Supervisory Board & Advisory Board
The Supervisory Board and Advisory Board of the Magirus Group reflect the international nature of its business activities - a high-caliber body whose knowledge and influence is called upon in particular in consolidating our global presence.
Members of the Supervisory Board and Advisory Board
Gerhard Roth, Bern, Switzerland
Chairman (SB & AB)
Solicitor Gerhard Roth worked in the tax and legal department of a leading international consultancy and auditing company in Bern and Zurich from 1992 to 1994. In 1994 he joined the Grüninger Hunziger Roth legal practice and became managing partner there in 1996. His specialisms are national and international tax law, mergers and acquisitions, company law and corporate governance, capital and financial market law, venture capital and private equity and debt collection and bankruptcy law, and restructuring. He is a member of many international legal associations as well as being active in the media. From 1997 to 2000 Gerhard Roth was a member of the Supervisory Board of Magirus AG. Since 2000 he has been on the Advisory Board of Magirus International GmbH.
Arthur Rhein
Boca Raton, Florida, USA
Member (SB & AB)
Arthur Rhein is Chairman, President and CEO of Agilysys Inc. (formerly Pioneer Standard Inc.), one of the leading wholesalers and resellers of computer technology solutions for the enterprise market. He joined Pioneer Standard in 1981with the acquisition of his previous employer, where he acted as Vice President of Marketing. Until his appointment as Senior Vice President of Marketing in 1986 he acted as Vice President for the north-east region there. In 1990 he was appointed to the Board of Management, and in 1991 his responsibilities were extended to cover Sales. From 1997 he held the post of President and Chief Operating Officer. He was elected Chairman with effect from 30 April 2003. Arthur Rhein is currently on the Supervisory Board of Kichler Lighting, Orbit International and the Global Technology Distribution Council. Arthur Rhein has been a member of the Supervisory Board of Magirus AG since 2000.
Ali M.T. Al Ghanim Dipl.-Ing.
Safat, Kuwait
Deputy Chairman (SB & AB)
After completing his mechanical engineering studies at the Technischen Universität Hanover, Ali M.T. Alghanim Dipl.-Ing began his professional career. He has been Group Chairman of Ali Alghanim & Sons since 1961. In Kuwait he has held important posts in major enterprises and associations. From 1971 to 1975 he was a member of the National Assembly and he now sits as President of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Gulf Cooperation Council). In Europe his positions include member of the Supervisory Board for Helarb Management, Switzerland, Chairman of Michael Weinig International AG, Germany, and of Arbwei Investments N.V., Germany. Ali M.T. Alghanim has been on the Supervisory Board of Magirus AG since 1997 and is a shareholder in the company.
Alexandra Ischler von Kuenheim
Munich, Germany
Member (SB & AB)
After studying history at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, Alexandra Ischler von Kuenheim began her professional career in 1989 as a market analyst at Siemens AG in Munich. From 1991 she was Project Head for assessment and analysis of cooperation and acquisition projects. In 1996 she moved to the group's Investor Relations department and took over management of the department in 1998. In this period she shared responsibility for the IPOs of the Siemens' subsidiaries Infineon Technologies AG and Epcos AG as well as for the listing of Siemens AG on the New York Stock Exchange. From 2003 to 2005 she worked as a consultant for capital market communications and investor relations for the PR company Citigate Dewe Rogerson. In 2005 she moved to Lilja & Co. AG, Zurich - a company specializing in independent capital market-related advice for businesses, in particular for IPOs. Here she handled the IPO for Wacker Chemie AG, Munich, amongst others. In 2006 she became a partner at Lilja & Co. Alexandra Ischler von Kuenheim has been on the Supervisory Board of Magirus AG since 1997 and is a shareholder in the company.
Dr. Henrich Heitmann
Member (SB & AB)
Ernst Freiherr von Freyberg
Frankfurt, Germany
Member (SB)
Ernst Freiherr von Freyberg was Rechtsreferendar at the Ulm district court from 1985 to 1988, before joining the leveraged buy-out company of the Bemberg family as an associate from 1988 to 1991. There he shadowed managerial positions, initially at Three Cities Research, Inc., New York, and then at TCR Europe Limited, London. Since 1991 he has been managing partner of a corporate finance enterprise: Close Brothers GmbH, Frankfurt. Furthermore he holds many Supervisory Board posts, inc. with Becker Mining Systems AG and Deutsche Malteser gGmbH. Since 1997 Ernst Freiherr von Freyberg has been a member of the Supervisory Board of Magirus AG.
Dr.-Ing. Eberhard von Kuenheim
Munich, Germany
Honorary Chairman
Dr.-Ing. Eberhard von Kuenheim began his career in 1954 as an engineer with Max Müller (now Gildemeister AG) in Hanover, assuming various leading positions there. In 1965 he moved to the Quant Group as executive manager and deputy chairman of the IWKA's Board of Management. Since 1970 he has run the car manufacturer BMW AG, initially as Chairman of the Board of Management, and from 1993 to 1999 as Chairman of the Supervisory Board. Since 1997 he has been Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Magirus and since 1999 also Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Eberhard-von-Kuenheim-Stiftung, a BMW AG foundation. In addition he has held and still holds several high-ranking managerial posts: E.g. as Vice-President of the Max Planck Society, as member of the Supervisory Board in various companies – inc. with the reinsurers Muenchner Rueckversicherungsgesellschaft and the Bayrische Vereinsbank – as well as on the executive committees of industrial confederations. Dr.-Ing. Eberhard von Kuenheim is one of the shareholders in Magirus AG.