Board of trustees

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Commerzbank AG and professor at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management. He was President of the German Central Bank, member of the ECB’s Governing Council and Chairman of the Bank for International Settlements in Basel. In the Federal Chancellery, he had previously headed the economic policy department and was Chancellor Angela Merkel’s personal representative for the economic summits of the G8 and G20 countries. He has felt a bond with the orchestra since his visit to Bremen a few years ago, when he was impressed by the innovative power of the Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie.

Long-time communications consultant to the EUROPE CULTURAL DAYS of the European Central Bank. Management positions with IBM, A.C. Nielsen Marketing Beratung and Dresdner Bank; Chief Executive Officer of Business and Economic Development Corp. Frankfurt. Founded the management consultancy ›Executive Communications‹ in 2000, with emphasis on marketing and communications. Active on various committees and supervisory boards, including University Council of Goethe University, Frankfurt.

Chairman of Heraeus Holding GmbH. One of the most respected entrepreneurs in Germany. Heraeus also serves as Chairman of the German Committee for UNICEF. He became acquainted with The Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen in 2008, when the orchestra was presented with the German Founders Award.

President of Deutsche Grammophon. He previously held various management positions at Axel Springer SE, most notably as head of the office of CEO Dr Mathias Döpfner, and as managing director and CFO of the real estate portal Immonet. He earned a PhD in law and in parallel successfully trained as a musician, for example at the Juilliard School New York. As a clarinetist, he has been awarded prizes by the German Music Competition and the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival and been invited to perform recitals at the Berlin Philharmonie and the Lincoln Center in New York, among others.

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Commerzbank AG and professor at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management. He was President of the German Central Bank, member of the ECB’s Governing Council and Chairman of the Bank for International Settlements in Basel. In the Federal Chancellery, he had previously headed the economic policy department and was Chancellor Angela Merkel’s personal representative for the economic summits of the G8 and G20 countries. He has felt a bond with the orchestra since his visit to Bremen a few years ago, when he was impressed by the innovative power of the Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie.

Long-time communications consultant to the EUROPE CULTURAL DAYS of the European Central Bank. Management positions with IBM, A.C. Nielsen Marketing Beratung and Dresdner Bank; Chief Executive Officer of Business and Economic Development Corp. Frankfurt. Founded the management consultancy ›Executive Communications‹ in 2000, with emphasis on marketing and communications. Active on various committees and supervisory boards, including University Council of Goethe University, Frankfurt.

Chairman of Heraeus Holding GmbH. One of the most respected entrepreneurs in Germany. Heraeus also serves as Chairman of the German Committee for UNICEF. He became acquainted with The Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen in 2008, when the orchestra was presented with the German Founders Award.

President of Deutsche Grammophon. He previously held various management positions at Axel Springer SE, most notably as head of the office of CEO Dr Mathias Döpfner, and as managing director and CFO of the real estate portal Immonet. He earned a PhD in law and in parallel successfully trained as a musician, for example at the Juilliard School New York. As a clarinetist, he has been awarded prizes by the German Music Competition and the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival and been invited to perform recitals at the Berlin Philharmonie and the Lincoln Center in New York, among others.