Board of Trustees

A competent board of trustees advises the Fraunhofer Institute on questions of the professional orientation and structural change of the institute. It also fosters contacts with organizations and industry.

Members are appointed by the Executive Board in agreement with the management of the institute. The annual meetings are attended by at least one member of the Management Board. In order to have as many perspectives as possible, the Board of Trustees comprises representatives from science, industry and public life.

Current Chair: Prof. Dr. Arnd Poetzsch-Heffter, University of Kaiserslautern-Landau

 

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Current Members of the Board of Trustees

(alphabetically listed)

Members from Science

  • Prof. Dr. Peter Benner, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems Magdeburg
  • Prof. Dr. Malte Drescher, RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau

Members from Industry

  • Dr. Holger Beruda, Procter and Gamble Service GmbH
  • Andreas Klüter, AK Invest, Kaiserslautern
  • Dr. Edeltraud Leibrock, Roland Berger Holding GmbH and Co. KGaA
  • Prof. Dr. Gerhard Stahl, House of Energy, Climate and Finance, Essen
  • Dr. Christof M. Weber, Daimler AG

Members of the Public Life / Politics

  • Dr. Christian Berghoff, Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space, Berlin
  • Dr. Andreas Gerhardt, Ministry of Science, Continuing Education, and Health, Mainz
  • Dr.-Ing. Suzanne Mösel, City of Neckarsulm
  • Stefanie Nauel, Ministry of Economy, Tourism, Energy, and Climate, Mainz
Group Photo Board of Trustees 2026
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The participants in the 2026 Board of Trustees meeting