“I am very pleased that we have been able to win such an experienced leader as Stephan Sturm for the Supervisory Board of HUGO BOSS,” says Hermann Waldemer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of HUGO BOSS. ”Based on his previous supervisory board activities, and his many years as Chairman of the Management Board and Chief Financial Officer of the Fresenius health care group, he brings with him a deep understanding of the capital market. Stephan Sturm, like Andreas Kurali and Michael Murray, will be a great asset to the company. After ten years as a member of the Supervisory Board and five years as its Chairman, I will step down, knowing that HUGO BOSS can look to the future with great confidence. The company has written a great success story under the leadership of Daniel Grieder and will continue on this path.”
Stephan Sturm (61) is proposed as the next chairman of the supervisory board of Hugo Boss AG, succeeding Hermann Waldemer in May 2025.
Andreas Kurali (59) and Michael Murray (35) also run for election as Gaetano Marzotto and Robin J Stalker step down.
Sturm brings extensive leadership and financial expertise, while Kurali and Murray offer significant industry experience.
Stephan Sturm holds a degree in business administration and started his career at McKinsey & Company before taking on various management positions in investment banking. Following this, he worked for Fresenius Group for 18 years, where he played a key role in the company’s strong growth, first as Chief Financial Officer and later as Chairman of the Management Board. During his time at Fresenius, Stephan Sturm was also Chairman of the Supervisory Boards of Fresenius Medical Care and Fresenius Kabi. Furthermore, he was a member of the Lufthansa Supervisory Board and most recently chaired its audit committee. Stephan Sturm is currently Chairman of the Management Board of the Heinz Hermann Thiele Family Foundation.
Andreas Kurali, also a business administration graduate, worked for Philip Morris International for more than three decades. Over the course of his career, he held various senior finance roles, with positions in Mexico, New York, and Hong Kong. Most recently, he was Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Head of Finance Transformation at Philip Morris International in Lausanne.
Michael Murray holds a bachelor’s degree in real estate, and has worked with and subsequently for Frasers Group for almost 10 years. He initially provided management consultancy and advisory services to the real estate and retail division, before becoming Group Head of Elevation and taking over the position of Chief Executive Officer in 2022. Since then, Michael Murray has been instrumental in driving the Group’s transformation and its further development of the premium segment and digital.
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