Chairman of the Board of Management
Dr. Lars Brzoska
“Creating sustainable value – our goal at Jungheinrich.”
Member of the Board of Management, Sales
Nadine Despineux
"Our customers trust Jungheinrich as a reliable partner who inspires with single-source intralogistics solutions – no matter when, no matter where."
Member of the Board of Management, Finance
Dr. Volker Hues
“Jungheinrich stands for entrepreneurship and vision.”
Member of the Board of Management, Technics
Maik Manthey
"At Jungheinrich, efficiency in intralogistics is not just about moving goods; it’s a symphony of technology, strategy, and innovation."
Member of the Board of Management, Automation
Udo Panenka
"Automation is of utmost strategic importance for Jungheinrich."
Member of the Board of Management, designated CFO
Heike Wulff
“The digital transformation is a key
prerequisite for Jungheinrich's future success.”
Click here to read the foreword by the Executive Board and the report of the Supervisory Board online.
Board of Management
Dr Lars Brzoska, Chairman of the Board of Management of Jungheinrich AG, Hamburg, Germany, Labour Director
Born: September 16, 1972 in Herford, Germany
- 1993-1998 Studied Business Management at Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany, Business Management
(degree: Master’s Equivalent in Business Management) - 1998-2003 Chair for Business-to-Business Marketing at Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster,
Research Assistant - 2003 PhD in Economics; subject: Conjoint Analysis as an instrument for price reactions prognosis (degree: Dr. rer. pol.)
- 2003-2010 GILDEMEISTER AG, Bielefeld, Germany, last DMG Vertriebs und Service GmbH,
Managing Director - 2010-2014 Terex Material Handling & Port Solutions AG, Düsseldorf, Germany
last Member of the Board of Management
Milestones at Jungheinrich AG
- 2014-2018 Member of the Board of Management, Marketing & Sales
- 2018-2019 Member of the Board of Management, Engineering
- Since 2019 Chairman of the Board of Management
Nadine Despineux, Member of the Board of Management, Sales, Jungheinrich AG, Hamburg, Germany
Born: March 7, 1978 in Bad Bergzabern
- 1998-2002 Studied at University of Applied Sciences Riedling, Bachelor of Business Administration
(degree: Diploma in Business Administration, specialized in European Business Management) - 1998-2015 MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH, Friedrichshafen
last Vice President and Head of Marine & Offshore Business - 2016-2022 KraussMaffei Technologies, München
last Managing Director KraussMaffei Technologies (KMT) & Executive Vice President Division: “Digital & Service Solutions” - 2022-2024 Renk Group, Augsburg
last CEO Marine & Industrie, Slide Bearings, Digitalisation, IT
Milestones at Jungheinrich AG
- Since 2024 Member of the Board of Management, Sales
Dr Volker Hues, Member of the Board of Management, Finance, Jungheinrich AG, Hamburg, Germany
Born: November 11, 1963 in Dortmund, Germany
- 1984-1990 Studied at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany, Business Management
(degree: Master’s equivalent in Economics) - 1990-1998 Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH, Duisburg, Germany
last Equity Stake Controlling Department - 1998 PhD in Business Management; subject: Integrating Company Acquisitions
(degree: Dr. rer. pol.) - 1998-2000 boco Group, Hamburg, Germany
Chief Financial Officer - 2000-2009 CWS-boco International GmbH, Duisburg, Germany
Chief Financial Officer
Milestones at Jungheinrich AG
- Since 2009 Member of the Board of Management, Finance
- Since 2013 Concurrently responsible for the “Mail Order Division”
Maik Manthey, Member of the Board of Management, Technics, Jungheinrich AG, Hamburg, Germany
Born: May 26, 1975 in Bremen, Germany
- 1997-2001 Studied at University of Applied Sciences Bremen, Germany
(degree: Graduate-Engineer) - 1999-2000 Studied at South Bank University of London, UK
(degree: BEng(hons) Electric and Electronic Engineering) - 2007-2010 Studied at University Stuttgart
(degree: Master of Business Engineering in Logistic Management) - 2008-2016 Linde Material Handling GmbH, Aschaffenburg
last Vice President New Business & Products - 2016-2021 KION Group AG, Hamburg
last Senior Vice President Brand & Product Management - 2021-2024 CLAAS KGaA mbH, Harsewinkel
last Senior Vice President Global Engineering Technologies
Milestones at Jungheinrich AG
Udo Panenka, Member of the Board of Management, Automation, Jungheinrich AG, Hamburg, Germany
Born: January 8, 1969 in Aalen, Germany
- 1989-1992 Studied at Berufsakademie Heidenheim, Germany
(degree: Master’s equivalent in business administration) - 1992-2004 RITZ Pumps, Motors, Services
last Sales & Marketing Manager Germany - 2004-2008 ABS Deutschland GmbH
Sales & Marketing Manager Germany - 2008-2014 Danaher Group, Kollmorgen Industrial Automation
last Vice President & General Manager Europe & India - 2014-2018 Danaher Group, Esko
last President Esko - 2019-2024 ATS Corporation Industrial Automation
President
Milestones at Jungheinrich AG
- Since 2024 Member of the Board of Management, Automation
Heike Wulff, Member of the Board of Management, Finance, designated CFO Jungheinrich AG, Hamburg, Germany
Born: August 9, 1980 in Herford, Germany
- 2000-2004 Studied at University of Applied Sciences, Osnabrück
(degree: Master Degree in Business Law) - 2004-2005 Universität Osnabrück, Focus: Master of Law Taxation
(degree: Master Degree in Law (LL.M.)) - 2008 Exam Tax Advisor
- 2009 SAP-Certification
(Certified SAP Solution Consultant (FI)) - 2012 Exam German Certified Auditor
- 2004-2012 PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
last Certified Accountant & Tax Advisor, Hamburg - 2012-2018 STILL GmbH, Hamburg
last Senior Director Operations Controlling & Tax STILL EMEA - 2018-2020 KION Group AG, Frankfurt am Main
last Vice President IFRS Competence & Statutory Accounts
Milestones at Jungheinrich AG
- 2021-2024 Vice President Corporate Controlling
- Since 2024 Member of the Board of Management, Finance, designated CFO
Supervisory Board
Rolf Najork, Chairman of the Jungheinrich AG Supervisory Board and the Personnel Committee since 2023
Personal details
- Year of birth: 1961
- Nationality: German
Education
- 1972-1981 Gymnasium Bergisch Gladbach
- 1981-1983 Regular soldier, Nato headquarters, Belgium
- 1983-1991 RWTH Aachen, mechanical engineering
Professional career
- 1991 Various roles at Ford Werke AG, Cologne, managerial positions since 1997
- 2003 Director of Development, Getrag Ford Transmissions GmbH, Cologne
- 2008 Group Vice President Product Development, Managing Director of Getrag Corporate Group, Untergruppenbach
- 2011 Executive Vice President Business Unit E-Mobility, Mechatronics and R&D Transmissions, Schaeffler Group, Herzogenaurach
- 2013 Managing Director of Heraeus Holding and Chief Operating Officer responsible for Production, Purchasing and Development, Hanau
- 2016 Chairman of the Executive Board, Bosch Rexroth AG, Lohr
- 2019-December 2022 Managing Director of Robert Bosch GmbH, Chairman of the Executive Board (in addition to his other duties) of Bosch Rexroth AG, Lohr
- Since May 2023 Chairman of the Jungheinrich AG Supervisory Board
Membership of other legally required supervisory boards and comparable regulatory committees in Germany and in other countries
- HOERBIGER Holding AG, Zug, Switzerland
- OTTO FUCHS KG, Meinerzhagen, Germany
As of: January 2024
Markus Haase, Deputy Chairman of the Jungheinrich AG Supervisory Board and Member of the Personnel Committee since 2011 *
Personal details
- Year of birth: 1967
- Nationality: German
Education
- 1985-1988 Training as a machinist at Spindelfabrik Süßen
- 1988-1989 Vocational school advanced technical certificate
Professional career
- 1990 Basic military service
- 1991-1993 Fitter for Hörauf, Donzdorf, Germany
- 1993-2015 After-Sales Service Technician at Jungheinrich, Stuttgart branch
- 2015-2018 After-Sales Consultant at Jungheinrich, Stuttgart branch
- Since 2018 Senior Service Consultant at Jungheinrich, South Sales Centre
- Since 2011 Member of the Jungheinrich AG Supervisory Board
Membership of other legally required supervisory boards and comparable regulatory committees in Germany and in other countries
As of: December 2023
Antoinette (Annet) Aris, Member of the Jungheinrich AG Supervisory Board since 2011, Member of the Personnel Committee (without voting rights) since 2020, Member of the Finance and Audit Committee since 2016
Personal Details
- Year of birth: 1958
- Nationality: Dutch
Education
- 1977-1985 Engineering Degree, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands
- 1985-1986 MBA, INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France
Professional career
- 1986-1994 McKinsey & Company, Consultant, Amsterdam, London, Munich
- 1994-2003 McKinsey & Company, Partner, Munich
- 2003-2019 Adjunct Professor of Strategy, INSEAD, Fontainebleau
- 2003-2020 Member of the Supervisory Board for numerous companies (including ProSiebenSat1 SE, Kabel Deutschland AG, Sanoma Oy, ASR Niederlande N.V.)
- Since 2011 Member of the Jungheinrich AG Supervisory Board, Hamburg
- Since 2019 Senior Affiliate Professor of Strategy, INSEAD, Fontainebleau
Membership of other legally required supervisory boards and comparable regulatory committees in Germany and in other countries
- ASML N.V., Veldhoven, Netherlands (listed company), Deputy Chairperson
- Randstad N.V., Diemen, Netherlands (listed company), Chairperson of the Personnel Committee
As of: December 2023
Rainer Breitschädel, Member of the Jungheinrich AG Supervisory Board since 2016 *
Personal details
- Year of birth: 1961
- Nationality: German
Education
- 1982-1983 Mechanical engineering studies
- 1985-1990 Electrical engineering studies
- 1990 Degree in Electrical Engineering/Automation Technology
Professional career
- 1990-1991 Design Engineer, Jungheinrich Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG
- 1992-1996 Team Leader, Material Handling Equipment Development, Jungheinrich AG
- 1997-2000 Team Leader, Marketing & Sales Quality Coordination, Jungheinrich AG
- 2001-2015 Head of Techn., Group After Sales, Jungheinrich AG
- 2015-2019 Head of Product Support, Jungheinrich Service & Parts AG & Co. KG
- Since 2019 Head of Parts Operations/Kaltenkirchen Site Manager, Jungheinrich Service & Parts AG & Co. KG
- Since 2016 Member of the Jungheinrich AG Supervisory Board
Membership of other legally required supervisory boards and comparable regulatory committees in Germany and in other countries
As of: December 2023
Kathrin Elisabeth Dahnke, Member of the Jungheinrich AG Supervisory Board and Chairperson of the Finance and Audit Committee since December 2022
Personal details
- Year of birth: 1960
- Nationality: German
Education
- 1979-1980 Training as a business interpreter
- 1980-1984 Business Administration studies, University of Göttingen; Business Administration graduate
Professional career
- 1985-1989 Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Head of Finance Department
- 1989-1997 Westdeutsche Landesbank, Düsseldorf, Associate Director Mergers & Acquisitions
- 1998-2004 Otto Bock group, Duderstadt, from 2000: Managing Director Otto Bock Holding GmbH & Co. KG
- 2005-2014 DMG Mori Seiki AG, formerly GILDEMEISTER AG, Bielefeld, Director Finance, from 2010: Member of the Board of Management (CFO)
- 2014-2019 Wilh. Werhahn KG, Neuss, Member of the Board of Management (CFO)
- 2020-2021 OSRAM Licht AG, Munich, Member of the Board of Management (CFO)
- 2021-July 2022 Ottobock SE & Co KGaA, Duderstadt, Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
- Since August 2022 Self-employed Executive Consultant
- Since December 2022 Member of the Jungheinrich AG Supervisory Board
Membership of other legally required supervisory boards and comparable regulatory committees in Germany and in other countries
As of: December 2023
Beate Klose, Member of the Jungheinrich AG Supervisory Board since 2016
Personal details
- Year of birth: 1966
- Nationality: German
Education
- 1987-1993 Business Administration studies, University of Münster, Germany (Business Administration graduate)
Professional career
- 1993-1997 GGV Grützmacher, Gravert and Partners, tax consultancy, auditing and law firm, Hamburg
- Since 1998 Self-employed in the Family Office sector, mainly advising WJH Holding GmbH and Sachsenwald Management GmbH
- Since 2016 Member of the Jungheinrich AG Supervisory Board
Membership of other legally required supervisory boards and comparable regulatory committees in Germany and in other countries
As of: December 2023
Eva Kohn, Member of the Jungheinrich AG Supervisory Board since 2023 *
Personal Details
- Year of birth: 1971
- Nationality: German
Education
- 1991-1995 Computer science studies, University of Hildesheim
- 1995-1997 Higher vocational school for applied computer science, Hanover
- 1997 Business computer science graduate
Professional career
- 1997-1999 IT Assistant Direct Marketing, Briefing GmbH, Hamburg
- 1999-2012 Software- and Database Developer, Panther Packaging GmbH & Co.KG, Tornesch
- Since 2012 Software Specialist, Jungheinrich AG, Hamburg
- Since 2018 Member of various works council bodies
- Since 2023 Member of the Jungheinrich AG Supervisory Board
Membership of other legally required supervisory boards and comparable regulatory committees in Germany and in other countries
As of: December 2023
Wolff Lange, Member of the Jungheinrich AG Supervisory Board and the Personnel Committee since 2005
Personal details
- Year of birth: 1957
- Nationality: German
Education
- 1979-1982 Training as a bank clerk at Vereins-und Westbank AG, Hamburg, Germany
- 1982-1986 Business Administration studies at the European Business School, Oestrich-Winkel, Germany
Professional career
- 1987-1988 Employee in Controlling at Colgate-Palmolive GmbH, Hamburg
- 1989 Sales Consultant at Jungheinrich Gabelstapler GmbH & Co. KG, Heppenheim, Germany
- 1990-1991 Branch Manager at Jungheinrich France, Rouen, France
- 1992-1993 Marketing Manager at Multiton MIC Corp. Richmond, USA
- 1993-1995 Head of the Jungheinrich Sales Centre Bietigheim
- 1995-2000 Managing Director at Jungheinrich Italiana, Milan, Italy
- 2000-2004 Head of Marketing & Sales Germany at Jungheinrich AG, Hamburg
- Since 2004 Executive Partner at Lange Vermögensverwaltung GbR, Hamburg
- 2005-2010 Member of the Supervisory Board at Kühlhaus Zentrum AG, Hamburg
- 2005-2022 Member of the Supervisory Board at Hansa-Heemann AG, Rellingen, Germany
- Since 2005 Member of the Jungheinrich AG Supervisory Board
Membership of other legally required supervisory boards and comparable regulatory committees in Germany and in other countries
- Wintersteiger AG, Ried, Austria, Chairman
As of: December 2023
Mike Retz, Member of the Jungheinrich AG Supervisory Board since 2020, Member of the Joint Committee since 2021 *
Personal details
- Year of birth: 1979
- Nationality: German
Education
- 1999-2002 Vocational training as wholesale and international trade commercial clerk, Stoff-Wexel Textilgroßhandels GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
- 2003-2004 Vocational school advanced technical certificate at Schulzentrum an der Bördestrasse, Bremen, Germany
- 2004-2007 General higher education entrance qualification, Oldenburg Kolleg, Germany
- 2007-2010 Bachelor’s in Social Sciences, University of Oldenburg, Germany
- 2010-2012 Master’s in Social Policy, University of Bremen, Germany
Professional career
- 2002-2003 Retail Salesman, Stoff-Wexel Textilgroßhandels GmbH, Quickborn, Germany
- 2012-2013 Trainee programme at IG Metall
- 2013-2017 IG Metall, Küste District Management
- Since 2017 IG Metall, Hamburg Region
- Since 2020 Member of the Jungheinrich AG Supervisory Board
Membership of other legally required supervisory boards and comparable regulatory committees in Germany and in other countries
As of: December 2023
Steffen Schwarz, Member of the Supervisory Board and the Finance and Audit Committee since 2011, Member of the Personnel Committee since 2019 *
Personal details
- Year of birth: 1970
- Nationality: German
Education
- 1977-1987 Ten-Class Polytechnic Secondary School
- 1987-1989 Training as an electrician
- 1995-1997 Civil engineering draughtsman
- 2010-2018 Additional qualifications acquired during various seminars (Basic Principles of Economics for Works Councils, Modern Management Methods, Data Protection, Leadership Skills)
Professional career
- 1990-1994 Temporary worker
- 1994-1995 Permanent position as an electrician
- 1997-1998 Temporary worker
- 1998-1999 Temporary worker at Jungheinrich Lüneburg plant
- 1999-2002 Electrician at Jungheinrich Lüneburg plant
- Since 2002 Deputy Chairman of Works Council at Jungheinrich Lüneburg plant
- Since 2002 Deputy Chairman of Joint Works Council at Jungheinrich Norderstedt AG & Co. KG
Deputy Chairman of the Group Works Council at Jungheinrich AG
Member of the Economic Committee at Jungheinrich Norderstedt AG & Co. KG - 2006-2011 Alternate member of the Jungheinrich AG Supervisory Board
- Since 2011 Member of the Jungheinrich AG Supervisory Board
Membership of other legally required supervisory boards and comparable regulatory committees in Germany and in other countries
As of: December 2023
Kristina Thurau-Vetter, Member of the Jungheinrich AG Supervisory Board since 2021 until 16 November 2024 *
Personal details
- Year of birth: 1971
- Nationality: German
Education
- 1990-1993 Training as an industrial business clerk at Thyssen Henschel, Kassel, Germany
- 1995-2001 Social economics studies at the University of Economics and Politics, Hamburg, Germany, and the National University of Ireland, Galway
Professional career
- 1993-1995 Departmental Secretary, Research Centre, Thyssen Henschel, Kassel
- 2001-2005 Freelance work – training and consulting
- 2005-2006 Trainee programme IG Metall Board of Management
- 2006-2020 Training Officer, IG Metall Training Centre, Sprockhövel, Germany
- Since 2020 Trade Union Secretary, IG Metall, Küste District Management
- Since 2021 Member of the Jungheinrich AG Supervisory Board
Membership of other legally required supervisory boards and comparable regulatory committees in Germany and in other countries
- Airbus GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
- Airbus Aerostructures GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
As of: December 2023
Note: Ms Thurau-Vetter left the Supervisory Board on 16 November 2024. It is expected that she will be replaced in the first quarter of 2025.
Andreas Wolf, Member of the Jungheinrich AG Supervisory Board, Personnel Committee and Joint Committee since 2018
Personal details
- Year of birth: 1965
- Nationality: German
Education
- 1987-1996 Business administration studies at University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, Germany
Professional career
- 1997-2018 Employed in different roles at Jungheinrich AG
- Since 2014 Managing Director at WJH Holding GmbH and Sachsenwald Management GmbH
- Since 2018 Member of the Jungheinrich AG Supervisory Board
Membership of other legally required supervisory boards and comparable regulatory committees in Germany and in other countries
As of: December 2023
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