CAPNETZ council

The members of the council were appointed by founding bodies of the Medical School Hannover, University Clinic Charité Berlin and University of Ulm due to outstanding scientific excellence and strong experience in the topics of respiratory infection and pulmonology. The council fulfills an advisory role.

Prof. Dr. Tobias Welte 

Medical School Hannover
Department of Pulmonology

Prof. Dr. Norbert Suttorp

Charité – University Clinic Berlin
Department of Infection and Pulmonology

Prof. Dr. Steffen Stenger

University Clinic Ulm
Institute for Microbiology and Hygiene

Management board

The management board has fundamental power of decision in matters of foundation statutes and is responsible for the foundation’s commerce.

Prof. Dr. med. Gernot Rohde
head of the management board

University Medical Centre Frankfurt a.M.
Department of Pulmonology and Allergology

Prof. Dr. med. Mathias W. Pletz
deputy head of steering committee

University Medical Centre Jena
Institute for Infection Medicine and Hospital Hygiene

Prof. Dr. med. Jan Rupp

University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck
Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology

Prof. Dr. Martin Witzenrath

Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Department of Infectious Diseases, Respiratory Medicine and Critical Care

Executive Management

The management board has appointed an executive manager for management of foundation businesses, preparation of decrees, and execution of committee matters as well as legal representation of the foundation.

Dipl. Chem. Grit Barten-Neiner, MBA
CEO of CAPNETZ headquarters

Medical School Hannover