CHAIRPERSON AND VICE-PRESIDENTS

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.

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.

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.

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 - Max Müller
Senior Vice President/
Head Global Public Affairs
Bayer AG - Günther Mull
CEO
Dermalog - 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 - Rasmus Woermann
Managing Director
C. Woermann GmbH & Co. KG
ADVISORY BOARD
- Ozioma Agu
Partner
Stren & Blan Partners - Alhaji llie Bangura
CEO
ADAN - Kilian Bälz
Partner
Amereller - Achim Becker
CEO
INZAG Germany GmbH - Stefan Tavares Bollow
Managing Director
Gauff Engineering - Nadja Hakansson
CEO
ThyssenKrupp Uhde - 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
Head of Green Hydrogen Programme
Namibia - 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) - Armand Zorn
Member of the German Parliament