HENSOLDT AG

Oliver Dörre took up his position on the Management Board of HENSOLDT AG in January 2024 and became Chairman of the Management Board on 1 April 2024.

Oliver Dörre holds a degree in computer science and has been CEO and Chairman of the Management Board of Thales Germany since 1 January 2021, where he previously worked as VP Sales & Marketing/Key Account Executive of the sales team from the end of 2016 to 2020. Before joining Thales in 2015, he worked at Frequentis AG for around five years, where he held various management positions. As Head of the Defence business unit, he was responsible for international military sales, project and product management as well as development in the Defence sector.

From 1988 to 2010, Dörre worked as a general staff officer in the German Air Force, most recently as a policy officer and deputy head of division with the rank of lieutenant colonel i.G. in the planning department of the Ministry of Defence.

Member of Management Board of HENSOLDT AG (CFO)

Mr. Christian Ladurner is a member of the Management Board of HENSOLDT AG and has been the company´s CFO since July 2022. Mr. Ladurner has been Head of Group Controlling and Investor Relations at HENSOLDT AG and its predecessor organizations since October 2015. Previously, he held various leading positions at Airbus Defence and Space GmbH. After his officer’s education at the Federal Armed Forces, he began his professional career in 2005 at the Bundeswehr School of Information Technology. Mr. Ladurner is a graduate in business management (“Diplom Kaufmann (univ.)”) and holds a Master of Business Administration from Henley Business School in Henley-on-Thames.

Member of the Management Board of HENSOLDT AG (CStO)

Celia Pelaz Perez is a member of the Management Board of HENSOLDT AG and has been the company´s CStO since July 2021. As Chief Strategy Officer, she is responsible for the strategic positioning of HENSOLDT as well as its business development. Additionally, she continues to lead the Spectrum Dominance and Airborne Solutions division as well as HENSOLDT Ventures, responsibility which she took over in April 2018.

Prior to that, she was the Head of Strategic Business Development at HENSOLDT following her position as Head of Transformation and Corporate Functions at Airbus Defence and Space Electronics, which she was appointed to in July 2014. Before this, she worked as Head of Portfolio Bid Management for Mission Systems (UAVs and mission critical avionics).

During her 14 years of service at Airbus, Mrs. Pelaz Perez also lived in Brazil where she worked as Programme and Campaign Manager for public security programms, making a major contribution to setting up the company in Brazil. Prior to her assignment abroad, she worked in several positions as project, bid and sales manager in the field of defence electronics.

Celia Pelaz Perez holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the Cámarabilbao University Business School.

Member of Management Board of HENSOLDT AG (CHRO)

Dr. Lars Immisch is a member of the Management Board of HENSOLDT AG and has been the company´s CHRO since October 2022. Dr. Immisch has been Executive Vice-President Human Resources at Airbus Defence & Space GmbH since January 2014. Previously, he held various leading positions at Airbus and its predecessor companies. After studying law at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena and working as a research assistant at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, he began his professional career in 1999 at Airbus (DASA/EADS) as Manager Human Resources. Dr. Immisch is a fully qualified lawyer and holds a doctorate in law from the Friedrich-Schiller University in Jena.