The Supervisory Board supervises the Managing Board’s performance of its managerial duties and the company’s general course of affairs and assists the Managing Board by providing advice, considering the interests of all the company’s stakeholders. Members of the Supervisory Board are appointed by the General Meeting of Shareholders.
Dr. Björn Söder studied economics at the University of Würzburg and received his PhD in 1996. He founded several companies in the online field, including Parklane Capital Beteiligungsberatung GmbH and Parklane Capital Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH in 2004. Dr Björn Söder is the managing director of both companies. He has been Chairman of the Supervisory Board since spring 2021.
Frank Köhler held various management positions in merchandising after studying technical business administration at the University of Stuttgart. In 2000, he joined the Aroma Company, a distributer of high-end beauty and perfume products. In 2005, he became co-owner and director of the company. Frank Köhler has been a member of the Supervisory Board since 2016.
Jaska de Bakker brings over 25 years of experience, 10 years as a group CFO. After graduating in Amsterdam with a Master of Science in Econometrics, she started her career as a strategy consultant. She worked with Boston Consulting Group and during her consulting years she completed an MBA at the J.L.Kellogg School of Management in Chicago. After this she held several leadership roles in the consumer goods and engineering industries, moving from a commercial role to M&A and on to Finance. In 2010 she became CFO of DHV and continued in this position at the merged Royal HaskoningDHV. Subsequently, she joined Royal FrieslandCampina in Singapore as Finance Director Asia to later become group CFO based in the Netherlands. In 2021, Jaska started a career in non-executive directorships. Jaska joined the Supervisory Board of Redcare Pharmacy in April 2022. In addition, Jaska holds non-executive board positions at Prysmian Group, The Ocean Clean-up, Nobian and AkzoNobel.
Henriette Peucker graduated in 1991 from the Institute of Political Studies in Paris (SciencesPo) with a degree in International Relations and holds a Master's degree in European law from the University of Paris XI. After her investment banking career with Schroders/Citigroup, Henriette pursued a career in public affairs and strategic communication. In 2003 she joined Deutsche Boerse Group as the Head of European Public Affairs. In 2010 she joined Hering Schuppener - today fgs global - a leading global strategic communications and public affairs consultancy firm. She was made partner in 2013 and was responsible for opening and running the Berlin and Brussels offices and was the responsible partner for compliance. From mid-2022 to mid-2023, Henriette was Deputy Managing Director and acting CEO of the Association of German Banks. She has been the Managing Director of the Deutsches Aktieninstitut e.V. since 1 May 2024, which represents the interests of listed companies and other capital market players in Germany on capital markets regulation, corporate law, corporate governance as well as financial and sustainability reporting. Henriette has been a member of the Supervisory Board of Redcare Pharmacy since March 2021. She is a member of the Audit Committee and chairs the Nomination Committee.
Jérôme Cochet completed his business studies in 2003 with a Diplom-Kaufmann, Master of Science and Diplôme de Grande Ecole. In 2007, he also completed an MBA at the Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires (INSEAD). He started his professional career at Bombardier in 2004. In 2011, Cochet joined Zalando, where he founded Zalando Marketing Services in 2015, which he led as Managing Director. Since 2018, he has worked at dunnhumby as Chief Solutions Officer. Jérôme Cochet has been a member of the Supervisory Board since 2016.
