European Capital of Culture 2025 - Supervisory Board members elected for future GmbH

At its meeting today, Chemnitz City Council elected the members of the Supervisory Board of the future GmbH for the organisation and implementation of the European Capital of Culture 2025. The Supervisory Board consists of representatives from the federal government, the Free State of Saxony, the City of Chemnitz, the region and the business community.

The members of the Supervisory Board are

Lord Mayor Sven Schulze
As representative of the federal government:
Ministerial Director Dr Jan Ole Püschel, Head of Group K 3: Media and Film; International Affairs of the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM)
Representing the Free State of Saxony:
Ministerialdirigent Sebastian Hecht, Head of the Culture and Tourism Division at the Saxon State Ministry for Science, Culture and Tourism
As representative of the Chemnitz City Council:
Almut Patt, CDU
Almut Patt was a member of the steering group during the application phase for the European Capital of Culture 2025, among other things
As a representative for cross-border projects:
Arnošt MARKS, Ph.D., MSc, Vice Dean for Creative, International and Innovative Activities and Director of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, Art and High Technology at the University of West Bohemia, Plzen
Arnošt Marks worked in the Government Office of the Czech Republic, was Deputy Minister for Research, Development and Innovation and Vice-Chairman of the Council for Research, Development and Innovation.
As a representative with Capital of Culture experience:
Mikko Fritze, Director of the Finnish Institute for German-speaking Countries in Berlin.
Mikko Fritze has headed various Goethe-Instituts, most recently the Goethe-Institut Netherlands. As head of the Tallinn2011 Foundation in Estonia, he was also responsible for the concept, programme, staff development and management as well as national and international representation of the emerging European Capital of Culture Tallinn.
As a representative of the regional economy:
Dr Micaela Schönherr, CFO at Prefere Resins in Berlin
Micaela Schönherr has many years of experience in successful management in the global mechanical engineering and value-adding industry as CFO and CEO, including many years as Managing Director of the mechanical engineering company NILES-SIMMONS. She is President of the BBL association Niners Chemnitz e.V. and was also a member of the steering group in the application phase for the European Capital of Culture 2025.
As a representative of the region:
Bernd Birkigt, Mayor of the town of Oelsnitz/Erzgeb.
Bernd Birkigt is Chairman of the Friends of the European Cultural Region Chemnitz 2025 e.V. association, which now brings together 21 municipalities in the region.
Representing the city of Chemnitz:
Nancy Gibson, Director of the Chemnitz Municipal Music School
The former opera, oratorio and concert singer was a member of the music theatre ensemble at Chemnitz Municipal Theatre for 15 years. She was also involved in the application phase for the European Capital of Culture 2025 as Deputy Chair of the Programme Council.