Board Members in Germany
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Matthias Bullmahn
Last position:
Member at Rotary – Passport Club Werderscher Markt
Uwe Schwarz
Last position:
Technical Program Lead IPv6 Migration at Deutsche Rentenversicherung (RP, BW)
- Technical program ownership for the IPv6 migration at DRV RP and DRV BW, with a focus on migration planning, execution structure, and cross-functional technical coordination.
- Designed and implemented an operational control model with dashboard, action board, KPI portfolio, risk register, and decision index to translate technical topics into structured delivery artifacts.
- Coordinated technical groundwork for architecture and rollout across IPv6 addressing, segmentation, dual-stack target design, test-lab planning, and cross-team dependencies.
- Supported security and compliance-related requirements in the context of BSI, NIS2, and critical infrastructure, translating them into traceable evidence, risks, and management reporting.
- Achievement: Established a reusable intake-to-governance workflow for systematically capturing technical actions, risks, open issues, and evidence requirements.
- Achievement: Created an operational baseline for technical program execution with measurable KPIs, clear ownership, and transparent decision support.
Sven Häfner
Last position:
Independent Project Manager and Expert in Building Damage at Büro raumhoch1
Oliver Juehrendt
Last position:
Country Manager DACH & GREECE at LINKAN Ltd
- Working as Country Manager in Global Sourcing, Production Management, Quality Control, Logistics and (Digital)Trade.
Dirk Volkmann
Last position:
Interim Project Manager at Energy Producer
- Innovation division: Project development for a brownfield biofuel production partnership
Tobias Witte
Last position:
Member of the board at MPMX
Gerhard Stamm
Last position:
Member of the Board of Directors at Windisch S.A.
- Board member
Patricia Afonso Alemany
Last position:
Head of Operations at StratifAI GmbH
- Designed, managed, and implemented the company’s operational, compliance, procurement, and financial strategy, ensuring alignment with rapid scaling and regulatory objectives.
- Built and scaled operational infrastructure across IT, HR, Finance, Procurement, and Compliance, supporting growth from 4 to 20 team members in 6 months.
- Oversaw financial management of OPEX, including budgeting, monitoring, and cost optimization to sustain high-growth operations.
- Developed and executed a procurement strategy, including vendor selection, negotiation, and performance oversight.
- Procured and managed external consultants (compliance, quality, regulatory experts) and orchestrated collaboration across internal teams and external partners to meet milestones.
- Implemented policies, SOPs, and business systems (compliance tracking, eQMS, payroll, vendor management, data governance) to support regulatory compliance and scalability.
- Managed and actively oversaw regulatory and compliance programs, embedding GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and ISO 27701 requirements into day-to-day operations.
- Directed the rollout of a Quality Management System (QMS) aligned with ISO 13485 to prepare for medical device and AI regulatory certifications.
- Led people and culture development, establishing onboarding, performance management, and cross-functional collaboration structures to scale the organization effectively.
- Established risk management and business continuity frameworks, including security controls, risk registers, and compliance safeguards.
- Engaged executive leadership, board, and investors to align operational strategy with corporate goals and market expansion.
- Enabled technology-driven operations, selecting and implementing digital systems (e.g., Drata, Qualio) to ensure compliance and efficiency.
- Scaled StratifAI’s operational backbone to support rapid growth and international market readiness.
- Achieved ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC 2, GDPR, and HIPAA compliance within 6 months, enabling enterprise and healthcare partnerships.
- Implemented a QMS system aligned with ISO 13485, paving the way for regulatory approvals and positioning for upcoming ISO 13485 certification, CE-IVDR marking, and FDA clearance within 12 months.
- Designed and executed governance, procurement, and financial controls, ensuring efficient resource allocation and sustainable compliance.
- Established a culture of structured growth, integrating people, processes, and compliance frameworks to maintain operational excellence.
- Enabled StratifAI to confidently enter regulated US and EU markets, building the foundation for long-term expansion.
Jennifer Kiunke
Last position:
AI Product Manager and Engineer at Human-in-the-Loop Studio
- Architected and built a GenAI-based automated asset-generation tool for social media campaigns using Nano Banana and Python. It takes a campaign brief, target audience, and two products as input, generates optimized prompts for image and text creation, and uses functions for text positioning, visually appealing overlays, resizing, and structured uploads to AWS S3.
- Engineered and built a multi-agent news intelligence platform with specialized roles including retriever agents (Tavily web scraping), synthesizer agents, and Claude as curator/orchestrator, designing autonomous agent collaboration patterns using LangChain and RAG.
- Built an autonomous customer service agent using n8n and LLMs, delivering end-to-end support automation with transparent reasoning, governance controls, and scalable workflow orchestration using Python and vector databases.
- Developed a financial validation engine featuring ML-powered anomaly detection for invoice plausibility, compliance automation, and risk mitigation using TensorFlow and SQL.
- Created a cost optimization application using OCR, AI, Pandas, and NumPy for data analysis to identify cost optimization potential.
Florian P Jaeger
Last position:
Member of the Board of Advisors at RainmakerSociety GmbH
Advising a highly profitable and fast-growing bootstrapped HR tech startup since inception in regular sessions on strategic, operational, and leadership topics
Focusing on business model, product-market fit, UX/UI, fundraising, hiring strategy, and team setup
Thomas Müller
Last position:
Chief Risk Officer, Member of the Executive Board at BWI GmbH
- Built and led the Group Risk & Compliance organization (ERM, IKS, Compliance, Information Security, Data Protection, Classified Information Protection, Project Assurance).
- Integrated previously fragmented control functions into a single, performance-oriented GRC framework.
- Served as member of the steering committee in all top projects, from the sales phase until handover to delivery operations.
- Developed and implemented a new project assurance function to ensure top management attention and an early warning system for top 20 projects.
- Led 120 employees with 9 direct reports, managing a business volume of €1.8bn.
Verena Kunz-Gehrmann
Last position:
Lecturer at IU International University of Applied Sciences
- Lecturing on Growth Hacking in the Marketing department of the university.
Sandra Grohmann
Last position:
Chief Marketing Officer & Public Relations | Member of the Management Board at PHENOGY
- Led full transformation from Cleancell to Phenogy, including rebranding and strategic repositioning
- Developed brand architecture, corporate identity and communication strategy
- Created investor pitch deck with compelling growth and market narrative
- Developed and introduced innovation process and culture principles for scale-up readiness
- Shaped strategic messaging and stakeholder alignment in cross-functional environments
Adriana Van Boxtel
Last position:
Board Member – Data Governance & Digital Strategy at IWCA Germany e.V.
- Co-founded the German chapter of the International Women's Coffee Alliance, contributing to strategic vision development and organizational structuring for international development initiatives
- Optimized internal workflows and reduced administrative overhead through systematic process analysis and documentation
- Designed and implemented governance frameworks and data governance standards to support ESG compliance and transparency requirements for NGO operations
- Developed comprehensive data strategy to enhance data quality, transparency, and reporting capabilities across international stakeholder network
Alina Solotarov
Last position:
AI Ethicist at Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI
- Lead researcher on "Beyond the Machine" project examining how generative AI shapes future narratives and public imagination
- Conduct extensive literature reviews and synthesize findings on ethical implications of AI-generated imagery for futures visualization
- Design and facilitate interdisciplinary workshops in Karlsruhe and Berlin, convening technologists, designers, policymakers, artists, and researchers to explore responsible AI practices
- Develop ethical frameworks and manifestos addressing sustainability, bias, and democratization of AI creativity
- Produce research reports translating complex AI ethics concepts for diverse stakeholder audiences
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Board Members statistics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
25 years
Position duration
3.2 years
Positions per freelancer
12
Top business areas
Strategy, Project Management, Marketing
Top industries
Professional Services, Information Technology, Education
Certification focus areas
Human Resources, Strategy, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
97%
Master's degree or higher
72%
Doctorate
13%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
90%
Based on our profile pool as of 26 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates for Board Members in Germany
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 26 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the role
Board role
A board member helps guide direction, challenge decisions, and protect long-term value. Companies bring in freelance board members for defined mandates such as governance setup, strategic change, succession, turnaround support, or an independent outside view. In Germany, this often includes close work with founders, shareholders, executives, and in some cases the supervisory board.
Typical work
- Review strategy and test key assumptions
- Support decisions on growth, capital, and major risk
- Prepare for board meetings and follow-up actions
- Challenge management with clear, practical questions
- Help align shareholders, executives, and external advisors
- Support crisis, change, or transition situations
Core skills
Strong board members combine judgment, discretion, and real operating experience. They know how to read financial and strategic signals, listen carefully, and ask the right questions without dominating the room. They also understand governance, fiduciary duty, stakeholder management, and how to stay independent while still being constructive.
Useful background
Board work can draw on experience from CEOs, CFOs, founders, supervisory board members, non-executive directors, and advisory board members. The right profile depends on the mandate: scale-up governance, family business succession, international expansion, restructuring, ESG topics, or digital transformation. In Germany, language and cultural fit matter when the board works with local management or family owners.
Tools and materials
A board member usually works with board packs, financial reports, risk registers, strategy papers, investor updates, and action trackers. Strong professionals keep discussions focused on decisions and evidence. They bring structure to meetings, spot gaps in information, and turn broad debate into clear next steps.
What signals quality
Look for a track record that fits the company’s situation, not just a senior title. Good board members prepare well, stay calm under pressure, and know when to push and when to support. They add value by improving decision quality, sharpening accountability, and making the board more effective without adding noise.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions that come up most around Board Members.
A board member helps shape direction, review major decisions, and hold management to account. The work often includes strategy, risk, governance, and support during change or growth. In many cases, the role is less about day-to-day operations and more about clear oversight and sound judgment.
A freelance board member makes sense when the need is focused and time-bound, such as a transition, restructuring, market entry, or governance reset. It is also useful when the company wants an independent outside view before committing to a long-term appointment. This keeps the board lean while adding the right expertise for a specific phase.
A strong board member needs strategic thinking, financial literacy, and the ability to challenge constructively. Clear communication matters just as much, because the role depends on asking the right questions and aligning different interests. Industry experience and good judgment are usually more valuable than broad but shallow exposure.
A board member has formal oversight duties and is involved in governance, not just recommendations. An advisor can suggest actions, but a board member is part of the body that reviews, challenges, and supports key decisions. In practice, that means more accountability and a clearer role in steering the company.
For a board member in Germany, look for someone who understands local business culture, ownership structures, and governance expectations. Language fit can matter, especially when the board works closely with German executives, family shareholders, or local investors. Experience in German companies or cross-border operations is often a strong sign of fit.
A board member can often work effectively in a remote or hybrid setup, especially for preparation, follow-up, and regular review meetings. On-site sessions are still valuable for sensitive topics, trust-building, and major strategic discussions. The best setup depends on the company’s maturity, urgency, and stakeholder mix.
A good board member has relevant outcomes behind them, not just senior titles. Ask for examples of difficult decisions, stakeholder conflicts, or transformation work where their input made a difference. You should also check how they prepare, how they challenge ideas, and whether they can stay independent without becoming detached.
People often search for board member profiles under titles like non-executive director, supervisory board member, or advisory board member. The right term depends on the legal setup and the level of authority involved. In some cases, companies are really looking for an experienced board director who can add oversight and strategic depth.
The average hourly rate for Board Members in Germany is 149 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 1,193 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers working as Board Members in Germany, 97% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 72% hold at least a Master's degree, and 13% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers working as Board Members in Germany have 25 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers working as Board Members in Germany are German (95%), English (93%), and French (29%).
The most common industries among freelancers working as Board Members in Germany are Professional Services (76%), Information Technology (63%), and Education (44%).
The most common business areas among freelancers working as Board Members in Germany are Strategy (83%), Project Management (68%), and Marketing (63%).
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