The Supervisory Board

 

 

Supervisory Board (f.l.t.r.):
Martin Rey, Jan Klatten, Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart, Kai H. Brandes, Uwe Lüders, Dr. Dieter G. Maier
 

Uwe Lüders Lübeck
(since February 24, 2009), Chairman of the Supervisory Board, chairman of the Management Committee, member of the Audit Committee
CEO of L. Possehl & Co. mbH, Lübeck

After graduating with a degree in economics, Uwe Lüders initially worked for a renowned consulting company. This was followed by management positions over several years at GEA AG in Bochum, where most recently he was a member of the management board. He was then appointed chief executive officer at listed company Buderus AG. Since 2004, he has been chief executive officer at L. Possehl & Co. mbH, Lübeck.


Jan Klatten Munich
Deputy chairman of the Supervisory Board (since September 1, 2008), chairman of the Strategy and Technology Committee
Managing shareholder of momentum Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH

Jan Klatten studied naval architecture at the University of Hamburg and business economics at the Sloan School of Management of M.I.T. Mr. Klatten had worked in upper management positions in the automobile industry for 14 years before setting up his own business in 1991. Since then he has specialized in turn around cases an acquired distressed or under managed companies in the metal and electronics sector.


Martin Rey Weßling
Chairman of the Audit Committee
Member of the Management Committee
Managing director of Babcock & Brown GmbH

Martin Rey graduated from the University of Bonn with a law degree and also studied business administration at the Hagen Distance Learning University. He held numerous management positions at Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank, most recently as a member of the division board. Since 2003, Mr. Rey has been a member of the management board of Babcock & Brown, a global investment and consulting company, and is responsible for European business.


Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart Starnberg
(since February 28, 2009) Member of the Strategy and Technology Committee

Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart studied mechanical engineering, completing his doctorate at the Munich Technical University. He joined BMW AG in 1977, where he held various positions such as head of electronics development and head of body development. Most recently, he was a member of the management board with responsibility for developing and purchasing. In 2000, he was appointed to the management board of Continental AG, where he was responsible for brake and electronics business. He was then named deputy chief executive officer. Between 2004 and 2008, Dr. Ziebart was chief executive officer at Infineon AG and, among other things, oversaw the spin-off of that company’s RAM business. He currently holds several supervisory board offices and also engages in consulting.


Kai H. Brandes Berlin
(since September 5, 2008) Member of the Management Committee
Managing shareholder of CMP Capital Management-Partners GmbH

Kai Brandes is the managing shareholder of CMP Capital Management Partners GmbH, a venture capital company specializing in investments in mid-size companies in special situations. With a degree in business management, he has been involved in venture capital for many years.


Dr. Dieter G. Maier Reutlingen
(since February 28, 2009) Member of the Strategy and Technology Committee

Dr. Dieter Maier studied at Birmingham University, completing his doctorate at the Max Planck Institute in Stuttgart. He held numerous management positions at Robert Bosch GmbH and Rodenstock GmbH, most recently as a shareholder and COO, and was also a shareholder in the Mohr Group.