Continental AG plans a leadership handover at Supervisory Board level following the Aumovio spin-off. The local court in Hanover is expected to appoint Sabrina Soussan as a shareholder representative at the end of September 2025. She is slated for election at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on 30 April 2026, after which she is expected to become chair. The move follows the scheduled end of Prof. Wolfgang Reitzle’s term in 2026 and several board changes among employee representatives.
Soussan brings more than 25 years’ experience across automotive and transport. Her roles include CEO of Siemens Mobility, senior positions at Siemens VDO and Continental, and most recently CEO and chair of the SUEZ Group. She also serves on Henkel’s Shareholders’ Committee.
Continental has proposed Sabrina Soussan, the German-French executive and former SUEZ Group CEO, as the next chair of its Supervisory Board. The local court appointment as shareholder representative is expected by the end of September 2025. Formal election is planned for 30 April 2026. She would succeed Prof. Wolfgang Reitzle, who will step down at the close of the 2026 meeting after 16 years.
“Following the successful spin-off of Aumovio, we are now paving the way for an orderly succession,” said Prof. Wolfgang Reitzle, current chair. “In Sabrina Soussan, the Nomination Committee has secured a highly qualified candidate for this role.”
“Being nominated to the Continental Supervisory Board is a great honor for me,” said Sabrina Soussan. “I look forward to becoming part of this outstanding team and supporting the Executive Board in implementing its strategy.”
Assuming the expected appointments, the Supervisory Board will include Reitzle, Dorothea von Boxberg, Satish Khatu, Isabel Corinna Knauf, Sabine Neuß, Prof. Rolf Nonnenmacher, Klaus Rosenfeld, Georg F. W. Schaeffler, Sabrina Soussan, Hasan Allak, Dr. Kevin Borck, Francesco Grioli, Petra Hartwig, Sabine Kühn, Michael Linnartz, Jörg Schönfelder, Matthias Tote and Nicole Werner.
Continental has been reshaping its governance and portfolio around a tyre-focused group after confirming the Automotive spin-off as Aumovio and refocusing on global tyre operations.
Related portfolio steps include the planned sale of the Cairo Montenotte drum brake site in Italy, reinforcing the shift in scope ahead of separation.
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