The Presiding Committee
The VDR Presiding Committee is one of the association’s governing bodies. It consists of the Chairperson and up to five other committee members. Some members of the Presiding Committee may be Executive Members.
The Board of Directors elects the Chairperson and the other members of the Presiding Committee from among its members.
Dr Gaby Bornheim has been Chairperson of the VDR since 2 December 2021.
Dr Gaby Bornheim (President)
Managing Director
Peter Döhle Schiffahrts-KG, Hamburg
Peter Bagh
Chief Operating Officer
Oldendorff Carriers GmbH & Co. KG, Lübeck
Stefan Jüngerhans
Managing Partner
Jüngerhans Maritime Services GmbH & Co. KG, Haren (Ems)
Dr Maximilian Rothkopf
Chief Operating Officer
Hapag-Lloyd AG, Hamburg
Nikolaus H. Schües
Owner
Reederei F. Laeisz GmbH, Rostock
Dr Arnt Vespermann
Chief Executive Officer
CPO Holding (GmbH & Co.) KG, Hamburg
Photos: Gesche Jäger, Hapag-Lloyd AG, Joerg Schwalfenberg, Offen Group, Reederei F. Laeisz GmbH/foto-anhalt.de, Oldendorff Carriers GmbH & Co. KG, VDR