Supervisory Board
According to German Co-determination Law, the Supervisory Board of
Daimler AG consists of twenty members, of whom ten are elected by the shareholders and ten are representatives of the employees.
The core functions of the Supervisory Board include the control and monitoring of executive management, appointments to the Board of Management and the approval of the Operative Planning and important corporate decisions.
The Supervisory Board has elected Dr. Manfred Bischoff as Chairman and Erich Klemm, Chairman of the Corporate Works Council, Daimler in Germany, as Vice Chairman.
Members of the Supervisory Board
Starnberg
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Daimler AG
Former Member of the Board of Management of the company
Elected until: 2011, first elected: 2006
Sindelfingen
Chairman of the Corporate Works Council,
Daimler AG
Elected until: 2013; first elected: 1998 (DBAG: 1988)
Helsinki
former Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Networks Business Group of Nokia Corporation;
Elected until: 2013; first elected: 2008
Frankfurt
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bank AG
Elected until: 2012; first elected: 2007
Stuttgart
Director Research Materials and Manufacturing,
Daimler AG, Chairman of the Management Respresentative Committee
Elected until: 2013; first elected: 2003
Ludwigshafen
Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE;
Elected until: 2013; first elected: 2008
Esslingen
District Manager of German Metalworkers’ Union
Baden-Württemberg (IG Metall)
Elected until: 2013; first elected: 2008
Frankfurt/Main
General Councel of German Metalworkers’ Union (IG Metall)
Elected until: 2013; first elected: 2003
Paris
General Partner and CEO of Lagardère SCA
Elected until: 2010; first elected: 2005
Frankfurt/Main
Chairman of the Works Council of the Frankfurt/Offenbach Dealership
Elected until: 2013; first elected: 2003
Stuttgart
Chairman of the Works Council, Untertürkheim Plant, Daimler AG
Elected until: 2013; first elected: 1998 (DBAG 1993)
Unterhaching
Member of the Works Council, Sindelfingen Plant
Elected until: 2013; first elected: 2008
Kirkland
Retired President and Chief Executive Officer of Nortel Networks Corporation
Elected until: 2009; first elected: 2003
Sao Bernardo do Campo, SP/Brasil
General Secretary of CNM/CUT
Elected until: 2013; first elected: 2008
Leverkusen
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Bayer AG
Elected until: 2009; first elected: 1998 (DBAG 1993)
Gaggenau
Vice Chairman of the Corporate Works Council Daimler AG;
Vice Chairman of the Works Council Gaggenau Plant, Daimler AG
Elected until: 2013; first elected: 2000
Frankfurt/Main
Former Spokesman of the Board of Management of Dresdner Bank AG
Elected until: 2009; first elected: 1998 (DBAG 1998)
Bremen
Chairman of the Works Council Bremen Plant, Daimler AG
Elected until: 2013; first elected: 2008
Toronto
Chairman of the Board of CAE Inc.;
Chairman Emeritus Nortel Networks Corporation
Elected until: 2009; first elected: 1998 (Chrysler Corp. 1994)
Munich
Former CEO and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Bertelsmann AG
Elected until: 2009; first elected: 1998 (DBAG 1998)
(Employee representatives are marked *)
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