Our Leadership Team

Success needs an efficient structure

Our Executive Board manages the company on its own responsibility and conducts the business. In the performance of its duties, the Executive Board acts in the interests of the company and is committed to sustainably increase the value of the company. The members of the Executive Board are appointed by the Supervisory Board.

In order to support the operational management of the Consumer Business of the Beiersdorf Group, an Executive Committee was formed to which the members of the Executive Board belong as well as two additional Heads with global management responsibilities.

Executive Board

Vincent Warnery

Vincent Warnery

Chief Executive Officer

Corporate Development & Strategy
Internal Audit
Supply Chain & Quality Assurance
Research & Development
Derma
Health Care
Corporate Communication
Sustainability
Greater China / South Korea
Japan

  • Born 1968 in Neuilly-Plaisance / France

    Studies of Business Administration in France and Boston, USA
     

    Years Job Title
    Company
    1991 – 1994 Assistant Brand Manager
    Procter & Gamble, France
    1994 – 1996 Senior Brand Manager Bacardi – Martini, France
    1996 – 1998 Marketing Group Manager L’Oréal, Garnier, France
    1998 – 1999 Marketing Director L’Oréal, Garnier/Maybelline Europe
    1999 – 2000 General Manager Consumer Products L’Oreal, Portugal
    2000 – 2002 General Manager Consumer Products L’Oreal Garnier/Maybelline, Germany
    2002 – 2003 General Manager Consumer Products L’Oreal, Latin America
    2004 – 2008 General Manager Consumer Products L’Oreal, Japan
    2008 – 2009 General Manager Consumer Products L’Oreal, France
    2010 – 2011
     
    General Manager Active Cosmetics
    (Pharmacy)
    L’Oreal, France
     
    2011 – 2013
     
    Vice President
    Consumer Health Care Europe
    Sanofi
     
    2013 – 2017
     
    Senior Vice President
    Global Head of Consumer Health (CHC)
    Sanofi  
     
    2017 – 2021   Member of the Executive Board Beiersdorf AG
    since May 2021  Chief Executive Officer Beiersdorf AG

    Born 1968 in Neuilly-Plaisance / France  
    Born 1968 in Neuilly-Plaisance / France 
    Born 1968 in Neuilly-Plaisance / France 

Oswald Barckhahn

Member of the Executive Board

Europe
USA / Canada

 

 

 

  • Born 1967, in Santiago / Chile

    Studies of Business Administration in Regensburg (Germany) and Zurich (Switzerland)

    Years Job Title
    Company
    1994 – 1997 Assistant Brand Manager for
    Olay and Clearasil Switzerland
    Procter & Gamble, Geneva, Switzerland
    1997 – 1999
    Brand Manager Up-Stream Innovation
    Pringles Western Europe 
    Procter & Gamble, Geneva, Switzerland
    1999 – 2001
    Marketing Manager Hair Care Latin America North  Procter & Gamble, Mexico City, Mexico
    2001 – 2002 Marketing Director Paper and Beauty Care
    Latin America South
    Procter & Gamble, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    2003
    Marketing Director Paper Andean Region Procter & Gamble, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    2003 – 2005
    Senior Marketing Director Quaker Latin America PepsiCo, Mexico City, Mexico
    2005 – 2006
    Senior Commercial Director DACH PepsiCo, Frankfurt, Germany 
    2006 – 2011 Vice President & GM DACH PepsiCo, Frankfurt, Germany
    2011 – 2013
    Senior Vice President & GM Central Europe 
    PepsiCo, Warsaw, Poland
    2013 – 2014 Senior Vice President & GM Tropicana North America PepsiCo, Chicago, USA
    2014 – 2016 President North America Nutrition & Global Gatorade PepsiCo, Chicago, USA
    2016 – 
    October 2021
    President Europe, Head of Global Sales,
    Head of Global E‑Commerce
    Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    since October 2021 Member of the Executive Board Beiersdorf AG

Astrid Hermann

Astrid Hermann

Member of the Executive Board

Finance
(Finance, Controlling, IT, Legal & Compliance)

tesa SE

 

 

  • Born 1973 in Blaj, Romania

    Master of Business Administration, New York University Stern School of Business

    Years Job Title
    Company
    1995 – 1996 Financial Analyst – Access Business Division Alcatel SEL AG, Stuttgart, Germany
    1997 – 1998
     
    Senior Financial Analyst –
    Forecasting & Budgeting
    The Clorox Company, Oakland, CA, U.S.
     
    1998 – 1999
     
    Senior Business Analyst –
    Corporate Sales Finance
    The Clorox Company, Oakland, CA, U.S.
     
    2000 – 2004 Sales Finance Manager The Clorox Company, Oakland, CA, U.S.
    2004 – 2006
     
    Finance Manager – Budget & Planning
    US Toothpaste Division
    Colgate-Palmolive, New York, NY, U.S.
     
    2006 – 2008
     
    Finance Manager – Budget & Planning
    at GABA
    Colgate-Palmolive, Basel, Switzerland
     
    2008 – 2010
     
    Associate Finance Director –
    Corporate Budget & Planning
    Colgate-Palmolive, New York, NY, U.S.
     
    2010 – 2014 Finance Director – Tom's of Maine Colgate-Palmolive, Kennebunk, Maine, U.S.
    2014 – 2016
    Finance Director – UK & Ireland Group
    Colgate-Palmolive, Guildford,
    United Kingdom
    2016 – 2018 Finance Director – Central Europe West Hub Colgate-Palmolive, Hamburg, Germany
    2018 – 2020 VP of Finance – North America  Colgate-Palmolive, New York, NY, U.S.
    since January 2021 Member of the Executive Board
    Beiersdorf AG

Nicola D. Lafrentz

Member of the Executive Board
– Labor Relations Director –

Human Resources
(Human Resources, General Services & Real Estate)



 

  • Born 1976 in Göttingen / Germany

    Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Management and Marketing (USA, Zimbabwe)

    Years Job Title
    Company
    2001 – 2002 Research Associate  Russell Reynolds Associates Inc., Germany

    2003 – 2004

    HR Business Partner Supply Chain, Factory & Market
    Site Mars Snackfood 
    Masterfoods GmbH, Germany
    2004 – 2005
    HR Manager Market, Factory & Market Site Mars Snackfood  Masterfoods GmbH, Germany
    2005 – 2006
    Head of HR Portugal (Assignment), Multi-sales Market
    for all categories
    Masterfoods Portugal, Portugal 
    2006 – 2007      HR Hub Site Development Manager,
    Factory & Market site for Petcare / European Petcare Hub
    Masterfoods GmbH, Germany 

    2007 – 2009

    Head of COE Talent Development Netherlands  Mars Nederland B.V., Netherlands 
    2009 – 2012 HR Director Germany, Factory & Market Site Snackfood  Mars GmbH, Germany
    2012 – 2013 Parental Leave    
    2013 – 2014 HR VP Germany, Austria, Switzerland & Nordics  Bacardi GmbH, Germany 
    2014 – 2015 HR VP Europe  Bacardi-Martini Belgium, Belgium 
    2015 –2016
    HR VP Corporate Global Functions Beiersdorf AG, Germany 
    2018 – 2019 Parental Leave  
    2017 – 2021 HR VP Corporate Global Functions Beiersdorf AG, Germany
    since May 2022 Member of the Executive Board Beiersdorf AG, Germany 

     

Grita Loebsack

Member of the Executive Board

NIVEA (Brand Management, Digital Marketing)

 

 

 


  • Born 1970 in Berlin / Germany

    BSC Economics International Relations London School of Economics (UK) and Master of Business Administration INSEAD (France)

    Years Job Title
    Company
    1991 – 1994 Strategy Consultant Oliver Wyman, France

    1996 – 1998
     

    Group Product Marketing Manager L’Oréal Paris L’Oréal, Germany
    1998 – 2000
     
    Marketing Director Latin America, Consumer Products Division L’Oréal  L’Oréal, France
    2000 – 2003
     
    Global Marketing Director Skin Care L’Oréal Paris L’Oréal, France
    2004 – 2007
     
    General Manager L’Oréal Paris UK and Ireland L’Oréal, UK
     

    2008 – 2010

    Managing Director L’Oréal UK and Ireland L’Oréal, UK
    2010 – 2012 Global Brand President, Vichy, L’Oréal France L’Oréal, France
    2012 – 2015 Executive Vice President, Global Skin Care Unilever, France
    2015 – 2016 CEO Fashion and Leather Goods Emerging Brands
    Kering Group, France
    2017 – 2018 Independent Consultant, Advisor and Board Member
    2018 – 2022
    Chief Marketing Officer Essilor Group Essilor Luxottica, France
    since January 2022 Member of the Executive Board Beiersdorf AG

     

Ramon A. Mirt

Roman A. Mirt

Member of the Executive Board

Emerging Markets
(Latin America, Africa, Russia, Asia and Asia Pacific (excl. Greater China/North East Asia))




 

  • Born 1965

    Certified Public Accountant, Bachelor of Arts at Universidad Central De Venezuela

    Years Job Title
    Company
    1989 – 1990 Brand Manager Beverages Kraft Foods Venezuela, Caracas
    1990 – 1991
    Director Financial Planning Kraft Foods Venezuela, Caracas
    1992 – 1993
    Regional Controller Latin America
    Philip Morris International, Rye Brook, NY
    1994 – 1995
    Director Strategic Planning, Finance & Control
    Kraft Foods Argentina, Buenos Aires
    1996 – 1999
    General Manager
    Philip Morris Chile, Santiago
    1999 – 2000
    General Manager
    Kraft Foods Uruguay, Montevideo
    2001 – 2002
    Sales Vice President
    Kraft Foods Argentina, Buenos Aires
    2003 – 2004 General Manager
    Kraft Foods Venezuela, Caracas
    2005 – 2006
     
    Managing Partner
     
    Innovations to Market (i2m), Argentina,
    Buenos Aires
    2006 – 2009
    General Manager Central America Reckitt Benckiser, Costa Rica, San José 
    2010 – 2012
    Area Sales Director – Developing Markets
    Reckitt Benckiser, Slough, UK / Singapore
    2013
    General Manager Medcom
    Reckitt Benckiser, Russia, Moscow
    2014 General Manager Consumer Health
    Reckitt Benckiser, Russia, Moscow

    2014 – 2015
     

    Senior Vice President, Regional Director Russia,
    Ukraine & CIS Countries
    Reckitt Benckiser, Russia, Moscow
    2015 – 2017
     
    Senior Vice President, Regional Director
    Central Europe
    Reckitt Benckiser, Germany, Heidelberg
     
    2018
     
    Senior Vice President, Regional Director Central &
    Eastern Europe, Health
    Reckitt Benckiser, Germany, Heidelberg
    since 2019 Member of the Executive Board Beiersdorf AG

     

Patrick Rasquinet

Member of the Executive Board

Luxury
(La Prairie, Chantecaille)

 

 

 

  • Born 1967, in Brussels / Belgium

    Bachelor in International Business Management, E.P.H.E.C., Brussels, Belgium

    Years Job Title
    Company
    1991 – 1993 Sales and Marketing Manager – MATRO NV Cosmetic Division MATRO NV, Wilrijk, Belgium

    1993 – 1994

    Key Account Manager – Metro-Makro, Groupe Louis Delhaize, Colruyt Beiersdorf AG, Brussels, Belgium
    1994 – 1996
    Senior Brand Manager – Personal Care (NIVEA for Men, NIVEA Deo, NIVEA Baby) Beiersdorf AG, Brussels, Belgium
    1996 – 1997
    National Key Account Manager – Brazil Beiersdorf AG, São Paulo, Brazil
    1998 – 2001
    Sales Director (incl. Customer Service and Logistics) – Brazil Beiersdorf AG, São Paulo, Brazil
    2001 – 2004
     
    Managing Director – South Korea Beiersdorf AG, Seoul, South Korea
    2005 – 2010 Managing Director – Russia/Ukraine/C.I.S. (12 countries) Beiersdorf AG, Moscow, Russian Federation
    2013 – 2016 Senior Corporate Vice President – North America (U.S., Canada) Beiersdorf AG, Wilton, Connecticut, U.S.
    since 2010 CEO La Prairie Group
     Beiersdorf AG, Zurich, Switzerland
    since July 2021 Member of the Executive Board  Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany

     

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The Executive Committee consists of the members of the Executive Board and the following additional Heads of global management functions:

Michael Frey

Member of the Executive Committee

Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO)

Quality Management

 



  • Born 1983 in Schweinfurt, Germany

    2013 German Graduate School of Management & Law, Heilbronn: Executive MBA - International Business and Leadership

    2007 University of Applied Science, Würzburg: Master of Business and Engineering (Dipl. Ing. FH)
     

    Years Job Title
    Company
    2007 – 2008
    International Trainee – Production Technology
    Brose Group
    2008 – 2009
    Global Project Manager Industrial Engineering
    Brose Group
    2009 – 2011  Assistant to Board
    Brose Group
    2011 – 2014
    Operations Manager Beiersdorf Manufacturing Hamburg
    Beiersdorf AG
    2014 – 2017 Managing Director Beiersdorf Manufacturing Berlin
    Beiersdorf AG
    2017 – 2020 Supply Chain Director Australia and New Zealand
    Beiersdorf AG
    2020 – 2023 Supply Chain Director Germany and Switzerland
    Beiersdorf AG
    2023 – 2024
    Vice President Supply Chain RUMEAA
    Beiersdorf AG
    Since July 2024
    Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO)
    Beiersdorf AG
    Since July 2024
    Member of the Executive Committee
    Beiersdorf AG

Dr. Gitta Neufang

Dr. May Shana

Member of the Executive Committee

Corporate Senior Vice President of Research & Development

 

 



  • Born 1973 in Ludwigshafen on the Rhine, Germany

    Studies of Biochemistry in Hannover (Germany), PhD in Biochemistry in Hannover and at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg (Germany)
     

    Years Job Title
    Company
    2001 – 2003


    Research Associate

     

    Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster,
    Institute for General Zoology and Genetics,
    Münster, Germany
    2003 – 2006
    Research Scientist
    Beiersdorf AG
    2006 – 2011
    Manager Research Diseased Skin
    Beiersdorf AG
    2011 – 2012
    Manager Research Dermatological Skin Care
    Beiersdorf AG
    2013 – 2014
    Manager Eucerin Actives & Clinicals
    Beiersdorf AG
    2014 – 2019
    Global Director Medical Management
    Beiersdorf AG

    2019 – 2021

    Chief Medical and Innovation Officer Pharmacy Brands
    Beiersdorf AG
    since March 2021
    Corporate Senior Vice President Research & Development
    Beiersdorf AG
    since March 2021 Member of the Executive Committee
    Beiersdorf AG