Gaia-X Association

First Board of Directors Elected

8. Juni 2021, 14:16 Uhr | Andreas Knoll
Die Zusammensetzung der Gaia-X Association
The composition of the Gaia-X Association
© Gaia-X Association

Fortsetzung des Artikels von Teil 1

Full list of Board members

Out of 64 candidates, 24 were elected as Board members and two as independent Board members. The elected Board of Directors is diverse: 24 Board members come from seven different European countries and seven of them are female. The Board is a representation of the variety of the member organisations with 15 large providers and/or users, two medium providers, three associations and four scientific organisations. They are complemented by two independent Board members appointed by the newly elected Board: Michael Bolle and Hubert Tardieu. The following is the new list of all 26 Board members (in alphabetical order):

• Maximilian Ahrens, Deutsche Telekom
• Carlo d’Asaro Biondo, TIM
• Dario Avallone, Engineering Ingegneria Informatica
• Fabian Biegel, SAP
• Michael Bolle, independent
• Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl, DIGITALEUROPE
• Susanne Dehmel, BITKOM
• Kai Demtröder, BMW
• Frederic Etheve, OVHcloud
• Aude Gauthier-Moreau, BNP Paribas
• Aniello Gentile, Enel
• Martine Gouriet, Électricité de France
• Vincent Guesdon, Orange
• Thomas Hahn, Siemens
• Catherine Jestin, AIRBUS
• Michael Jochem, Robert Bosch
• Philippe Mareine, Atos
• Antonietta Mastroianni, PROXIMUS
• Francisco Mingorance, CISPE
• Boris Otto, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung
• Daniel Sáez-Domingo, Instituto Tecnológico de Informática (ITI)
• Harald A. Summa, DE-CIX
• Hubert Tardieu, independent
• Jeroen Tas, Royal Philips
• Erja Turunen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
• Henk-Jan Vink, The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO)

Gaia-X is a digital ecosystem regulated by its members. The initiative works to create an environment in which data can be shared and stored under the control of data owners and users; and where transparent rules are defined and respected, so that data and services can be made easily available, compiled and exchanged. Gaia-X has the potential to create unprecedented opportunities for innovative, data-driven business models and new solutions that will help European industries and companies of all sizes to scale up and compete globally. The result will be a strong foundation for modern, next-generation infrastructure that meets the needs of business, science, and society.


  1. First Board of Directors Elected
  2. Full list of Board members


Lesen Sie mehr zum Thema


Das könnte Sie auch interessieren