Management
The Group’s central management entity is the Executive Board of Sartorius AG. In collaboration with the Supervisory Board, the Executive Board defines the Group's strategy, is responsible for the operational management of the Group and controls the distribution of resources within the organization.
Executive Board
Executive Board of Sartorius AG
The Group’s central management entity is the Executive Board, which currently has four members. These are the CEO, the CFO and the heads of the two divisions.
The Executive Board is responsible for independently managing the company. In particular, it defines corporate strategy, coordinates and agrees on this approach with the Supervisory Board and implements such corporate strategy. In line with established reporting obligations, the Executive Board regularly informs the Supervisory Board promptly and comprehensively, and requests the latter's approval for certain key business transactions.
Dr. Joachim Kreuzburg
Chairman of the Executive Board | CEO
Group Strategy, Human Resources, Corporate Research, Legal & Compliance, Communications, Sustainability
Board member since 2002
Dr. Florian Funck
Member of the Executive Board | CFO
Finance, Information Technology, Data Management, Corporate Sourcing
Board member since April 2024
Dr. René Fáber
Dr. Alexandra Gatzemeyer
Supervisory Board
Supervisory Board of Sartorius AG
The Supervisory Board monitors and advises the Executive Board. The Supervisory Board consists of twelve members; as stipulated by the German codetermination law governing stock corporations, half of the members are made up of shareholders and half of employees’ representatives.
The Supervisory Board is directly involved in making the decisions of fundamental importance for the company. Together with the Executive Board, the Supervisory Board agrees on the Group’s strategic focus and regularly discusses the status of the ongoing execution of business strategy.
Dr. Lothar Kappich
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Hamburg, Germany
Member of the Supervisory Board since April 2007
Supervisory Board Members
Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Osterode am Harz, Germany
First Authorized Representative of the German Metalworkers’ Union (IG Metall) branch office in the Southern Lower Saxony-Harz region in Northeim, Germany
Member of the Supervisory Board since March 2014
Gleichen, Germany
Chairwoman of the Employees’ Council of Sartorius Corporate Administration GmbH in Göttingen
Member of the Supervisory Board since September 2002
Overath, Germany
Consultant for a number of healthcare companies and financial investors
Member of the Supervisory Board since January 2020
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Attorney and partner of the Hengeler Mueller partnership of lawyers, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Member of the Supervisory Board since April 2017
Göttingen, Germany
Head of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations, Sartorius Corporate Administration GmbH in Göttingen, Germany
Member of the Supervisory Board since October 2010
Gleichen, Germany
Chairman of the Employees’ Council of Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH in Göttingen as well as Chairman of the Group Employees’ Council of Sartorius AG in Göttingen, Germany
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 2020
Fredonia, Wisconsin, USA
Chief Executive Officer of Assurance Laboratories LLC in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Member of the Supervisory Board since April 2017
Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany
Member and Chairman of the Employees’ Council of Sartorius Lab Instruments GmbH & Co. KG as well as a member of the Group Employees‘ Council of Sartorius AG in Göttingen, Germany
Member of the Supervisory Board since March 2021
Nienburg / Weser, Germany
Political secretary for organizational policy in the district management of the German Metalworkers’ Union (IG Metall) Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt
Member of the Supervisory Board since March 2022
Committees of the Supervisory Board
Executive Task Committee
Dr. Lothar Kappich (Chairman)
Annette Becker
Prof. Dr. Klaus Rüdiger Trützschler
Manfred Zaffke
Conciliation Committee
Dr. Lothar Kappich (Chairman)
Annette Becker
Prof. Dr. Klaus Rüdiger Trützschler
Manfred Zaffke
Audit Committee
Prof. Dr. Klaus Rüdiger Trützschler (Chairman)
Dr. Lothar Kappich
Dietmar Müller
Manfred Zaffke
Nomination Committee
Dr. Lothar Kappich (Chairman)
Dr. Daniela Favoccia
Prof. Dr. Klaus Rüdiger Trützschler
