LEONI’s Supervisory Board consists of 12 people who monitor the company’s business development and strategic direction.
Vita
Dr-Ing. Klaus Probst
former chairman of the board of directors of LEONI AG, retired
Personal data:
- Date and place of birth
- 19 June 1953 in Nuremberg, Germany
- Nationality
- German
Education:
- 1980 – 1982
- Earned a doctorate in engineering. Thesis: “Formal kinetic analysis of complex reaction systems”
- 1975 – 1980
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Studied and earned a degree in chemical engineering at Erlangen University (Dipl. Univ.)
Career:
- 2002 – 2015
- Chairman of the board of directors of LEONI AG, Nuremberg
- 1997 – 2002
- Member of the board of directors of LEONI AG, Nuremberg
- 1989 – 1997
- Plant manager at LEONI AG, Roth
- 1980 – 1989
- Planning engineer and subsequently Senior Head of Planning and Operations in the power plant industry at Grosskraftwerk Franken AG, Nuremberg
Member of the Supervisory Board of LEONI AG since
2017; elected until 2022
Memberships of other statutory supervisory boards in Germany
- Chairman of the supervisory board of Grammer AG, Amberg, Germany (listed)
- Member of the supervisory board of ZAPP AG, Ratingen, Germany (not listed)
Memberships of comparable domestic and foreign corporate governance bodies of economic entities
None
There are no decisive personal or business relationships with the Company, its corporate bodies and shareholders that either directly or indirectly hold more than 10% of the Company's share capital.
Franz Spieß¹
Head IG Metall, Schwabach
Personal data:
- Date and place of birth
- 25 January 1957 in Bischofsreuth, Germany
- Nationality
- German
Education:
Chemical processor
Career:
- since 2016
- Head and Managing Director IG Metall, Schwabach
- 2002–2016
- Vice-head / IG Metall, Schwabach
- 1997–2002
- DGB Region/ DGB regional head
Member of the Supervisory Board of LEONI AG since
2006
Memberships of other statutory supervisory boards in Germany
None
Memberships of comparable domestic and foreign corporate governance bodies of economic entities
None
Dr Werner Lang
Managing Director of the MEKRA Lang group of companies
Personal data:
- Date and place of birth
- 21 October 1967 in Würzburg, Germany
- Nationality
- German
Education:
- 1999
- Earned a doctorate in mechanical engineering at the Gear Research Centre (FZG) of the Technical University of Munich; teaching in the field of Machine Elements
- 1988 – 1993
- Studied and graduated in mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Munich (Dipl.-Ing. (Univ.))
Career:
- since 2015
- Managing Director of MEKRAtronics GmbH, Ergersheim
- since 2013
- Managing Director of MEKRA Global Mirrors GmbH, Fürth
- since 2006
- Managing Director of Lang Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, Fürth
- 2004 – 2006
- Member of the Executive Board of MEKRA Lang GmbH & Co. KG, Ergersheim
- 2002 – 2004
- Global Purchasing Manager Transmissions at BMW AG, Munich
- 2000 – 2002
- Administrator for transmission development at BMW AG, Munich
- 1998 – 2000
- Administrator for advance transmission development at BMW AG, Munich
- 1993 – 1998
- Research associate at the Gear Research Centre (FZG) of the Technical University of Munich
Member of the Supervisory Board of LEONI AG since
2012 elected until 2022
Memberships of other statutory supervisory boards in Germany
None
Memberships of comparable domestic and foreign corporate governance bodies of economic entities
- Chairman of the administrative board of MEKRA Lang Otomotiv Yan Sanayi A. S., Ankara, Turkey (not listed)
- Member of the administrative board of Changchun MEKRA Lang FAWAY Vehicle Mirror Co., Ltd., Changchun, China (not listed)
- Chairman of the supervisory board of MEKRArus LLC, Ulyanovsk, Russia (not listed)
There are no decisive personal or business relationships with the Company, its corporate bodies and shareholders that either directly or indirectly hold more than 10% of the Company's share capital.
Dr Elisabetta Castiglioni
Managing Director and CEO at A1 Digital International GmbH, Vienna
Personal data:
- Date and place of birth
- 1 October 1964 in Premosello Chiovenda, Italy
- Nationality
- Italian
Education:
- 1990 – 1993
- Earned a doctorate in economics at the Technical University of Munich
- 1984 – 1990
- Studied and earned a degree in business administration at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Career:
- Since January 2017
- Managing Director and CEO at A1 Digital International GmbH - member of the A1 Telekom Austria Group, Vienna
- June – December 2016
- Head and CEO of Business Unit Digital at Telekom Austria Group, Vienna
- 2013 – 2016
- Member of the supervisory board of Telekom Austria Group AG, Vienna
- 2012 – 2016
- Independent management consultant, London, UK
- 2006 – 2011
- Siemens IT Solutions and Services/ATOS, London, UK, CEO Segment Global Media
- 2003 – 2006
- Siemens AG, Cordless Telephones Business Unit, Munich, Executive Vice President Europe
- 2001 – 2002
- MCI International Ltd., London and Reading, UK, Director, EMEA Country Product Marketing Internet Products – Global Marketing
- 2000 – 2001
- MCI International Ltd., London, UK, Director, EMEA Access Strategy and Third Party-New Ventures
- 1998 – 2000
- MCI International Ltd., London, UK, Director, International Business Programmes – International Business Development
- 1994 – 1998
- Siemens AG, Munich, Senior Project Manager – Siemens Management Consulting
- 1990 – 1994
- Technical University of Munich, research assistant to Prof. Dr Horst Wildemann, Chair of the Department of Corporate Management, Logistics and Production
Member of the Supervisory Board of LEONI AG since
2017; elected until 2022
Memberships of other statutory supervisory boards in Germany
None
Memberships of comparable domestic and foreign corporate governance bodies of economic entities
- Member of the Board of Directors of Euskaltel S.A., Derio, Spain (listed)
- Member of the Supervisory Board of A1 Telekom Austria AG, Austria since 2017 (not listed)
There are no decisive personal or business relationships with the Company, its corporate bodies and shareholders that either directly or indirectly hold more than 10% of the Company's share capital.
Wolfgang Dehen
former chairman of the board of directors of Osram Licht AG, retired
Personal data:
- Date and place of birth
- 9 February 1954 in Solingen, Germany
- Nationality
- German
Education:
- 1972 – 1979
- Studied and earned a degree in business administration at the University of Siegen
Career:
- 2011 – 2014
- CEO at OSRAM, since 8 November 2012 Chairman of the Board of Directors at Osram Licht AG
- 2008 – 2011
- Member of the Board of Directors at Siemens AG, Division CEO Energy Group
- 2002 – 2008
- Chairman of the Board Siemens VDO Automotive
- 2001 – 2002
- Vice President Business Unit Switches & Detection System at VALEO Group, Paris
- 1998 – 2001
- Managing Director Business Unit Switch & Sensors Europe at ITT Automotive GmbH
- 1997 – 1998
- Managing Director Business Unit Europe at ITT Automotive GmbH
- 1995 – 1997
- Managing Director product lines Switch & Sensor at ITT Automotive GmbH
- 1992 – 1995
- Managing Director Aftermarket Operations Europe at ITT Automotive GmbH
- 1987 – 1992
- Managing Director and Director Marketing at Kolb GmbH & Co.
- 1984 – 1987
- Managing Director Export / Deputy Managing Director Sales at Alfred Teves GmbH
- 1982 – 1984
- Executive assistant at Alfred Teves GmbH
- 1979 – 1982
- Market analyst at Alfred Teves GmbH
Member of the Supervisory Board of LEONI AG since
2017; elected until 2022
Memberships of other statutory supervisory boards in Germany
- Member of the supervisory board of TÜV SÜD AG, Munich (not listed)
Memberships of comparable domestic and foreign corporate governance bodies of economic entities
None
There are no decisive personal or business relationships with the Company, its corporate bodies and shareholders that either directly or indirectly hold more than 10% of the Company's share capital.
Mark Dischner¹
Chairman of the General Works Council of LEONI AG
Personal data:
- Date and place of birth
- 22 December 1973 in Ingolstadt, Germany
- Nationality
- German
Education:
- 1994 – 1998
- In-service advanced training to qualify as master engineer and technician (PGN Roth)
- 1991 – 1994
- Apprenticeship to qualify as certified engineer
Career:
- Since 2015
- Chairman of the General Works Council (LEONI AG)
- 2008 – 2015
- Senior Project Manager, LEONI Bordnetz-Systeme GmbH
- 2001 – 2008
- Development Project Manager, LEONI Bordnetz-Systeme GmbH
- 1999 – 2001
- Production Supervisor in wiring systems assembly, EME company
- 1997 – 1999
- Programmierer in der Konstruktion, Fa. Kegler
- 1994 – 1997
- Mechanical engineering technician, Kegler company
Member of the Supervisory Board of LEONI AG since
2017
Memberships of other statutory supervisory boards in Germany
- Member of the administrative board of Sparkasse Mittelfranken-Süd (not market-listed)
Memberships of comparable domestic and foreign corporate governance bodies of economic entities
none
Dr Ulrike Friese-Dormann
Lawyer, partner at Milbank LLP
Personal data:
- Date and place of birth
- 2 January 1971 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Nationality
- German
Education:
- 2000
- Earned a doctorate in law
- 1996 – 1998
- Practical legal training and second state law examination (Koblenz Higher Regional Court)
- 1992 – 1993
- Studied European commercial law at Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
- 1990 – 1996
- Studied law at Johannes-Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany
Career:
- since 2005
- Partner at Milbank LLP, Munich (company law focussed on advising the members of management and supervisory boards of listed enterprises on stock corporation law, reorganisation, public takeovers, D&O liability, compliance and corporate litigation)
- 2000 – 2005
- Lawyer in several international law firms
Member of the Supervisory Board of LEONI AG since
2015; elected until 2022
Memberships of other statutory supervisory boards in Germany
None
Memberships of comparable domestic and foreign corporate governance bodies of economic entities
None
There are no decisive personal or business relationships with the Company, its corporate bodies and shareholders that either directly or indirectly hold more than 10% of the Company's share capital.
Janine Heide¹
Trade union secretary IG Metall, office Aachen
Personal data:
- Date and place of birth
- 4 May 1983 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Nationality
- German
Education:
- 2004 – 2006
- Apprenticeship in audiovisual media management at U5-Filmproduktion, Frankfurt
Further education:
- 2009 – 2013
- Bachelor of Arts: Sociology at the Fern-Universität Hagen, Germany
Career:
- Since 2014
- Trade union secretary at IG Metall – branch Aachen
- 2013 – 2014
- Trainee IG Metall
- 2009 – 2013
- Administrative assistance in the department of work design and health protection at IG Metall executive board administration, Frankfurt
- 2006 – 2008
- Assistant to the management and European secretary at HII GmbH Industrie- und Anlagenbau, Bad Soden, Germany
Member of the Supervisory Board of LEONI AG since
2019
Memberships of other statutory supervisory boards in Germany
- Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Caverion Deutschland GmbH, Munich (not listed)
Memberships of comparable domestic and foreign corporate governance bodies of economic entities
none
Karl-Heinz Lach¹
Chairman of the Works Council, LEONI Kerpen GmbH
Personal data:
- Date and place of birth
- 17 June 1958 in Eschweiler, Germany
- Nationality
- German
Education:
Power plant electrician
Career:
- 1986
- LEONI Kerpen GmbH, Stolberg, Germany (formerly Kerpen GmbH & Co. KG)
- 1974
- EBV Hüttenbetriebe/Maxhütte, Sulzbach-Rosenberg
Member of the Supervisory Board of LEONI AG since
2007
Memberships of other statutory supervisory boards in Germany
None
Memberships of comparable domestic and foreign corporate governance bodies of economic entities
None
Richard Paglia¹
Senior Vice President Global Purchasing Wire & Cable Solutions Division
Personal data:
- Date and place of birth
- 25 June 1966 in Roth, Germany
- Nationality
- German
Education:
- 1990
- Business correspondent English
- 1989
- Business economist
- 1982
- Trainee wholesale, import & export administrator
Career:
- 2016
- Senior Vice President Global Purchasing Wire & Cable Solutions Division
- 2002
- Vice President Strategic Purchasing, LEONI Kabel GmbH
- 1995
- Head of Central Purchasing, LEONI Kabel GmbH
- 1989
- Junior buyer, Leonische Drahtwerke AG
- 1985
- Germany Army Sergeant
Member of the Supervisory Board of LEONI AG since
2012
Memberships of other statutory supervisory boards in Germany
None
Memberships of comparable domestic and foreign corporate governance bodies of economic entities
None
Prof. Dr Christian Rödl
Lawyer, tax consultant, managing partner at Rödl & Partner
Personal data:
- Date and place of birth
- 28 February 1969 in Nuremberg, Germany
- Nationality
- German
Education:
- June 1997
- Earned a doctorate in law
- 1996 – 1997
- Master of Laws course at Columbia University, New York, USA
- 1993 – 1996
- Practical legal training and second state law examination (Nuremberg Higher Regional Court)
- 1988 – 1993
- Studied law at the University of Würzburg and at Université de Caen, Normandy, France
Career:
- since 2011
- Chairman of the Executive Board of Rödl & Partner, Nuremberg
- since 2001
- Member of the Executive Board of Rödl & Partner, Nuremberg
- since 1999
- Lawyer and tax consultant at Rödl & Partner, Nuremberg
- 1998 – 1999
- Lawyer, Munich
- 1997 – 1998
- Junior notary, Kelheim, Germany
Teaching:
- since 2011
- Honorary professor at the Faculty of Law and Economics at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Member of the Supervisory Board of LEONI AG since
2015; elected until 2022
Memberships of other statutory supervisory boards in Germany
- Member of the supervisory board of Herrenknecht AG, Schwanau, Germany (not listed)
Memberships of comparable domestic and foreign corporate governance bodies of economic entities
- Member of the board of shareholders of UVEX Winter Holding GmbH & Co. KG, Fürth, Germany (not listed)
There are no decisive personal or business relationships with the Company, its corporate bodies and shareholders that either directly or indirectly hold more than 10% of the Company's share capital.
Inge Zellermaier¹
Paramedic
Personal data:
- Date and place of birth
- 7 August 1963 in Roth, Germany
- Nationality
- German
Education:
- 1979 – 1982
- Apprenticeship to quality as joiner and cabinet maker
Career:
- Since 1985
- Emergency response officer / paramedic
- 1982 – 1985
- Joiner and cabinet maker
Member of the Supervisory Board of LEONI AG since
2017
Memberships of other statutory supervisory boards in Germany
none
Memberships of comparable domestic and foreign corporate governance bodies of economic entities
none