Our Shareholders and Supervisory Board
Shareholder structure
The shareholders of the company are visitBerlin Partnerhotels e. V., the State of Berlin, IBB Unternehmensverwaltung, the Berlin Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK Berlin), Messe Berlin GmbH, TMB Tourismus-Marketing Brandenburg GmbH and Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH.
Our Supervisory Board members
The Supervisory Board of Berlin Tourismus & Kongress GmbH consists of ten members. Each shareholder appoints one member to the Supervisory Board. As the largest shareholder, visitBerlin Partnerhotels e. V., together with the State of Berlin, has the right to appoint two members each.
Since June 2017, the Chairman of the Supervisory Board has been Oliver Schumacher, Head of Communications and Marketing at Deutsche Bahn AG. He holds an additional mandate representing the State of Berlin and visitBerlin Partnerhotels e. V. (see the press release dated 29 June 2022.)
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Mr Oliver Schumacher
Head of Communications and Marketing, Deutsche Bahn AG
Additional mandate
Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Mr Michael Biel
Berlin Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises
Mandate representing the State of Berlin
Members of the Supervisory Board
Ms Jeannine Koch
Chairwoman of the Board, medianet berlinbrandenburg e.V.
Mandate representing the State of Berlin
Ms Ute Jacobs
Managing Director, Estrel Hotel & Convention Center
Mandate representing visitBerlin Partnerhotels e.V.
Mr Christian Andresen
President, DEHOGA Berlin
Mandate representing visitBerlin Partnerhotels e.V.
Mr Jens Holtkamp
Head of Corporate Communications, Investitionsbank Berlin
Mandate representing IBB Unternehmensverwaltung
Ms Aletta von Massenbach
Chief Executive Officer, Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH
Mandate representing Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH
Mr Christian Woronka
Managing Director, TMB Tourismus-Marketing Brandenburg GmbH
Mandate representing TMB Tourismus-Marketing Brandenburg GmbH
Mr Emanuel Höger
Divisional Director Corporate Communications / Press Spokesperson and Head of Press and Public Relations, Messe Berlin GmbH
Mandate representing Messe Berlin GmbH
Mr Robert Rückel
Vice President, Berlin Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK Berlin)
Mandate representing the Berlin Chamber of Commerce and Industry
The position as a member of the Supervisory Board at visitBerlin is honorary and not remunerated.
Corporate Governance
We are subject to the regulations of the State of Berlin, which can be found in the Berlin Corporate Governance Code report. visitBerlin's corporate governance reports are available for download at the bottom of the page (only available in German).
