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Members of the Supervisory Board of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

Initial appointment: 2021
Current term of office: 2021 – 2025

 

Wolfgang Kirsch

Date of Birth:

March 19, 1955

Place of Birth:

Bensberg

Nationality:

German

Professional Experience

2002 - 2018

DZ Bank AG

  • 2006 - 2018 Chief Executive Officer
  • 2005 - 2006 Deputy Chief Executive Officer
  • 2002 - 2005 Member of the Board of Managing Directors

2000 - 2002

Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt

Managing Director and Senior Credit Executive of the Corporates and Real Estate Division and CIB Corporate and Investment Bank

1998 - 2000

Deutsche Bank, Singapore

General Manager and Chief Country Officer

1981 - 1998

Deutsche Bank AG, Düsseldorf and Frankfurt

various positions within the Corporate and Investment Banking Division

Education

1977 - 1981

Universität Köln

Business Administration (Diplom-Kaufmann)

1975 - 1977

Deutsche Bank AG

Banking apprenticeship

Membership of other statutory supervisory boards

Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG
B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Aktiengesellschaft (Chair)
Fresenius Management SE (Fresenius Group mandate, Chair)

Membership of comparable German or foreign supervisory bodies

None

Medical Director and Spokesman of the Management Board
University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden

 

Member of the Supervisory Board of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
Initial appointment: 2011
Current term of office: 2021 – 2025

 
   
   

Michael Albrecht

 

Date of Birth:

December 14, 1949

Place of Birth:

Munich

Nationality:

German

Professional Experience

since 2002

University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden

Medical Director and Spokesman of the Management Board

1999 - 2002

Technical University of Dresden
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine

1997 - 1999

Harvard Medical International Association Institution Dresden
Director, founder and dean

1994 - 1997

Technical University of Dresden
Appointment as a C4-Professor in anesthesiology and intensive care

1989 - 1994

University of Heidelberg

  • 1992 – 1994 Director and Founder Center for Medical Research
  • 1989 – 1992 appointment as C3-Professor for anesthesiology; Deputy

Education

1989

 University of Lübeck
Habilitation in medicine (Prof. Dr. med.)

1985

LMU Munich
Doctorate in medicine (Dr. med.)

1971 - 1976

LMU Munich
Studies of medicine

Membership of other statutory supervisory boards

None

Membership of comparable German or foreign supervisory bodies

None

Full-time Works Council Member
Helios Vogtland-Klinikum Plauen GmbH

 

Member of the Supervisory Board of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
Initial appointment: 2018
Current term of office: 2021 – 2025Bernd Behlert

Date of Birth:

October 1, 1958

Place of Birth:

Bad Elster

Nationality:

German

Professional Experience

since 09/2018

Chairman of the Group Works Council Helios Kliniken GmbH

since 2010

Member of the European Works Council of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

since 2006

Helios Vogtland-Klinikum
Full-time Works Council Member (Chairman)

2003 - 2006

Humaine Vogtland-Klinikum
50% Works Council Member (Chairman); 50% Degreed engineer,
Department of biomedical engineering

1990 - 2003

Vogtland-Klinikum Plauen
Degreed engineer

  • since 1994
    Works Council Member (Chairman)

1985 - 1990

Bezirkskrankenhaus Plauen
Degreed engineer

Education

1980 - 1985

Ilmenau University of Technology
Engineering degree in Technical Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering

Membership of other statutory supervisory boards

Helios Vogtland-Klinikum Plauen GmbH (Fresenius Group mandate)

Membership of comparable German or foreign supervisory bodies

None

Member of various Supervisory Boards


Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
Initial appointment: 2015
Current term of office: 2021 – 2025

Michael Diekmann

Date of Birth:

December 23, 1954

Place of Birth:

Bielefeld

Nationality:

German

Professional Experience

2003 - 2015

Allianz SE (formerly Allianz AG)
Chairman of the Management Board

1998 - 2003

Allianz AG
Member of the Management Board

1988 - 1998

Allianz Versicherungs-AG

1983 - 1988

Diekmann / Thieme GbR (publishing house)
CEO

Education

1973 - 1982

University of Göttingen
Studies in Law and Philosophy

Membership of other statutory supervisory boards

Allianz SE1 (Chair)
Fresenius Management SE (Fresenius Group mandate)

Membership of comparable German or foreign supervisory bodies

None

  • Stock listed company

Secretary of the Trade Union ver.di Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft


Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

Initial appointment: 2020
Current term of office: 2021 – 2025

Grit Genster

Date of Birth:

January 24, 1973

Place of BIrth:

Cottbus

Nationality:

German

Professional Experience

since 1991

Trade Union Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft ver.di

  • since 2015      Head of Health care affairs
  • 2012 – 2015    Department coordination
  • 1996 – 2012    ver.di-districts Essen und Wuppertal-Niederberg
    last position serving as managing director
  • 1994 – 1996    Trainee as trade union secretary
  • 1991 – 1994    Administrative clerk

Education

1989 - 1991

Lausitzer Braunkohle AG
Apprenticeship as business management assistan

Membership of other statutory supervisory boards

None

Membership of comparable German or foreign supervisory bodies

None

Full-time Works Council Member
Helios Kliniken Schwerin GmbH

 

Member of the Supervisory Board of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
Initial appointment: 2016
Current term of office: 2021 – 2025

Frauke Lehmann

Date of Birth:

June 27, 1963

Place of Birth:

Schwerin

Nationality:

German

Professional Experience

since 2008

Member of the European Works Council of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

  • since 09/2018 Chair

since 2004

Member of the Group Works Council Helios Kliniken GmbH

since 1983

Helios Kliniken Schwerin GmbH

  • since 2005 Full-time Works Council Member (Chair)
  • 1999 – 2005 Ward manager
  • 1986 – 1999 Deputy ward manager
  • 1983 – 1986 Hospital nurse

Education

1980 - 1983

Medical School Schwerin
Graduation as hospital nurse

Membership of other statutory supervisory boards

Helios Kliniken Schwerin GmbH (Fresenius Group mandate, Deputy Chair)

Membership of comparable German or foreign supervisory bodies

None

Member of the Supervisory Board of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
Initial appointment: 2016
Current term of office: 2021 – 2025

Prof. Dr. med. Iris Löw-Friedrich

Date of Birth:

November 17, 1960

Place of Birth:

Offenbach / Main

Nationality:

German

Professional Experience

2008 - 2024

UCB S.A.
Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President Development

2001 - 2009

Schwarz Pharma AG
Member of the Executive Board, Head of Research and Development

2000 - 2001

BASF Pharma
Vice President Global Projects 

1992 - 2000

Hoechst AG
Various positions, last serving as Vice President Clinical Development

Education

since 2000

University of Frankfurt am Main
Professor for internal medicine

1985

University of Frankfurt am Main
Doctorate in medicine (Dr. med.)

1979 - 1985

University of Frankfurt am Main
Studies of medicine

Membership of other statutory supervisory boards

Evotec AG1 (Chair since 06/2021)

Membership of comparable German or foreign supervisory bodies

None

  • 1 Stock listed company

Full-time Works Council Member
Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH


Member of the Supervisory Board of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
Initial appointment: 2023
Current term of office: 2021 – 2025

Holger Michel

Date of Birth:

May 18, 1969

Place of Birth:

Marburg

Nationality:

German

Professional Experience

since 2002

 Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH, Standort Friedberg

  • since 2022 Chairman Works Council
  • since 2021 Member of the European Works Council of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
  • since 2018 Deputy Chairman
  • since 2002 Member of the Works Council

since 2021

 Honorary Judge, Hessian Tax Court

since 2017

IHK-Examiner, IHK Frankfurt

since 2015

Honorary Judge, Labour Court

2007 – 2018

Laboratoy Manager, IPK-Laboratories

2003 – 2007

Quality Control Technician

1992 – 2003

Quality Control Laboratory Assistant

Education / Academic Background

2021

Specialist for Occupational Health Management, IHK

2020 – 2021

Certified Specialist for Data Protection and Data Security

2018

Project Manager, IHK

1999 – 2001

Training as Bachelor Professional of Management for Industry

1985 – 1989

Apprenticeship as Chemical Laboratory Technician

Membership of other statutory supervisory boards

None

Membership of comparable German or foreign supervisory bodies

None

Production staff member
Fresenius Kabi España S.A.U.

 

Member of the Supervisory Board of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
Initial appointment: 2016
Current term of office: 2021 – 2025Oscar Romero de Paco

Date of Birth:

January 29, 1974

Place of Birth:

Barcelona

Nationality:

Spanish

Professional Experience

since 2008

 Member of the European Works Council of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

since 2004

 Member of the Works Council Fresenius Kabi España S.A.U.

since 1998

 Fresenius Kabi AG

Education

2016

 Seminar at ETUI (European Trade Union Institute): Current challenges for
employee representatives in supervisory boards: How to deal with confidentiality rules and impact of European commercial law

2015

 Seminar: Trade union cultures in the European Union
Training for the European Works Council (EWC training center)
Seminar: Occupational Health and Safety (Trainig center of CC.OO.)

1990 - 1994

 Instituto Cristófol Ferrer, Secondary school

Membership of other statutory supervisory boards

None

Membership of comparable German or foreign supervisory bodies

None

Chairman of the Group Works Council of VAMED AG
Chairman of the Works Council of Anton Proksch Institute (VAMED AG)
Member of the European Works Council of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

Member of the Supervisory Board of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
Initial appointment: 2024
Current term of office: 2024 – 2025

 Harald Steer

Date of Birth:

March 10, 1973

Place of Birth:

Bad Aussee, Austria

Nationality:

Austrian

Professional Experience

since 2001

Anton Proksch Institute, Vienna, Austria
Psychiatric Nurse

  • since 2009 Member of the Works Council (since 2017 Chairman)
  • since 2021 Member of the European Works Council of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
  • since 2015 Member of the Works Council of VAMED AG
    (since 2022 Executive Chairman, since 03/2024 Sole Chairman)

1992 – 2000

Otto Wagner Hospital (Penzing Clinic), Vienna, Austria  
Psychiatric Nurse

1991 – 1992

Carl Zeiss Optik, Vienna, Austria
Office Clerk Optometry Department

Education

2018 – 2021

Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
Study of Health Management (MBA)

2006 – 2009

University of Applied Sciences (UAS) Technikum Vienna, Austria  
Study of International Industrial Engineering (Master)

2002 – 2006

University of Applied Sciences (UAS) Technikum Vienna, Austria
Study of Biomedical Engineering (Diploma UAS)

1992 – 1995

Otto Wagner Hospital (Penzing Clinic), Vienna, Austria
Apprenticeship as Psychiatric Nurse

Membership of other statutory supervisory boards

None

Membership of comparable German or foreign supervisory bodies

None

Member of various Supervisory Boards

 

Member of the Supervisory Board of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
Initial appointment: 2022

Susanne Zeidler
Current term of office: 2022 - 2025

Date of Birth:

February 28, 1961

Place of Birth:

Marl

Nationality:

German

Professional Experience

2012 - 2022

Deutsche Beteiligungs AG, Frankfurt / Main
Member of the Executive Board / Chief Financial Officer
Responsible for finance and accounting, investor relations, legal and tax, portfolio valuation, risk management, internal audit, human resources, organization, IT

2011 – 2012

Kirche in Not, Königstein im Taunus
Managing Director at the global headquarter of the organization

1990 – 2011

KPMG AG, Frankfurt / Main
Last position: partner

  • 2005 – 2010 Audit Services / Non-profit organizations and hospitals

  • 2000 – 2005 Head of the report critique and of administrative areas

  • 1990 – 2005 Corporate finance / corporate valuations

1987 - 1990

Winterhager Dr. Heintges Stützel Laubach GmbH, Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Düsseldorf
Last position: Auditor and tax specalist

Education

1995

Appointment as auditor (2013 waiver of appointment)

1992

Appointment as tax advisor (2022 waiver of appointment)

1980 - 1987

Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster

  • 1987 Degree: Diplom Kaufmann (Business Administration)
  • 1981 - 1987 Business Administration
  • 1980 - 1981 Education studies in Latin and French

Membership of other statutory supervisory boards

Fresenius SE (Fresenius Group mandate)

Membership of comparable German or foreign supervisory bodies

None

Former Member of the Managing Board Siemens Healthineers AG


Member of the Supervisory Board of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
Initial appointment: 2022
Current term of office: 20222025

Dr. Christoph Zindel

Date of Birth:

April 13, 1961

Place of Birth:

Stuttgart

Nationality:

German

Professional Experience

2019 – 2022

Siemens Healthineers AG, Erlangen
Member of the Managing Board
Responsible for Imaging, Advanced Therapies, Technology & Innovation, Quality&Regulatory Affairs, Sustainability

2018 – 2019

Siemens Healthineers AG, Erlangen

President Diagnostic Imaging

2015 – 2018

Siemens AG, Healthcare Sector, Erlangen

SVP, General Manager of Business Line Magnetic Resonance

2014 – 2015

Beckmann-Coulter – A Danaher Company, Miami (USA)
SVP, Head of Business Unit Hematology and Urinalysis

2012 – 2014

Siemens AG, Healthcare Sector, Knoxville (USA)
CEO PETNET Solutions (Radiopharmaceuticals)   

1998 – 2012

Siemens AG, Healthcare Sector, Erlangen
Various leading positions: Marketing, R & D

1994 – 1998

University Tübingen
Resident Physician Surgery

1993 - 1994

University Frankfurt am Main Resident
Physisian Internal Medicine, Nuclear Medicine

Education

1995

University Frankfurt am Main

Doctor of Medicine, M.D. (Dr.)

1985 – 1992

University Frankfurt am Main
Studies in Medicine

Membership of other statutory supervisory boards

Gerresheimer AG

Membership of comparable German or foreign supervisory bodies

None

Committees of the Supervisory Board of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

Wolfgang Kirsch (Chair)
Michael Diekmann
Susanne Zeidler

Susanne Zeidler (Chair)
Bernd Behlert
Grit Genster
Wolfgang Kirsch
Dr. Christoph Zindel

Dr. Dieter Schenk (Chair)
Michael Diekmann
Wolfgang Kirsch
Susanne Zeidler

The committee consists equally of two members each of the Supervisory Board of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA and of Fresenius Management SE.

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Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

Former Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Post DHL Group

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Member of various Supervisory Boards

Deputy Chairman
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