Our Committees
Executive Board, Supervisory Board, Advisory Board – who does what?
As a non-profit stock corporation, PHINEO is subject to the regulations of the German stock corporation law.
The non-profit stock corporation has three executive bodies: The Executive Board, the Supervisory Board and the Annual General Meeting. In addition, an Advisory Board is in place.
The Executive Board
The full-time Executive Board consists of Dr. Andreas Rickert. He manage the business activities, represent PHINEO externally and is primarily responsible for the establishment of partnerships, the further development of contacts as well as the overall strategy. He inform the committees on a regular basis, approve the annual accounts and accept the auditor’s report.
Christian Berger and Juliane Hagedorn support the Executive Board in the management of the organization.
The Supervisory Board
The honorary Supervisory Board consists of six committed members. It is in its responsibility to control the Executive Board of PHINEO, in particular the auditing of the annual report.
In addition, the Supervisory Board must approve the transactions set out in the Articles of Corporation, such as the development of new business segments.
The members of Supervisory Board are:
- Michael Peters, member of the Eurex Frankfurt AG Executive Board at Deutsche Boerse AG (Chairman)
- Dr. Brigitte Mohn, member of the Bertelsmann Stiftung Executive Board (Deputy Chairwoman)
- Mattias Schmelzer, CEO and spokesman of the board KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
- Matthias Schmolz, CEO and Commercial Director by Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft e.V.
- Dr. Aischa Astou Saw, Managing director SAW Consulting
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The Annual General Meeting
The General Meeting of the non-profit corporation is a deciding body. It is composed of all shareholders and meets once a year.
Topics include:
- the presentation of the approved annual accounts of PHINEO and the report of the Supervisory Board,
- the report of the Executive Board, the appropriation of retained earnings, the discharge of the Executive Board and the Supervisory Board,
- the appointment of the auditor
The Advisory Board
PHINEO is supported by renowned experts and prominent personalities on a voluntary basis. In the Advisory Board they promote the concept of an impact-oriented civil society.
The Advisory Board provides PHINEO with content-related expertise as well as the independent view from the outside.
- Friederike Behrens, Managing director, Postcode Lotterie DT gGmbH
- Armin v. Buttlar, Executive Board at Aktion Mensch association
- Prof. Dr. Thomas Druyen, Executive Board at Sigmund Freud University Vienna, Institute for Wealthibility and Wealth Psychology
- Kimberly Marteau Emerson, Board of Directors, Human Rights Watch
- Steffen Feldmann, Chief officer for finance and international affairs at Deutscher Caritasverband e.V
- Thiemo Fojkar, CEO of Internationaler Bund (IB)
- Daniela Geue, Lawyer
- Dr. Anna Katharina Gollan, Partner at P+P Pöllath and Partners
- Dr. Eckart von Hirschhausen, Presenter, Author, Founder
- Anne Jeglinksi, Head of District Office / Innovation and Impact Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Berlin e.V.
- Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of the Institute for Family Businesses and SMEs (ifbm@WHU) and Chair of Family Businesses, WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
- Norbert Kunz, CEO Social Impact gGmbH
- Dr. Florian Langenscheidt, Entrepreneur, Founder
- Michael Löher, Managing Director at German Association for Public and Private Welfare
- Torsten Müller, Founder
- Oliver Oehri, Founding Partner at silverFOX 77
- Alexandra von Rehlingen, Managing Director at Schoeller & von Rehlingen
- Hajo Riesenbeck, Managing Director at Riesenbeck-IC GmbH
- Hans Schöpflin, Chairman of the Executive Board at Schöpflin Stiftung
- Steffen Schulze-Ketelhut, PRIO Holding GmbH
- Regine Sixt, CEO of Regine Sixt Children’s Aid Foundation
- Prof. Dr. Rita Süssmuth, former President of the Bundestag
- Sandra Thier, Presenter
- Melinda Weber, Managing Director at WohnRaumGesellschaft mbH