Supervisory Board of Bertrandt AG

Dietmar Bichler

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Curriculum Vitae

Personal Data
Age: 65
Nationality: German

Career 
1975-1978Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, training as sheet metal worker
1979-1982 Studies in Automotive Engineering and Welding at Ulm University of Applied Sciences;
Graduate Engineer (FH)
1982-1987Bertrandt Ingenieurbüro GmbH, Sindelfingen, Project Manager for Process Engineering
1987-1989Bertrandt Ingenieurbüro GmbH, Stuttgart, Authorised Officer
1989-1994Bertrandt Ingenieurbüro GmbH, Stuttgart, Managing Director
1995-1996Bertrandt GmbH, Tamm, Executive Director
1996-2000Bertrandt AG, Tamm, Member of the Board of Management responsible for Engineering, Sales and Human Resources
2001-2019Bertrandt AG, Ehningen, CEO

 

Appointment
Date of initial appointment: 20 February 2019
Duration and end of current appointment: 5 years, February 2029

Other offices

  • Chairman of the Supervisory Board of b.invest AG i.L., Ehningen
  • Member of the Supervisory Board of MAHLE GmbH, Stuttgart
  • Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Lindauer DORNIER GmbH, Lindau (until June 30, 2024, deputy chairman since July 1, 2024)
  • Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Boysen Holding Verwaltungs-SE, Altensteig
  • Member of the Supervisory Board of MAHLE Behr Verwaltungs GmbH, Stuttgart


As of: October 1st, 2024

Matthias Benz

Member of the Supervisory Board

Curriculum Vitae

Personal Data
Age: 53
Nationality: German

Career 
1991-1994Ravensburg University of Cooperative Education, Degree: Diplom-Betriebswirt (BA)
1994-1997ZF North American Operations (Florence, USA), Group Controller ZF North America
1997-2000ZF Friedrichshafen AG (Friedrichshafen, Germany), Assistant to the Chairman of the Board of Management
2000-2001   ZF Friedrichshafen AG (Friedrichshafen, Germany), Senior Manager Corporate Development
2001-2003ZF Friedrichshafen AG / ZF Sachs AG (Schweinfurt), Head of Merger Integration
2003-2004ZF Friedrichshafen AG (Shanghai, China), Member of the Regional Board of Management
2004-2007ZF North American Operations / ZF Mexico Holding, CFO / Member of the Regional Board of Management
2007-2011ZF Services GmbH, Managing Director
2011-2015ZF AG, Marine Group (Padua, Italy) Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
2015-2020ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Executive Vice President and Head of Sales ZF Group
Since 10/2020CAG-Holding / Neuman Aluminium Industries/Raufoss Technology (Vienna), Chairman of the Board of Management (CEO) (until March 31st, 2024)
Since July 1st 2024Member of the management board of Zeppelin GmbH, Garching, CEO / Chairman from October 1st, 2024)

 

Appointment
Date of initial appointment: May 18th 2022
Duration and end of current appointment: 5 years, February 2029

Other Offices

  • Member of the Supervisory Board of Pfisterer AG, Winterbach
  • Member of the executive board of Aluminum Deutschland e.V., Düsseldorf


As of: October 1st, 2024

Udo Bäder

Member of the Supervisory Board

Curriculum Vitae

Personal Data
Age: 64
Nationality: German

Career 
1980-1985 Studies in Economics at the University of Hohenheim;
Graduation: Diploma in Economics (dipl.-oec.)
1985-1986Military service
1987-1996 

Dr. Lipfert GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Stuttgart

1987-1991Assistant auditor
1991Appointment as tax consultant
1993Appointment as auditor
1996Partner at Dr. Lipfert GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Stuttgart
1997Partner at C&L Deutsche Revision AG, Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Stuttgart
1998-2018Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH, Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Stuttgart
seit 2018Independent auditor and tax consultant

 

Appointment
Date of initial appointment: 20 February 2019
Duration and end of current appointment: 5 years, February 2029

 

As of: October 1st, 2024

Karin Himmelreich

Member of the Supervisory Board Bertrandt AG (since February 21st 2024)

Curriculum vitae

Personal Data
Age: 53
Nationality: German

Career 
1990-1992Hewlett-Packard GmbH (Bad Homburg), Trainee
1992-1998Studies Business Administration at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University (Frankfurt),
graduated with a degree in business administration, Graduation: Diplom-Kauffrau
1994-1995International Business (Trenton State College, New Jersey / USA)
1998-2001Arthur Andersen Business Consulting GmbH (Frankfurt), Senior Consultant
2001-2007Cinven GmbH (Frankfurt), Managing Director
Since 2008MPTransaction GmbH (Frankfurt), Founding Partner and Managing Director
2020-2021MPTransaction Pty Ltd (Melbourne / Australia), Founding Partner and Managing Director 

 

Appointment
Date of the initial appointment: February 21st 2024
Duration and end of the current order: 5 years, until February 2029

Other mandates: none


As of: October 1st, 2024

Tobias Hoppe

Member of the Supervisory Board Bertrandt AG (since February 21st 2024)

Curriculum vitae

Personal Data
Age: 43
Nationality: German

Career 
1992-1998Maxim-Gorki-Schule Salzwedel: Secondary school leaving certificate
1998-2001Bruns Holzbau GmbH, Apprenticeship as Carpenter
2002-2005German Armed Forces, military driver BCE
2005-2006Professional promotion service of the German Armed Forces in conjunction with Verkehrsinstitut Nord GmbH Hamburg, Apprenticeship as Professional driver
2006-2007UniRoka GmbH, Robot operator
2007-2009Mayer-Koldingen GmbH & Co KG, professional driver for heavy and special transport
2010-2012Professional Training centre for technicians “Gustav Anton Zeuner”, finished as Technician specialised in automotive engineering
2012-2018Bertrandt Ingenieurbüro GmbH Tappenbeck, Technical Employee Testing
Since 2018Bertrandt Technologie GmbH Sassenburg, Technical Employee Testing / Full-time Chairman of the Works Council

 

Appointment
Date of the initial appointment: February 21st 2024
Duration and end of the current order: 5 years, until February 2029

Other mandates: none


As of: October 1st, 2024

Steffen Heeschen

Member of the Supervisory Board Bertrandt AG (since February 21st 2024)

Curriculum vitae

Personal Data
Age: 41
Nationality: German

Career 
1997-2001Realschule am Drömling Rühen | Secondary school leaving certificate 1
2001-2004Volkswagen AG, training as an industrial mechanic specialising in production technology
2004-2006Volkswagen AG, industrial mechanic specialising in production technology
2006-2007Work and Travel, New Zealand
2008-2011Wärtsilä Norway AS, Norway, Service Mechanic
Since 2011Bertrandt Ingenieurbüro GmbH Tappenbeck, Technical and Commercial Employee
since 2014 Lead Engineer
since 2018 Deputy Chairman of the Works Council of BIG Tappenbeck

 

Appointment
Date of the initial appointment: February 21st 2024
Duration and end of the current order: 5 years, until February 2029

Other mandates: none


As of: October 1st, 2024

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wilfried Sihn

Member of the Supervisory Board (until 21/02/2024)

Curriculum Vitae

Personal Data
Age: 68
Nationality: German, Austrian

Career 
1976-1982Studies in Industrial Engineering and Management, specialising in Manufacturing / Information Technology at TH Karlsruhe
1981Diploma thesis at Daimler-Benz AG, Stuttgart
1982-2004Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation (IPA), Stuttgart
1982-1986Research assistant, project manager in the fields of project organisation, production control, maintenance, logistics/materials management, IT systems and network technology, controlling
1986-1990Group leader: technical-organisational systems in the Production Protection department
1990-1994Head of department: Production Management and IT systems
1994-2000Director and head of the Corporate Management division
2000-2004Deputy Director of the Institute
1986-1990Berufsakademie Stuttgart, Lecturer in the field of Materials Management / Industrial Management
1992University of Stuttgart, doctorate (Dr.-Ing.), subject of dissertation: „An information system for maintenance control centres“
2004-2021TU Vienna, university professor at the Institute for Management Sciences (since October 1st 2021)
2008-2023Fraunhofer Austria Research GmbH, Vienna, Managing Director (until November 27th, 2023)
Since December 1st, 2023Fraunhofer Austria Research GmbH, Wien, Senior Advisor

 

Appointment
Date of initial appointment: 11 July 1996
Duration and end of current appointment: 5 years, until February 21st, 2024

Other Offices

  • Member of the Administrative Council of Glutz AG, Solothurn
  • Member of the Advisory Board of BECOM GmbH, Hochstraß
  • Fellow of International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP), Paris
  • Member of the European Academy for Industrial Management (AIM), Deinze
  • Member of the Austrian Scientific Society for Production Engineering (Ö-WGP), Leoben
  • Member of the Scientific Society for Work and Business Organization WGAB e.V., Stuttgart
  • Board Member of the German Chamber of Commerce in Austria (DHK), Vienna
  • Board Member of the Federal Association for Logistics (BVL), Vienna
  • Board Member of the International Federation of Production Research (IFPR)
  • Vice President of the Initiative on European Learning Factories, Darmstadt


As of: October 1st, 2024

Jennifer Eckl

Member of the Supervisory Board, Employee representative (until 21/02/2024)

Curriculum Vitae

Personal Data
Age: 43
Nationality: German

Career 
1988-1992Astrid-Lindgren-School, Elementary school, Rheingau-Taunus-District, Aarbergen
1992-1998Comprehensive school Rheingau-Taunus-District, Aarbergen, secondary school
1998-2001Comprehensive school Obere Aar – senior classes, Taunusstein - Hahn | Graduation: Abitur
08/2002-07/2004Technical school of International Tourism Assistance, European school Dr. Obermayr, Wiesbaden
10/1998-12/2008Transportation and logistics company, Aarbergen, commercial assistant
08/2001-07/2002Eurotess, Frankfurt, self-employed trade fair hostess
09/2004-05/2005Basic Service Group GmbH, Mainz, Marketing and Sales Assistant
09/2005-06/2007RIW Medientouristik GmbH, Taunusstein, Group & Sales Manager / Head of E-Commerce
06/2007-12/2008Schäfer GmbH & Co. KG, Idstein, MINI senior sales assistant
01/2009-11/2009DEXINA AG, Leonberg, Commercial employee
12/2009-11/2011DEXINA AG, Leonberg, Controlling and Finance
09/2010-01/2011Technical Academy Esslingen, Specialist for Controlling
11/2011-12/2015Bertrandt Technikum GmbH, Ehningen, Division Controlling
01/2016-07/2021Bertrandt Technologie GmbH, Mönsheim, Division Controlling
08/2021-01/2022Sabbatical
02/2022-03/2023Bertrandt Technologie GmbH, Mönsheim, Division Controlling
Since 04/2023Bertrandt Technologie GmbH, Mönsheim, com. Lead Controlling

 

Appointment
Date of the initial appointment: February 9th 2023
Duration and end of the order: 1 year, until 21st February 2024

Other mandates: none


As of: October 1st, 2024

Marianne Weiß

Member of the Supervisory Board, Employee representative (until 21/02/2024)

Curriculum Vitae

Personal Data
Age: 33
Nationality: German

Career 
2001-2008Gnadenthal-Mädchen-Realschule, Ingolstadt
General Certificate of Secondary Education
2008-2011Work Performance GmbH, Ingolstadt
Training as management assistant for office communication; specialist field: HR
2011-2021Bertrandt Ingenieurbüro GmbH, Ingolstadt
Commercial processing; specialist field: facility
2016-2019Eckert Schulen, Ingolstadt
Certified Business Administrator (IHK, extra-occupational)
Since 02/2021Bertrandt Ingenieurbüro GmbH, Ingolstadt
Facility Manager

 

Appointment
Date of initial appointment: 20 February 2019
Duration and end of current appointment: 5 years, until February 21st, 2024


As of: October 1st, 2024