Supervisory Board

The Supervisory Board appoints the Executive Board and supervises and advises it in the management of the company. It is directly involved in decisions of material importance to the company. As specified by law, the Articles of Incorporation and the Supervisory Board By-Laws, certain corporate management matters require the approval of the Supervisory Board.

The chairman of the Supervisory Board coordinates its work and represents its interests vis-à-vis third parties. He maintains regular contact between meetings with the Executive Board, and in particular with its chairman, to discuss issues relating to the company’s strategy, business development, risk management and compliance.

Supervisory Board

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Reitzle

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Linde AG

Hasan Allak

Chairman of the Corporate Works Council of Continental AG and Chairman of the Works Council of Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH, Stöcken Site

Employee representative

Christiane Benner

Second Chairperson of IG Metall (Metalworkers' Union)

Employee representative

Dr. Gunter Dunkel

Chairman European Debt, Muzinich & Co

Francesco Grioli

Member of the Central Board of Executive Directors, IG BCE (Mining Chemical, and Energy Industries Union)

Employee representative

Michael Iglhaut

Works Council for the Frankfurt Location

Employee representatives

Satish Khatu

Management Advisor

Isabel Corinna Knauf

Member of the Group Management Committee at the Knauf Group

Sabine Neuß

Member of the Management Board of Linde Material Handling GmbH, Aschaffenburg

Prof. Dr. Rolf Nonnenmacher

Certified Accountant, self employed, Berg

Dirk Nordmann

Chairman of the Works Council for the Vahrenwald Plant, ContiTech Antriebssysteme GmbH

Employee representative

Lorenz Pfau

Chairman of the Central Works Council of Continental Automotive GmbH

Employee representative

Klaus Rosenfeld

Chief Executive Officer of Schaeffler AG, Herzogenaurach

Georg F. W. Schaeffler

Co-owner of INA-Holding Schaeffler GmbH & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach

Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler-Thumann

Co-owner of INA-Holding Schaeffler GmbH & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach

Jörg Schönfelder

Chairman of the Works Council for the Korbach Plant and Chairman of the European Works Council

Employee representatives

Stefan Scholz

Head of Finance & Treasury

Employee representative

Kirsten Vörkel

Chairperson of the Works Council of Continental Automotive GmbH, Dortmund,
Member of the Central Works Council of Continental Automotive GmbH, Hanover,
Member of the Corporate Works Council of Continental AG, Hanover

Employee representative

Elke Volkmann

Second Authorized Representative for the IG Metall, Administration Office for North Hesse, Kassel

Employee representative

Prof. KR Ing. Siegfried Wolf

Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Russian Machines LLC, Moscow, Russia

Supervisory Board