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As of: 31 December 2021
The Advisory Board is the chief supervisory and controlling body of the Würth Group. It advises on strategy and approves corporate planning as well as the use of funds. It appoints the members of the Central Managing Board, the Executive Board, and the managing directors of the companies that generate the most sales.
Bettina Würth
Chairwoman of the Advisory Board of the Würth Group
Honorary Chairman of the Advisory Board
Prof. Dr. h. c. mult. Reinhold Würth
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Würth Group
Dr. Frank Heinricht
Deputy Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Würth Group. Chairman of the Management Board of Schott AG, Mainz
Peter Edelmann
Managing Partner of Edelmann & Company, Ulm
Dr. Ralph Heck
Director emeritus at McKinsey & Company, Düsseldorf. Chairman of the Bertelsmann Stiftung Executive Board, Gütersloh. Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Klöckner & Co SE, Duisburg
Wolfgang Kirsch
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA, Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe. Former Chief Executive Officer of DZ BANK AG, Frankfurt/Main
Hans-Otto Schrader
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Otto AG für Beteiligungen, Hamburg
Markus Sontheimer
Chief Information and Digital Officer of ISS A/S, Søborg, Denmark
Dr. Martin H. Sorg
Certified Public Accountant and Partner of Binz & Partner Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater Wirtschaftsprüfer mbB, Stuttgart
Sebastian Würth
International Division Manager, Würth Group
Honorary members of the Advisory Board
Rolf Bauer
Former Member of the Central Management Board of the Würth Group
Honorary members of the Advisory Board
Dr. Bernd Thiemann †
Former Chairman of the Management Board of Deutsche Genossenschaftsbank AG, Frankfurt/Main
The Central Managing Board is the highest decision-making body of the Würth Group.
It has five members and is comparable to the management board of a group holding company. Its most important duties include corporate strategy planning, the selection of executives, and the management of strategic business units and functions.
Robert Friedmann
Chairman of the Central Management Board of the Würth Group
Dr. Jan Allmann
Member of the Central Management Board of the Würth Group
Rainer Bürkert
Member of the Central Management Board of the Würth Group
Bernd Herrmann
Member of the Central Management Board of the Würth Group
Joachim Kaltmaier
Member of the Central Management Board of the Würth Group
The Customer Advisory Board of Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG brings together Würth customers from trade and industry. The members report on developments in their sectors and support Würth in aligning its activities with customer requirements. The board’s meetings, which are held twice a year, also look at new products and innovative services.
Frank Westermann
Chairman of the Customer Advisory Board. Managing director of Karl Westermann GmbH & Co. KG, Denkendorf
Michael Hüßmann
Prokurist (Authorized Signatory), Head of Purchasing at HAMM AG, Tirschenreuth
Wolfgang Kopplin
Member of the Management Board of Emil Frey AG, Zurich. Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Schwabengarage GmbH, Stuttgart
Dierk Mutschler
Member of the Executive Board and Partner of Drees & Sommer SE, Stuttgart
Josef Stengel
Managing Partner of Stengel GmbH, Ellwangen
Harald Supper
Member of the Management Board of Zech Group SE, Bremen
Burkhard Weller
Managing Partner of WELLERGRUPPE Holding SE & Co. KG, Berlin. Honorary Senator of Nuertingen-Geislingen University, Germany
Honorary Chairman of the Customer Advisory Board
Gerhard Irmscher
Report of the Advisory Board
Chairwoman of the Advisory Board of the Würth Group
Report of the Central Managing Board
Chairman of the Central Managing Board of the Würth Group
(Photo: Frank Blümler)
