Doreen Nowotne was born in Räckelwitz, Germany.

Ms. Nowotne holds a degree in business administration of the University of Applied Sciences, Dresden. In addition, she completed the „Program for Executive Development“ at the IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland. Ms. Nowotne started her professional career in 1996 at the accounting and consulting firm Arthur Andersen. Subsequently, she was active in the private equity business – at UBS Capital and ultimately as partner at BC Partners. In the years 2013 and 2014, she was member of the management board and advisor to the shareholders of VAT Group AG in Switzerland. Thereafter, Doreen Nowotne worked as independent management consultant until 2023 and as managing director of Kühne Holding AG in Switzerland until 2024. Since 2008, Ms. Nowotne has been member of various advisory and supervisory boards at globally operating companies, including listed and family owned as well as private equity portfolio companies. In 2024, Ms. Nowotne was appointed as member of the Supervisory Board of RENK Group AG.

• Other current mandates:
  • Member of the advisory board and chair of the risk and audit committee of Engel & Völkers Holding GmbH, Hamburg
• Previously:
  • Managing director of Kühne Holding AG, Switzerland (until 2024)
  • Chair of the supervisory board, of the transformation and ESG committee and of the nomination and remuneration committee of Brenntag SE, Essen (until 2023)
  • Member of the supervisory board, of the audit committee and of the investment committee of Jenoptik AG, Jena (until 2023)
  • Member of the supervisory board of Lufthansa Technik AG, Hamburg (until 2023)
  • Chair of the supervisory board and of the personnel committee as well as member of the audit committee of Franz Haniel & Cie GmbH, Duisburg (until 2023)

Other than listed above, Doreen Nowotne has not been a member of any administrative, management or supervisory body of any other company or partnership outside the Group within the last five years.

Member of the Personnel Committee
Chairwoman of the Nomination Committee