Our Executive Board

Meet our Executive Board

Worldwide, Dr. Oetker owns more than 40 national companies. They are decentrally organized and geared to the local needs of the customers in each country. Aside from the production sites in Germany, Dr. Oetker also runs manufacturing plants in Europe, the Americas, as well as Africa, Asia and Australia. Dr. Oetker is 100 percent family-owned and has been based in Bielefeld, Germany, since its founding in 1891. Since 2017, Dr. Albert Christmann has been Chairman of the Executive Board and is responsible for corporate management.

Dr. Albert Christmann

General Partner of Dr. August Oetker KG, the holding company of the Oetker Group and Chairman of the Dr. Oetker Executive Board, with responsibility for Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Purchasing and Corporate Communication. At the same time, he acts as coach for the German national company.

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Claudia Willvonseder

Member of the Executive Board with responsibility for Marketing, Research and Development, Sustainability, Compliance and Global Data Management. At the same time, she acts as coach of the national companies in Canada, the US and Australia.

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Dr. Alexander Edelmann

Member of the Executive Board with responsibility for IT, Controlling, Accounting, Finance, Taxes, Insurance, Project and Process Management. At the same time, he acts as a coach for the national companies in Eastern Europe.

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Georg Heerdegen Parsbo

Member of the Executive Board, responsible for Human Resources (People and Culture) as well as Global Sales. As a coach, he takes care of the regions Western Europe, Asia and Africa.

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Dr. Christian von Twickel

Member of the Executive Board, with responsibility for Logistics, Production and Technology. As a coach, he takes care of the national companies in Central and South America.

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