Supervisory Board
Members of the Supervisory Board of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
Member of various supervisory bodies
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
Initial appointment: 2021
Current term of office: 2025 – 2029
Date of Birth: | March 19, 1955 |
Place of Birth: | Bensberg |
Nationality: | German |
Professional Experience
2002 - 2018 | DZ Bank AG
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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/Academic career
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 | |
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: 2025 – 2029
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
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1985 - 1990 | Bezirkskrankenhaus Plauen Degreed engineer |
Education/Academic career
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 Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
Initial appointment: 2015
Current term of office: 2025 – 2029
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/Academic career
1973 - 1982 | University of Göttingen Studies in Law and Philosophy |
Membership of other statutory supervisory boards | |
Allianz SE1 (Chair) | |
Membership of comparable German or foreign supervisory bodies | |
None |
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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: 2025 – 2029
Date of Birth: | January 24, 1973 |
Place of BIrth: | Cottbus |
Nationality: | German |
Professional Experience
since 1991 | Trade Union Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft ver.di
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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 Member of the Supervisory Board of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
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Date of Birth: | August 03, 1963 |
Place of Birth: | Northeim |
Nationality: | German |
Professional Experience
since 2021 | Member of the European Works Council of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
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Since 2019 | Deputy Chair of the Group Works Council Helios Kliniken GmbH |
since 2014 | Helios Clinic Herzberg and Osterode GmbH
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1998 – 2014 | Specialist nurse (from 1999) for nursing care in the surgical service Klinik Herzberg and Osterode GmbH (Rhön) |
1991 – 1998 | Nurse in the OR
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4/83 – 03/91 | Temporary soldier
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Education
1983 – 1986 | Training as a nurse |
1997 – 1999 | Training as a specialist nurse for nursing in the surgical service |
Membership of other statutory supervisory boards | |
None | |
Membership of comparable German or foreign supervisory bodies | |
None |
Chairman of the Board and Medical Director
of the Mainz University Medical Center
Member of the Supervisory Board of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
Initial appointment: 2025
Current term of office: 2025 – 2029
Date of Birth: | May 14, 1970 |
Place of Birth: | Wiesbaden |
Nationality: | German |
Professional Experience
since 2024 | Mainz University Medical Center Chairman of the Board and Medical Director |
2021 – 2023 | Helios Dr. Horst Schmidt Kliniken Wiesbaden Medical Director |
2014 – 2021 | Helios Dr. Horst Schmidt Kliniken Wiesbaden Gastroenterology Clinic Director, Medical Director |
2012 – 2014 | St. Marienkrankenhaus Frankfurt Chief Physician for Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology |
2008 – 2012 | Mainz University Medical Center W2 Professorship for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy |
Education/Academic career
2005 | Mainz University Medical Center Habilitation |
1996 | Mainz University Medical Center Promotion |
1990 – 1996 | Mainz University Medical Center Studies of human medicine |
Membership of other statutory supervisory boards | |
None | |
Membership of other statutory supervisory boards | |
None |
Full-time Works Council Member
Quirónsalud Hospital Universitari General de Catalunya
Senior trade union secretary of the UGT trade union
for the private healthcare sector Barcelona
Member of the Supervisory Board of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
Initial appointment: 2025
Current term of office: 2025 – 2029
Date of Birth: | May 25, 1984 |
Place of Birth: | Barcelona |
Nationality: | Spanish |
Professional Experience
since 2025 | Member of the European Works Council of Fresenius SE & Co. KGa |
since 02/2024 | Mediator and Conciliator of the UGT trade union Labor Court of Catalonia Barcelona, Barcelona |
since 06/2020 | General Secretary of the UGT trade union UGT representative for occupational health and safety Quirónsalud Hospital Universitari General de Catalunya San Cugat del Vallés, Barcelon |
since 01/2006 | Administration Emergency Department Quirónsalud Hospital Universitari General de Catalunya San Cugat del Vallés, Barcelona |
Education/Academic career
2008 - 2010 | Master‘s degree in secretarial and operational management Vapor Universitario de Terrassa, Barcelona |
2006 - 2008 | CFGS Administration and Finance IES Terrassa, Barcelona |
2004 - 2005 | CFGM Administrativa IES Santa Eulalia, Barcelona |
1996 - 2000 | Secondary school diploma I.E.S. Cavall Bernat, Barcelona |
Membership of other statutory supervisory boards | |
None | |
Membership of comparable German or foreign supervisory bodies | |
None |
Member of various supervisory bodies
Member of the Supervisory Board of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
Initial appointment: 2016
Current term of office: 2025 – 2029
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/Academic career
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) | |
Membership of comparable German or foreign supervisory bodies | |
Sobi Swedish Orphan Biovitrum1 (Member of the Board of Directors) |
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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: 2025 – 2029
Date of Birth: | May 18, 1969 |
Place of Birth: | Marburg |
Nationality: | German |
Professional Experience
since 2002 | Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH, Standort Friedberg
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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
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: 2025 – 2029
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 |
Member of various Supervisory Boards
Member of the Supervisory Board of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
Initial appointment: 2022
Current term of office: 2025 – 2029
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
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1987 - 1990 | Winterhager Dr. Heintges Stützel Laubach GmbH, Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Düsseldorf Last position: Auditor and tax specalist |
Education/Academic career
1995 | Appointment as auditor (2013 waiver of appointment) |
1992 | Appointment as tax advisor (2022 waiver of appointment) |
1980 - 1987 | Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
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Membership of other statutory supervisory boards | |
Fresenius Management SE (Fresenius Group mandate) | |
Membership of comparable German or foreign supervisory bodies | |
None |
Member of various supervisory bodies
Member of the Supervisory Board of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
Initial appointment: 2022
Current term of office: 2025– 2029
Date of Birth: | April 13, 1961 |
Place of Birth: | Stuttgart |
Nationality: | German |
Professional Experience
2018 – 2022 | Siemens Healthineers AG, Erlangen Member of the Managing Board Responsible for Imaging, Advanced Therapies, Technology & Innovation, Quality & Regulatory Affairs, Sustainability
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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 |
1998 – 2014 | Siemens AG, Healthcare Sector, Knoxville (USA)
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2012 – 2014 | Siemens AG, Healthcare Sector, Knoxville (USA) CEO PETNET Solutions (Radiopharmaceuticals) |
1994 – 1998 | University of Tübingen Resident Physician Surgery |
1993 – 1994 | University of Frankfurt am Main Resident Physician Internal Medicine, Nuclear Medicine |
Education/Academic career
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 AG1 | |
Membership of comparable German or foreign supervisory bodies | |
None |
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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
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Member of various Supervisory Boards
Member of various Supervisory Boards
Deputy Chairman
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