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The Management of Knorr-Bremse AG. Joint Responsibility.

The Executive Board

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Marc Llistosella

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) since 2023

Worldwide responsibility for Strategy, Communications, Digitalization, IT, Information Security, Security, and Internal Audit
 Curriculum Vitae Marc Llistosella
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Dr. Nicolas Lange

Member of the Executive Board since 2023

Worldwide responsibility for the Rail Vehicle Systems division
 Curriculum Vitae Dr. Nicolas Lange
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Dr. Claudia Mayfeld

Member of the Executive Board since 2021

Worldwide responsibility for People & Integrity (CHRO)
 Curriculum Vitae Dr. Claudia Mayfeld
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Bernd Spies

Member of the Executive Board since 2022

Worldwide responsibility for the Commercial Vehicle Systems division
 Curriculum Vitae Bernd Spies
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Frank Markus Weber

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) since 2020

Worldwide responsibility for Finance, Accounting, Controlling, Taxes, Treasury, M&A, Sustainability, and Investor Relations
 Curriculum Vitae Frank Markus Weber

The Supervisory Board

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Dr. Reinhard Ploss

Chairman of the Supervisory Board CEO of Infineon Technologies AG, retired
 Biography & Mandates
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Franz-Josef Birkeneder*

Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board Global Project Support Knorr-Bremse Commercial Vehicle Systems; Aldersbach Plant Manager until 2022
 Biography & Mandates
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Stephan Sturm

Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board Chairman of the Executive Board, Heinz Hermann Thiele Family Foundation; Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Fresenius SE
 Biography & Mandates
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Kathrin Dahnke

Chairwoman of the Audit Committee of the Supervisory Board Self-employed management consultant
 Biography & Mandates
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Manuela Deseive*

Facility Management Officer, Commercial Employee
 Biography & Mandates
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Thomas Mittmann*

Technical Coordinator in Site & Facility Management Member of the Knorr-Bremse Rail Vehicle Systems Works Council, Berlin
 Biography & Mandates
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Dr. Sigrid Evelyn Nikutta

Former Member of the Management Board (Freight Transport) of Deutsche Bahn AG; former CEO of DB Cargo AG
 Biography & Mandates
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Wolfgang Nirschl*

Managing Director and First Authorized Representative of IG Metall trade union in Passau
 Biography & Mandates
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Werner Ratzisberger*

Full-time Member of the Works Council of Knorr-Bremse Systeme für Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH in Munich
 Biography & Mandates
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Annemarie Sedlmair*

Regional Lawyer at IG Metall, Bavarian department
 Biography & Mandates
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Dr. Stefan Sommer

Chairman of the Strategy Committee of the Supervisory Board Former Member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG with responsibility for the Components and Procurement business, Consultant
 Biography & Mandates
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Julia Thiele-Schürhoff

Member of the Management Board of the Heinz Hermann Thiele Family Foundation
 Biography & Mandates

* Employee representative