Management Structure

As a German stock corporation (Aktiengesellschaft), HHLA has a dual structure consisting of an Executive Board and a Supervisory Board. The Executive Board manages the company on its own responsibility. The Supervisory Board appoints, advises and monitors the Executive Board’s work. In the 2017 financial year, the Executive Board of HHLA comprised four members, whose areas of responsibility are defined by their specific tasks and operating segments.

The HHLA Executive Board is jointly responsible for the Container segment. Angela Titzrath took over as Chairwoman of the Executive Board of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG as of 1 January 2017. Jens Jansen was appointed to HHLA’s Executive Board with effect from 1 April 2017. He succeeds Dr. Stefan Behn, who left the Executive Board as of 31 March 2017.

The Supervisory Board of HHLA has twelve members in all, with six representing the shareholders and six representing the employees. see also Note 49 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Organisational Structure

Organisational Structure

Supervisory Board

Executive Board

Angela Titzrath Chairwoman

Responsibility
Corporate Development
Corporate Communications
Sustainability
Container Sales
Intermodal Segment
Logistics Segment

Heinz Brandt Chief Human Resources Officer

Responsibility
Human Resources
Purchasing and Materials Management
Health and Safety in the Workplace
Legal and Insurance (including Compliance)

Jens Hansen1 Chief Operating Officer

Responsibility
Container Operations
Container Engineering
Information Systems

Dr. Roland Lappin Chief Financial Officer

Responsibility
Finance and Controlling
Investor Relations
Internal Audit
Real Estate Segment

1 Member of the Executive Board since 1 April 2017