Michael Vassiliadis

Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of RWE AG
Chairman of the IGBCE Union

A man wearing a dark blue suit, a striped tie, and a red emblem on his lapel, set against a white background. Portrait of Michael Vassiliadis.
  • Year of birth: 1964
  • Place of birth: Essen
  • Nationality: German
  • Member since: 30 April 2025
  • End of term: 2026

Education

  • Trained as a Chemical Laboratory Technician at Bayer AG in Dormagen

Professional career

Since 1986

IGBCE Union (formerly IG Chemie-Papier-Keramik)

Since 10/2009
Chairman

03/2004 - 10/2009
Member of the Executive Main Board

1986 - 03/2004
Full-time union secretary in various roles

Memberships of other mandatory supervisory boards

  • RAG AG (Deputy Chairman)
  • BASF SE1
  • Henkel AG & Co. KGaA1
  • Steag GmbH
  • Vivawest GmbH
Memberships of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises
  • none

Selection of other positions

  • President of IndustriAll Europe, umbrella organization of European industrial unions (successor organization of the Federation of European Mining, Chemical and Energy Unions)
  • Member of the German Federal Government's National Hydrogen Council
  • Member of the Expert Group "High-Level Roundtable of the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability" of the European Commission

Competences

Qualification matrix (PDF)


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