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Our official bodies

Open eyes and regular exchange of information and views: GIZ’s official bodies are important control bodies, advisors and generators of new impetus.

Shareholder, control bodies and advisory bodies

In addition to the Management Board, the Shareholder Meeting and the Supervisory Board are the official bodies that GIZ is required to have under German law. The Board of Trustees advises the company. It provides a platform for exchanging information and opinions and fosters relations between GIZ and the members of the Board and the institutions they represent: the German Federal Parliament, federal ministries, states and local authorities, civil society, the private sector, trade unions, development workers and academic/scientific institutions.

The Private Sector Advisory Board provides a platform for regular dialogue between the private sector and international cooperation organisations. This Board comprises representatives of companies and business associations. It meets at least twice a year to identify common fields of activity and possible avenues for cooperation. The goal is to create stronger links between the private sector and international cooperation organisations.

SUPERVISORY BOARD

SHAREHOLDER REPRESENTATIVES

Jochen Flasbarth
Chair
State Secretary in the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

Felix Banaszak
Member of the German Federal Parliament

Susanne Baumann
State Secretary in the German Federal Foreign Office

Bettina Hagedorn
Member of the German Federal Parliament

Anja Hajduk
State Secretary in the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action

Michael Hinterdobler
Representative of the Bavarian State Chancellery

Carsten Körber
Member of the German Federal Parliament

Claudia Raffelhüschen
Member of the German Federal Parliament

Dr Christiane Rohleder
State Secretary in the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection

Steffen Saebisch
State Secretary in the German Federal Ministry of Finance

EMPLOYEES’ REPRESENTATIVES

Dr Wibke Thies
First Deputy Chair
GIZ, Germany (Eschborn)

Katrin Gothmann
Second Deputy Chair
GIZ, Ecuador

Christiane Einfeldt
GIZ, Sri Lanka

Armin Hofmann
GIZ, Ukraine
Substitute member: Martina Agrell, GIZ, Germany (Eschborn)

Birgit Ladwig
United Services Union
(ver.di), National Headquarters, Berlin

Dr Joachim Langbein
GIZ, Germany (Bonn)

Stefan Mager
GIZ, Kosovo

Dr Sabine Müller
GIZ, Germany (Eschborn)
Substitute member: Robert Kressirer, GIZ, Germany (Eschborn)

Thomas Schenk
Formerly United Services Union (ver.di), Regional Division for Hesse
(ver.di), Landesbezirk Hessen

Tobias Schürmann
Formerly United Services Union (ver.di), National Headquarters, Berlin
(ver.di), Bundesverwaltung Berlin

PRIVATE SECTOR ADVISORY BOARD

Roland Göhde
Chair
Sysmex Partec GmbH

Matthias Wachter
Deputy Chair
Federation of German Industries (BDI)

Heike Bergmann
Voith Hydro GmbH & Co. KG

Jens Hanefeld
Volkswagen AG

Olaf Hoffmann
Dorsch Holding GmbH

Renate Hornung-Draus
Confederation of German
Employers’ Associations (BDA)

Matthias Kühn
Perfekta Group

Heiko Schwiderowski
Association of German Chambers
of Commerce and Industry (DIHK)

Jörg Thiele
German Association of
Consulting Engineers (VBI)

Dr Peter Weiss
German Confederation of
Skilled Crafts (ZDH)

As at: 30 April 2022

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Matern von Marschall
Chair
Member of the German Federal Parliament,
CDU/CSU parliamentary group
(until 26 October 2021)

Dr Susanne Dröge
First Deputy Chair
German Institute for International and
Security Affairs

Dr Jürgen Ratzinger
Second Deputy Chair
Business Council of Hesse/Rhineland-Palatinate
of the Carl Duisberg Society

Dr Elke Ahrens
Ahrens Connect

Cornelia Berns
German Federal Ministry of Food
and Agriculture
(since 15.04.2021)

Dr Bernd Bornhorst
VENRO (Association of German Development
and Humanitarian Aid NGOs)

Andreas Botsch
German Trade Union Confederation (DGB)

Susanne Burger
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
(until 30 September 2021, since then vacant)

Jürgen Deile
Learning and Helping Overseas
(Arbeitskreis Lernen und Helfen in Übersee e.V.)

Nicole Ewert
Lower Saxony State Chancellery

Dietmar Friedhoff
Member of the German Federal Parliament,
AfD (Alternative for Germany) parliamentary group

Lina Furch
Association of German Cities

Dr Ines Geßner
German Federal Foreign Office

Dr Kambiz Ghawami
World University Service

Norbert Gorißen
German Federal Ministry for the
Environment, Nature Conservation,
Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection

Cuno Güttler
Rhineland Savings Banks and Giro Association
(Rheinischer Sparkassen- und Giroverband)

Dr Georg Haber
Lower Bavaria/Upper Palatinate Chamber of Skilled Crafts and Trades

Dr Ariane Hildebrandt
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

Andreas Höfflin
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Science and
'Digitalisation of Saxony-Anhalt

Ulla Ihnen
Carl Duisberg Society

Mark Kamperhoff
German Federal Ministry for Family Affairs,
Senior Citizens, Women and Youth

Alexander Graf Lambsdorff
Member of the German Federal Parliament,
FDP (Free Democratic Party) parliamentary group

Dr Monika Lessl
Bayer Foundation
(since 15 April 2021)

Dr Claudia Lücking-Michel
Association of German Development Services

Dr Philipp Nimmermann
Hessian Ministry of Economics, Energy, Transport and Housing

Dr Ilja Nothnagel
Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Dr Kai-Andreas Otto
German Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community

Raphaele Polak
Saxon State Ministry of Energy, Climate Protection, Environment and Agriculture

Oberst i. G. Dr Frank Richter
German Federal Ministry of Defence
(until 30 June 2021, since then vacant)

Christian Rickerts
Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises in Berlin
(until 24 December 2021)

Claudia Roth
Member of the German Federal Parliament,
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (Alliance 90/The Greens) parliamentary group

Dr Janina Salden
German Association of Towns and Municipalities

Karin Scheiffele
State Ministry of Baden-Württemberg

Eva Schmierer
German Federal Ministry of Justice

Prof. Dr Imme Scholz
German Development Institute

Eva-Maria Schreiber
Member of the German Federal Parliament,
Die Linke (The Left) parliamentary group
(until 26 October 2021)

Dr Brigitte Schwadorf-Ruckdeschel
German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action

Ludger Siemes
State Chancellery of North Rhine-Westphalia

Heike Spielmans
VENRO (Association of German Development
and Humanitarian Aid NGOs)

Dagmar Ziegler
Member of the German Federal Parliament,
SPD (Free Democratic Party) parliamentary group
(until 26 October 2021)

As at: 31 December 2021

The Board of Trustees was appointed for a five-year period, which finished at the end of fiscal 2021. The new appointments are due to be finalised in the coming weeks. This page therefore lists all members of the Board of Trustees as at 31 December 2021.

The current composition of official bodies can be found here

Information on the following sustainability standards can be found on this page:
GRI standard 2-9, 2-10, 2-11, 2-12, 2-15, 2-18; The Code 5