Supervisory Board
According to German Co-determination Law, the Supervisory Board of
Daimler AG consists of twenty members, of whom ten are elected by the shareholders and ten are representatives of the employees.
The core functions of the Supervisory Board include the control and monitoring of executive management, appointments to the Board of Management and the approval of the Operative Planning and important corporate decisions.
The Supervisory Board has elected Dr. Manfred Bischoff as Chairman and Erich Klemm, Chairman of the Corporate Works Council, Daimler in Germany, as Vice Chairman.
Members of the Supervisory Board
München
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Daimler AG
Former Member of the Board of Management of the company
Elected until: 2016, first elected: 2006
Sindelfingen
Chairman of the General Works Council, Daimler Group and Daimler AG; Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Daimler AG
Elected until: 2013; first elected: 1998 (DBAG: 1988)
Munich
Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE
Elected until: 2015; first elected: 2010
Helsinki
Former Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Networks Business Group of Nokia Corporation;
Elected until: 2013; first elected: 2008
Frankfurt
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bank AG
Elected until: 2017; first elected: 2007
Stuttgart
Director Research Materials, Lightweight Design and Manufacturing, Daimler AG; Chairman of the Management Respresentative Committee
Elected until: 2013; first elected: 2003
Ludwigshafen
Former Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE;
Elected until: 2013; first elected: 2008
Vevey
Former Executive Vice President of Nestlé S.A.
Elected until: 2016; first elected: 2011
Esslingen
District Manager of German Metalworkers’ Union
Baden-Württemberg (IG Metall)
Elected until: 2013; first elected: 2008
Frankfurt/Main
General Councel of German Metalworkers’ Union (IG Metall)
Elected until: 2013; first elected: 2003
Eindhoven/Netherlands
Former President and CEO of Royal Philips Electronics N.V.
Elected until: 2014; first elected: 2009
Frankfurt/Main
Chairman of the Works Council of the Frankfurt/Offenbach Dealership
Elected until: 2013; first elected: 2003
Unterhaching
Member of the Works Council, Sindelfingen Plant;
Manager Mercedes-Benz Research and Development
Elected until: 2013; first elected: 2008
São Paulo
Secretary of International Relations of Confederação Nacional dos Metalúrgicos/CUT
Elected until: 2013; first elected: 2008
Gaggenau
Vice Chairman of the General Works Council Daimler AG;
Vice Chairman of the Works Council Gaggenau Plant, Daimler AG
Elected until: 2013; first elected: 2000
Stuttgart
Chairman of the Works Council, Headquarters, Daimler AG
Elected until: 2013; first elected: 2010
Plainville
Former Vice Chairman General Electric, President & CEO of the General Electric Group’s Industrial Division, Managing Partner, Founder, GenNx360 Capital Partners
Elected until: 2014; first elected: 2009
Frankfurt/Main
Former Spokesman of the Board of Management of Dresdner Bank AG
Elected until: 2014; first elected: 1998 (DBAG 1998)
Bremen
Chairman of the Works Council Bremen Plant, Daimler AG
Elected until: 2013; first elected: 2008
Toronto
Chairman of the Board of CAE Inc.;
Chancellor, McMaster University
Elected until: 2013; first elected: 1998 (Chrysler Corp. 1994)
(Employee representatives are marked *)
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