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The Körber Group Executive Board consists of five members.

Chairman of the Group Executive Board is Stephan Seifert.

The Körber Group Executive Board manages the activities of the Körber Group and determines its strategic direction.

Below you will find more detailed information about the members of the Körber Group Executive Board and the Supervisory Board of Körber AG.

Group Executive Board:

Stephan Seifert

Chairman of the Group Executive Board of Körber AG

Stephan Seifert joined Körber in 2007 as Managing Director of a Group division. He became Member of the Group Executive Board of Körber AG in 2012 and has been its Chairman since 01 October, 2016.

Before joining Körber, he held various management positions at the GEA Group and at Arthur Andersen LLP.
Stephan Seifert, born in 1967, is a business graduate from the University Duisburg-Essen and holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (USA). Before that, he completed vocational training in industrial management at Deutsche Babcock AG.

Stephan Seifert is a member of the following statutory Supervisory Boards and comparable supervisory bodies:

Member of the Supervisory Board of Krones AG
Member of the Financial Board of Körber-Stiftung

Arungalai Anbarasu

Member of the Group Executive Board of Körber AG

Arungalai Anbarasu joined the Group Executive Board of Körber AG in September 2024 and is responsible for the Business Area Technologies.

Before joining Körber, Arungalai Anbarasu served as the Chief Technology and Strategy Officer at Waygate Technologies, a Baker Hughes business. Previously, she held several global leadership roles at General Electric and Baker Hughes, where she drove business growth, spearheaded transformations, and pioneered innovations in high-tech equipment and digital industries. She was recognized as one of the Top 100 Technology Leaders by Technology Magazine.

Arungalai Anbarasu, born in 1983, holds a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology (USA).

Dr. Helena Garriga

Member of the Group Executive Board of Körber AG

Dr. Helena Garriga joined the Group Executive Board of Körber AG in September 2024 and is responsible for the Business Area Supply Chain.

Before joining Körber, she was Group Vice President at Hitachi Energy, which is based in Zurich (Switzerland). Prior to that, she held several management positions at ABB, also based in Switzerland, where she successfully developed several subsidiaries in energy and automation. She started her professional career at the management consultancy ZS Associates in the USA.

Dr. Helena Garriga, born in 1984, holds a Master of Science in Operations Research and holds a PhD from ETH Zurich (Switzerland).

Erich Hoch

Member of the Group Executive Board of Körber AG

Erich Hoch joined the Group Executive Board of Körber AG in September 2018 and is responsible for the Business Area Pharma.

Before joining Körber, Erich Hoch worked at Jabil Circuit Corporation, which is based in Saint Petersburg (Florida), from 2002 on. There he held various management positions at global level including Executive Vice President and CEO of Jabil Digital Solutions.

Erich Hoch was born in 1969. He initially spent 18 years at Philips Electronics, where he - after completing his vocational training - held various management positions, including that of Marketing & Sales Manager.

Stefan Kirschke

Member of the Group Executive Board of Körber AG

Stefan Kirschke joined Körber in 2009 as the CFO of the former Group company Winkler+Dünnebier GmbH. In 2012 he became the CFO of Fabio Perini in Lucca, and he later was appointed the company’s CEO. Since December 2017 he has been Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Körber.

Stefan Kirschke started his career at Ernst & Young. He had already worked at the Körber Group from 1995 to 1999 in several positions, including that of the Commercial Manager of the former Körber subsidiary BWF GmbH. In 1999 he was appointed to his first CFO position at the international brand agency Metadesign.#

Stefan Kirschke, born in 1967, studied business administration in Münster (Germany).

Stefan Kirschke is a member of the following statutory Supervisory Boards and comparable supervisory bodies:

Member of the Financial Board of Körber-Stiftung

Supervisory Board

The Supervisory Board of Körber AG comprises twelve members and, in accordance with the German Co-Determination Act, half of them are representatives of the sole shareholder Körber-Stiftung, and half are employee representatives.

Shareholder representatives

Richard Bauer (Chairman)

Member of the Board of Trustees and Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Körber-Stiftung

Thomas Böck

Chairman of the Management Board of Festo SE & Co. KG

Dr. Florian Heinemann

Partner and Managing Director of Project A Ventures Management GmbH

Dirk Hoke

President & CEO of Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA

Dr. Thomas Paulsen

Chairman of the Executive Board of Körber-Stiftung

Christian Wriedt

Chairman of the Financial Board and Member of the Board of Trustees of Körber-Stiftung

Employee representatives:

Ina Morgenroth (Vice Chairman)

First Authorized Representative of the IG Metall Administrative Office in Hamburg

Lukas Bürger

Trade Union Secretary of the IG Metall Administrative Office in Hamburg

Marek Dierks

Executive Vice President Supply Chain Management at Körber Technologies GmbH

Felix Krug

Design Engineer Machinery at Körber Pharma Packaging GmbH

Dr. Marc-Peter Schambach

Chairman of the Works Council at Körber Supply Chain Logistics GmbH

Uwe Zebrowski

Chairman of the Group Works Council at Körber AG