Eckhard Cordes

Currently, Eckhard Cordes is Chairman-Supervisory Board at Bilfinger SE since 2014, Chairman at real,-Holding GmbH, Director at Tertia Handelsbeteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Director at METRO Group International Retail Holding Ltd. since 2010, Director at Eurobattery Minerals AB since 2023, and Partner at Cevian Capital Ltd. Formerly, Dr. Cordes was Chairman-Management Board & CEO at METRO AG from 2007 to 2011, Chairman-Executive Board at Franz Haniel & Cie.
GmbH from 2006 to 2009, Independent Non-Executive Director at Volvo AB from 2015 to 2022, Member-Executive Board at Daimler-Benz AG and Mercedes-Benz Group AG from 1996 to 2005, Chief Executive Officer at Mercedes Car Group, Chairman-Supervisory Board at McKesson Europe AG, Vice Chairman-Supervisory Board at TAKKT AG, Chairman at GALERIA Kaufhof GmbH, Director at Air Berlin Plc, Rheinmetall AG, SKF AB, Carl Zeiss AB, Member-Supervisory Board at WMP EuroCom AG and Schaeffler AG, Head-Group Controlling & Corporate Development at AEG AG, and Head-Car Group at Mercedes-Benz Canada, Inc. Education includes undergraduate and doctorate degrees from the University of Hamburg.