CEOs of DAX companies
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💼 The DAX tracks Germany’s largest and most liquid listed companies and is often reported as a dividend-inclusive performance index. Its constituents anchor key sectors that drive exports, innovation, and employment. CEOs set strategy, run the operating model, and allocate capital, shaping unit economics and risk for investors, employees, customers, and regulators. Reading their career paths highlights how mandates are earned, incentives are managed, and governance constraints shape decisions through cycles.
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The list
| Portrait | Name | Company | Primary Sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bjørn Gulden[1] | Adidas | Consumer Goods (Sportswear) | |
| Guillaume Faury[2] | Airbus | Aerospace & Defense | |
| Oliver Bäte[3] | Allianz | Insurance & Asset Management | |
| Markus Kamieth[4] | BASF | Chemicals | |
| Bill Anderson[5] | Bayer | Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences | |
| Vincent Warnery[6] | Beiersdorf | Consumer Goods (Personal Care) | |
| Oliver Zipse[7] | BMW | Automotive | |
| Jens Birgersson[8] | Brenntag | Chemicals Distribution | |
| Bettina Orlopp[9] | Commerzbank | Banking | |
| Nikolai Setzer[10] | Continental | Automotive (Tires/Parts) | |
| Karin Rådström[11] | Daimler Truck | Automotive (Trucks/Buses) | |
| Christian Sewing[12] | Deutsche Bank | Banking | |
| Stephan Leithner[13] | Deutsche Börse | Financial Market Infrastructure | |
| Tobias Meyer[14] | DHL Group | Logistics & Courier Services | |
| Timotheus Höttges[15] | Deutsche Telekom | Telecommunications | |
| Leonhard Birnbaum[16] | E.ON | Utilities (Electric Power) | |
| Helen Giza[17] | Fresenius Medical Care | Healthcare (Dialysis) | |
| Michael Sen[18] | Fresenius | Healthcare Group | |
| Stefan Klebert[19] | GEA Group | Industrial Engineering | |
| Clemens Jungsthöfel[20] | Hannover Re | Reinsurance | |
| Dominik von Achten[21] | Heidelberg Materials | Building Materials | |
| Carsten Knobel[22] | Henkel | Consumer Goods & Chemicals | |
| Jochen Hanebeck[23] | Infineon Technologies | Semiconductors | |
| Ola Källenius[24] | Mercedes-Benz Group | Automotive | |
| Belén Garijo[25] | Merck | Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences | |
| Johannes Bussmann[26] | MTU Aero Engines | Aerospace (Engines) | |
| Joachim Wenning[27] | Munich Re | Reinsurance | |
| Michael Leiters[28] | Porsche | Luxury Automotive | |
| Thierry Bernard[29] | Qiagen | Diagnostics & Life Sciences | |
| Armin Papperger[30] | Rheinmetall | Defense & Automotive | |
| Markus Krebber[31] | RWE | Utilities (Energy) | |
| Christian Klein[32] | SAP | Enterprise Software | |
| Ralf Weitz[33] | Scout24 | Internet (Online Classifieds) | |
| Roland Busch[34] | Siemens | Industrial Technology & Engineering | |
| Christian Bruch[35] | Siemens Energy | Energy Technology | |
| Bernd Montag[36] | Siemens Healthineers | Healthcare Technology | |
| Jean-Yves Parisot[37] | Symrise | Specialty Chemicals (Fragrances/Flavors) | |
| Oliver Blume[38] | Volkswagen Group | Automotive | |
| Rolf Buch[39] | Vonovia | Real Estate | |
| Robert Gentz[40] | Zalando | Consumer Retail (E-commerce) |
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References
- ↑ "Executive Board". adidas-group.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Executive and Operational Committees". airbus.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Board of Management". allianz.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Board of Executive Directors". basf.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Board of Management: Bill Anderson". bayer.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Our Leadership Team". beiersdorf.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Leadership and Governance". bmwgroup.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Board of Management". brenntag.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Board of Managing Directors". commerzbank.de. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Executive Board". continental.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Board of Management". daimlertruck.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Management Board". db.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Executive Board Overview". deutsche-boerse.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Board of Management". dhl.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Board of Management". telekom.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Management". eon.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Management Board". freseniusmedicalcare.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Management Board". fresenius.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Executive Board". gea.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Executive Board". hannover-re.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Managing Board". heidelbergmaterials.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Management Board". henkel.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Management Board". infineon.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Board of Management". mercedes-benz.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Executive Board". merckgroup.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Executive Board". mtu.de. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Management". munichre.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Dr. Michael Leiters will become CEO of Porsche AG on January 1, 2026". Porsche Newsroom. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Executive Committee". qiagen.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Executive Board Overview". rheinmetall.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Management Board and Supervisory Board". rwe.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "SAP SE Executive Board". sap.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Management Board and Leadership Team". scout24.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Management Board". siemens.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Executive Board". siemens-energy.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Management Board". siemens-healthineers.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Management and Supervisory Board". symrise.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Executive Bodies". volkswagen-group.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Management Board". vonovia.de. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "Our Management Board". zalando.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.







































