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Our committees - Setting the strategic course for the OAV

Simplified map of Asia and Australia

The East Asian Association (OAV) is supported by strong committees that make a decisive contribution to the strategic orientation and successful implementation of its work.

The Executive Committee develops the central guidelines for OAV activities and provides impetus for economic cooperation between Germany and Asia.

The Board brings together high-ranking representatives of the German Asian economy to discuss current developments in the region and entrepreneurial activities across all sectors. Individual board members also act as chairmen of the country committees and shape the OAV's country-specific activities.

The Advisory Board provides valuable institutional perspectives. Leading academics and experts, including the managing directors of the German Chambers of Commerce Abroad, are involved here as representatives of the OAV in the region in order to ensure a direct exchange with the local markets.

Together, these committees form the basis for a sustainable and future-oriented association strategy.

Executive Committee

Chairman

Dr Arnd Nenstiel
CEO,
Dr. Nenstiel Consulting GmbH,
Mülheim an der Ruhr

Deputy Chairman

Prof Dr Clas Neumann
Senior Vice President,
Head of Global SAP Labs Network, SAP SE,
Shanghai / PR China

Treasurer

C. Michael Illies
President & CEO,
C. ILLIES & Co (GmbH & Co.) KG,
Hamburg

Other members of the Executive Committee

Luisa Kinzius
Managing Partner,
Sinolytics GmbH,
Berlin

Dr Dirk Lorenz-Meyer
Member of the Executive Board,
Behn Meyer Holding AG, Honorary Consul General of Singapore, Hamburg

Stefan Messer
Chairman of the Supervisory Board,
Messer Group GmbH,
Bad Soden

Dr Philipp Meyer
Managing Director Marketing and Sales,
Wera Tools
Wuppertal

Dr Thai Lai Pham
President & CEO Siemens ASEAN,
Siemens ASEAN,
Singapore

Jens Rübbert
Managing Director & Regional Head Asia/Pacific,
LBBW - Landesbank Baden-Württemberg,
Singapore

Dirk Sänger
Managing Partner,
C. Melchers GmbH & Co. KG,
Bremen

Dr Michael Schleef
CEO,
HSBC Germany,
Düsseldorf

Dr. Markus Rasner
Partner,
Oppenhoff,
Frankfurt am Main

Dr Christian Vollmer
Member of the Extended Group Management Board Production and Logistics, Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg
Member of the Brand Board of Management Production and Logistics, Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg