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