Dominik initially started in DHL’s Investor Relations department in 2016 taking care of investor communication, capital markets projects & compliance. In 2020 he joined the Compensation & Benefits department where he lead the financial and legal team implementing the new Employee Share Plan for DHL’s middle management in over 120 countries. Currently he is heading the team responsible for DHL’s top executive share programs. In this role he is mainly responsible for the administration & design of these programs as well as for global compliance and governance across all share plans offered to top executives, middle management and employees.

Dominik has more than 16 years experience in the capital markets and holds a Masters degree in Business Administration majoring in International Relations and Developing Countries.

Stefanie Brachmann is a Communication Expert who joined Siemens Energy's Global Compensation Team in May 2020. In her current position, she is responsible for developing the communication strategy and measures for all Compensation topics that are conveyed to a vast workforce of 97,000 employees worldwide. Before joining Siemens Energy, Stefanie gained extensive experience at Siemens AG, where she held various positions, including the role of Communication Expert in the Global Share Plan Team.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in business psychology, specializing in Market and Advertising Psychology, from the University of Applied Sciences FH. In addition to her academic qualifications, Stefanie is a certified Social Media Manager, which complements her expertise in communication and digital marketing.

At Siemens Energy, Sebastian Wetzel is responsible for Compensation & Benefits globally. In this position he, amongst others, drives the design and group-wide implementation of short- and long-term (equity-based) compensation instruments and processes for executives and employees. Before joining Siemens Energy, Sebastian has been responsible for Compensation & Benefits, People Analytics and Governance at Bilfinger SE. He started his career at hkp/// group, an international HR consultancy where he advised companies particularly with the design and implementation of strategic talent and performance management processes and instruments, as well as executive and non-executive compensation.

Sebastian Wetzel holds a M.Sc. from the University of Mannheim with a major in strategic management.

Prof. Dr. Michael Wolff is full professor and holds the Chair of Management and Control at the Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen, Germany. Before joining the University of Goettingen, he was Professor for Corporate Governance at the University of Mainz and management consultant at McKinsey & Company, Inc.

He studied at the University of Frankfurt and holds a doctoral degree from the HHL—Leipzig Graduate School of Management.

Besides aspects of corporate strategy and governance, his main research areas are the design and implementation of incentive systems for executives and employees and their impact on firm behavior and performance. He published several articles in national and international journals with theoretical and practical references to these topics. Moreover, his research results are pickup by the press (e.g. Börsenzeitung, Financial Times, Handelsblatt, The Telegraph)

Markus first joined Siemens in 2007 and is currently leading the Executive Compensation & Equity team. In this role he is responsible for the design and governance for all Siemens share plans globally, from long-term incentive plans to share ownership plans. Prior to that, Markus had various roles at Siemens AG and Siemens Healthineers within Compensation & Benefits and Investor Relations.

Markus holds a Masters degree in Business Administration from the Murray State University in Kentucky, USA in addition to the degree of "Diplom-Kaufmann" in Accounting and Finance at University Regensburg, Germany.

I am a senior HR executive with over 15 years of broad experience in various HR disciplines such as total rewards from shop floor to board level, executive HR, employment conditions and HR operations. My work focuses on innovation by implementing creative and suitable solutions supporting our global businesses. I have a proven track record implementing global solutions for more than 300k employees in >60 countries. Currently I am leading as Vice President Global Employment and Mobility an international diverse team of 4 organizational units and in total 130 colleagues in multiple locations. The GEM team focuses on:

… the total rewards management such as incentive designs, global budgeting, benchmarking, compliance as well as target setting and target achievement.

… the design of the Managing Board total rewards system and for all personal matters of the managing board in close alignment with the presiding committee.

… all Siemens Energy employment conditions incl. employment contracts and policies

… the governance on organization design and models as well as data and people analytics

… the governance and polices as well as the consulting and administration of all global mobility matters

Ludmilla Maurer, a counsel, joined Baker McKenzie’s Frankfurt office in 2010. She is a member of the German Tax Practice Group, a member of the EMEA Steering Committee for Employee Benefits and a member of the Global Immigration & Mobility Steering Committee. Ludmilla advises German and foreign clients with respect to national and international tax, corporate law and tax controversy issues. Her practice focuses on tax advice in connection with M&A transactions and corporate restructurings as well as with the implementation of employee benefits programs. She also advises high net worth individuals, families and global financial institutions on cross-border tax and trust structuring, asset protection and multijurisdictional investment structures.