DSW’s Leadership
Executive Board
The Executive Board of DSW appoints the Executive Director and monitors their activities.
![helmut](https://www.dsw.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/helmut.jpg)
HELMUT HEINEN
![Kathrin Wieland](https://www.dsw.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Kathrin-Wieland-2.jpg)
KATHRIN WIELAND
Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board is an honorary body that appoints, counsels, supports and monitors the Executive Board.
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RENATE BÄHR
![NEW_DSW_2020_Stiftungsrat_Bingel_web ELMAR BINGEL](https://www.dsw.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/NEW_DSW_2020_Stiftungsrat_Bingel_web.jpg)
ELMAR BINGEL
![andrea DR. ANDREA FADANI](https://www.dsw.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/andrea.jpg)
DR. ANDREA FADANI
![2_Barbara-Kloss-Quiroga DR. BARBARA KLOSS-QUIROGA](https://www.dsw.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2_Barbara-Kloss-Quiroga.jpg)
DR. BARBARA KLOSS-QUIROGA
![Klaus-Brill_website ELMAR BINGEL](https://www.dsw.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Klaus-Brill_website.jpg)
KLAUS BRILL
![NEW_Sylvia-von-Metzler-229-2 SYLVIA VON METZLER](https://www.dsw.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/NEW_Sylvia-von-Metzler-229-2.jpg)
SYLVIA VON METZLER
![Website_Anja_Langenbucher-1500 DR. ANJA LANGENBUCHER](https://www.dsw.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Website_Anja_Langenbucher-1500.jpg)
DR. ANJA LANGENBUCHER
![Dirk_Rossmann DR. BARBARA KLOSS-QUIROGA](https://www.dsw.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Dirk_Rossmann-1.jpg)
DIRK ROSSMANN
Advisory Board
The Advisory Board advises the Executive Board, the Supervisory Board, and the Executive Director on thematic issues, especially in respect of fulfilling the purposes of the Foundation. The Advisory Board carries out its activities on a voluntary basis and is comprised of distinguished public figures.
![klaus PROF. KLAUS TOEPFER](https://www.dsw.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/klaus.jpg)
PROF. KLAUS TOEPFER
![ernst PROF. ERNST ULRICH V. WEIZSAECKER](https://www.dsw.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ernst.jpg)
PROF. ERNST ULRICH V. WEIZSAECKER
![sara DR. SARA SEIMS](https://www.dsw.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sara.jpg)
DR. SARA SEIMS
DSW’S Executive Team
The Executive Director, Jan Kreutzberg, is in charge of the day-to-day business of the Foundation under its own rules of procedure. DSW is bound by the articles of association, the rules of procedure for the management board, and the guidelines and instructions of the management board.
The Executive Director is responsible to the board and reports on current business, projects, activities and finances. He is supported by a Deputy Director, Angela Bähr. Together with the Executive Director, they form the Executive Team that is responsible for the implementation of the strategic orientation as well as the activities of the Foundation in Germany and internationally.
![DSW_Jan_Kreutzberg](https://www.dsw.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/DSW_Jan_Kreutzberg.jpg)
JAN KREUTZBERG
![DSW_Angela_Bähr](https://www.dsw.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/DSW_Angela_Bahr.jpg)