Members of the Executive Board (left to right: Philipp von Hirschheydt, Dr. Ariane Reinhart, Christian Kötz, Nikolai Setzer, Philip Nelles, Olaf Schick)
Nikolai Setzer
Born in 1971 in Groß-Gerau, Germany
Chairman of the Executive Board
Group Communications and Public Affairs
Group Strategy Group Purchasing
Group Information Technology
Contract Manufacturing Group Sector
Chinese Market
Appointed until March 2029
Dr. Ariane Reinhart
Born in 1969 in Hamburg, Germany
Group Human Relations
Director of Labor Relations
Group Sustainability
Appointed until September 2025
Olaf Schick
Born in 1972 in Tübingen, Germany
Group Finance and Controlling
Group Compliance
Group Internal Audit
Group Law and Intellectual Property
Group Quality, Technical Compliance, Continental Business System and Environment
Group Risks and Controls
Term of office runs until September 2025
Philipp von Hirschheydt
Born in 1974 in Münden, Germany
Automotive Group Sector
Appointed until April 2026
Christian Kötz
Born in 1970 in Braunschweig, Germany
Tires Group Sector
Appointed until April 2027
Philip Nelles
Born in 1974 in Berlin, Germany
ContiTech Group Sector
Appointed until May 2029
