The Board of Management

Frank Dreeke (born in 1959) has more than three decades of global managerial experience in the port and logistics industries. He was appointed to the Board of Management from the Supervisory Board at the beginning of 2013 and took the chair on June 1. His other areas of responsibility include corporate strategy, communications, transport policy, IT, sustainability and digitization, compliance and auditing. Until October 1, 2021, he will also assume responsibility for the Contract Logistics Division.

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Following executive management roles at international companies, Christine Hein (born in 1967) brings to the table solid knowledge and experience, especially in finance/accounting, risk management and M&A. For 17 years, she worked in various departments and companies within the French oil group Total. On November 1, 2020 she joined the Board of Management as CFO.

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Michael Blach (born in 1964) is an internationally-experienced port and shipping manager, most recently as Vice-president of Key Client Management at A.P. MØller-Maersk Group. He has been a member of the Board of Management since June 1, 2013, and is responsible for the Container division since January 1, 2017. Furthermore he is Chairman of the Group Management Board in EUROGATE.

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Andrea Eck (born in 1963) holds years of experience in the German automotive industry. During her time at Volkswagen AG she has been Plant Logistics Manager at VW AG’s Emden plant and later headed the Vehicle Logistics at Volkswagen Konzernlogistik GmbH. She assumes responsibility for the Automobile division as a member of the Board of Management effective as of January 1, 2017.

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Ulrike Riedel (born in 1972) draws on many years of experience as a Labor Relations Director. From 1999, she worked in various functions for the airport company Flughafen Hamburg GmbH, before joining Hamburger Hochbahn AG in 2009 as Labor Relations Director and Member of the Board of Management. In March 2017, Ulrike Riedel took up her post as Labor Relations Director and Member of the group management at EUROGATE, before joining BLG as Labor Relations Director on July 1, 2020.

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