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Leadership & Governance

BMW Group profile.

Board of Management of BMW AG.

Oliver Zipse

Oliver Zipse

Chairman of the Board of Management

Oliver Zipse

Year/Place of birth: 1964, Heidelberg (Germany)

Nationality: German

 

  • Since 16 August 2019: Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG
  • 2015 – 2019: Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Production
  • 2012 – 2015: Senior Vice President Corporate Planning and Product Strategy
  • 2009 – 2012: Senior Vice President Technical Planning
  • 2007 – 2008: Managing Director Plant Oxford, UK
  • 1994 – 2006: Various Leading Functions in Development, Production and Production Planning in Munich and Rosslyn (South Africa)
  • 1992 – 1994: Project Engineer for Technology Innovation
  • 1991: Joined BMW AG as Trainee in Development and Production
  • 1997 – 1999: WHU Koblenz and Kellogg School of Management, Evanston/USA: Executive MBA
  • 1985 – 1991: Technical University Darmstadt: Graduation in Mechanical Engineering (Dipl.-Ing.)
  • 1983 – 1985: University of Utah, Salt Lake City/USA: Studies in Computer Science and Mathematics
Jochen Goller – Sales and Brand BMW, Aftersales BMW Group

Jochen Goller

Customer, Brands, Sales

Jochen Goller

Year/Place of birth: 1966, Miltenberg (Germany)

Nationality: German

 

  • Since 1 November 2023: Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Customer, Brands, Sales 
  • 2018 – 2023: President and CEO of BMW Group Region China, Beijing
  • 2015 – 2018: Head of Sales and Marketing BMW Brilliance Automotive, Beijing
  • 2013 – 2015: Head of MINI
  • 2009 – 2013: Head of Brand Management MINI UK and Ireland, Bracknell
  • 2004 – 2009: Head of Marketing China, Beijing
  • 2004: Head of Brand Communications MINI
  • 1999 – 2004: Different functions in market communications
  • 1999: Joined BMW Group
  • 1990 – 1999: Different functions in events, brand marketing and sponsorship
  • 1986–1989: Chemistry studies, University of Düsseldorf
Ilka Horstmeier

Ilka Horstmeier

People and Real Estate, Labour Relations Director

Ilka Horstmeier

Year/Place of birth: 1969, Duisburg (Germany)

Nationality: German

 

  • Since 1 November 2019: Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, People and Real Estate, Labour Relations Director
  • 2018 – 2019: Managing Director BMW Group Plant Dingolfing
  • 2013 – 2018: Senior Vice President Production and Planning Engines and E-Powertrain
  • 2012 – 2013: Head of company-wide initiative “Future employment structures”
  • 2010 – 2011: Head of Engine Production Munich
  • 2005 – 2009: Various management positions in production and logistics at Plants Dingolfing and Regensburg
  • 2001 – 2004: Head of Strategy Development, Production Concepts, BMW Group Research and Innovation Centre
  • 1997 – 2000: Head of Project Office Work Structures and Steering Bodyshop, Plant Munich
  • 1995 – 1997: Section manager, Human Resources and Organisational Development, Plant Munich
  • 1995: Joined BMW AG as a trainee
  • 1988 – 1994: Studied at Saarland University in Saarbrücken; degree in Business Administration
Walter Mertl

Walter Mertl

Finance

Walter Mertl

Year/Place of birth: 1974, Augsburg (Germany)

Nationality: German

 

  • Since 12 May 2023: Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Finance
  • 2020 – 11 May 2023: Head of BMW Group Corporate Controlling
  • 2017 – 2020: Head of Controlling A-, F-, P-Division
  • 2013 – 2017: Head of Accounting, Services
  • 2008 – 2013: Head of Intra-Annual Group Reporting
  • 2007 – 2008: Team Lead Process and Standard Team IFT
  • 2004 – 2007: Team Lead Consolidation and Reporting, BMW UK, Bracknell
  • 1999 – 2004: Sales Controlling Region Europe
  • 1998 – 1999: IT-Specialist Financial Planning Systems
  • February 1998: Joined BMW AG
  • 1992 – 1998: Studies in Business Administration (Focus Organisation and Business Informatics) at University of Applied Sciences Augsburg 
Dr. Milan Nedeljković

Dr. Milan Nedeljković

Production

Dr.-Ing. Milan Nedeljković

Year/Place of birth: 1969, Krusevac (Serbia)

Nationality: Serbian

 

  • Since 1 October 2019: Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Production
  • 2018 – 2019: Senior Vice President Corporate Quality
  • 2015 – 2018: Managing Director BMW Group Plant Munich
  • 2013 – 2015: Managing Director BMW Group Plant Leipzig
  • 2010 – 2013: Head of Assembly, BMW Group Plant Leipzig
  • 2006 – 2010: Head of Paint Shop, MINI Plant Oxford
  • 1999 – 2006: Various management positions at Plants Munich and Regensburg
  • 1994 – 1999: Planning functions for bodyshop and press plant technologies
  • 1993: Joined BMW AG as a trainee
  • 2000 – 2004: Doctor of Engineering (Dr.-Ing.) at Chair of Metal Forming and Casting, Technical University of Munich
  • 1988 – 1993: Studied Mechanical Engineering at RWTH Aachen University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, USA)
Dr. Joachim Post

Dr. Joachim Post

Purchasing and Supplier Network

Dr.-Ing. Joachim Post

Year/Place of birth: 1971, Singen/Hohentwiel (Germany)

Nationality: German

 

  • Since 1 January 2022: Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Purchasing and Supplier Network
  • 2020 – 2021: Head of Product Line Midsize Class BMW
  • 2018 – 2020: Head of Vehicle Strategy
  • 2002 – 2018: Various management functions at BMW AG, et al. Manager in collaborative project with Toyota Motor Corp. Japan and Manager of various vehicle projects launched within global production network, et al. in the Joint Venture BMW Brilliance Automotive China
  • 2002: Joined BMW AG, Function Development Engine Application Motorcycles
  • 1997 – 2002: Research Associate at Technical University Munich, Chair of Applied Mechanics, Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering
  • 1991 – 1997: Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Dipl.-Ing.)                       
Frank Weber – Development

Frank Weber

Development

Frank Weber

Year/Place of birth: 1966, Wiesbaden (Germany)

Nationality: German

 

  • Since 1 July 2020: Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Development
  • 2018 – 2020: Head of Product Line Rolls-Royce and Luxury Class BMW
  • 2015 – 2018: Head of Product Line Grand Series
  • 2011 – 2014: Head of Development Total Vehicle
  • 2011: Joined BMW AG
  • 2010 – 2011: Adam Opel AG, Vice President Business & Product Planning 
  • 2007 – 2010: General Motors (Michigan, USA), Vehicle Line Executive Chevrolet Volt and Opel Ampera / Voltec Propulsion Architecture
  • 2004 – 2007: Director Advanced Concept Engineering, Adam Opel AG / GM Europe
  • 2001 – 2004: Director Program Management, Adam Opel AG / GM Europe
  • 1995 – 2001: Various management positions in Development and Product Lines, Adam Opel AG / GM Europe
  • 1991 – 1995: Adam Opel AG, Project Engineer Total Vehicle
  • 1990: Assistant to the Prof. Automotive Technology, TU Darmstadt
  • 1985 – 1990: Studied Mechanical Engineering at Technische Universität Darmstadt, Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Diplom-Ingenieur)

Supervisory Board of BMW AG.

Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Norbert Reithofer – Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Dr. Norbert Reithofer

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Norbert Reithofer

Chairman of the Supervisory Board.

Former Chairman of the Board of Management.

Shareholder representative.

 

Mandate: Member and Chairman since 2015, elected until 2025

Year of birth: 1956

Nationality: German

 

  • Since 2015: Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BMW AG
  • 2006 – 2015: Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG
  • 2000 – 2006: Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Production
  • 1997 – 2000: President BMW Manufacturing Corporation (South Carolina, USA)
  • 1994 – 1997: Technical Director BMW South Africa
  • 1991 – 1994: Head of the Body-in-White Production division
  • 1989 – 1991: Director of Control Technologies and Process Data Management
  • 1987: Joined BMW AG – Head of Maintenance Planning
  • 1984 – 1987: Research assistant and doctorate in Engineering (Dr.-Ing.) at the Institute for Machine Tools and Business Management at Technische Universität München
  • 1978 – 1983: Studies in Production Technology and Operating Science at Technische Universität München, degree: Diplom-Ingenieur (graduate engineer)
  • 1974 – 1978: Studies in Mechanical Engineering at Fachhochschule München, degree: Diplom-Ingenieur (FH) (graduate engineer) 

 

Status: 03/2024

DR. MARTIN KIMMICH – Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board

DR. MARTIN KIMMICH

Chairman of the General Works Council of BMW AG

DR. MARTIN KIMMICH

Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board.

Chairman of the General Works Council of BMW AG.

Employee representative.

 

Mandate: Member and Deputy Chairman since 2023, appointed until 2024

Year of birth: 1972

Nationality: German

 

  • Since 2022: Chairman of the General Works Council of BMW AG
  • Since 2022: Chairman of the Works Council Munich
  • 2020 – 2022: Expert at the General Works Council of BMW AG
  • 2019 – 2020: Union Secretary, IG Metall Bayern
  • 2012 – 2018: Managing Director, IG Metall Munich
  • 2006 – 2012: Political Secretary, IG Metall Munich
  • 2003 – 2006: Ph.D. (Dr. jur.) at Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
  • 2000 – 2003: Referendariat (legal clerkship) at Kammergericht Berlin, degree: Zweite Juristische Staatsprüfung (second state examination in Law)
  • 1994 – 2000: Law studies at Universität Hamburg, degree: Erste Juristische Staatsprüfung (first state examination in Law)

 

Status: 03/2024

 

Stefan Quandt – Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Stefan Quandt

Entrepreneur

Stefan Quandt

Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board.

Enrepreneur.

Shareholder representative.

 

Mandate: Member since 1997, Deputy Chairman since 1999, elected until 2024

Year of birth: 1966 

Nationality: German

 

  • Since 1996: Independent entrepreneur
  • 1994 – 1996: Datacard, Marketing Manager Asia Pacific
  • 1987 – 1993: Studies in Industrial Engineering at Technical University Karlsruhe (TH), degree: Diplom-Wirtschaftsingenieur (graduate industrial engineer)  

 

Status: 03/2024

Stefan Schmid – Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Stefan Schmid

Chairman of the Works Council Dingolfing

Stefan Schmid

Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board.

Chairman of the BMW AG Works Council Dingolfing.

Employee representative.

 

Mandate: Member since 2007, Deputy Chairman since 2008, elected until 2024

Year of birth: 1965

Nationality: German

 

  • Since 2004: Deputy Chairman of the General Works Council
  • Since 1995: Member of the Works Council Dingolfing (Chairman since 2004)
  • 1985: Joined BMW AG
  • Apprenticeship power plant electronics technician and metal-working foreman

 

Status: 03/2024

Dr Kurt Bock – member of the Supervisory Board

Dr. Kurt Bock

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BASF SE

Dr. Kurt Bock

Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board.

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BASF SE.

Shareholder representative.

 

Mandate: Member since 2018, Deputy Chairman since 2021, Chairman of the Audit Committee since 2020, elected until 2027

Year of birth: 1958

Nationality: German

 

  • Since 2020: Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BASF SE
  • 2011 – 2018: Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE
  • 2003 – 2011: Member of the Board of Executive Directors and CFO of BASF AG (BASF SE since 2008), since 2007 also Chairman and CEO of BASF Corporation (USA)
  • 2000 – 2002: President of Logistics and Information Services, BASF AG
  • 1998 – 2000: CFO of BASF Corporation (USA)
  • 1996 – 1998: Managing Director, Robert Bosch Ltda. (Brazil)
  • 1992 – 1996: Senior Vice President Finance and Accounting, Robert Bosch GmbH
  • 1991 – 1992: Head of Technology, Director Planning and Controlling for Engineering Plastics, BASF AG
  • 1985 – 1991: Various functions in the finance division of BASF AG
  • 1985: Ph.D. (Dr. rer. pol.) at Universität Bonn
  • 1977 – 1985: Studies in Business Administration at Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster and Universität zu Köln as well as at Pennsylvania State University (USA)

 

Status: 03/2024

Christiane Benner – member of the Supervisory Board

Christiane Benner

First Chairwoman of IG Metall

Christiane Benner

First Chairwoman of IG Metall.

Employee representative.

 

Mandate: Member since 2014, elected until 2024

Year of birth: 1968

Nationality: German

 

  • Since 2023: First Chairwoman of IG Metall, responsible for fundamental issues, social policy and operational policy of IG Metall
  • 2015 – 2023: Second Chairwoman of IG Metall, responsible for business policies, organisational development, target group work and equality, digitalisation
  • Since 1997: Active in various branches and functions, IG Metall
  • 2011 – 2015: Executive Board member of IG Metall, specialised in IT, R&D, digitalisation of work
  • 2008 – 2011: Divisional manager with the Executive Board of IG Metall (IT, engineering, target group work)
  • 1993 – 1999: Studies in Sociology at Philipps-Universität Marburg and Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
  • 1995 – 1996: Bachelor's degree and working stay in Chicago (USA)
  • 1987 – 1993: Training as a multilingual secretary at Carl Schenck AG; employed in Sales from 1989

 

Status: 03/2024

Dr. Marc Bitzer – Member of the Supervisory Board

Dr. Marc Bitzer

Chairman and CEO of Whirlpool Corp.

Dr. Marc Bitzer

Chairman and CEO of Whirlpool Corp.

Shareholder representative.

 

Mandate: Member since 2021, elected until 2025

Year of birth: 1965

Nationality: German

 

  • Since 2017: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Whirlpool Corp. (USA)
  • Since 1999: Various management positions with the Bauknecht Brand Group and Whirlpool Corporation in Italy and North America respectively
  • Since 1990: Co-Founder Simex Trading AG (Switzerland)
  • 2015 – 2017: President, Chief Operating Officer and Director on the Board of Whirlpool Corporation (USA)
  • 1991 – 1999: The Boston Consulting Group with periods spent in Munich and Toronto (Canada), most recently as Vice President, Recruiting Director and member of the German Consumer Goods practice group
  • 1984 – 1991: Studies and Ph.D. in Economics at Universität St. Gallen (Switzerland)

 

Status: 03/2024

Bernhard Ebner – Member of the Supervisory Board

Bernhard Ebner

Chairman of the Works Council Landshut

Bernhard Ebner

Chairman of the BMW AG Works Council Landshut.

Employee representative.

 

Mandate: Member since 2021, appointed until 2024

Year of birth: 1978

Nationality: German

 

  • Since 2021: Chairman of the BMW AG Works Council Landshut
  • Since 2018: Deputy Chairman of the BMW AG Works Council Landshut and member of the General Works Council of BMW AG
  • Since 2010: Member of the BMW EURO Works Council
  • Since 2006: Full-time Member of the BMW AG Works Council Landshut
  • 2004 – 2006: Assistant to the Works Council Landshut, with extra occupational training as an industrial business administrator (IHK – Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
  • 1997 – 2004: Skilled worker in the field of exchange engine production with project-related leave due to the function as Chairman of the General Youth and Trainee Representation of BMW AG
  • 1993 – 1997: Training as a cutting machine operator, BMW Group Plant Landshut

 

Status: 03/2024

Rachel Empey – Member of the Supervisory Board

Rachel Empey

Supervisory Board Member

Rachel Empey

Supervisory Board Member.

Shareholder representative.

 

Mandate: Member since 2021, elected until 2025

Year of birth: 1976

Nationalities: British, German

 

  • Since 2023: Member of the Supervisory Board of ZF Friedrichshafen AG
  • 2017 – 2022: Member of the Management Board of Fresenius Management SE
  • 2016 – 2021: Non-Executive Director of Inchcape plc (UK)
  • 2011 – 2017: Member of the Management Board of Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG (Finance, Strategy and Innovation); Joint Leader of the Board, General Manager of Operating Business (2014)
  • 2003 – 2011: Various positions in the Telefónica Group in the UK and Germany
  • 2002 – 2003: Commercial Director, Weir Group plc (UK)
  • 2000 – 2002: Business Analyst, Lucent Technologies (UK)
  • 2000: Studies at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), degree: Chartered Accountant
  • 1997 – 2000: Audit Executive Ernst & Young Ltd., Bristol (UK)
  • 1994 ­­– 1997: Studies in Mathematics at the University of Oxford (UK)

 

Status: 03/2024

Dr.-Ing. Heinrich Hiesinger – member of the Supervisory Board

Dr. Heinrich Hiesinger

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ZF Friedrichshafen AG

Dr.-Ing. Heinrich Hiesinger

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ZF Friedrichshafen AG

Shareholder representative.

 

Mandate: Member since 2017, elected until 2022

Year of birth: 1960

Nationality: German

 

  • Since 2021: Member of the Supervisory Board of ZF Friedrichshafen AG (Chairman since 1 January 2022)
  • Since 2020: Member of the Supervisory Board of Fresenius Management SE
  • Since 2019: Member of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Post AG
  • 2011 – 2018: Chairman of the Board of Management, thyssenkrupp AG
  • 2010 – 2011: Vice Chairman of the Board of Management, thyssenkrupp AG
  • 2007 – 2010: Member of the Board of Management, Siemens AG
  • 1992 – 2007: Various domestic and foreign management positions within Siemens Group
  • 1986 – 1991: Ph.D. (Dr.-Ing.) and Assistant Professor at Technische Universität München
  • 1980 – 1986: Studies in Electrical Engineering at Technische Universität München, degree: Diplom-Ingenieur (graduate engineer)

 

Status: 03/2024

Johann Horn – member of the Supervisory Board

Johann Horn

Union Secretary at IG Metall

Johann Horn

Union Secretary at IG Metall.

Employee representative.

 

Mandate: Member since 2021, appointed until 2024

Year of birth: 1958

Nationality: German

 

  • Since 2023: Union Secretary at IG Metall
  • 2018 – 2023: District Manager of IG Metall Bavaria
  • 2007 – 2018: Honorary Board member of IG Metall
  • 2000 – 2018: First Representative of IG Metall Ingolstadt
  • 2006 – 2016: First Representative of IG Metall Schwabach
  • 1999 – 2000: Second Representative of IG Metall Ingolstadt
  • 1997 – 1999: Staff and organisational developer at the Association for the Promotion of Professional Development (FFW) in Nuremberg
  • 1987 – 1997: Trade Union Secretary, IG Metall Nuremberg
  • 1977 – 1987: Toolmaker/laboratory mechanic, AEG Nuremberg

 

Status: 03/2024

Susanne Klatten – member of the Supervisory Board

Dr. h.c. Susanne Klatten

Entrepreneur

Dr. h.c. Susanne Klatten

Entrepreneur.

Shareholder representative.

 

Mandate: Member since 1997, elected until 2024

Year of birth: 1962

Nationality: German

 

  • Since 1991: Independent entrepreneur
  • 1988: Studies at the International Institute for Management Development (Lausanne, Switzerland), degree: MBA
  • 1984 – 1985: Business Studies at the University of Buckingham (UK), degree: B.Sc.

 

Status: 03/2024

Jens Köhler – Member of the Supervisory Board

Jens Köhler

Chairman of the Works Council Leipzig

Jens Köhler

Chairman of the BMW AG Works Council Leipzig.

Employee representative.

 

Mandate: Member since 2021, appointed until 2024

Year of birth: 1964

Nationality: German

 

  • Since 2002: Chairman of the BMW AG Works Council Leipzig 
  • Since 1993: Member of the Works Council of the BMW branch Chemnitz (Chairman and thus permanent Member of the General Works Council of BMW AG since 1996)
  • 2002: Relocation to BMW Group Plant Leipzig
  • 1996 – 2001: Qualification and car mechanic master craftsman training
  • 1991: Joined BMW AG (Chemnitz branch)
  • Skilled worker training as motor mechanic/locksmith

 

Status: 03/2024

Gerhard Kurz

Gerhard Kurz

Head of Corporate Quality at BMW AG

Gerhard Kurz

Head of Corporate Quality at BMW AG.

Employee representative (executive employee).

 

Mandate: Member since 2022, appointed until 2024

Year of birth: 1963

Nationality: German

 

  • Since 2023: Head of Corporate Quality
  • 2022 – 2023: Head of Purchasing, Quality Management Powertrain
  • 2018 – 2022: Head of Development Powertrain
  • 2015 – 2018: Head of Development Total Vehicle
  • 2014: Head of Purchasing Driving Dynamics
  • 2008 – 2014: Various functions as head of department (control systems/driving assistance, Efficient Dynamics, development transmission, integration powertrain)
  • 1987 – 2008: Development department chassis
  • 1987: Joined BMW AG
  • 1983 – 1987: Studies in Mechanical Engineering at Fachhochschule Augsburg, degree: Diplom-Ingenieur Maschinenbau (FH) (graduate mechanical engineer)

 

Status: 03/2024

André Mandl – Mitglied des Aufsichtsrats

André Mandl

Chairman of the Works Council Regensburg/Wackersdorf

André Mandl

Chairman of the BMW AG Works Council Regensburg/Wackersdorf.

Employee representative.

 

Mandate: Member since 2022, appointed until 2024

Year of birth: 1984

Nationality: German

 

  • Since 2021: Chairman of the BMW AG Works Council Regensburg/Wackersdorf
  • 2018 – 2021: Full-time Member of the BMW AG Works Council Regensburg/Wackersdorf
  • 2010 – 2018: Expert and Substitute Member of the BMW AG Works Council Regensburg/Wackersdorf
  • 2004 – 2011: Production worker at BMW Group Plant Wackersdorf and further training as a mechanical engineer and technical economist (IHK – Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
  • 2001 – 2004: Training as an industrial mechanic, BMW Group Plant Wackersdorf

 

Status: 03/2024

Dr. rer. pol. Dominique Mohabeer – member of the Supervisory Board

Dr. Dominique Mohabeer

Member of the Works Council Munich

Dr. rer. pol. Dominique Mohabeer

Member of the BMW AG Works Council Munich.

Employee representative.

 

Mandate: Member since 2012, elected until 2024

Year of birth: 1963

Nationality: German, Belgian

 

  • Since 2002: Member of the BMW AG Works Council in Munich
  • 2000: Joined BMW AG
  • 1995 – 1999: Research assistant at the Institute of Occupational Science at Universität Kassel
  • 1988 – 1995: Studies in Business Administration at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, degree: Diplom-Kauffrau (business graduate)
  • 1985 – 1988: Studies in Sinology at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; interpreting school

 

Status: 03/2024

Anke Schäferkordt

Anke Schäferkordt

Member of supervisory boards

Anke Schäferkordt

Member of supervisory boards.

Shareholder representative.

 

Mandate: Member since 2020, elected until 2025

Year of birth: 1962

Nationality: German

 

  • Since 2019: Non-executive director of Wayfair Inc. (Boston, USA) 
  • Since 2019: Member of the Supervisory Board of Serviceplan Group Management SE
  • 2012 – 2018: Member of the Board of Directors of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA
  • Since 2010: Member of the Supervisory Board of BASF SE
  • 2005 – 2018: Managing Director of RTL Television und Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland GmbH
  • 2012 – 2017: Co-CEO of RTL Group S.A. (Luxembourg)
  • 1995 – 2005: CFO (until 1998), since 1999 Managing Director of VOX Film- und Fernseh GmbH & Co. KG
  • 1991 – 1995: Various functions at RTL Television
  • 1988 – 1991: Various positions at Bertelsmann AG
  • 1982 – 1988: Studies in Business Administration at Universität Paderborn, degree: Diplom-Kauffrau (business graduate)

 

Status: 03/2024

Christoph M. Schmidt – Member of the Supervisory Board

Prof. Dr. Christoph M. Schmidt

President of RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research Essen, University Professor

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Christoph M. Schmidt

President of RWI – Leipniz Institute of Economic Research Essen, University Professor.

Shareholder representative.

 

Mandate: Member since 2021, elected until 2025

Year of birth: 1962

Nationalities: German, Australian

 

  • Since 2021: Deputy Chairman of the Advisory Board of Energy and Climate Policy and Innovation Council e.V. (EPICO)
  • Since 2020: Vice president science of the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech)
  • Since 2002: President of RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research e.V. (Essen) and Professor for economic policy and applied econometrics at Ruhr-Universität Bochum
  • 2019 – 2022: Member of the Franco-German Council of Economic Experts (2020 – 2022: co-chair)
  • 2009 – 2020: Member of the German Council of Economic Experts (2013 – 2020: chair)
  • 1999 – 2002: Program Director „Evaluation of Labour Market Policies and Projects”, Institute of Labour Economics (IZA), Bonn
  • 1995 – 2002: Professor for Econometrics at Alfred-Weber-Institut (AWI) at Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg (ordinarius & co-chair of AWI since 1996)
  • 1991 – 1995: Research assistant and DFG (German Research Foundation) habilitation scholar at Seminar for Labour and Population Economics (SELAPO), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
  • 1991 – 1995: Habilitation at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
  • 1987 – 1991: Ph.D. in Economics at Princeton University (USA)
  • 1981 – 1987: Studies in Economics at Universität Mannheim, degree: Diplom-Volkswirt (graduate economist)

 

Status: 03/2024

Dr. Vishal Sikka – member of the Supervisory Board

Dr. Vishal Sikka

Founder and CEO of Vianai Systems, Inc.

Dr. Vishal Sikka

Founder and CEO of Vianai Systems, Inc.

Shareholder representative.

 

Mandate: Member since 2019, elected until 2024

Year of birth: 1967

Nationality: U.S. American

 

  • Since 2022: Board of Directors, GSK plc.
  • Since 2019: Member of the advisory board of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence
  • Since 2019: Board of Directors, Oracle Corp.
  • Since 2018: Founder and CEO of Vianai Systems, Inc. (USA)
  • 2014 – 2017: Chairman of the board of directors of Infosys Limited (India)
  • 2010 – 2014: Member of the Executive Board of SAP AG (since May 2014: SAP SE) for Products and Technology
  • 2002 – 2010: Various positions at SAP AG
  • 1996 – 2002: Stations at Xerox Corp., iBrain Software, Inc., and Bodha, Inc.
  • 1990 - 1996: Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence at Stanford University (USA)
  • 1990: Studies in Computer Science at Syracuse University (USA), degree: B.Sc.

 

Status: 03/2024

Sibylle Wankel

Sibylle Wankel

Managing Director and First Representative of IG Metall's Munich office

Sibylle Wankel

Managing Director and First Representative of IG Metall's Munich office.

Employee representative.

 

Mandate: Member since 2022, appointed until 2024

Year of birth: 1964

Nationality: German

 

  • Since 2021: Managing Director and First Representative of IG Metall's Munich office
  • 2016 – 2020: General Counsel of the Board of Directors of IG Metall, Frankfurt
  • 1997 – 2016: Regional Lawyer at IG Metall, Bavarian department
  • 1994 – 1997: Scientific Assistant at the Institute for German and European Technological and Environmental Law at Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
  • 1993 – 1994: Lawyer in Hamburg with focus on labour and social law
  • 1989 – 1993: Referendariat (legal clerkship) at Hanseatisches Oberlandesgericht, degree: Zweite Juristische Staatsprüfung (second state examination in Law)
  • 1983 – 1988: Law studies at Freie Universität Berlin and Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, degree: Erste Juristische Staatsprüfung (first state examination in Law)

 

Status: 03/2024

Corporate Governance.

Corporate Governance at the BMW Group.

For the BMW Group, corporate governance is an all-embracing topic which involves all areas of the company. Transparent reporting and a corporate governance policy aimed at the interests of stakeholders are well-established traditions within the BMW Group. Cooperation between the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board, in an atmosphere of commonly shared trust and responsibility has long been the basis for managing the BMW Group. The underlying corporate culture at BMW is based on the principles of transparency, placing trust in others and taking responsibility for one's own actions.

The BMW Group believes that the recommendations and suggestions contained in the German Corporate Governance Code help make the German financial market more attractive, in particular for international investors.