Supervisory Board
The shareholder representatives are Thomas Blades, Prof. Dr. Ines Zenke, Prof. Dr. Werner Brinker, Judith Buss, Dr. Gerhard Holtmeier and Dr. Marcus Schenck. The employee representatives are Harald Seegatz, Diana Kirschner, Holger Grzella, Victoria Kulambi, Magnus Notini and Immo Schlepper.
Shareholder representatives
Thomas Blades
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Uniper SE
born 1956
Member of the Supervisory Board since December 2022
- 1990 - 1997: M.Sc. (Econ. and Pol. Hist.), University of Helsinki, Finland
- 1975 - 1978: Electrical Engineering Studies, University of Salford, GB and Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France
- 1978 - 1982: Field Engineer at Schlumberger, North Sea, Germany and Europe
- 1982 - 1984: Manager at Schlumberger, Diepholz, Germany
- 1984 - 1986: District Manager at Schlumberger, Teheran, Iran
- 1986 - 1986: Marketing Staff Middle East at Schlumberger, Dubai, UAE
- 1986 - 1987: District Manager Borneo at Schlumberger, Seria, Brunei
- 1987 - 1989: Human Resource Director Europa at Schlumberger, London, UK
- 1989 - 1991: Division Manager Middle East at Schlumberger, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
- 1991 - 1993: President at Prakla Seismos AG, Hanover, Germany
- 1993 - 1996: Vice President & General Manager at Schlumberger/Geco Prakla, London, UK and Dubai, UAE
- 1996 - 1997: COO & Executive Vice President at NUMAR Corporation, Houston, USA
- 1997 - 1998: Executive Vice President at Halliburton, Houston, USA
- 1998 - 2003: President & CEO at Spectro, Kleve, Germany
- 2004 - 2008: President & CEO at CHOREN Industries, Hamburg & Freiberg, Germany
- 2009 - 2012: CEO at Siemens Energy Oil & Gas Division, Germany & Abu Dhabi, UAE
- 2012 - 2016: Member of the Board of Management at Linde AG, Munich, Germany
- 2016 - 2021: CEO at Bilfinger SE, Mannheim, Germany
Further current mandates:
- Member of the Shareholder Committee at Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA, Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany
- Member of the Supervisory Board at Polygon International AB, Stockholm, Sweden
- Chairman of the Advisory Board at North-Star Shipping Ltd, Aberdeen, UK
Prof. Dr. Ines Zenke
Vice Chair of the Supervisory Board of Uniper SE
born 1971
Member of the Supervisory Board since December 2022
- 1990 - 1995: Studies of law at Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- 1995 - 1998: Research Associate at law firm Becker Büttner Held, Berlin, Germany
- 1998: Doctorate (Energy law) at Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Since 1999: Lawyer at law firm Becker Büttner Held, Berlin, Germany
- Since 2002: Equity Partner of law firm Becker Büttner Held, Berlin Germany
- Since 2011: Specialist Lawyer for Administrative Law, Germany
- Since 2013: Lecturer and since 2018 Honorary Professor in the field of “infrastructure law and management” at Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, Eberswalde, Germany
- Since 2015: Founding member and Vice President of the SPD Economic Forum and President since 2021, Berlin, Germany
- 2015 - 2016: Member of the “Commission for the Review of the Financing of the Nuclear Phase-out of the German Federal Government, Berlin, Germany
- Since 2021: Board Member of the Federal Association of Commercial Law Firms in Germany, Berlin Germany
Further current mandates:
- Member of the Supervisory Board at Frischli Milchwerke GmbH, Rehburg-Loccum, Germany
Prof. Dr. Werner Brinker
Member of the Supervisory Board of Uniper SE
born 1952
Member of the Supervisory Board since April 2020
- 1978: Master's Degree, Civil Engineering, Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany
- 1978 - 1980: Natural Gas Networks at EWE AG, Germany
- 1980 - 1988: Gas Purchasing, Gas Sales and Gas Storage at EWE AG, Germany
- 1990: Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Technical University Braunschweig, Germany
- 1988 - 1993: Head of Waste Management at EWE AG, Germany
- 1993 - 1996: Director of Energy Sales Department at PreussenElektra, Germany
- 1996 - 1998: CTO at EWE AG, Germany
- 1998 - 2015: CEO at EWE AG, Germany
- Since 2015: Independent Energy Consultant
- 2016 - 2018: Member of the Supervisory Board at Enovos AG and Encevo AG, Luxembourg
Judith Buss
Member of the Supervisory Board of Uniper SE
born 1968
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 2021
- 1988 - 1991: Bank Apprenticeship at Dresdner Bank Group (Bankkauffrau), Oldenburg, Germany
- 1991 - 1995: Master of Business Administration at University of Augsburg, Germany
- 1995 - 1998: Project Manager Equity Capital Markets / IPOs at Westdeutsche Landesbank, Duesseldorf, Germany
- 1998 - 2000: Project Manager Corporate Finance at VEBA AG, Duesseldorf, Germany
- 2000 - 2007: President Mergers & Acquisitions at E.ON SE, Duesseldorf, Germany
- 2007 - 2016: Group CFO and Executive Board Member of the Global E.ON & Production Group at E.ON Exploration & Production, Germany / Norway / UK / Russia
- 2007 - 2012: CFO at E.ON Exploration & Production GmbH, Essen, Germany
- 2012 - 2015: CFO at E.ON Exploration & Production Norge AS, Stavanger, Norway
- 2016: CFO at E.ON Exploration & Production North Sea Ltd., London, United Kingdom
- 2016 - 2017: Head of Financial Governance at Preussen Elektra, E.ON SE, Essen, Germany
- 2017 - 2019: Group CFO and Executive Board Member of the Global E.ON Climate & Renewables Group at E.ON Climate & Renewables, Essen, Germany
- Since 2020: Self-employed Management Consultant
Further current mandates:
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Ignitis Grupė AB, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Member of the Supervisory Board of HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA, Lippstadt, Germany
- Member of the Shareholder Committee of HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA, Lippstadt, Germany
Dr. Gerhard Holtmeier
Member of the Supervisory Board of Uniper SE
born 1963
Member of the Supervisory Board since March 2023
- 1983 - 1989 : first State Examination Law, University of Freiburg, Germany
- 1989 - 1992: Doctorate Dr.iur., University of Freiburg, Germany
- 1991: second State Examination Law, Stuttgart, Germany
- 1992 - 1994: Head of gas-sales departments North and West at Ruhrgas AG, Essen, Germany
- 1995 - 1999: Assistant to the Executive Board at Ruhrgas Energie Beteiligungs-AG (RGE), Essen, Germany
- Since 1998: Lawyer, Starnberg and branch office Berlin, Germany
- 2000 - 2007: Managing Director Investment Banking (M&A), “Energy/Public Sector" at Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. KGaA, Cologne, Germany
- 2007 - 2009: Member of the Board of Directors (Sales and Technology (grid)) at VNG - Verbundnetz Gas AG, Leipzig, Germany
- 2010 - 2017: Member of the Board of Directors at Thüga AG, Munich, Germany; Member of the Board of Directors at CONTIGAS Deutsche Energie AG, Munich, Germany; Member of the Board of Directors at Thüga Holding GmbH & Co. KGaA, Munich, Germany
- 2018 - 2021: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at GASAG AG, Berlin, Germany
- Since 2019: Board member at enreg., Institute for Energy and Regulatory Law, Berlin, Germany
- Since 2021: Member of the Advisory Council at Zukunft Gas e.V., Berlin, Germany
- Since 2022: Managing Director at UBG Uniper Beteiligungsholding GmbH, Berlin, Germany
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Since 2023: Chairman of the Management Board at Dortmunder Energie und Wasserversorgung GmbH, Dortmund, Germany
Further current mandates:
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Member of the Advisory Board at REDTREE GmbH, Castrop-Rauxel, Germany
Dr. Marcus Schenck
Member of the Supervisory Board of Uniper SE
born 1965
Member of the Supervisory Board since December 2022
- 1985 - 1991: Economics at the University of Bonn, Germany and Berkeley, USA
- 1993 - 1995: Dr. rer. pol. at Cologne University, Cologne, Germany
- 1991 - 1996: Consultant at McKinsey & Company, Cologne, Germany
- 1997 - 2006: Partner at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Frankfurt, Germany
- 2006 - 2013: CFO at E.ON SE, Düsseldorf, Germany
- 2013 - 2014: Partner at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., London, UK
- 2015 - 2018 : CFO, later Deputy CEO and Co-Head Corporate and Investment Bank, Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt, Germany
- 2019 - 2022: Partner at Perella Weinberg Partners, Munich, Germany
- Since 2022: Managing Director, Co-Head of Investment Banking for the DACH region and Member of the Global Management Committee for Financial Advisory, Lazard & Co. GmbH, Munich and Frankfurt, Germany
Further current Mandates:
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Encavis AG, Hamburg, Germany
Employee representatives
Harald Seegatz
Vice Chair of the Supervisory Board of Uniper SE
born 1969
Member of the Supervisory Board since April 2016
- 1985 - 1989: Training as power plant electronics technician, Wilhelmshaven Power Station, Germany
- 1989 - 1994: Power plant electronics technician, Wilhelmshaven Power Station, Germany
- 1991 - 1993: Attended master craftsman school, in-service training
- 1994 - 2004: Plant shift foreman for electrotechnology, Wilhelmshaven Power Station, Germany
- Since 1996: Member of the works council, Wilhelmshaven Power Station, Germany
- Since 2004: Released to serve as works council member, Wilhelmshaven Power Station, Germany
- Since 2006: Works council chairman, Wilhelmshaven Power Station, Germany
- 2007 - 2010: Completed training in Management, Communication and Transformation in Corporate Co-determination at the IPAA in cooperation with the Hamm-Lippstadt, University, Germany
- Since 2012: Member of ver.di Federal Divisional Executive Committee Energy Industry, Germany
- Since 2015: Deputy Chairman of the General Works Council, Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Chairman of the corporate works council, Uniper SE, Düsseldorf, Germany
Further current mandates:
- Member of the Supervisory Board, Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany
Holger Grzella
Member of the Supervisory Board of Uniper SE
born 1970
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 2022
- 1987 - 1990: Apprenticeship as locksmith at Veba Kraftwerke Ruhr AG in Gelsenkirchen, Germany
- 1988 - 1994: Member of the Youth and Trainee Council in various functions, Germany
- 1990 - 1991: Locksmith in the maintenance department at power plant Scholven, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
- 1991 - 2000: Power plant operator at power plant Scholven, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
- 1993 - 1996: Apprenticeship as certified power plant technician IHK, in service training, Germany
- 1994 - 2010: Member of the Works Council (exempted member since 2001), Power Plant Group West, Ruhr Area, Germany
- 2007 - 2010: Chairman of the Divisional Works Council of E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH, Hanover, Germany
- 2008 - 2016: Member of the Supervisory Board, E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH, Hanover, Germany
- Since 2010: Chairman of the Works Council, Power Plant Group West, Ruhr Area, Germany
- 2011 - 2016: Deputy Chairman of the Divisional Works Council of Generation Germany, Hanover, Germany
- Since 2012: Chairman of the General Works Council, Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH, Hanover, Germany
- 2012 - 2016: Member of the Supervisory Board, E.ON Generation GmbH, Hanover, Germany
- 2012 - 2016: Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board, E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH, Hanover, Germany
- Since 2016: Deputy Chairman of the Group Works Council, Uniper SE, Düsseldorf Germany
Further current mandates:
- Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH, Hanover, Germany
- Member of the Energy Industry Group, Mining, Chemical and Energy Industrial Union, Hanover, Germany
- Member of the Advisory Board, Mining, Chemical and Energy Industrial Union, Hanover, Germany
- Member of the Audit Committee as "Certified Power Plant Operator" at IHK, Germany
- Member of the Audit Committee as "industrial mechanic" at IHK, Germany
Diana Kirschner
Member of the Supervisory Board of Uniper SE
born 1977
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 2022
- 1993 - 1994: Apprenticeship as retail clerk at Giga Computersysteme GmbH, Schwandorf, Germany
- 1994 - 1996: Apprenticeship as industrial clerk at Neutherm GmbH & Co.KG, Wackersdorf, Germany
- 1996 - 2001: Financial Accountant at Neutherm GmbH & Co.KG, Wackersdorf, Germany
- Since 2001: Financial Accountant and invoicing expert in various companies in the group, E.ON Energie AG, E.ON Business Services, Uniper Financial Services GmbH, Regensburg, Germany
- 2006 - 2013: Member of the Works Council at E.ON Energie AG, Munich, Germany
- 2013 – 2016: Member of the Works Council at E.ON Business Services, Regensburg, Germany
- Since 2017: Chairman of the Works Council at Uniper Financial Services GmbH, Regensburg, Germany
- Since 2017: Member of the Corporate Works Council Uniper SE, Düsseldorf, Germany
Victoria Kulambi
Member of the Supervisory Board of Uniper SE
born 1983
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 2021
- 2004: Master of Physics, York University, United Kingdom
- 2004 - 2006: Graduate Programme at E.ON, United Kingdom
- Since 2006: Air Quality and Water Quality Modelling Expert at Uniper Technologies Limited, Nottingham, United Kingdom
- 2009 - 2011: Project Manager and Technical Lead for Radiological Dose Assessments at E.ON, United Kingdom
- Since 2011: Chartered Physicist, Institute of Physics, United Kingdom
- Since 2013: Programme Manager for Asset Improvement at Asset Management, United Kingdom
- Since 2014: Qualitative Risk Assessor for Hazardous Substances on Power Station Sites at Uniper Technologies Limited, Nottingham, United Kingdom
- 2015: APMP Project Management Qualification, United Kingdom
- Since 2020: Member of the Executive Committee of the Uniper SE Works Council, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Since 2021: Deputy Chairman of the Uniper SE Works Council, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Since 2023: Team Leader for Environmental Services Team, United Kingdom
Magnus Notini
Member of the Supervisory Board of Uniper SE
born 1964
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 2022
- 1985 - 1987: Mechanical workshop, Växjö Rostfritt (Stainless), Växjö, Sweden
- 1987 - 1994: Installation electrician at Telub, Växjö, Sweden
- 1994 - 1996: Computer engineer studies, Växjö Högskola, Sweden
- 1996 - 2000: Consultant at Sigma, Växjö, Sweden
- 2000 - 2007: Constructor of electrical and automation devices, Varvet i Karlskrona (shipyard), Sweden
- 2007 - 2015: Instrument engineer at power plant Karlshamn, Sweden
- Since 2014: Chairman of the Works council at power plant Karlshamn, Sweden
- Since 2015: Chairman of the Works Council Uniper Sweden
- Since 2016: Member of the SE Works Council, Düsseldorf, Germany
- 2019 - 2020: Deputy Chairman of the SE Works Council, Düsseldorf, Germany
Further current mandates:
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Sydkraft AB, Malmö, Sweden
Immo Schlepper
Member of the Supervisory Board of Uniper SE
born 1960
Member of the Supervisory Board since June 2017
- 1978 -1982: Training for the civil service on the mid-level general administrative services track with the City of Oldenburg, Germany
- 1982 - 1985: Civil servant with the City of Oldenburg, Germany
- 1980 - 1985: Youth representative and staffing advisor with the City of Oldenburg, Germany
- 1985 - 1986: Studies at the Academy of Labor in Frankfurt/Main, Germany
- 1986 - 1988: Training as a trade union secretary with the DGB Executive Committee, Düsseldorf, Germany
- 1988 - 1992: Trade union secretary with ÖTV (Public Services and Transport Union) District Administration, Oldenburg, Germany
- 1992 - 2001: Trade union secretary with ÖTV Regional Administration, Weser-Ems, Germany
- Since March 2001: Head of the Department of Utilities and Waste Management with Ver.di for the Lower Saxony-Bremen District, Germany
- 2003 - 2006: Training in systemic organizational consulting, step Berlin, Germany
- 2010 - 2011: "Management Certification" at the Institute for Continuing Education and Training in the Department of Economic and Social Sciences at the University of Hamburg, Germany
Further current mandates:
- Member of the Supervisory board, EWE AG, Oldenburg, Germany
Tasks of the Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board for Uniper appoints, supervises and advises the Management Board. It is directly involved in decisions that are of fundamental importance to the company. The Supervisory Board Chairman coordinates the work of the Supervisory Board.
The Supervisory Board consists of twelve members. Six members are elected by the General Meeting of Shareholders and six members are elected by the employees, in accordance with the agreement on employee participation laid down in the Uniper election procedures. Former Management Board members are, in principal, not allowed to serve as members of the Supervisory Board for a two-year grace period after leaving the Management Board. This is intended to prevent conflicts of interest. However, an exception will be made to this provision if the election to the Supervisory Board comes at the suggestion of shareholders who have more than 25% of the voting rights in the company.
Rules of Procedure for the Supervisory Board of Uniper SE
A current version of the rules of procedures for the Supervisory Board of Uniper SE can be found here:
Supervisory Board Committees
The Supervisory Board may form committees among its members, to which, to the extent permitted by law, decision-making powers of the Supervisory Board may be transferred. The duties, powers and procedures of these committees shall be defined by the Supervisory Board. To perform its duties, the Supervisory Board has established four committees to effectively assist the work of the full board.
The Executive Committee ("Präsidialausschuss") coordinates the work of the Supervisory Board and makes preparations for Supervisory Board meetings, and, in particular, for the appointment of board members. The Audit and Risk Committee ("Prüfungs- und Risikoausschuss") assists the Board with its responsibilities in monitoring accounting processes and financial reporting. The Nomination Committee ("Nominierungsausschuss") is responsible for preparing the decisions of the Supervisory Board regarding proposals to the Annual General Meeting for the election of shareholder representatives to the Supervisory Board. The newly established Sustainability Committee ("Nachhaltigkeitsausschuss", as of May 18, 2022) is responsible for topics in context of ESG/Sustainability.
Members of the Committees
