“I am very pleased to have been able to recruit such an experienced leader as Stephan Sturm to the Supervisory Board of HUGO BOSS,” he says. Hermann Waldemer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of HUGO BOSS. ”From his previous activities on the supervisory board and his many years as chairman of the board of directors and chief financial officer of the Fresenius healthcare group, he brings in-depth knowledge of the capital market. Stephan Sturm, as well as Andreas Kurali and Michael Murray, will be a great asset to the company. After ten years as a member of the Supervisory Board and five years as Chairman, I will resign knowing that HUGO BOSS can look to the future with great confidence. The company has written a great success story under the leadership of Daniel Grieder and will continue on this path.”
Stephan Sturm (61) is proposed as the next chairman of the supervisory board of Hugo Boss AG, succeeding Hermann Waldemer in May 2025. Andreas Kurali (59) and Michael Murray (35) are also running for election, while Gaetano Marzotto and Robin J Stalker are featured below. Sturm brings extensive leadership and financial experience, while Kurali and Murray offer significant industry experience.
Stephan Sturm has a degree in business administration and began his career at McKinsey & Company before holding various management positions in investment banking. He subsequently worked for the Fresenius Group for 18 years, where he played a key role in the company's strong growth, first as Chief Financial Officer and then as Chairman of the Board of Directors. During his time at Fresenius, Stephan Sturm was also Chairman of the Supervisory Boards of Fresenius Medical Care and Fresenius Kabi. In addition, he was a member of the Supervisory Board of Lufthansa and, most recently, chaired its audit committee. Stephan Sturm is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Heinz Hermann Thiele Family Foundation.
Andreas Kurali, also a business administration graduate, worked for Philip Morris International for more than three decades. Throughout his career, he held several senior financial positions, with positions in Mexico, New York and Hong Kong. Most recently, he was Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Chief Financial Transformation Officer at Philip Morris International in Lausanne.
Michael Murray has a degree in real estate and has worked with and subsequently for Frasers Group for almost 10 years. He initially provided management advisory and consultancy services to the property and retail division, before becoming group elevation director and taking on the role of chief executive in 2022. Michael Murray has since been instrumental in driving the transformation of the group and its subsequent growth. development of the premium and digital segment.
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