Board of Trustees

The G&D Foundation’s Board of Trustees comprises six members:

Verena von Mitschke-Collande

(Chair of the Board of Trustees)
Verena von Mitschke-Collande is the owner of Giesecke & Devrient GmbH and the driving force behind the creation of the Giesecke & Devrient Foundation.

Dr. Karsten Ottenberg

Dr. Karsten Ottenberg has been Chairman of the Management Board of Giesecke & Devrient GmbH since 1 April 2005.

Ludwig Devrient

Ludwig Devrient is a member of Giesecke & Devrient's founding family. As a member of the Management Board, he was responsible for the company's entire banknote and securities printing operations.

Dr. Dietrich H. Hoppenstedt

Dr. Dietrich Hoppenstedt was President of the German Savings Bank Association until 2006.

Professor Klaus-Dieter Lehmann

Professor Klaus-Dieter Lehmann has been President of the Goethe Institute since 1 April 2008.

Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen

Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen has been Secretary General of the Kulturstiftung der Länder (Cultural Foundation of the German States) since 2004.