Board of Trustees
In addition to the Scientific Advisory Board, which is responsible for the permanent scientific advise, the Board of Trustees is another body of experts to advise the directors of the institute in social, political or economical issues. The Board of Trustees consists of high ranking representatives of government, the science community, business, and the media.
The President of the Max Planck Society appoints the members of a Board of Trustees for a period of six years. The Board of Trustees of the Max Planck Institute Magdeburg first met September 7th, 2006.
Chairman
Prof. Dr. Kurt Wagemann
CEO, DECHEMA, Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie e.V., Frankfurt/Main
Vice Chairman
Dr. Lutz Trümper
Lord Mayor of the City of Magdeburg
Members
Dr. Andreas Neubert
Chief Scientific Officer, IDT Biologika GmbH, Dessau-Roßlau
Dr. Wilhelm Otten
Process Technology & Engineering, Technology & Infrastructure, Evonik Industries AG, Hanau (Wolfgang)
Prof. Dr. Andreas Schuppert
Key Expert Industrial Mathematics Bayer Technology Services GmbH, Leverkusen
Prof. Dr. Jens Strackeljan
Rector of the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
Dr. Eva E. Wille
Executive Director Chemistry, Wiley-VCH Publishing Company, Weinheim
Prof. Dr. Armin Willingmann
Minister of Economy, Science and Digitization of the State of Saxony-Anhalt
(as of December 12, 2018)
