Christoph Schmitz-Dethlefsen

Christoph Schmitz-Dethlefsen¹

Member of the Federal Executive Board of ver.di, Head of Federal Industrial Division Financial Services, Communication, Technology, Culture, Supply and Waste Disposal

A person with short gray hair wearing a dark navy suit, white shirt, and blue tie stands against a pale blue-gray studio background. Portrait of Christoph Schmitz-Dethlefsen.

Year of birth: 1965
Place of birth: Kevelaer
Nationality: German
Member since: 30 April 2026
End of term: 2031

Education

Editorial Traineeship, Rheinische Post, Düsseldorf
Studies in German Studies, Musicology, Medieval and Modern History, University of Cologne

Career

Since 2019	Member of the Federal Executive Board of ver.di, ver.di-Headquarters, Berlin, Head of Industrial Division A – Financial Services, Communication, Technology, Culture, Supply and Waste Disposal – as well as for the group of self-employed persons
2015 - 2019	Head of Policy Department, Division 1, and Secretary to the Federal Executive Board – ver.di-Headquarters, Berlin
2009 - 2015	Press Spokesperson and Head of Press Office, ver.di Headquarters, Berlin
2006 - 2009	Press Spokesperson and Head of Press Office, Parliamentary Group of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, Berlin
2001 - 2006	Editor and Chief Correspondent (since 2004) at BILD-Capital Office, Berlin
1993 - 2001	Daily Newspaper Editor (local & regional news, political news, parliamentary reporting, Berlin), Rheinische Post, Düsseldorf

Memberships of other mandatory supervisory boards

Deutsche Telekom AG² (Deputy Chairman)

Memberships of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises

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Competences

Qualification matrix (PDF)

¹Employee representative

² Listed company

As of: 30 April 2026