The bodies of the association are the board of directors and the board of trustees.
The board of directors consists of five non-university members who have significant professional experience and a special connection to the university – mostly as graduates. In addition, the President is a permanent member of this body and thus is a direct link to the university. In accordance with the statutes, the board of directors is elected every two years.
In addition to the board of directors, a board of trustees was created which consists of leading personalities from the business world and society. They share their experience, knowledge and connections in an annual strategy meeting with the board of directors, in this way benefiting the university. In accordance with the statutes, the board of trustees is elected every three years.
The reason I serve on the board of trustees of Freunde der Universität Mannheim is the permanent interest in “my” alma mater, to which I owe beautiful, interesting and eventful years of study and the tools for a successful professional life.
Holger Becker
Commercial Director
Großkraftwerk Mannheim
Franz Josef Becker
Chair of the executive board
Commerzbank AG
Dr. Simone Burel
Managing director
LUB GmbH
Kölbl, Thomas
Chief Financial Officer
Südzucker AG
Dr. Ralf Krieger
Board member, CFO
Freudenberg SE
Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Moch
Director Produktion Mannheim & Gießerei Truck Powertrain
Daimler AG
Dr. Georg Müller
Chairman of the Executive Board (CEO)
MVV Energie AG
Christian Paetzke
Managing director
Roche Diagnostics Deutschland GmbH & Roche Deutschland Holding GmbH
Roland Pelka
Former deputy chairman of the board of management
HORNBACH Management AG
Ingolf Prüfer
Former Director Human Resources
Deere & Company European Office
Dr. Carl Otto Schill
Managing partner
Value Partnership Management GmbH
Dipl.-Kfm. Alf N. Schlegel
Board member
Mannheimer Versicherung AG
Manfred Schnabel
President
IHK Rhein-Neckar
Dr. Uwe Schroeder-Wildberg
Chairman and CEO
MLP Finanzberatung SE
Dr. Gerhard Vogel
Former President
IHK Rhein-Neckar
Dr. Axel Weber
Ulrike und Dr. Axel Weber Stiftung
Thomas Wiggert
Head of Commercial Division Mobility Region Süd
Siemens AG