The Advisory Board is the supreme supervisory and controlling body of the Würth Group. It advises on strategy and approves corporate planning as well as the use of funds. It appoints the members of the Central Managing Board, the Executive Vice Presidents as well as the managing directors of the companies that generate the most sales.

(As of: 1 January 2018)

Bettina Würth
Chairwoman of the
Advisory Board
of the Würth Group

Dr. Frank Heinricht
Deputy Chairman of
the Advisory Board
of the Würth Group
Chairman of the
Management Board of
Schott AG, Mainz

Peter Edelmann
Managing Partner of
Edelmann & Company, Ulm

Dr. Ralph Heck
Director Emeritus of
McKinsey & Company,
Düsseldorf

Wolfgang Kirsch
Chief Executive Officer of
DZ BANK AG,
Frankfurt / Main

Jürg Michel
Former Member of the
Central Managing Board
of the Würth Group

Ina Schlie
SAP SE, Walldorf
Member of the Supervisory Board and Chair of the Audit Committee
at QSC AG, Cologne

Hans-Otto Schrader
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
of Otto AG für Beteiligungen,
Hamburg

Dr. Martin H. Sorg
Certified Public Accountant and
Partner of the Law Firm Binz & Partner,
Stuttgart


Honorary Chairman of the Advisory Board

Prof. Dr. h. c. mult.
Reinhold Würth
Chairman of the
Supervisory Board of the
Würth Group’s Family Trusts

Honorary members of the Advisory Board

Rolf Bauer
Former Member of the
Central Managing Board
of the Würth Group

Dr. Bernd Thiemann
Former Chairman of the
Management Board of Deutsche Genossenschaftsbank AG,
Frankfurt / Main