Chairman of the Supervisory Board 

Dr.-Ing. Kristian Schleede, born in 1958, was elected Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Mutares Management SE in May 2022. He joined Mutares back in 2010 as a member of the Management Board and, after serving as CFO until March 2015, he took over the position as CRO (Chief Restructuring Officer) until end of 2021.

Prior to his current position, he held several top line management functions in industrial and service companies such as Danzas, Dussmann KGaA, Swisslog Management AG and Kienle+Spiess Group. Before, he had worked several years in consulting at McKinsey & Company. From 2018 – 2020 Dr. -Ing. Kristian Schleede was a member of the Supervisory Board of the STS Group. From 2020 – 2021 Dr. -Ing. Kristian Schleede was a member of the Supervisory Board of the BEXity Group.

Following his studies of mechanical engineering at the renowned RWTH Aachen University, Dr. -Ing. Kristian Schleede received his Ph.D. in the field of plastics processing. Additionally, he graduated with a diploma as IFRS/IAS Accountant at the Controller Academy / Ernst & Young in Zurich.