Thomas Böck, Dirk Hoke, and Dr. Thomas Paulsen join the Supervisory Board of Körber AG

The Supervisory Board of Körber AG reconstituted itself at its Annual General Meeting on 24 April and appointed three new shareholder representatives to the supervisory body of the international technology group: Thomas Böck and Dirk Hoke will succeed Ralf Dieter, former CEO of Dürr AG, and Dr. Karl Lamprecht, CEO of Zeiss AG until April 2025.

Dr. Thomas Paulsen, Chairman of the Executive Board of the Körber-Stiftung since January 2025, has been appointed to the Supervisory Board to replace Dr. Lothar Dittmer, former Chairman of the Executive Board of the Körber-Stiftung, who has also left the Supervisory Board.

"On behalf of myself and the entire Supervisory Board of Körber AG, I would like to thank all three of them for their many years of commitment to Körber," said Richard Bauer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Körber AG.

“With Thomas Böck and Dirk Hoke, two highly experienced and operationally active CEOs are joining the Supervisory Board of Körber AG. Both will provide valuable impetus for the future development of our company,” said Richard Bauer.

Thomas Böck, 54, has been CEO of Festo SE & Co. KG since the beginning of 2024. Festo is a global family-owned company with highly innovative solutions for automation and digitalisation. Previously, the electrical engineer was CEO of CLAAS KGaA and held senior management positions at Kässbohrer Geländefahrzeug and AGCO Corporation.

Dirk Hoke, 56, has been President and CEO of Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA, a global technology group. During his 30-year international career, Hoke has held executive positions in the aviation, automotive and technology industries, including Airbus, Renault and Siemens, with a strong focus on digitalisation.

The Supervisory Board of Körber AG is therefore composed as follows:

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 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

Press release 25 April 2025