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The Management

Our Management and Supervisory Boards are united in helping us go further for health

The management board

At PAUL HARTMANN AG in Heidenheim/Germany, the holding company steering all group activities, we're committed to creating innovative healthcare solutions that benefit both professionals and patients the world over. Our Management Board brings a modern, forward-thinking approach to the business, using the expertise and knowledge acquired over the company's almost 200-year history to set the agenda for the future of healthcare.

Supporting our colleagues in Germany is a global network of HARTMANN representatives.

Find out more about our values.

Meet our Management Board
Chairman of the Management Board (CEO)
Britta Fünfstück
A qualified physicist, Britta Fünfstück is the head of the HARTMANN GROUP. The 50-year-old is responsible for corporate strategy, the Transformation Program office, the Infection Management segment with its Risk Prevention and Disinfection divisions, and the KNEIPP subsidiary. Britta Fünfstück's responsibilities also include the German domestic market and the Pharmacy business as well as the Digital, Human Resources, Communications, Quality Management and Compliance departments.
Francois Georgelin
Member of the Management Board
François Georgelin
A biomedical engineer by training, François Georgelin is responsible for the Wound Care segment, Regulatory Affairs and the KOB subsidiary. The 57-year-old is also in charge of marketing operations for North and Eastern Europe, along with France, South America and the USA.
Stefan Grote
Member of the Management Board
Stefan Grote
Management expert Stefan Grote is responsible for the Incontinence Management segment along with the areas of Procurement, Supply Chain, Real Estate, Sustainability, Online and E-Commerce. Alongside lean management and technical services in the operating area, the 53-year-old is also in charge of marketing operations in Western and Southern Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Africa.
Member of the Management Board (CFO)
Stefan Müller
Management expert Stefan Müller is responsible for Finance, Controlling, Legal, Mergers & Acquisitions and IT. In addition, the 50-year-old is in charge of Investor Relations, Internal Audit and Risk Management, the CMC subsidiary and marketing operations in Austria and Switzerland.

Meet our Supervisory Board

Our Supervisory Board, with its equal representation of employees and shareholders, oversees the management board and appoints its members.

Fritz-Jürgen HeckmannAttorney-at-law in the lawyer co-partnership Kees Hehl Heckmann and Supervisory Board Member Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Ralf Willeck*Chief Authorized Representative of IG Metall Heidenheim Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Joachim Bader*Full-time Chairman of the General & Group Works Council (until April 30, 2022)
Birgit Herm-Grimm*Full-time Chairwoman of the Works Council of PAUL HARTMANN AG (from April 30, 2022)
Yvonne Brix*Member of the Works Council of BODE Chemie GmbH
Prof. Dr. Angelika C. Bullinger-HoffmannProfessor of Ergonomics and Innovation Management at Chemnitz University of Technology
Christine Geppert*Full-time Chairwoman of the Works Council of Karl Otto Braun GmbH & Co. KG
Gerhard HirthManaging Director of SCHWENK Zement International Geschäftsführungs GmbH
Horst Mund*Trade Union Secretary for the Management Board of IG Metall
Wolfgang Röhrl*Representative of the executive staff
Joachim E. SchielkeFormer Member of the Management Board of Landesbank Baden-Württemberg and former Chairman of the Management Board of Baden-Württembergische Bank
Eduard SchleicherGeneral partner of the SCHWENK Zement KG
Prof. Dr. med. Sevgi Tercanli

Specialist in gynecology and obstetrics in own private practice

* elected employee representatives
Discover the values that define who we are as a business

We believe our three core values will drive us to go further for health: passion, partnership and professionalism.

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