At PAUL HARTMANN AG in Heidenheim/Germany, the holding company steering all group activities, we're committed to creating innovative healthcare solutions that benefit both professionals and patients the world over. Our Management Board brings a modern, forward-thinking approach to the business, using the expertise and knowledge acquired over the company's almost 200-year history to set the agenda for the future of healthcare.
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The management board
Meet our Management Board
Chairman of the Management Board (CEO)
Britta Fünfstück
Physicist Britta Fünfstück is the head of the HARTMANN GROUP. She is responsible for corporate strategy, the Transformation Program office, the Infection Management segment with the Risk Prevention and Disinfection divisions and the KNEIPP subsidiary. Her responsibilities also include the German domestic market as well as the Pharmacy business, Digital, Human Resources, Communications, Quality Management and Compliance.
Member of the Management Board
François Georgelin
Biomedical engineer François Georgelin is responsible for the Wound Care segment, Regulatory Affairs and the KOB subsidiary. He is also in charge of commercial operations for Northern and Eastern Europe along with France, South America and the USA.
Member of the Management Board
Stefan Grote
Business economist Stefan Grote is responsible for the Incontinence Management segment along with the areas of Procurement, Supply Chain, Real Estate, Sustainability, Online and E-Commerce. He also manages commercial operations in Western and Southern Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Africa.
Member of the Management Board (CFO)
Oliver Neubrand
Business graduate Oliver Neubrand took over as CFO on January 1, 2024, and is responsible for Controlling, Finance, Accounting, Mergers & Acquisitions, Internal Audit, Risk Management, Legal, IT, Investor Relations as well as the CMC subsidiary and IVF HARTMANN business activities in Switzerland.
Meet our Supervisory Board
Our Supervisory Board, with its equal representation of employees and shareholders, oversees the management board and appoints its members.
| Fritz-Jürgen Heckmann | Attorney-at-law in the lawyer co-partnership Kees Hehl Heckmann and Supervisory Board Member Chairman of the Supervisory Board |
| Ralf Willeck* | Chief Authorized Representative of IG Metall Heidenheim Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board |
| Joachim Bader* | Full-time Chairman of the General & Group Works Council (until April 30, 2022) |
| Birgit Herm-Grimm* | Full-time Chairwoman of the Works Council of PAUL HARTMANN AG (from April 30, 2022) |
| Yvonne Brix* | Member of the Works Council of BODE Chemie GmbH |
| Prof. Dr. Angelika C. Bullinger-Hoffmann | Professor of Ergonomics and Innovation Management at Chemnitz University of Technology |
| Christine Geppert* | Full-time Chairwoman of the Works Council of Karl Otto Braun GmbH & Co. KG |
| Gerhard Hirth | Managing Director of SCHWENK Zement International Geschäftsführungs GmbH |
| Horst Mund* | Trade Union Secretary for the Management Board of IG Metall |
| Wolfgang Röhrl* | Representative of the executive staff |
| Joachim E. Schielke | Former Member of the Management Board of Landesbank Baden-Württemberg and former Chairman of the Management Board of Baden-Württembergische Bank |
| Eduard Schleicher | General partner of the SCHWENK Zement KG |
| Prof. Dr. med. Sevgi Tercanli | Specialist in gynecology and obstetrics in own private practice |
| * elected employee representatives | |
