Executive Board

The executive board is responsible for the strategic focus of econsense as well as in charge of cooperating with business, politics, society, and the media. The members of the board usually also belong to the steering committee, econsense’s central management body. The executive board and the steering committee jointly decide on the thematic priorities and the future development of econsense.

Daniel Schmid

Daniel Schmid

Chairman of the Board

Sustainability Advisor

Tanja Gönner

Tanja Gönner

Director General, BDI e.V.

Dr. Thomas Koenen

Dr. Thomas Koenen

Managing Director, econsense and Head of Deparment Digitalisation and Innovation, BDI e.V.

Melanie Kubin-Hardewig

Melanie Kubin-Hardewig

Vice President Group Corporate Responsibility, Deutsche Telekom AG

Marie-Luise Kühn von Burgsdorff

Marie-Luise Kühn von Burgsdorff

Senior Vice President Corporate Responsibility, Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA

Thorsten Pinkepank

Thorsten Pinkepank

Director Sustainability Relations, BASF SE

Dr. Lothar Rieth

Dr. Lothar Rieth

Head of Sustainability, EnBW AG

Charlotte Stange

Charlotte Stange

Global Head of Sustainability, Fresenius Medical Care AG

Dr. Nadine Sterley

Dr. Nadine Sterley

Chief Sustainability Officer & Human Rights Officer, GEA Group AG

Markus Strangmüller

Markus Strangmüller

Head of Sustainability Implementation & Engagement, Siemens AG

Katharina Tillmanns-Pelzer

Katharina Tillmanns-Pelzer

Head of Sustainability, Sartorius AG

Katarin Wagner

Katarin Wagner

Managing Director, econsense