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GACC Midwest Board of Directors

The board supports GACC Midwest in being a reliable partner for German companies in the US as well as in the promotion of German-American business.

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Chairman and Vice Chairman

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    Uwe Schoberth

    Chairman / Chief Distribution Officer US and Bermuda, Canopius Group

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    Mark Zumdohme

    Vice Chairman / President and CEO, Graepel North America Inc.

President, Vice President and Treasurer

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    Mark Tomkins

    President & CEO, GACC Midwest

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    Mario Kratsch

    Vice President, GACC Midwest

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    Ursula Klicker

    CFO, GACC Midwest

Board Members

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    Matthias Amberg

    CGO - Managing Partner at RÖDL USA

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    Christiane Bock

    First Vice President, Alliant Employee Benefits

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    Mark Denzler

    President & CEO, Illinois Manufacturers' Association

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    Ruediger Dornhof

    President & Managing Director Finance & Operations Wilton Brands

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    Michael Fassnacht

    Chief Growth Officer & President, Chicagoland CLAYCO

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    Katja Garvey

    Partner, Porter, Wright, Morris & Author LLP

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    Thomas Ginschel

    President of the Americas Silesia Flavors

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    Stefan Heffner

    Executive Vice President, Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corporation

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    Ralf Hilpuesch

    CEO Ritter Sport U.S.

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    Heiko Kaufmann

    Regional Vice President & Board Member KUKA U.S.

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    Dr. Susanne Lemaine

    President, Vetter Development Services USA, Inc.

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    Philipp Lissmann

    President, GACC Wisconsin Chapter / Head of Procurement at Krones Inc.

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    Manuel Merkt

    COO and VP of Marketing, HAIMER USA

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    David Nissen

    Partner, Cherry Bekaert Advisory

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    Sarah O'Hare

    Global Head of Human Resources and President and Regional Representative Freudenberg North America

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    Henrikki Pantsar

    Managing Director and Vice President of Sales TRUMPF North America

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    Timo Rehbock

    Partner, Barnes and Thornburg

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    Michael E. Richter

    Managing Director J.S. Richter Ltd.

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    Matt Ristow

    President, CLAAS Omaha Inc.

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    Dieter A. Schmitz

    Partner, Baker & McKenzie

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    Christoph Schneider

    Senior Vice President Wintrust Bank

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    James Schollett

    President, GACC Midwest, Minnesota Chapter

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    Markus Schyboll

    CEO, EA Elektro-Automatik GmbH & Co. KG

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    Geoffrey Somary

    CEO, Ipsen Group

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    Barbara Wittmann

    President, GACC-CO CEO, IT Zeitgeist

Honorary Directors

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    Ambassador James D. Bindenagel

    Senior Advisor Alliance Critical Materials Fund

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    W. David Braun

    Honorary Director

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    Peter Riehle

    President & CEO, WITTENSTEIN North America