Organisation

CHAIRPERSON AND VICE-PRESIDENTS

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.

Dr. Martin Güldner

Vice-Chairman

Dr. Martin Güldner has been managing director of the GOPA Consulting Group since 1995. For a long time he was President of the European Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associations (EFCA). He is still Deputy Chairman of the External Aid Committee of EFCA. Güldner has been a member of the Board of Afrika-Verein since 2014.

Frank Nordmann

Vice-Chairman

Frank Nordmann is General Manager responsible for Key Accounts & Sustainable Development and Sales Africa at Grimme . He is also Co-Chairman in the German Agribusiness Alliance, member of the Board since 2018 and Vice-Chairman since 2023.

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.

BOARD

Tanja Baur
Managing Director
CEO International Cooperation
Dorsch Global GmbH
Martina Biene
Chairperson & Managing Director
Volkswagen Group Africa, Ltd.

Stefan Tavares Bollow
Managing Director
GAUFF GmbH & Co. Engineering KG
Friedemann Faerber
CEO
SCS Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
Hakan Gurdal
Member of the Board
HeidelbergMaterials
Oliver Hermes
Vorstandsvorsitzender & CEO
Wilo Gruppe
Jörg Kampmeyer
Managing Partner
Gebr. Knauf AG
Max Müller
Senior Vice President/
Head Global Public Affairs
Bayer AG
Michael Ruch
Managing Director
Joh. Achelis & Söhne GmbH
Ulrich Schaffhauser
Member of the Board
Herrenknecht AG
Michael Schröder
Route-Manager Seafreight Africa
Kühne & Nagel AG
Jan-Dirk Schuisdziara
Managing Director
Hansa Meyer Global Transport GmbH & Co. KG
Marc-Julian Siewert
CEO
Veridos GmbH
Dr. Markus Thill
President Region Africa
Robert Bosch (Pty) Ltd.
Christian Toben
Head of Financial Institutions
Emerging Markets
Commerzbank AG
Dr. Eberhart von Rantzau
Managing Director
Deutsche Afrika-Linien GmbH
Dr. Petra Warnecke
Director General
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Florian Witt
International Banking, Divisional Head, Managing Director
ODDO BHF Bank AG
Rasmus Woermann
Managing Partner
C. Woermann GmbH & Co. KG

SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD

The Scientific Advisory Board strengthens the knowledge base of our work, accompanies the content orientation and supports the definition of strategic guidelines. With their expertise, the members of the Advisory Board deliberately advise the Afrika-Verein on selected topics and thus contribute to the quality assurance of our work. Under the organisational leadership of the Afrika-Verein, the Advisory Board meets once or twice a year. The results of the meetings are fed into the work of the Afrika-Verein through direct exchange, publications or participation in the event.