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PRESIDIUM COMMITTEE

Sabine Dall'Omo

Chairperson

Sabine Dall'Omo is a highly respected figure in the field of digital technology and engineering in Africa, recognized as one of the continent's most influential women in this male-dominated industry. With over thirty years of experience at Siemens, she currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and board member for Siemens in South Africa, where she has consistently demonstrated a commitment to driving innovation and leveraging technology for the advancement of society. She has been Chairperson of Afrika-Verein since April 2023.

Roland Göhde

Vice-Chairman

Roland Göhde, Lead for Global Health & International Health Cooperation at Sysmex Europe SE, has been a member of the Board of the Afrika-Verein since 2014 and was elected to its Executive Committee in 2023. He also serves as Chairman of the German Health Alliance, is a co-founder and CEO of the Virchow Foundation, and is a member of the Advisory Groups of the UNFPA WomenX Collective and the UNAIDS-established Health Innovation Exchange, as well as the Steering Committee of One Europe for Global Health.

Volker Schütte

Vice-Chairman, Treasurer

Volker Schütte is CEO of Louis Delius GmbH & Co. KG and honorary consul of the Republic of South Africa. Mr Schütte has been active in the Board of Afrika-Verein since 2005 and elected as Vice-Chairman in 2019.

Tanja Baur

Member of the Presidium Committee

Tanja Baur is Executive Board Member and COO of the globally operating engineering and consulting company Dorsch Global GmbH. For more than two decades, she has been involved in international infrastructure projects across many African countries, particularly in the context of development cooperation on issues such as water and wastewater management, mobility, food security, biodiversity, and crisis prevention. She also serves as a board member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Association of Consulting Engineers (VBI).

Rasmus Woermann

Member of the Presidium Committee

Rasmus Woermann has been professionally connected with Africa for two decades, including extended stays in Angola and Nigeria. As Managing Director of the trading company C. Woermann GmbH & Co. KG, he promotes cooperative economic relations. In addition, he serves as Deputy Chairman of the Sub-Saharan Africa Initiative of German Business (SAFRI), as a member of the plenary assembly of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, and on the board of the Hamburg Exporters’ Association.

COMPLEMENTARY MEMBERS OF THE PRESIDIUM

  • Max Müller
    Senior Vice President/
    Head Global Public Affairs
    Bayer AG
  • Günther Mull
    CEO
    Dermalog
  • Frank Nordmann
    General Manager
    Grimme GmbH & Co. KG
  • Chiara-Felicitas Otto
    Managing Director (CEO)
    exficon GmbH
  • Michael Schröder
    Route-Manager Sea Freight Africa
    Kühne & Nagel AG
  • Jan-Dirk Schuisdziara
    Managing Director
    Hansa Meyer Global Transport GmbH & Co. KG
  • Dr. Markus Thill
    President Region Africa
    Robert Bosch (Pty) Ltd.
  • Christian Toben
    Head of Financial Institutions
    Emerging Markets
    Commerzbank AG
  • Dr. Petra Warnecke
    Director General
    Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
  • Florian Witt
    International Banking, Divisional Head, Managing Director
    ODDO BHF Bank AG
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ADVISORY BOARD

  • Ozioma Agu
    Partner
    Stren & Blan Partners
  • Alhaji llie Bangura
    CEO
    ADAN
  • Dr. Kilian Bälz
    Partner
    Amereller
  • Achim Becker
    CEO
    INZAG Germany GmbH
  • Stefan Tavares Bollow
    Managing Director
    Gauff Engineering
  • Sunil Geness
    Director Government Affairs & CSR Africa,
    Global Sustainability Lead Africa ​
    SAP
  • Nadja Hakansson
    CEO
    ThyssenKrupp Uhde
  • Oliver Hermes
    CEO
    WILO SE
  • Jeff Kwarteng Jacobsen
    Founding Member
    AiDiA
  • Bright Jaja
    Co-Founder
    iCreate Africa
  • Jörg Kampmeyer
    CEO
    Knauf
  • Christiane Kragh
    CEO
    Off-Grid Europe GmbH
  • Nthato Minyuku
    Executive Director
    Siemens Energy South Africa
  • James Mnyupe
    Senior Vice President for Sub-Saharan Africa
    Thyssenkrupp Uhde
  • Thomas Morian
    Vice President International Relations
    Veridos
  • Olaedo Osoka
    Strategic Advisor Renewable Energy & Impact Investments
  • Tiaji Sio
    Co-Founder
    Diversitry
  • Dr. Wolfgang Stefinger
    Member of the German Parliament
  • Prof. Dr. Rainer Thiele
    Adjunct Professor and DIrector at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)
  • Prof. Dr. Christine Wieck
    Director of the Chair of Agricultural and Food Policy​
    University of Hohenheim​
  • Armand Zorn
    Member of the German Parliament