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. Steffen Stenger
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
University Clinic Ulm
Institute for Microbiology and Hygiene
Prof. Dr. Norbert Suttorp
Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Charité – University Clinic Berlin
Department of Infection and Pulmonology
Prof. Dr. Thomas Illig
Medical School Hannover
Hannover Unified Biobank (HUB)
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