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Executive Committee

The executive committee of the Helmholtz Association includes eight vice-presidents in addition to the President and the Managing Director.

The vice-presidents support, advise and represent the president in the fulfilment of his duties, which include implementing the program-oriented funding system and coordinating the development of programs across research fields and developing the Association's overall strategy. Each of the Helmholtz Association's six research fields is represented by a vice-president who is responsible for its coordination; in addition, there are two vice-presidents from the centers' administrative bodies.

Members of the Executive Committee

Otmar D. Wiestler

President Helmholtz Association

Franziska Broer

Managing Director Helmholtz Association

Bernd Rech

Vice-President Research Field Energy

Susanne Buiter

Vice-President Research Field Earth & Environment

Maike Sander

Vice-President Research Field Health

Astrid Lambrecht

Vice-President Research Field Information

Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla

Vice-President Research Field Aeronautics, Space and Transport

Sebastian Schmidt

Vice-President Research Field Matter

Ursula Weyrich

Administrative Vice-President

Diana Stiller

Administrative Vizepräsidentin

Credits (from left to right):  Helmholtz/Phil Dera, Helmholtz/Phil Dera, HZB/David Ausserhofer, MDC/Peter Himsel, Forschungszentrum Jülich/Ralf-Uwe Limbach, DLR, HZDR /C. Reichelt, DKFZ/Jutta Jung, HZDR

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