Dr. Heike Hanagarth

Born April 11, 1959 in Karlsruhe, Germany
Werner Czaplik - Chairman of the LANXESS General Works Council
  • Nationality: German
  • Independant Consultant
  • Former Member of the Management Board of Deutsche Bahn AG
  • Member of the Supervisory Board of LANXESS AG since 2016 (appointed until the 2028 Annual Stockholders' Meeting after re-election in 2022)

Dr. Hanagarth studied mechanical engineering at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, where she earned her doctorate in 1989.

Dr. Heike Hanagarth started her career at Daimler-Benz AG. Thereafter she served successively as Head of Global Quality Management at MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH, Managing Director of the automotive supplier IFA-Rotorion Holding GmbH and Head of Engine Production at the main BMW site in Munich. Subsequently until 2015, Dr. Hanagarth was Member of the Management Board for Technology and Environment at Deutsche Bahn AG and in her position responsible for procurement, technology strategy/innovations, quality, IT, environment and department controlling.

Memberships in other statutory supervisory boards:
  • LANXESS Deutschland GmbH, Cologne
  • Grillo Werke AG, Duisburg
Memberships in comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies:
  • Rivean Capital Advisory GmbH, Frankfurt am Main (Advisory Board)
  • Martur Fompak International/Automotive Seating Systems AS, Istanbul, Turkey 
Main activities in addition to the Supervisory Board appointment
  • Dr. Heike Hanagarth is a honorary member of the Advisory Board "Industrial Equipment" of Accenture Holding GmbH & Co. KG. Finally, Dr. Heike Hanagarth is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Bach Archive Leipzig.