Executive Board

Dr Wolfgang Rohe
Chairman of the Executive Board
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Dr Wolfgang Rohe was appointed as Executive Director of Stiftung Mercator in 2014.

He previously held various positions at two of the most influential science organizations in Germany. From 1992 to 2002, he worked with the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) in Bonn, initially in the Department for Collaborative Research Centers and then as Head of the strategic planning unit. In 2002, he moved to the German Council of Science and Humanities (Wissenschaftsrat) where he served as Head of the Research Policy Department and since 2005 also as Vice Secretary General. Wolfgang Rohe holds a Ph.D. in German philology.

Dr Markus Piduhn
Executive Director
+49 201 24522-40
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Dr Markus Piduhn has been an Executive Director of Stiftung Mercator since 2015 and heads the Commercial Affairs Division.

Previously he was Area Vice President Business Industries at the TecDAX-listed CompuGroup Medical. A chemist with a PhD and MBA, Dr Piduhn has during the course of his career held various positions at the MDAX-listed company Gerresheimer, most recently as Executive Vice President Tubular Glass Europe & Asia, at consultant firm Arthur D. Little and at DSM Polyolefine.

Executive Board Office

Eva-Maria Hertfelder
Team Leader Executive Board Office
+49 201 24522-832
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Fabian Klein-Arndt
Project Coordinator
+49 201 24522-851
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Phil Reckermann
Manager Project Office
+49 201 24522-64
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Katrin Nieß-Golling
Executive Assistant
Katrin Nieß-Golling will be your contact person again from 14.04.2023.
Isabell Raiss
Executive Assistant
+49 201 24522-60
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Digital Society

Carla Hustedt
Director Centre for Digital Society
+49 201 24522-31
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David Alders
Project Manager
+49 201 24522-734
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Oliver Bott
Project Manager
+49 201 245 22-35
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Florian Christ
Project Manager
+49 201 24522-820
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Lea Wulf
Project manager
+49 201 24522-842
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Yvonne Wintersieg
Division Assistant
+49 201 24522-758
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Jonas Greiner
Intern
+49 201 24522-814
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Ahmad Alkhatib
Student assistant
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Daniel Laudy
Student assistant
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Europe in the World

Dr Lars Grotewold
Director Centre for Europe in the World (Interim)
+49 201 24522-32
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Wiebke Hamel
Project Manager
+49 201 24522-744
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Jennifer Hecht
Project Manager
+49 201 24522-742
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Mira Luthe-Xu
Project Manager
+49 201 24522-745
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Sophie Rau
Project Manager
+49 201 24522-751
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Teresa Spancken
Project Manager
+49 201 24522-747
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Dr. Christian Straube
Project Manager
+49 201 24522-735
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Yvonne Hanrath
Division Assistant
+49 201 24522-861
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Alexander Teichert
Division Assistant
+49 201 24522-856
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Nada Haddou-Temsamani
Intern
+49 201 24522-869
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Anna Beseda
Student assistant
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Martin Ernst
Student assistant
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Lukas Hensen
Student assistant
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Istanbul Office

Jannes Tessmann
Head of Istanbul Office
+90 212 24352-33
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Derya Arac
Division Assistant
+90 212 24352-34
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Peking Office

Zhang Yan
Head of China Office
+86 10 85276966-12
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Michael Kahn-Ackermann
China Advisor
+86 10 85276966-19
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Climate Action

Dr Lars Grotewold
Director Centre for Climate Action
+49 201 24522-32
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Dr Klaus Kordowski
Project Manager
+49 201 24522-846
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Philipp Offergeld
Project Manager
+49 201 24522-838
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Katja Rüskamp
Project Manager
+49 201 24522-854
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Charlotte Ruhbaum
Project Manager
Charlotte Ruhbaum will be your contact person again from 09.03.2023.
Philipp Wesemann
Project Manager
+49 201 24522-702
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Yvonne Wintersieg
Division Assistant
+49 201 24522-758
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Charlotte Dirks
Intern
+49 201 24522-839
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Ahmad Alkhatib
Student assistant
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Daniel Laudy
Student assistant
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Participation and Cohesion

Christiane von Websky
Director Centre for Participation and Cohesion
+49 201 24522-52
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Mariam Ahmed
Project Manager
+49 201 24522-738
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Santiago Cuervo Escobar
Project Manager
+49 201 24522-61
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Anna Dieterle
Project Manager
Anna Dieterle will be your contact person again from 26.04.2023
Maria Lenk
Project Manager
+49 201 24522-53
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Katja Lenz
Project Manager
+49 201 24522-725
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Mona Wallraff
Project Manager
Mona Wallraff will be your contact person again from 01.09.2023.
Yvonne Hanrath
Division Assistant
+49 201 24522-861
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Jannis Jakobs
Intern
+49 201 24522-858
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Simone Lehmann
student assistant
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Audrey Tshimanga-Dilangu
student assistant
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Ruhrgebiet

Laura Scharm
Project Manager
+49 201 24522-857
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Communications

Lothar Kuhn
Director Communication
+49 201 24522-36
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Dorothée Fischer
Communication Manager Press
+49 201 24522-849
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Sophie Greve
Communication Manager Online
+49 201 24522-840
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Jennifer Heimann
Communication Manager Design
+49 201 24522-41
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Marie Maternus
Communication Manager Events
+49 201 24522-830
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Maria Segat
Communication Manager Online
+49 201 24522-743
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Beate Wallek
Communication Manager Events
+49 201 24522-46
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Sherin El Safty
Intern
+49 201 24522-868
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Sophia Kraus
Student assistant
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Mercator Center Berlin

Gregor Darmer
Head of Mercator Center Berlin
+49 30 2007457-57
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Oleksandra Gnyp
Communication Manager Events
+49 30 2007457-59
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Franziska Roßland
Event Manager
Franziska Roßland will be your contact person again from 25.09.2023.
Pascale Lay
Coordinator / Communication Manager Politics
+49 30 2007457-58
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Fabian Voss
Communication Manager Politics
+49 30 2007457-57
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Hanna Gesang
Intern
+49 30 2007457-59
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Johannes Beger
Student assistant
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Mariana Diaz Guerrero
Receptionist
+49 30 2007457-0
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Commercial Resort

Angela Steinfeldt
Receptionist
+49 201 24522-20
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 Legal Department

Marcel Werner
Legal Counsel
+49 201 24522-62
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Asli Yildirim
Student assistant
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Controlling and Finance

Verena Jurgeit
Head of Controlling and Finance
+49 201 24522-49
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Mathias Busshoff
Subsidiary Controller
+49 201 24522-722
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Christopher Dupin
Project Controller
+49 201 24522-721
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Ann-Kathreen Bouiri
Financial Accountant
+49 201 24522-713
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Sylvia Burgfeld
Financial Accountant
+49 201 24522-714
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Maria Fricke
Financial Accountant
Maria Fricke will be your contact person again from 02.09.2024.
Philipp Seeger
Financial Accountant
+49 201 24522-710
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Annika Norenberg
Student assistant
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Christina Wendt
Student assistant
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FACILITY MANAGEMENT

Harald Koschel
Mailroom/Receiving Department
+49 201 24522-715
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Marcel Nolte
Facility Management
+49 201 24522-720
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Ulrike Stüker
Administration/Mailroom
+49 201 24522-717
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Henning Weißmann
Event Technique
+49 201 24522-831
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Human Resources

Marlene Göbel
Team Leader Human Resources
+49 201 24522-709
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Petra Kurowski
Human Resources Manager
+49 201 24522-718
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Katrin Michaelis
Human Resources Manager
+49 201 24522-727
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Sabrina Kunz
Salary and Benefit Accountant
+49 201 24522-712
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Jana Lang
Salary and Benefit Accountant
+49 201 24522-719
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IT

Tobias Meinicke
IT Manager
+49 201 24522-824
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Marita Bullmann
Software support
+49 201 24522-825
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Elisha Kipkoech Langat
Student assistant
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