BMW Group profile.

Board of Management of BMW AG.

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

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

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

Dr. Nicolai Martin

Purchasing and Supplier Network

Dr. Nicolai Martin

Year/Place of birth: 1978, Frankfurt/Main (Germany)
Nationality: German

Since 01 June 2025: Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Purchasing and Supplier Network
Oct. 2024 – May 2025: Head of Product Line Luxury Class BMW, BMW ALPINA, Rolls-Royce
Jan. 2024 – Sept. 2024: Head of Product Line Mid-Size and Luxury Class BMW, Rolls-Royce
2020 – 2023: Head of Automated Driving/Driving Experience
2019 – 2020: Head of Development Electric Drive Systems
2005 – 2010: Doctorate in Economics at the Technical University of Darmstadt (Volkswirtschaft – Institutionenökonomie) alongside full-time employment, Degree: Dr. rer. pol.
2004 – 2018: Various managerial positions within BMW AG, incl. in Development Driving Dynamics, Driver Assistance and General Vehicle Development
2004: Joined BMW AG, Development Driving Dynamics
1999 – 2004: Studied Industrial Engineering, specialising in Mechanical Engineering, at the Technical University of Darmstadt, Degree: Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing.

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

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

Development

Dr.-Ing. Joachim Post

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

Since 1 July 2025: Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Development
2022 - 2025: 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.)

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Supervisory Board of BMW AG.

Dr. Nicolas Peter

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BMW AG.

Dr. Nicolas Peter

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BMW AG.
Former Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG.
Shareholder representative.

Mandate: Member and Chairman since 2025, elected until 2029
Year of birth: 1962
Nationality: German, French

Since 2025: Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BMW AG
Since 2025: Member of the Board of BNP Paribas SA
Since 2023: Member of the Government Commission German Corporate Governance Code
2023 – 2025: Member of the Supervisory Board of FORVIA SE
2023 – 2025: Member of the Supervisory Board of KION Group AG
2020 – 2025: Chairman of the Board of Trustees of BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt
2020 – 2023: Chairman of the Board of Directors „Accounting Standards Committee of Germany” (ASCG)
2017 – 2023: Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG (Finance)
2011 – 2016: Head of the Europe Region
1991 – 2011: Various management positions in Finance and Controlling, most recently (2007 – 2011) Head of Group Controlling
1993 – 2004: Various management positions at BMW in Belgium, France and Sweden
1991: Joined BMW AG
1984 – 1991: Studies in Law and PhD (Dr. jur.) at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; first and second state examination in Law

Status: 05/2025

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, elected until 2029
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: 12/2024

Stefan Quandt

Entrepreneur

Stefan Quandt

Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board.
Enrepreneur.
Shareholder representative.

Mandate: Member since 1997, Deputy Chairman since 1999, elected until 2028
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: 12/2024

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 2029
Year of birth: 1965
Nationality: German

Since 2004: Deputy Chairman of the General Works Council of BMW AG and Chairman of the BMW AG Works Council Dingolfing
Since 1995: Member of the BMW AG Works Council Dingolfing (full-time Member since 1998)
1985 – 1998: Electronics technician in car body manufacturing
1985: Joined BMW AG
Apprenticeship power plant electronics technician and metal-working foreman

Status: 12/2024

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: 12/2024

Ulrich Bauer

Member of the Works Council Munich

Ulrich Bauer

Member of the BMW AG Works Council Munich.
Employee representative.

Mandate: Member since 2024, elected until 2029
Year of birth: 1964
Nationality: German

Since 2014: Full-time Member of the BMW AG Works Council Munich
2012 – 2014: Head of Marketing, BMW Financial Services
2010 – 2012: Head of Marketing and Sales Services, BMW Bank GmbH
2001 – 2010: Head of Sales Management, BMW Bank GmbH; from 2007 also head of Business Line Retail
1998 – 2001: Head of European Sales Processes and Direct Banking, BMW Bank GmbH
1994 – 1998: Project manager at Roland Berger & Partner
1992 – 1994: Trainee and Head of Operations Organization at Allianz Property Insurance, Stuttgart branch
1985 – 1990: Working student and freelancer at IBM Deutschland GmbH
1986 – 1991: Studies in Economics at Universität Hohenheim, degree: Dipl.-Oec. (graduate economist)

Status: 12/2024

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, US-American

Since 2017: Chairman and CEO of Whirlpool Corp. (USA)
Since 1990: Co-Founder and Member of the Board of Directors of Simex Trading AG (Switzerland)
1999 – 2017: Various management positions at Whirlpool Corp. in Italy and North America
1991 – 1999: The Boston Consulting Group with assignments in Munich and Toronto (Canada), most recently as Vice President, Recruiting Director and member of the German Consumer Goods Practice Group
1984 – 1991: Studies in Economics and Ph.D. (Dr. oec.) at Universität St. Gallen (Switzerland)

Status: 01/2025

Rachel Empey

Member of supervisory boards

Rachel Empey

Member of supervisory boards.
Shareholder representative.

Mandate: Member since 2021, elected until 2025
Year of birth: 1976
Nationalities: British, German

Since 2025: Member of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Telekom AG
Since 2023: Member of the Supervisory Board and the Audit Committee of ZF Friedrichshafen AG
2017 – 2022: CFO of Fresenius Management SE
2016 – 2021: Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit Committee 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 at Ernst & Young Ltd., Bristol (UK)
1994 – 1997: Studies in Mathematics at the University of Oxford (UK)

Status: 04/2025

Dr. Heinrich Hiesinger

Member of supervisory boards

Dr.-Ing. Heinrich Hiesinger

Member of supervisory boards.
Shareholder representative.

Mandate: Member since 2017, elected until 2026
Year of birth: 1960
Nationality: German

Since 2020: Member of the Supervisory Board of Fresenius Management SE
Since 2019: Member of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Post AG
2021 – 2025: Member of the Supervisory Board of ZF Friedrichshafen AG (2022 – 2025: Chairman)
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: 04/2025

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 2028
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: 12/2024

Jens Köhler

Chairman of the Works Council Leipzig

Jens Köhler

Chairman of the BMW AG Works Council Leipzig.
Employee representative.

Mandate: Member since 2021, elected until 2029
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: 12/2024

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, elected until 2029
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 Regensburg 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: 12/2024

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 2029
Year of birth: 1963
Nationality: German, Belgian

Since 2002: Member of the BMW AG Works Council 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: 12/2024

Dr. Michael Nikolaides

Head of Production Network, Logistics at BMW AG

Dr. Michael Nikolaides

Head of Production Network, Logistics at BMW AG.
Employee Representative (executive employee).

Mandate: Member since 2024, elected until 2029
Year of birth: 1974
Nationalities: German, Greek

Since 2022: Head of Production Network, Logistics
2018 – 2022: Head of Production and Planning Engine, E-Powertrain
2015 – 2018: Head of Production and Planning E-Powertrain; Head of Production Network and Programme Planning
2011 – 2015: Various head functions in the Production division (strategy, plant occupancy, process management)
2007 – 2010: Various head functions in Engine Production, Munich plant
2004 – 2007: Project lead pre-development structural durability and materials
2004: Joined BMW AG
2001 – 2004: Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.) at Technische Universität München
1994 – 2001: Studies in Physics at Technische Universität München, degree: Diplom-Physiker; diploma thesis at Harvard University, Cambridge (USA)

Status: 12/2024

Horst Ott

District manager of IG Metall Bayern

Horst Ott

District manager of IG Metall Bayern.
Employee representative.

Mandate: Member since 2024, elected until 2029
Year of birth: 1966
Nationality: German

Since 2023: District manager of IG Metall Bayern
2012 – 2023: 1^st representative of IG Metall Amberg and member of the Advisory Board of IG Metall
2008 – 2012: 2^nd representative of IG Metall Amberg
1992 – 2008: Technical Secretary of IG Metall Amberg
1990 – 1991: Studies at the European Academy of Labour in Frankfurt a. M.: Labour Law, Economics and Social Law
1989 – 1990: Trainee at IG Metall Augsburg
1981 – 1989: Training as a machine fitter at RENK AG Augsburg; Worked as a repair fitter from 1983

Status: 12/2024

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 and member of the Audit Committee of Wayfair Inc. (Boston, USA)
Since 2019: Member of the Supervisory Board of Serviceplan Group Management SE
2010 – 2022: Member of the Supervisory Board of BASF SE (2020 – 2022: member of the Audit Committee)
2012 – 2018: Member of the Board of Directors of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA
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 positions 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: 12/2024

Christoph M. Schmidt – President of RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research Essen, University Professor

Prof. Dr. Christoph M. Schmidt

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

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

President of RWI – Leipniz Institute of Economic Research e.V. Essen, University Professor.
Shareholder representative.

Mandate: Member since 2021, elected until 2025
Year of birth: 1962
Nationalities: German, Australian

Since 2024: Member of the Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation (EFI)
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: 12/2024

Dr. Vishal Sikka

Founder and CEO of Vianai Systems, Inc.

Dr. Vishal Sikka

Founder and CEO of Vianai Systems, Inc. (not publicly listed)
Shareholder representative.

Mandate: Member since 2019, elected until 2028
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: 12/2024

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, elected until 2029
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: 12/2024

Prof. Dr. Johanna Wenckebach

General Legal Counsel at IG Metall, Professor of Labour Law

Prof. Dr. Johanna Wenckebach

General Legal Counsel at IG Metall, Professor of Labour Law.
Employee representative.

Mandate: Member since 2024, elected until 2029
Year of birth: 1982
Nationality: German

Since 2024: General Legal Counsel at IG Metall, Head of Department of Legal Affairs and Data Protection, Member Board of Directors IG Metall
Since 2023: Professor of Law with focus on Labour Law, University of Labour, Frankfurt a. M.
2019 – 2023: Director of Research of the Hugo Sinzheimer Institute for Labour and Social Law of Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, Frankfurt a. M.
2019 – 2023: Lecturer in Labour Law at Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht, Berlin, from 2020 at the European Academy of Labour, Frankfurt a. M. and the EBS Hochschule Wiesbaden
2019 – 2020: Deputy Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH
Since 2017: Honorary Judge at Arbeitsgericht Berlin (Labour Court); Honorary Judge at Bundesarbeitsgericht (Federal Labour Court) since 2022
2016 – 2019: Collective Bargaining Secretary and Lawyer in the IG Metall district management Berlin-Brandenburg-Saxony
2014 – 2016: Referendariat (legal clerkship) and Zweite Juristische Staatsprüfung (second state examination in Law) in Berlin and Potsdam
2010 – 2015: Scientific collaboration including university teaching at the Universities of Frankfurt an der Oder, Kassel, Göttingen and Jerusalem (Israel)
2001 – 2012: Law studies at Humboldt-Universität Berlin and Universidad de Salamanca (Spain); graduation in Law at the University of Bremen

Status: 12/2024

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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.

Key Aspects of BMW Group Corporate Governance (pdf, 2 MB)

In accordance with Sec. 161 German Stock Corporation Act, the Board of Management and Supervisory Board of BMW AG issue, once a year, a Declaration of Compliance relating to the recommendations of the "Government Commission on the German Corporate Governance Code", as published in the Federal Gazette and applicable at the time of the Declaration. The Declaration is available to download here.

Declaration of Compliance 2024 (pdf, 60 kB)

Declaration of Compliance 2023 (pdf, 89 kB)

Declaration of Compliance 2022 (pdf, 144 kB)

Declaration of Compliance 2021 (pdf, 39 kB)

Declaration of Compliance 2020 (pdf, 45 kB)

Declaration of Compliance 2019 (pdf, 48 kB)

Declaration of Compliance 2018 (pdf, 43 kB)

Declaration of Compliance 2017 (pdf, 54 kB)

Declaration of Compliance 2016 (pdf, 13 kB)

Declaration of Compliance 2015 (pdf, 42 kB)

Declaration of Compliance 2014 (pdf, 54 kB)

In this statement, the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board report on the corporate governance of the Company in accordance with sections 289f and 315d of the German Commercial Code (HGB) and taking into account the reporting requirements of the German Corporate Governance Code.

Statement on Corporate Governance 2024 (pdf, 2 MB)