Boards

Supervisory Board

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  Volker Stauch

  Chairman of the Board

  Volker Stauch was born in 1952 and started his professional career at Mercedes Benz AG in 1978, where he worked in various positions until 2010, most recently as Divisional Director Production Powertrain Mercedes Car Group. Since 2011, Mr. Stauch has been working as a freelance consultant, lecturer at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, chairman of various charity organizations and has been holding management and supervisory board mandates in various companies.

  Mr Stauch was appointed Chairman of the Supervisory Board for 5 years on 8 April 2021.

  Mr. Stauch is a member of the following administrative, management or supervisory bodies or a member in comparable German or foreign supervisory bodies or a partner in the following companies:

  • 4L GmbH, Gerlingen, Germany: Managing Director
  • WASTA GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany: Managing Director
  • Storopack Hans Reichenecker GmbH, Metzingen, Germany: Member of the Supervisory Board
  • Josef Blässinger GmbH + Co. KG, Stuttgart, Germany: Member of the Advisory Board
  • GFT Holding GmbH, Gotha, Germany: Chairman of the Advisory Board

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  Christophe Hemmerle

  Christophe Hemmerle was born in 1960. Mr. Hemmerle started his professional career in 1986, working for a financial consultancy firm specialised in export trade, JGP Consultant, based in Paris, France. In 1987 he joined Société Générale Group at the German corporate finance department in Frankfurt (1987-1989), followed by the French M&A department in Paris (1989-1990). From 1990 to 1994 he held a variety of senior positions at Société Générale in Frankfurt, the last one being Head of the German-speaking M&A operations. In 1994, Mr. Hemmerle moved to Halder Beteiligungsberatung, Frankfurt, where he worked as investment principal (1996-1998) and Managing Director (1999). In 2000, Mr. Hemmerle founded Finatem Beteiligungsgesellschaft, Frankfurt, performing as Managing Partner since.
  Since 1 January 2024 the Finatem Fonds Management Verwaltungs GmbH is based in Bad Homburg (change of address: Rathausplatz 12 in 61348 Bad Homburg).

  Mr Hemmerle was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board for 5 years on 8 April 2021.

  Mr. Hemmerle is a member of the following administrative, management or supervisory bodies, or a member in comparable German or foreign supervisory bodies, or a partner in the following companies outside the Group:

  • Finatem Fonds Management Verwaltungs GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Managing Partner
  • FEG Palmer GmbH, Mülheim-Ruhr, Germany: Member of the Advisory Board
  • Kavalieris GmbH, Neuenhaus, Germany: Member of the Advisory Board

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  Christoph Mathias Seidler

  Mathias Seidler was born in 1963. Mr. Seidler started his professional career at Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany, where he worked from 1990 to 1995. From 1995 to 2000, Mr. Seidler held various positions at Herlitz AG, Berlin, Germany. From 2001 to 2013, Mr. Seidler served as the CEO of Derby Cycle AG, Cloppenburg, Germany. He coordinated the IPO of Derby Cycle AG in May 2011 and following the takeover of Derby Cycle AG by Dutch PON Holdings B.V. in September 2011 became a member of the board of the PON Bicycle Group. In 2005, Mr. Seidler established A/M/S GmbH, Cloppenburg, Germany, where he is also the managing director. Since 2014, Mr. Seidler has been a member of the Industrial Advisory Committee of Finatem.

  Mr Seidler was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board for 5 years on 8 April 2021.

  Mr. Seidler is a member of the following administrative and supervisory bodies or a member in comparable German or foreign supervisory bodies in the following companies outside the Group:

  • Kavalieris GmbH: Neuenhaus, Germany: Member of the Advisory Board
  • Cadence Holding GmbH, Dresden: Member of the Advisory Board
  • Youngone Corporation, Seoul, Süd-Korea: Advisory Bike Division

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  Gabriele Fontane

  Gabriele Fontane was born in 1965. After a position as an associate at the law firm Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle, New York (1993-1994) Dr. Fontane worked as an associate at Thümmel, Schütze & Partner, where she became an equity partner in 1998. In 2009 Dr. Fontane founded Otto Mittag Fontane, a law office specialized in advising on M&A, private equity and banking transactions. Since 2018 Dr. Fontane has been an equity partner at the law firm Oppenhoff.

  Dr Fontane was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board for 5 years on 8 April 2021.

  Dr. Fontane is a member of the following administrative, management or supervisory bodies or a member in comparable German or foreign supervisory bodies or a partner in the following companies outside the Group:

  • Oppenhoff & Partner Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater mbB: Partner

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  Daniel Michael Kartje

  Daniel Kartje was born in 1974. From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Kartje worked as Consultant in the Valuation & Strategy department of PricewaterhouseCoopers Deutsche Revision AG in Düsseldorf, Germany, and from 2001 to 2003 as Senior Consultant in the Mergers & Acquisitions department of PricewaterhouseCoopers Corporate Finance Beratung GmbH in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. From 2003, Mr. Kartje worked at Finatem Fonds Management Verwaltungs GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, initially as an Investment Manager and became an Investment Director and Partner in 2009. From October 2023 to February 2024, Mr. Kartje was Managing Director of Crossgate GmbH, an M&A and corporate finance consultancy. Since April 2024, he is CEO of Gitone Beteiligungsverwaltungs GmbH in Vienna.

  Mr Kartje was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board for 5 years on 8 April 2021.

  Mr. Kartje is a member of the following administrative, management or supervisory bodies or a member in comparable German or foreign supervisory bodies or a partner in the following companies outside the Group:

  • CODAK GmbH, Kronberg, Deutschland: Managing Director
  • Mungo Holding AG, Hünenberg, Schweiz: Member of the Board of Directors