.
- seit 2022: Founder and Managing Director, 440.digital GmbH Consulting and Investments in Digital Companies
Other activities and memberships
Current Position
- Managing Director, 440.digital GmbH
Member of the Supervisory Board of Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
- since 2023
Other Supervisory Board Memberships
- Sartorius AG (since March 2022)
- Drägerwerk Verwaltungs AG, Lübeck
- Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA, Lübeck
- Dräger Safety Verwaltungs AG, Lübeck
Membership in Comparable Supervisory Boards of German and Foreign Business Companies
- DRM Datenraum Mobilität GmbH, Munich – Member of the Supervisory Board
- Member of the Advisory Board of AdEx-Beratungs GmbH & Co. KG
Other Significant Activities in Addition to the Supervisory Board Membership
- Member of the Executive Board of Acatech (German Academy of Science and Engineering)
- Member of the Steering Committee of the Learning Systems Platform (AI)
- Member of the Board of Trustees of the Senckenberg Society
- Member of Feldafing Kreis (discussion group focusing on CTO and digitalisation)
- Member of Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG)
Workers' representatives
Personal Information
- Date of birth: 01/02/1963
- Place of birth: Kiel
Professional Experience
- 1988-2014: Development Engineer at Dräger in Medical Technology
- Since 2002: Member of the Works Council
- Since 2014: Full-time member of the Works Council
- Since 2020: Member of the European Works Council
- Since 2021: Chairman of the Works Council Dräger Lübeck
- Since 2022: Chairman of the Group Works Council
Other activities and memberships
Current Positions
- Chairman of the Group Works Council
- Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Drägerwerk AG & Co. KgaA
Member of the Supervisory Board of Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
- Since 2022
Personal Information
- Date of birth: 04/13/1969
- Place of birth: Kiel
Professional Experience
- 1990-1994: Dual study program to become an industrial engineer (FH) Nordakademie in Elmshorn
- 1994-1995: Product Marketing, BU Intensive Care, Dräger
- 1996-1998: Business Development Manager Sales, Dräger Medical Germany
- 1999-2000: Area Developer, Dräger Service Germany
- 2001-2006: Head of Service, Dräger Service Germany
- 2005-2006: Head of Service, Dräger Region South-East Europe (SEE)
- 2006-2007: Business Manager Americas, BU Service, Dräger
- 2008-2009: Head of Product Management Service SBF Lifecycle Solutions, Dräger
- 2010-2014: Director Marketing & Sales, Service, Dräger North America
- 2014-2015: Regional Marketing Manager Services, Dräger Region Europe North
- Since 2015: President Global Services, Dräger
Other activities and memberships
Current Position
- President Global Services, Dräger
Member of the Supervisory Board of Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
- Since 2024
Personal Information
- Date of birth: 04/02/1969
- Place of birth: Kiel
Professional Experience
- 1988-1991: Business Economist (BA)
- 1991-1994: Various business positions Integrated Systems Graphic Industry, Frankfurt and Munich
- 1994-1996: Commercial Sales Support, Elaplan Buchholz GmbH, Schönberg i.H.
- 1996-2014: Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA Most recently: Product Manager for Respiratory Filters
- Since 2006: Works Council Member
- Since 2014: Freed Works Council Member
- Since 2018: Member of the Group Works Council
- Since 2018: Chairwoman of the Dräger European Forum
- Since 2020: Deputy Chairwoman of the Works Council, Dräger Lübeck
Other activities and memberships
Current Positions
- Deputy Chairwoman of the Works Council, Dräger Lübeck
Member of the Supervisory Board of Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
- Since 2023
Personal Information
- Date of birth: 05/19/1978
- Place of birth: Schleswig
Professional Experience
- Training as a Bank Clerk, Flensburg; Studied Law at Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel and at the University of Essex, Colchester
- 2007-2011: Employee in the office of Member of the European Parliament Willi Piecyk and Member of the European Parliament Ulrike Rodust, Kiel/Strasbourg/Brussels
- 2010-2012: Legal Clerk at the Higher Regional Court of Schleswig-Holstein in the District of the Kiel Regional Court
- 2012-2013: Research Assistant at the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) at the Chair of Prof. Dr. Eva Kocher and at the University of Kassel in the field of Prof. Dr. Felix Welti.
- 2013-2014: Traineeship at IG Metall, Frankfurt
- 2013-2017: Union Secretary on the Executive Board of IG Metall, Frankfurt
- 2017-2019: Head of the Department of Labor and Social Law/Company Pension Schemes at the Executive Board of IG Metall, Frankfurt
- Since 2020: First Authorized Representative and Managing Director of IG Metall Lübeck-Wismar
Other activities and memberships
Current Positions
- First Authorised Representative and Managing Director of IG Metall Lübeck-Wismar
Member of the Supervisory Board of Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
- Since 2023
Other Supervisory Board Memberships
- Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA, Lübeck
- L.Possehl & Co.mbH, Lübeck
Other Significant Activities in Addition to the Supervisory Board Membership
- Honorary Judge at the Federal Social Court, Kassel
Personal Information
- Date of birth: : 03/10/1978
- Place of birth: Göttingen
Professional Experience
- 1997-2001: Teaching degree at the Universities of Bielefeld and Kassel (1st state examination)
- 2001-2002: Teaching at a boarding school, Coligny, South Africa
- 2002-2004: Trainee teacher, Stade (2nd state examination)
- 2004-2017: Teacher at schools in Lower Saxony
- 2006-2008: Studied supervision and organizational consulting, University of Bremen
- 2017-2023: Chairwoman of the GEW Lower Saxony, Hanover
- 2017-2023:Member of the NDR Broadcasting Council, Hamburg
- 2022-2023: Chairwoman of the NDR Schleswig-Holstein State Broadcasting Council, Kiel
- Since 2023: Chairwoman of DGB Nord, Hamburg
Other activities and memberships
Current Position
- Chairwoman of DGB Nord, Hamburg
Member of the Supervisory Board of Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
- since 2023
Membership of other Statutory Supervisory Boards
- Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA, Lübeck
- Bürgschaftsbank Schleswig-Holstein GmbH, Kiel
Other Significant Activities in Addition to the Supervisory Board Membership
- Member of the Advisory Board of the Head Office of the Deutsche Bundesbank in Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Schleswig-Holstein
- Deputy Member of the Administrative Board of the Federal Employment Agency, Nuremberg
Personal Information
- Date of birth: : 02/12/1959
- Place of birth: Essen
Professional Experience
- Since 1983: Various positions at the company at the Krefeld and Essen sites. Most recently Assistant to Area Manager for Sales West
- Since 1990: Member of the Works Council / Chairwoman of the Works Council, Essen
- Since 2014: Full-time member of the Works Council for the Germany region
Current Position
- Chairwoman of the Works Council Dräger Sales and Service Germany, Essen
Member of the Supervisory Board of Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
- since 2016
Other Supervisory Board Memberships
- Chairwoman of the Works Council Dräger Sales and Service Germany, Essen
- Member of the Works Council of Dräger Sales and Service Germany, Lübeck
- Member of the Group Works Council of Dräger, Lübeck
Committees—
- Prof. Dr. Thorsten Grenz (Chairman)
- Dr. Peter Bartels
- Christian Fischer
- Henning Groskreutz
- Stefan Lauer
- Maria Dietz (Chairwoman)
- Prof. Dr. Thorsten Grenz
- Stefan Lauer
Representatives of Drägerwerk Verwaltungs AG
- Dr. Peters Bartels
- Maria Dietz
- Astrid Hamker
- Frank Riemensperger
Representatives of Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
- Prof. Dr. Thorsten Grenz (Vorsitzender)
- Christian Fischer
- Henning Groskreutz
- Stefan Lauer
Rules of Procedure for the Supervisory Board of Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
Remuneration system for members of the Supervisory Board
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Our history
Every life is unique. Protecting, supporting and saving lives is at the heart of our Dräger history. Johann Heinrich Dräger wrote the first chapter of thishistory in 1889. We will continue to be guided by the idea of turning technology into “technology for life”.
Investment in Dräger
Dräger manufactures medical and safety technology products. By doing so, we protect, support, and save the lives of people in hospitals, fire departments, rescue services, government agencies, mining, and industry around the world. The family-run company was founded in Lübeck, Germany, in 1889. Over the past five generations, Dräger has evolved into a global, publicly traded group.
Our understanding of sustainability
Sustainability and the continuous development of Dräger are an important part of our company’s DNA and corporate history.
The way we see it, our guiding philosophy, “Technology for Life”, means taking responsibility. Our products make a positive contribution to people and the environment in many ways. When developing our systems and processes, we make sure to conserve resources and to prevent potential risks arising from our business activities.
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