Women in Leadership

Current figures & data

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Share of women on DAX 40 supervisory boards

The proportion of women on the supervisory boards of DAX 40 companies stands at 39.5% and has thus remained unchanged since last year (DIW 03/2026, as of Dec. 2025).

Share of women on DAX 40 board members

As of 30thJune 2026, there were 69 female board members in the DAX 40 companies, which corresponds to a proportion of women of 27%. One company had no women on its board (source: own analysis, 30th June 2026).

Female members of DAX 40 boards

undertakings
name
function
Adidas AG
Michelle Robertson
Global Human Resources, People and Culture
Airbus
Catherine Jestin
Executive Vice President Digital
Airbus
Julie Kitcher
Chief Sustainability Officer and Communications
Airbus
Sabine Klauke
Chief Technology Officer
Allianz SE
Dr. Barbara Karuth-Zelle
Operations, IT and Organization (COO)
Allianz SE
Claire-Marie Coste-Lepoutre
Finance, Risk, Actuarial, Legal, Compliance (CFO)
Allianz SE
Sirma Boshnakova
Insurance Western & Southern Europe, Allianz Direct, Allianz Partners
Allianz SE
Renate Wagner
Asia Pacific, Mergers & Acquisitions, People and Culture
BASF SE
Dr. Katja Scharpwinkel
Mitglied des Vorstands, Arbeitsdirektorin
BASF SE
Dr. Mary Kurian
Mitglied des Vorstands
Bayer AG
Heike Prinz
Chief Talent Officer und Arbeitsdirektorin
Bayer AG
Judith Hartmann
Finanzen
Beiersdorf AG
Astrid Hermann
Mitglied des Vorstands, Finance
Beiersdorf AG
Nicola D. Lafrentz
Mitglied des Vorstands, Human Resources
Beiersdorf AG
Grita Loebsack
Mitglied des Vorstands, NIVEA
BMW AG
Ilka Horstmeier
Personal und Immobilien, Arbeitsdirektorin
Commerzbank AG
Dr. Bettina Orlopp
Vorstandsvorsitzende, Chief Financial Officer
Commerzbank AG
Sabine Mlnarsky
Group Human Ressources, Group Organisation & Security
Commerzbank AG
Christiane Vorspel
Chief Operating Officer
Continental AG
Ulrike Hintze
Group Human Relations, Arbeitsdirektorin
Daimler Truck Holding AG
Eva Scherer
Mitglied des Vorstands, Finanzen und Controlling
Daimler Truck Holding AG
Karin Rådström
Vorsitzende des Vorstands, Regionen Europa und Lateinamerika, Mercedes-Benz Lkw
Deutsche Bank AG
Rebecca Short
Chief Operating Officer
Deutsche Bank AG
Marie-Jeanne Deverdun
Technologie, Daten und Innovation
Deutsche Bank AG
Laura Padovani
Chief Compliance und Anti-Financial Crime Officer
Deutsche Börse AG
Heike Eckert
Mitglied des Vorstands, Governance, People & Culture und Arbeitsdirektorin
Deutsche Börse AG
Dr. Stephanie Eckermann
Mitglied des Vorstands, Post-Trading
Deutsche Telekom AG
Birgit Bohle
Vorstandsmitglied Personal und Recht, Arbeitsdirektion
Deutsche Telekom AG
Dominique Leroy
Vorstandsmitglied Europa
DHL Group
Nikola Hagleitner
Post & Paket Deutschland
DHL Group
Melanie Kreis
Finanzen
E.ON SE
Victoria Ossadnik
Chief Operating Officer – Digital, Innovation and Inhouse Consulting
E.ON SE
Nadia Jakobi
Chief Financial Officer
Fresenius Management SE
Sara Hennicken
Chief Financial Officer
Fresenius Medical Care
Helen Giza
Vorstandsvorsitz
GEA
Dr. Nadine Sterley
Chief People & Sustainability Officer, Arbeitsdirektorin
Hannover Rück SE
Silke Sehm
Vorstandsmitglied Schaden-Rückversicherung
Hannover Rück SE
Sharon Ooi
Vorstandsmitglied Schaden-Rückversicherung
Hannover Rück SE
Brona Magee
Vorstandsmitglied Personen- Rückversicherung
Heidelberg Materials AG
Dr. Katharina Beumelburg
Chief Sustainability & New Technologies Officer
Henkel vz
Sylvie Nicol
Personal, Infrastruktur und Nachhaltigkeit
HOCHTIEF
Christa Andresky
Finanzvorständin
HOCHTIEF
Martina Steffen
Mitglied des Vorstands
Infineon Technologies AG
Elke Reichart
Chief Digital and Sustainability Officer
Mercedes-Benz Group
Britta Seeger
Vertrieb
Merck KGaA
Helene von Roeder
Mitglied der Geschäftsleitung, Chief Financial Officer
Merck KGaA
Khadija Ben Hammada
Mitglied der Geschäftsführung, Chief People officer
MTU Aero Engines AG
Dr. Silke Maurer
Vorständin OEM Operations
MTU Aero Engines AG
Katja Garcia Vila
Vorständin Finanzen und IT
Münchener Rück AG
Clarisse Kopff
Vorstand, Bereiche Europa und Lateinamerika
Münchener Rück AG
Mari-Lizette Malherbe
Vorstand, Verantwortungsbereich Life and Health
QIAGEN GmbH
Stephany Foster
Senior Vice President, Head of Human Resources
Rheinmetall AG
Dr. Vera Saal
CHRO und Arbeitsdirektorin
RWE AG
Katja van Doren
Vorstandsmitglied
SAP SE
Gina Vargiu-Breuer
Chief People Officer und Arbeitsdirektorin
Sartorius AG
Dr. Alexandra Gatzemeyer
Vorstandsmitglied
Scout24
Dr. Gesa Crockford
Chief Commercial Officer
Scout24
Dr. Claudia Viehweger
Chief Operating Officer International
Scout24
Gertrud Kolb
Chief Technology Officer
Siemens AG
Judith Wiese
Chief People and Sustainability Officer und Mitglied des Vorstands der Siemens AG und Arbeitsdirektorin
Siemens AG
Veronika Bienert
Mitglied des Vorstands der Siemens AG und CEO Siemens Financial Services
Siemens Energy AG
Maria Ferraro
Mitglied des Vorstandes und Chief Financial Officer
Siemens Energy AG
Anne-Laure Parrical de Chammard
Mitglied des Vorstandes
Siemens Healthineers AG
Darleen Caron
Chief Human Resources Officer und Mitglied des Vorstands
Siemens Healthineers AG
Elisabeth Staudinger
Mitglied des Vorstands
Symrise AG
Dr. Stephanie Coßmann
Vorstandsmitglied und Arbeitsdirektorin
Volkswagen AG
Hauke Stars
IT
Vonovia SE
Ruth Werhahn
Mitglied des Vorstands (CHRO)
Vonovia SE
Katja Wünschel
Chief Development Officer
Zalando SE
Dr. Astrid Arndt
Chief People Officer, Corporate Functions
Zalando SE
Anna Dimitrova
Chief Financial Officer

Share of women in management positions

Share of women in management positions EU-27

Source: Eurostat / Statistisches Bundesamt, status as of 2024 (Management positions according to the Internat. Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO) are board members, managing directors and managers in trade, production and services.)

Share of women in management positions in Germany

Source: MDAX, SDAX Allbright Stiftung 03/2026; TEcDAX, Top-100 and Top 200 DIW Managerinnen-Barometer3/2026; KfW Research 03/ 2026; DAX 40 EAF Berlin 06/26.

Birthplace of executives in top federal agencies

abroad
West Germany without Berlin
East Germany with Berlin
East Germany without Berlin
pilotage
2.23
90.9
6.8
4.5
Head of department
3.8
87.5
8.7
2.7
Sub-department head
0.8
89.6
9.6
5.6
Head of Unit
2.8
82.1
15.1
8.2
All managers
2.2
83.5
13.9
7.5

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