The EnBW Supervisory Board
Achieving more together
The key task of the Supervirsory Board is to continuously advise and supervise the Board of Management on its management of the company. The members of the Supervisory Board, which is equally composed according to the Co-Determination Act, support the Board of Management with advice and supervision based on their professional expertise and diverse competency profile. In order to improve the efficiency of its work and to handle complex issues, the Supervisory Board has formed specialist committees.
Members of the Supervisory Board
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Name
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Location
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Capacity
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Name
Lutz Feldmann
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Location
Bochum
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Capacity
Independent Management Consultant,
Chair of the Supervisory Board |
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Name
Dr. Danyal Bayaz
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Location
Stuttgart
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Capacity
State Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs for Baden-Württemberg
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Name
Achim Binder
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Location
Stuttgart
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Capacity
Chair of the Group Works Council of the EnBW Group, Chair of the Network Division Works Council of EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Chair of the Regional Service Works Council of Netze BW GmbH
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Name
Dr. Dietrich Birk
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Location
Göppingen
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Capacity
Managing Director of VDMA Baden-Württemberg (Mechanical Engineering Industry Association Baden-Württemberg)
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Name
Stefanie Bürkle
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Location
Sigmaringen
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Capacity
District Administrator for the Sigmaringen rural district
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Name
Stefan Paul Hamm
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Location
Gerlingen
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Capacity
Trade Union Secretary / state department head for supply and disposal, ver.di state district of Baden-Württemberg, as well as deputy state regional department head of financial services, communication and technology, culture, supply and disposal, ver.di state district of Baden-Württemberg
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Name
Michaela Kräutter
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Location
Stutensee
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Capacity
Trade Union Secretary for financial services, communication and technology, supplies and waste disposal management, cultural affairs, as well as for the regional employees branch of ver.di for the central Baden/northern Black Forest region
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Name
Christina Ledong
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Location
Leipzig
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Capacity
Second Deputy Chair of the Group Works Council, Chair of the Group Works Council of VNG AG, Chair of the Joint Works Council of VNG AG, ONTRAS Gastransport GmbH, VNG Gasspeicher GmbH and VNG Handel & Vertrieb GmbH
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Name
Klarissa Lerp
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Location
Düsseldorf
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Capacity
Member of the Group Works Council for the EnBW Group, Chair of the Works Council, First Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board of the Stadtwerke Düsseldorf AG, member of the Supervisory Board of Netzgesellschaft Düsseldorf mbH
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Name
Dr. Hubert Lienhard
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Location
Heidenheim an der Brenz
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Capacity
Member of the Supervisory Board
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Name
Bernad Lukacin
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Location
Karlsdorf-Neuthard
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Capacity
Consultant for specialist functions in the sales and marketing division of EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, member of the Group Works Council of the EnBW Group, Chair of the General Works Council for the sales and marketing division, Chair of the Karlsruhe branch of the sales and marketing division of EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
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Name
Marika Lulay
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Location
Heppenheim
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Capacity
Co-CEO & Managing Director of GFT Technologies SE
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Name
Dr. Wolf-Rüdiger Michel
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Location
Rottweil
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Capacity
District Administrator for the Rottweil rural district
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Name
Thorsten Pfirmann
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Location
Neuburg am Rhein
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Capacity
Member of the Works Council (exempted) in the generating division of EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
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Name
Gunda Röstel
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Location
Flöha
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Capacity
Commercial Director of Stadtentwässerung Dresden GmbH and Authorised Officer of Gelsenwasser AG
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Name
Joachim Rudolf
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Location
Plochingen
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Capacity
Member of the Works Council (exempted), Deputy Chair of the Group Works Council of the EnBW Group, Chair of the AK Energie, Chair of the generating division of EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
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Name
Heiner Scheffold
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Location
Ehingen
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Capacity
District Administrator for the Alb-Donau area
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Name
Harald Sievers
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Location
Ravensburg
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Capacity
Area Chief Administrator for the Ravensburg rural district
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Name
Ulrike Weindel
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Location
Karlsruhe
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Capacity
Member of the Group Works Council for the EnBW Group; Chair of the Central Works Council for functional units and Chair of the Karlsruhe works council division for the functional units of EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
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Name
Dr. Bernd-Michael Zinow
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Location
Karlsruhe
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Capacity
Head of Legal Services, Compliance and Regulation (General Counsel) at EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
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Status: 08.08.2024
Committees of the Supervisory Board
Depending on the specifics of the enterprise and the number of its members, the Supervisory Board has formed committees with sufficient expertise. They serve to increase the efficiency of the Supervisory Board's work and the handling of complex issues. The respective committee chairmen report regularly to the Supervisory Board on the work of the committees.
The Supervisory Board has set up a Personnel Committee, a Finance, Investment and Sustainability Committee, an Audit Committee, a Nomination Committee and an Arbitration Committee. The duties and members of the committees are specified below.
The Personnel Committee decides on the employment agreements of the Management Board members put forward by the Supervisory Board, on the determination of their annual salaries and on the granting of loans to the Management Board members. The committee meets when necessary.
Members:
- Lutz Feldmann (Chairman)
- Achim Binder
- Stefanie Bürkle
- Stefan Paul Hamm
- Joachim Rudolf
- Dr. Danyal Bayaz
Personnel Committee
The Finance, Investment and Sustainability Committee is responsible for preparing investment decisions. If, in urgent cases, it is not possible to convene a Supervisory Board meeting with the required quorum, investment decisions are referred for decision to the committee. The committee also prepares the Supervisory Board meetings on annual planning. In this respect, the committee has no decision-making powers. The committee meets when necessary.
Members:
- Lutz Feldmann (Chairman)
- Dr. Danyal Bayaz
- Achim Binder
- Dr. Dietrich Birk
- Stefanie Bürkle
- Stefan Paul Hamm
- Joachim Rudolf
- Dr. Bernd-Michael Zinow
Finance, Investment and Sustainability Committee
The Audit Committee is responsible for questions relating to reporting, risk management, compliance, and the required independence of the auditor. The committee decides in place of the Supervisory Board on the appointment of the auditor, determines the audit focus, and handles the agreement on the auditor's fee. The committee also prepares the Supervisory Board meeting on the financial statement (balance sheet meeting). In this respect, the committee has no decision-making powers. It meets when necessary. The chairman of the Audit Committee possesses special knowledge and experience of the application of accounting principles and internal auditing procedures. The Audit Committee may not be chaired by the Chairman of the Supervisory Board or a former member of the Management Board of the company.
Members:
- Gunda Röstel (Chairwoman)
- Michaela Kräutter
- Dr. Hubert Lienhard
- Bernad Lukacin
- Dr. Wolf-Rüdiger Michel
- Thorsten Pfirmann
- Heiner Scheffold
- Ulrike Weindel
Audit Committee
The Nomination Committee has the task of recommending suitable candidates to the Supervisory Board for its suggestions for the Annual General Meeting regarding elections. Moreover, it passes resolutions on behalf of the shareholder representatives of the Supervisory Board persuant to Section 32 of the German Codetermination Act (MitbestG). The committee meets in the run-up to the Annual General Meeting to determine which candidates to recommend and at other times when necessary.
Members:
- Lutz Feldmann (Chairman)
- Dr. Danyal Bayaz
- Dr. Dietrich Birk
- Stefanie Bürkle
- Dr. Wolf-Rüdiger Michel
- Gunda Röstel
Nomination Committee
The Arbitration Committee submits proposals to the Supervisory Board for the appointment of Management Board members if the required two thirds majority for the appointment or termination of Management Board members has not been achieved. The creation of this committee is legally required under the co-determination legislation. The committee meets when necessary.
Members:
- Lutz Feldmann (Chairman)
- Dr. Danyal Bayaz
- Achim Binder
- Klarissa Lerp
Arbitration Committee (committee persuant to Secion 27 (3) German Co-determination Act (MitbestG))
The digitalisation committee deals with measures and projects in the area of digitalisation at the company and its affiliated entities, insofar as they have fundamental strategic significance for the development of the company and the Group. In particular, this is the case if the projects or measures result in substantial changes to an existing business model, or result in new business models, which have a high significance for the company or could develop such significance, if fundamental questions about the use of technologies arise that have or could have a material impact on the existing business (e.g. an impact assessment of digitalisation technologies) or if there is or could be a significant impact on employees and the organisation. The committee meets as required.
The members of the digitalisation committee are:
- Dr. Hubert Lienhard (Chairman)
- Christina Ledong
- Bernad Lukacin
- Marika Lulay
- Harald Sievers
- Ulrike Weindel