Prof. Dr. Volker Gruhn

Chairperson of the Supervisory Board

Prof. Dr. Volker Gruhn (born 1963) co-founded adesso SE in 1997 and is currently Chairman of the Supervisory Board. He holds the Chair of Software Engineering at the University of Duisburg-Essen. His research focuses on software processes for the development of data-driven and mobile applications as well as cyber-physical systems. Prof. Dr. Gruhn is author and co-author of over 450 national and international publications and conference papers. He is a member of the University Council of the University of Leipzig and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Fraunhofer Institute for Software and Systems Engineering. He is also a member of the advisory board of BIPRO e.V., in which companies in the financial services industry have joined forces to optimise cross-company business processes through professional and technical standards.

Other supervisory board mandates: In addition to his supervisory board mandate at adesso SE, Prof. Dr Gruhn is also chairman of the supervisory board of AISportsWatch GmbH, Essen, and a member of the economic council of Borussia Dortmund, Dortmund.

Hermann Kögler

Member of the Supervisory Board, Chairman of the Audit Committee

Hermann Kögler (born 1955) served for over 12 years as Chief Financial Officer/Controlling and Spokesman of the Executive Board of COGNOS AG, one of the largest private and independent education groups in Germany. After leaving the Executive Board at his own request in mid-2016, he was elected to the Supervisory Board of COGNOS AG. He began his professional career after studying business administration at the University of Cologne, initially working independently in wholesale. He later took on management and managing director functions at the Otto Wolff Group and Rhenus AG, among others. At the beginning of 1996, he moved to the international steel distributor Klöckner & Co. and held management positions there until 2001, most recently as Chief Financial Officer/Controlling. Before joining COGNOS AG in 2004, the business graduate worked as a consultant and interim manager.

Other supervisory board mandates: In addition to his supervisory board mandate at adesso SE, Hermann Kögler is chairman of the supervisory board of COGNOS AG.

Rainer Rudolf

Member of the Supervisory Board, Member of the Audit Committee

Rainer Rudolf (born 1962) holds a degree in computer science from the University of Dortmund, co-founded adesso SE in 1997 and determined the company's early, solid economic development in the role of CEO until 2011. His responsibilities included finance and accounting, controlling, human resources, general administration and legal. After leaving the board in September 2011, Rainer Rudolf headed Stock Informatik GmbH & Co. KG, a leading software company in the field of occupational medicine and occupational safety, which was acquired by CompuGroup Medical Deutschland AG in 2015. From December 2016 onwards, Rainer Rudolf was responsible for the Dortmund-based software company W3L AG as a member of the Executive Board and moved to the Executive Board of SMF GmbH in May 2021 following the sale of the company and its merger with the parent company SMF GmbH.