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Helmut Gottschalk occupies the position of Chairman-Supervisory Board at Commerzbank AG and Chairman for Internationales Bankhaus Bodensee AG. Mr. Gottschalk previously occupied the position of Chairman-Supervisory Board for DZ BANK AG and Spokesperson-Management Board at Volksbank Herrenberg-Rottenburg eG.

Presently, Helmut Perlet holds the position of Chairman-Supervisory Board at GEA Group AG. Dr. Perlet is also on the board of Allianz Vie SA. In his past career Dr. Perlet was Chairman-Supervisory Board of Allianz SE and Head-Tax Department at Allianz Versicherungs-AG (a subsidiary of Allianz SE). Helmut Perlet received an undergraduate degree from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and a doctorate from the University of Hamburg.

Helmut Sohmen (born 10 December 1939 in Linz, Austria) is an Austrian lawyer and businessman in Hong Kong. He is chairman of BW Group and a former Hong Kong legislator. He was formerly managing director of Dragon Air.

In 2010 he was on the Forbes list with an estimated fortune of US$1.4 billion, the fourth-placed Austrian. In 2009 he was listed as the 13th richest person in Hong Kong.

Life
Sohmen grew up in Linz and in 1958 graduated from the Linz Realschule (Fadingerschule) with distinction. He then studied law at the University of Vienna, and won a Fulbright scholarship to continue the University of Connecticut in the United States, eventually receiving his doctorate in Vienna.

Before starting his career in 1967, he married Anna Pui Hing Pao, whom he had met while studying in Canada. The couple have three children (two sons and one daughter). Pui Hing Anna Pao Sohmen held several functions in Hong Kong and was also a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. In 2005 she was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star.

Career
His first job was as a legal adviser to the Royal Bank of Canada in Montreal. Helmut Sohmen later interrupted his professional activity more than once to graduate as Master of Comparative Law and a Master of Laws.

In 1970, he moved with his family to Hong Kong, where his father-in-law, Sir Yue-Kong Pao, owned one of the largest shipping companies in the world in order to get into the business.

After stops in Bermuda (1974) and London (1977), in 1981 he finally moved to Hong Kong, where from 1985 to 1989 he was CEO and major shareholder of Dragon Air.

From 1986 he was with the World-Wide Shipping Group before his father as chairman and president.

2003 his company acquired a majority stake in Norway's Bergesen fleet, since then called his shipping empire-Bergesen Worldwide (BW). His group includes 140 tankers and more than 4500 employees (2010).

Positions

• From 1984 to 1996, he was a board member, and then from 1996 to 2005 Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of HSBC. Finally from 1990 to 2007, he was a board member of parent company HSBC Holdings Plc.
• Until 1994, he was Director of Development at Harbour Centre Limited (Hong Kong Shipowners' Association), Hong Kong.
• President of the Baltic and International Maritime Council, Copenhagen.
• Legislator in the Hong Kong Legislative Council
• Chairman of the Hong Kong Austrian Association, Vienna.
• Board Member (1986–2001) and CEO (2001–2006) of the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation, London
• 2000-2008 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
• Vice President (1986–1989) and President (1989–1990) of the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce
• Deputy Chairman (1996–1998) and Chairman (1998–2000) of the Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC)
• 2000 Member of the APEC Business Advisory Council (in conjunction with the Presidency at PBEC)
• Executive Committee Member (1998–2002), Vice President (2002–2003) and President (2003–2004) of the Hong Kong Club
• Chairman of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
• Chairman of the Commission on the Review of the ICAC
• Honorary President of the Austrian Society for the promotion of friendly and cultural relations with the PRC (ÖGCF)
• Founding President of the Far East Sohmen Foundation
• Member of the International Advisory Board to the Austrian Chancellor

Awards

• 1990 Order of the British Empire
• 1995 nomination in the 'Eminent Persons Group' by the European Commission (16-member advisory committee of the two economic blocs in the EU and ASEAN)
• 1998 Schumpeter Prize of the Schumpeter Society

Foundations
Sohmen has set up a number of foundations.

In 1987 he established the Egon Sohmen Foundation in memory of his brother Egon Sohmen (1930–1977). The Foundation promotes economic research and aims to get involved in important public policy debates. For this purpose it initiated its own star-studded annual international symposia and lectures at universities where Egon Sohmen formerly worked. It issued a separate publication. Scientific Advisor until 1999 Herbert Giersch, since 2002, Bernd Hans Jurgens.

With the aim of enabling young Austrians to have their first contacts with the Asian region, in 1991 Sohmen set up the Sohmen-Far East Foundation (SFEF). Operational headquarters of the advisory board of the foundation is in his home town of Linz. Qualified scholarship recipients through these grants have the opportunity to expand their horizons and to establish business contacts.

In 1993, Sohmen established the Sohmen-China Foundation for the Promotion of Austria Society (ÖGCF) to promote friendly and cultural relations with the PRC. It supports a variety of cultural and intellectual events and supports aid for visitation programs, educational concerns, activities in Austria and the publication of relevant publications. In 1996 and 2003 in Shanghai and Beijing on Tiananmen Square, it has co-organized exhibitions.

Mr. Helmut Zodl is on the Board of Directors at KUKA AG. Mr. Zodl was previously employed as a Chief Financial Officer by Midea Group Co. Ltd. He received his graduate degree from the University of Vienna.

Helmut Jeggle is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 23 different companies. Currently, he occupies the position of Chairman-Supervisory Board of BioNTech SE, Managing Director at AT Newtec GmbH, Co-Managing Director at Jossa Arznei GmbH, Co-Managing Director at Santo Service GmbH, Managing Director at Avitop GmbH, Co-Chief Executive Officer for Neuraxpharm Holding GmbH, Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer at Nx Biotech GmbH, Managing Director at Horus Sentilo Projektentwicklungsgesellschaft mbH, Chief Executive Officer for Salvia GmbH, Co-Managing Director at SWB Holding GmbH (Bayern), Co-Managing Director at A&T Grundstück 1 GmbH, Co-Managing Director at A&T Grundstück 2 GmbH, Co-Managing Director at Palais Berlin 1 GmbH, Chairman-Supervisory Board at AiCuris Anti-infective Cures GmbH, Co-Managing Director at Santo Holding (Deutschland) GmbH, Chief Operating Officer & Co-Managing Director at Athos Service GmbH, Co-Managing Director at Objektgesellschaft Berlin Passauer Straße 5-7 mbH, Co-Managing Director at Objektgesellschaft München Jahnstraße 41 und Klenzestraße, Managing Director at Santo Venture Capital GmbH, Chief Executive Officer & General Partner at ATHOS KG and Managing Director at ATS Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH. He is also Co-Managing Director at AT Impf GmbH and Managing Director at Apceth Biopharma Manufacturing Co. Gmbh and on the board of 6 other companies. In the past Helmut Jeggle occupied the position of Managing Director at Klinge Pharma GmbH (Bayern), Chairman-Management Board at Sidroga AG, Managing Director at apceth Biopharma GmbH, Head-Business Planning & Analysis at H e x a l AG and Head-Business Planning & Analysis at Sandoz International GmbH. Helmut Jeggle received an undergraduate degree from Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences and an MBA from Stuttgart Institute of Management & Technology GmbH.

Helmut Ullrich formerly worked at WCM Beteiligungs- und Grundbesitz AG, as Chairman-Supervisory Board from 2018 to 2021, GEHAG GmbH, as Co-Managing Director, Deutsche Wohnen SE, as Chief Financial Officer from 2007 to 2012, DB Real Estate Investment GmbH, as Chief Executive, Operating & Financial Officer from 1997 to 2007, Eisenbahn-Siedlungs-Gesellschaft Berlin mbH, as Member-Supervisory Board, GSW Immobilien AG, as Member-Supervisory Board from 2014 to 2018, TLG Immobilien AG, as Member-Supervisory Board from 2016 to 2020, and DWS Real Estate GmbH, as Chief Financial & Operating Officer from 1990 to 2007.
Mr. Ullrich received his graduate degree in 1980 from the University of Bonn.

Helmut P.
Merch is currently serving as the Chairman-Supervisory Board at ElringKlinger AG since 2024.
He is also a Member-Supervisory Board at Rheinmetall Defence Electronics GmbH, Nitrochemie AG, Rheinmetall Denel Munition Pty Ltd., and Rheinmetall Waffe Munition South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
Additionally, he holds the position of Chief Financial Officer at Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH since 2012.
In his former roles, Mr. Merch served as the Vice Chairman at Aditron AG and Vice Chairman-Supervisory Board at Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH.
He was also an Executive Director at Jagenberg AG.
From 1982 to 2013, he held the position of Chief Financial Officer at Rheinmetall AG.
Furthermore, he served as a Member-Supervisory Board at Nitrochemie Wimmis AG, Nitrochemie Aschau GmbH, American Rheinmetall Munitions, Inc., Rheinmetall North America, Inc., Rheinmetall Canada, Inc., and Rheinmetall Automotive AG.

Helmut Elben is Head-Corporate Planning & Information Technology at Georg Fischer AG.

Thilo Helmut Georg Mannhardt is a businessperson who has been at the head of 5 different companies is on the board of Clariant AG, Algar Telecom SA and C&A Modas SA. In the past he was Chief Executive Officer of Ultrapar Participaçoes SA Chairman of Imifarma Produtos Farmacéuticos e Cosméticos SA, Chairman for Terminal Químico de Aratu SA Tequimar and Chief Executive Officer for Ultracargo Operações Logísticas e Participações Ltda. (which are all subsidiaries of Ultrapar Participaçoes SA), Director & Senior Partner at McKinsey & Co., Inc., Managing Director at Imaven Imóveis Ltda. and Chairman of Cia Ultragaz SA. He received a graduate degree, a doctorate and an MBA from Technical University of Berlin.

Mr. Patrick E.
Gottschalk is an Independent Director at American Vanguard Corp.
and an Independent Director at Superior Plus Corp.
He is on the Board of Directors at American Vanguard Corp.
and Superior Plus Corp.
Mr. Gottschalk was previously employed as a President-Chemicals Coatings & Plastic Additives by Dow Chemical Canada ULC.
He also served on the board at Union Carbide Corp.
He received his undergraduate degree from The University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from Pepperdine University.

Dirk Gottschalk currently works at smartblue AG, as Chairman-Supervisory Board, STAWAG Energie GmbH, as Co-Managing Director from 2011, Solar Power Turnow West I GmbH & Co. KG, as Co-Managing Director, Windpark Riegenroth GmbH & Co. KG, as Co-Managing Director, Windpark Monschau GmbH & Co. Kg, as Co-Managing Director, Windpark Fischbachhöhe GmbH & Co. KG, as Co-Managing Director, Windpark Simmerath GmbH & Co. KG, as Co-Managing Director, Windpark Aachen Nord GmbH & Co. KG, as Co-Managing Director, Trave Erneuerbare Energien GmbH Co. KG, as Co-Managing Director, and Solar Power Turnow West II GmbH & Co. KG.
Mr. Gottschalk also formerly worked at Energiekontor AG, as Head-Operations & Engineering from 2010 to 2011.

Mr. Philip Gottschalk is a Portfolio Manager at Trium Capital LLP.
Mr. Gottschalk started his career as a publishing Sell Side Analyst covering the Utilities sector at Exane BNP Paribas before moving to BNP Paribas’ Mergers and Acquisitions team covering the Power and Gas Sector.
He was a Research Analyst at CQS.
He also gained entrepreneurial experience by founding a start-up in the gaming sector.
He graduated from HEC Paris with a Master of Science in Finance.
In addition, he studied at Wharton Business School and holds the CFA level 1 exam.

Jürgen Gottschalk has held positions as First Vice Chairman-Supervisory Board at Bad Belziger Wohnungsgesellschaft mbH and Member-Supervisory Board at Süwag Energie AG.

Peter Gottschalk is currently a Managing Director at Kreiskrankenhaus Schleiz GmbH.

Terry Gottschalk has worked as a Director at Kulabyte Corp.
since 2008.

Thomas A.
Gottschalk is currently the Vice Chairman of American University and a Trustee of the Board of Trustees of American University.
He previously worked as the Executive Vice President-Law & Public Policy at General Motors Corp.
from 1994 to 2007.
He received his undergraduate degree from Earlham College in 1964 and his graduate degree from The University of Chicago in 1967.

Gaëtan Gottschalk currently works at Noshaq SA, as Investment Manager from 2020.
Mr. Gottschalk received his graduate degree in 2007 from Hec Liège Management School.

Maximilian Alexander Gottschalk founded Gottex Fund Management (Hong Kong) Ltd.
in 2006, where he worked as Chief Executive Officer from 2013 to 2016, H2 Equity Partners Ltd.
in 2021, where he worked as Director from 2021 to 2023, Vedra Partners Ltd.
in 2015, where he is working as Founding Partner from 2015, and Ocean 14 Capital Ltd.
in 2020, where he is working as Director & Partner.
Mr. Gottschalk also founded Vedra Partners (Private Equity).
Mr. Gottschalk also currently works at Penjing Asset Management (HK) Ltd., as Director & Chief Executive Officer from 2013, Perfect Moment Ltd., as Chairman from 2021, Nurture Brands Ltd., as Director, Aeon Investments Ltd., as Director from 2019, Pmuk, as Director from 2017, and Jing Holdings Ltd., as Director from 2011.
Mr. Gottschalk also formerly worked at Gottex Fund Management SARL, as Senior Managing Director, LumX Asset Management (UK) Ltd., as Senior Managing Director, LumX Group SA, as Executive Director & Head-Marketing from 2014 to 2015, and Jax Coco Uk Ltd., as Director from 2019 to 2023.
Mr. Gottschalk received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia.

Chuck Gottschalk is the founder and currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer at NextLevel, a company he founded in 2011.
He previously served as the President and Chief Executive Officer at MountainZone.com.

Keith Gottschalk served as the Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President at Old Second Bancorp, Inc.

Donald E.
Gottschalk served as the Chief Financial Officer at Valence Technology, Inc. from 2012 to 2014.
He obtained an undergraduate degree from The University of Texas at Austin.

Dr. Sandra Gottschalk is a Senior Researcher at Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung GmbH.
She joined the ZEW Research Department "Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics" as a researcher in 1998.
Her research focuses on topics concerning the founding and closing of enterprises.
In particular, she analyses the influence of the founder's human capital relating to performance, development, and probability of closing of start-up enterprises.
Furthermore, her research work includes anonymization methods of firm-level data.
She is head of the ZEW Research Data Centre (ZEW-FDZ) and is therefore responsible for the administration of ZEW research data, which are provided to external scientists for research purposes.
She completed her dissertation "Unternehmensdaten Zwischen Datenschutz und Analysepotential" in 2004, dealing with methods for generating factual anonymized firm-level microdata and their use for statistical and econometrical analyses.

William G.
Gottschalk has worked as Co-President at Lydig Construction, Inc. since 2011.

Norman E.
Gottschalk is currently the President & Chief Executive Officer at AZCO Steel Co. Prior to this, he was the Vice Chairman at MSCI, Inc. and the President at Marmon from 1989 to 2012.
He also briefly served as a Director at Metals Service Center Institute in 2011.
He obtained his undergraduate degree from Robert Morris College (Illinois).

Emily Gottschalk is the founder of Ideation USA LLC, which was founded in 2017.
She is also the founder of The Garr Group, Inc., which was founded in 1998.
At The Garr Group, Inc., she holds the title of Chief Executive Officer starting in 2009.
Ms. Gottschalk is currently working as an Independent Director at Anixa Biosciences, Inc. since 2019.
She has previously worked as a Director-Sales & Marketing at Four Seasons Hotels Ltd., Marketing Director at Zany Brainy, Inc., and Director-Sales & Marketing at Marriott (Virginia).
Ms. Gottschalk obtained her undergraduate degree from Cornell University School of Hotel Administration.
Ms. Gottschalk is also the founder of Mildred M Soefer Family Foundation.

M.
Therese Gottschalk currently works at Via Christi Health , Inc., as Trustee.
Ms. Gottschalk also formerly worked at Marian Health System, Inc., as President & Chief Executive Officer, St. John Health System, Inc., as President & Chief Executive Officer, and Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc., as Director.

Roberto Gottschalk worked as a Director at MRS Logística SA. He obtained an undergraduate degree and an MBA from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.

Harold Gottschalk is the founder and held the title of Chief Technology Officer at CSIdentity Corp, which was founded in 2006.
He was a Director of Software Development at HNC Software, Inc. from 1990 to 1997.
He was also a Director at Aptex Software, Inc. Mr. Gottschalk received an undergraduate degree from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Gary H.
Gottschalk is Operating Partner at Churchill Equity, Inc. He joined the firm in 1997.
He has an extensive domestic and international experience as a President and CEO and an operational background in sales, manufacturing, and parts distribution.
Mr. Gottschalk spent more than 26 year's in the capital goods machinery and equipment businesses, including 24 years at Deere and Company and two years as President of the Worldwide Access Division of Simon Engineering PLC and seven years as a President & CEO in the office furniture industry.
Mr. Gottschalk received his BS degree from the University of Iowa and an MS degree from Iowa State University.

Chris Gottschalk is currently a Director at Upgrade, Inc., Parsely, Inc., Any.
DO, Inc., and a General Partner at Mouro Capital.
Previously, he worked as a Director at PlayPhone, Inc. from 2007 to 2010, a Director at Lendio, Inc., an Analyst at Cowen & Co. LLC, a Consultant at Hudson's Bay Co. from 2010 to 2011, an Analyst at Intel Capital Corp.
from 2004 to 2005, and a Principal at Menlo Ventures Management LP.
He also served as a Principal at Blumberg Capital LLC from 2012 to 2019, Principal at GHBC Groupe, Inc., Principal at ngmoco, LLC, and Consultant at ngmoco, LLC from 2009 to 2010.
Mr. Gottschalk holds an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Davis in 2004 and an MBA from Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la Empresa in 2012.

Bob Gottschalk currently works at Brooks Range Contract Services, Inc., as Head-Business Development.

Alexandra Gottschalk is currently the Chief Financial & Accounting Officer at Perella Weinberg Partners.
Prior to her current position, she worked as an Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an Analyst at Lazard Freres & Co. LLC (Broker), a Principal at Deloitte Tax LLP, and a Controller at Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. Securities LLC.
Ms. Gottschalk completed her undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of Houston.

Mr. Damien Gottschalk is an Investment Manager at The Fragasso Group, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Gottschalk served in the U.S.
Marine Corps.
He has an extensive experience in the financial services industry.
His credentials include Series 7 held with LPL Financial.
Mr. Gottschalk graduated from Duquesne University with Bachelors Degrees in Finance, and Investment Management.

Heinz-Ferdi Gottschalk is currently a member of the supervisory board at Rhein-Maas Klinikum GmbH.

Judi Gottschalk currently works as a Director for the Jewish Federation of San Diego County.

Karin Gottschalk is a former Member-Supervisory Board at Siltronic AG where she worked from 2002 to 2018.
She was also a former Manager-Industrial Production at VEB Bergbau & Hüttenkombinat Albert Funk Freiberg.
Currently, she is a Member-Management Board at Industriegewerkschaft Bergbau Chemie Energie.

John Gottschalk is currently the Senior Vice President-Customer Engagement at FordDirect.com.
He holds an MBA from Duquesne University of The Holy Spirit and an undergraduate degree from Kent State University (Ohio).

Brian Gottschalk currently works as an Executive Vice President-Business Development at PSB Holding Corp.
(Maryland).

Jane Gottschalk is currently the Director & Chief Creative Officer at Perfect Moment Ltd.
since 2022.
She is also currently the Director at Jing Holdings Ltd.
since 2011.
Previously, she worked as the Creative Director at Pmuk from 2017 to 2022 and as the Director at Jax Coco Uk Ltd.
from 2012 to 2023.
Ms. Gottschalk completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Kent.

Ms. Marla C.
Gottschalk is an Independent Director at US Foods Holding Corp., an Independent Director at Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc., an Independent Director at Big Lots, Inc., an Independent Director at UL Solutions, Inc. and a Member-Advisory Council at Kelley School of Business.
She is on the Board of Directors at US Foods Holding Corp., US Foods, Inc., Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc., Big Lots, Inc., UL LLC (Illinois), UL Solutions, Inc., Underwriter Laboratories, Inc., Potbelly Sandwich Works LLC, UL LLC and UL, Inc. (United States).
Ms. Gottschalk was previously employed as an Independent Director by Potbelly Corp., a Chief Executive Officer by The Pampered Chef Ltd., a Senior VP-Financial Planning & Investor Relations by Mondelez International, Inc., an EVP, GM-Post Cereal, VP-Marketing & Strategy by Kraft Foods Group, Inc., and an Executive Vice President & General Manager by Post Foods LLC.
She also served on the board at Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., GATX Corp.
and Visteon Corp.
She received her undergraduate degree from Indiana University and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management.

Manfred Gottschalk currently works as a Manager-Acquisition at ReiseBank AG.

Mr. Joachim W.
Gottschalk is a Founding Partner & Chairman at Vedra Partners Ltd.
He has over 45 years of trading and investment experience and Chairs the investment committee.
He Oversees family investment portfolios.
Mr. Gottschalk was previously employed as an Executive Chairman by Gottex Fund Management SARL, a Chief Executive Officer & Director by Gottex Fund Management Holdings Ltd., and a Chairman & Chief Executive Officer by Gottex Fund Management Ltd.
He also served on the board at Neorion Holdings SA, Tradition SA and Gottex Brokers SA.

Roy Gottschalk currently works at Alcone Marketing Group, Inc., as Senior Vice President from 2011.