Führungsgremien

The boards

The Supervisory Board, the Advisory Board and the Central Management Board are the highest executive and supervisory bodies of the Würth Group. The key tasks of these bodies include the successful management and further development of the family business.

Supervisory Board

The Würth Group is a family-owned business. As early as 1987, the company assets were transferred to various family trusts. Benjamin Würth is the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Würth Group. Prof. Dr. h. c. mult. Reinhold Würth is a member and Honorary Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Würth Group.

Benjamin Würth, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Würth Group
Benjamin Würth

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Würth Group

Prof. Dr. h. c. mult. Reinhold Würth, Honorary Chairman of the Supervisory Board <br> of the Würth Group
Prof. Dr. h. c. mult. Reinhold Würth

Honorary Chairman of the Supervisory Board
of the Würth Group


Advisory Board

The Advisory Board is the chief supervisory and controlling body of the Würth Group. It advises on strategy and approves corporate planning, as well as the use of funds. It appoints the members of the Central Management Board. In addition, the appointment of new members of the Executive Board as well as of new managing directors of the companies of the Würth Group require the approval of the Advisory Board.

Sebastian Würth, Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Würth Group
Sebastian Würth

Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Würth Group

 

Members of the Advisory Board

Dr. Frank Heinricht

Deputy Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Würth Group; Former Chief Executive Officer of Schott AG, Mainz

Peter Edelmann

Managing Director of Edelmann & Company, Ulm

Dr. Ralph Heck

Director emeritus at McKinsey & Company, Düsseldorf; Member of the Board of Trustees of the Bertelsmann Stiftung, Gütersloh; Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Klöckner & Co SE, Duisburg

Dr. Cornelius Riese

Chief Executive Officer of DZ BANK AG, Frankfurt am Main



Hans-Otto Schrader

Member of the Executive Committee and Advisory Board of Pfeifer & Langen Industrie-und Handels-KG, Cologne

Markus Sontheimer

Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Member of the Executive Committee of Brenntag GmbH, Essen

Dr. Martin H. Sorg

Certified Public Accountant and Partner of Binz & Partner Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater Wirtschaftsprüfer mbB, Stuttgart

Christoph Werner

Chairman of the Management Board of dm-drogerie markt, Karlsruhe; Member of the Supervisory Board of Kärcher SE, Winnenden; Member of the Advisory Board of Deichmann SE, Essen

Honorary Chairman of the Advisory Board

Prof. Dr. h. c. mult. Reinhold Würth, Honorary Chairman of the Supervisory Board <br> of the Würth Group
Prof. Dr. h. c. mult. Reinhold Würth

Honorary Chairman of the Supervisory Board
of the Würth Group

Bettina Würth , Member of the Supervisory Board of the Würth Group
Bettina Würth

Member of the Supervisory Board of the Würth Group

Honorary Members of the Advisory Board

Rolf Bauer

former Member of the Central Managing Board of the Würth Group


Wolfgang Kirsch

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA, Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe; Chairman of the Supervisory Board of B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG, Frankfurt am Main

Central Management Board

The Central Management Board is the highest decision-making body of the Würth Group. It has seven members. Its most important duties include corporate strategy planning, the selection of executives, and the management of strategic business units and functions.

Robert Friedmann, Chairman of the Central Management Board <br> of the Würth Group
Robert Friedmann

Chairman of the Central Management Board
of the Würth Group

Rainer Bürkert, Member of the Central Management Board <br> of the Würth Group
Rainer Bürkert

Member of the Central Management Board
of the Würth Group

Norbert Heckmann, Member of the Central Management Board <br> of the Würth Group
Norbert Heckmann

Member of the Central Management Board
of the Würth Group

Bernd Herrmann, Member of the Central Management Board <br> of the Würth Group
Bernd Herrmann

Member of the Central Management Board
of the Würth Group

Thomas J. O'Neill, Member of the Central Management Board <br> of the Würth Group
Thomas J. O'Neill

Member of the Central Management Board
of the Würth Group

Ralf Schaich, Member of the Central Management Board <br> of the Würth Group
Ralf Schaich

Member of the Central Management Board
of the Würth Group

Dr. Reiner Specht, Member of the Central Management Board <br> of the Würth Group
Dr. Reiner Specht

Member of the Central Management Board
of the Würth Group

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