Pamela Knapp

Born on March 8, 1958 in Nuremberg, Germany
Pamela Knapp, Supervisory Board
  • Nationality: German
  • Graduate economist
  • Member of the Supervisory Board of LANXESS AG since 2018 (appointed until the 2027 Annual Stockholders' Meeting).

Former CFO of GfK SE; Member of the Board of Directors and Supervisory Board of various European companies.

Ms. Knapp studied economics in Munich and Berlin. She also completed the Advanced Management Programm (AMP) of the Harvard Business School, Boston, USA.

Ms. Pamela Knapp began her career in 1987 at Deutsche Bank AG. After two years of M&A consulting at Fuchs Consult GmbH, Ms. Knapp joined the Siemens Group in 1992. After having held various management positions, as of 2004, she served as a member of the Board of Management of the Power Transmission and Distribution division with responsibility for Accounting, Controlling, Legal, Internal Audit, Purchasing and Sales Activities in Western Europe and Latin America. From 2009 to 2014, Ms. Knapp was a member of the Board of Management of GfK SE, being responsible for Accounting, Controlling, Treasury, Legal, Facilities , Purchasing and Human Resources as CFO. In these roles, she gained extensive knowledge in corporate governance and M&A-transactions matters as well as in the field of corporate finance, accounting standards and risk management. As a former CFO, she has profound experience in the management of a large international company.

Membership of Ms. Knapp in other statutory supervisory boards:
  • Douglas AG, Düsseldorf (listed company)
  • LANXESS Deutschland GmbH, Cologne
Memberships in comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies:
  • Member of the Supervisory Board of Signify NV, Eindhoven, Netherlands (listed company)
  • Member of the Board of Directors (Conseil d’Administration) and chairwoman of the Audit Committee of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A., Courbevoie, France (listed company)
Further main activities in addition to the Supervisory Board appointment:
  • As of 1 July 2020, Ms. Knapp is member of the German Monopolies Commission.
  • Ms. Knapp is a member of the Board of Directors and since 2017 member of the Executive Committee of the German-French Chamber of Commerce.