Members

Dr. Dr. h. c. Jochen Melchior
Appointed: June 20, 2007

Former Chairman of the Board of Management of former STEAG AG, Essen

Membership of a compulsory Supervisory Board of a German company
(as of February 9, 2012)

  • National-Bank AG

Membership of a comparable non-executive body of a German or foreign company
(as of February 9, 2012)

  • Ernst & Young AG 
  • Universitätsklinikum Essen AöR  (Chairman)
  • Schauenburg Technology SE
  • Schauenburg-Gruppe

Vita

Dr. Dr. h. c. Melchior (born in 1942) holds the degree of Diplom-Kaufmann (MBA) from the University of Cologne (Universität Köln) and also studied at Cambridge University. Dr. Dr. h. c. Melchior started his professional career at Massey-Ferguson and later held various management positions at the Quandt Group and with the former AEG-Telefunken. In 1980, he was hired as head of corporate development for Ruhrkohle AG and in 1987 became a member of the management board of STEAG AG. From 1995 to 2004, Dr. Dr.h. c. Melchior served as the chairman of STEAG AG’s management board. Dr. Dr. h. c. Melchior currently holds several supervisory board positions, including at National-Bank AG, at the Universitätsklinikum Essen AöR (Essen University Hospital, where he is Chairman), at the Schauenburg Group and an advisory board position at Ernst & Young AG.