SGL Carbon SE’s Board of Management

Andreas Klein
Andreas Klein
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer

Appointed as of January 1, 2025
(3-year term - initial appointment)

Internal board memberships
SGL Carbon Far East Ltd., China
SGL Carbon Japan Ltd., Japan

Curriculum Vitae
Date/Place of Birth: 1982 in Bonn, Germany
Nationality: German
Studies: Business graduate in Essen/Germany (German Diploma) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Bradford/Great Britain

Professional Development
2023 – today Head of Business Unit (BU) Graphite Solutions, SGL Carbon SE, Wiesbaden/Germany
2022 – 2023 Head of Business Line Inorganic Acids, LANXESS AG, Cologne/Germany
2017 – 2022 Head of Marketing & Sales, SALTIGO GmbH, Leverkusen/Germany
2014 – 2017 Commercial & Supply Chain Excellence, LANXESS AG, Cologne/Germany
2013 – 2014 Board Office, LANXESS AG, Cologne/Germany
2012 – 2013 Head of Marketing Compounds EMEA, LANXESS GmbH, Dormagen/Germany
2008 – 2012 Head of Marketing & Sales Caprolactam, LANXESS GmbH, Dormagen/Germany
2005 – 2006 Product Manager Ammonium Sulphate, LANXESS GmbH, Dormagen/Germany
2003 – 2006 Marketing and International Business Studies, Bayer AG, Leverkusen/Germany

Responsibilities

  • Human Resources & Management Development
  • Corporate Development / Strategy
  • Corporate Communications
  • Purchasing
  • Production Technology Safety Environment (PTSE)
  • Business Unit Graphite Solutions (also Head of BU GS)
  • Business Unit Process Technology
  • Business Unit Composite Solutions

 

Status: 01.01.2025

Andreas Klein

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer
Appointed as of January 1, 2025
(3-year term - initial appointment)

Thomas Dippold
Thomas Dippold
Chief Financial Officer

Initial appointment on October 15, 2020
Contract extension for further 5 years (Oct. 2030)

Internal board memberships
Brembo SGL Carbon Ceramic Brakes S.p.A., Bergamo, Italy
SGL CARBON GmbH, Meitingen, Germany
SGL CARBON LLC, Charlotte, USA
SGL Process Technology Pte. Ltd., Singapore
SGL Carbon Asia-Pacific Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia

Curriculum Vitae
Date/Place of Birth: 1972 in Bamberg, Germany
Nationality: German
Studies: in Business Administration in Bamberg/Germany (German Diploma) and in Mainz/Germany and Austin, Texas/USA (MBA)

Professional Development
Since 2020 Chief Financial Officer (CFO), SGL Carbon SE, Wiesbaden, Germany
2016 – 2020 CFO, Schaltbau Holding AG, Munich/Germany
2014 – 2016 CFO, Faber-Castell AG, Stein/Germany
2008 – 2014 Commercial Director (CFO), SEMIKRON International GmbH, Nuremberg/Germany
2006 – 2008 Finance Director Schott AG, Business Unit Electronic Packaging, Singapur
2003 – 2005 Head of Corporate Value Controlling, Schott AG, Mainz/Germany
1999 – 2003 Senior Project Manager, CTON, Frankfurt a. M./Germany
1997 – 1999 Leiter HSBC-Reporting, HSBC Trinkhaus & Burkhardt, Düsseldorf/Germany und London/Great Britain

Responsibilities

  • Group Accounting and Tax
  • Group Controlling
  • Group Treasury
  • Financial Reporting
  • Risk Management
  • Investor Relations
  • Information Technology, Information Security & Digitization

 

Status: 01.01.2025

Thomas Dippold

Chief Financial Officer
Initial appointment on October 15, 2020
Contract extension for further 5 years (Oct. 2030)

Stephan Bühler
Dr. Stephan Bühler
Member of the Board of Management

Appointed as of January 1, 2025
(2-year term)

Curriculum Vitae
Date/Place of Birth: 1964 in Stuttgart, Germany
Nationality: German
Studies: Law in Konstanz, Germany

Professional Development
2021 – 2024 General Counsel / Chief Compliance Officer / Responsibility for Group Internal Audit, SGL Carbon SE, Wiesbaden/Germany
2014 – 2024 Chief Compliance Officer, SGL Carbon SE, Wiesbaden/Germany
2013 – 2024 General Counsel, SGL Carbon SE, Wiesbaden/Germany
2011 – 2013 General Counsel Division Customer Services, Siemens AG, Erlangen/Germany
2005 – 2011 Chief Counsel M&A / Corporate, Siemens AG, Erlangen/München/Germany
2000 – 2005 Head of Legal, Siemens Financial Services, München/Germany
1997 – 2000 Head of M&A and International Affairs, Siemens SAS, Paris/France
1992 – 1997 Syndic, Siemens AG, Erlangen/Germany
1990 – 1992 Referent, Bundesverband Deutscher Banken, Köln/Germany

Responsibilies

  • Legal
  • Compliance
  • Internal Audit
  • Corporate Sustainability & ESG
  • Business Unit Carbon Fibers

 

Status: 01.01.2025

Dr. Stephan Bühler

Member of the Board of Management
Appointed as of January 1, 2025
(2-year term)

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Corporate Governance

SGL Carbon SE’s Board of Management and Supervisory Board uphold the principles of responsible and sustainable corporate governance. SGL Carbon SE follows recognized standards of good corporate governance and attaches great value to upholding the recommendations of the German Corporate Governance Code.

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