The Supervisory Board of Rheinmetall AG has appointed Sabina Jeschke and former Federal Minister Sigmar Gabriel (-> Report on the appointment) as new members of the Supervisory Board. At the same time, the mandates of Andreas Georgi, Marc Tüngler and Ulrich Grillo are to be extended. The corresponding nominations will be published together with the invitation to the 2025 Annual General Meeting. After many years of successful participation, Susanne Hannemann and Klaus-Günter Vennemann will step down from Rheinmetall’s Supervisory Board at the end of the shareholders’ meeting on May 13, 2025. Saori Dubourg, Klaus Draeger and Louise Öfverström will remain on the capital side of the Supervisory Board, which will continue to be chaired by Ulrich Grillo. https://militaeraktuell.at/sigmar-gabriel-neu-aufsichtsrat-rheinmetall/ Ulrich Grillo, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Rheinmetall AG: “We are delighted about this significant addition to the Supervisory Board. We have been able to gain two high-profile personalities for Rheinmetall who bring us outstanding knowledge and experience in their respective fields and whose word carries weight.” Grillo continued: “Sabina Jeschke brings us outstanding entrepreneurial and technical expertise that will take us forward on the path of digitalization and the use of AI technology. In a rapidly changing world, Sigmar Gabriel’s expertise in the field of geopolitics is of particular value to us. As an astute analyst, he will open up new perspectives for us and help us with his international reputation at home and abroad.” Ulrich Grillo: “The decision of these two outstanding personalities for Rheinmetall once again shows how much the role of the Group has changed – into a major technology company that has become an indispensable pillar of national and international security provision. With their appointment, we are supporting Rheinmetall’s strategic goal of acting as a technology and innovation driver for industrial development in both military and civilian markets.” 
Sabina Jeschke: “Artificial intelligence, complex cyber-physical systems and high-performance computing are indispensable building blocks for security and technological sovereignty – both are more important today than ever before. Rheinmetall’s responsibility lies not only in the provision of sophisticated defense technologies, but also in the further development of technological foundations that can make our society safer and more resilient. With this in mind, it is important to me to set clear and responsible priorities at Rheinmetall in the future in an area of tension between innovation and security.” Sabina Jeschke is a manager and founder as well as a renowned scientist. The graduate physicist specializes in artificial intelligence, data analysis, cyber-physical systems, robotics, automation technology and human-machine interaction, network technologies and high-performance computing/quantum computing. From 2009 to 2017, she was a full professor in mechanical engineering at RWTH Aachen University and was responsible for “Digitalization and Technology” on the Deutsche Bahn Executive Board from 2017 to 2021. She is the co-founder of a number of tech start-ups and was a member of the Supervisory Board of Vitesco, the specialist for drive technologies, from 2021 to 2024. Sabina Jeschke also holds an honorary professorship at TU Berlin. She has been a member of the advisory board of DPE (Deutsche Private Equity) since October 2024.
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