Oliver Dörre is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board of HENSOLDT since 1 April 2024.

Oliver Dörre holds a degree in computer science and had been CEO and Chairman of the Management Board of Thales Germany since 1 January 2021, where he previously worked as VP Sales & Marketing/Key Account Executive of the sales team from the end of 2016 to 2020. Before joining Thales in 2015, he worked at Frequentis AG for around five years, where he held various management positions. As Head of the Defence business unit, he was responsible for international military sales, project and product management as well as development in the Defence sector.

From 1988 to 2010, Dörre worked as a general staff officer in the German Air Force, most recently as a policy officer and deputy head of division with the rank of lieutenant colonel i.G. in the planning department of the Ministry of Defence.

Celia Pelaz was appointed to HENSOLDT´s Management Board in July 2021. Since April 2024 she is the Chief Operating Officer, prior to her function as Chief Strategy Officer. Already in 2017, she took over the position as Head of Spectrum Dominance and Airborne Solutions . Prior, she was the Head of Strategic Business Development at HENSOLDT following her position as Head of Transformation and Corporate Functions at Airbus Defence and Space Electronics, which she was appointed to in July 2014. Before this, she worked as Head of Portfolio Bid Management for Mission Systems (UAVs and mission critical avionics).

During her 14 years of service at Airbus, Pelaz also lived in Brazil where she worked as Programme Manager for the "PROAMATEC" security programme, making a major contribution to setting up the company in Brazil. Prior to her assignment abroad, she worked in several positions as project, bid and sales manager in the field of defence electronics.

Celia Pelaz (born in Durango/Spain in 1978) holds a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from the University College of Bilbao Chamber of Commerce.

Christian Ladurner has been a member of the Management Board of HENSOLDT AG since July 2022, where he serves as CFO.

Mr. Ladurner has held various commercial positions at HENSOLDT since 2015, most recently as Head of Group Controlling & Investor Relations and Head of the Taufkirchen site. From 2010 to 2015, Mr. Ladurner worked in various positions at Airbus Defence and Space, including supply chain and project controlling. Prior to that, Mr. Ladurner worked at Volkswagen AG, among others.

Christian Ladurner (born in Ingolstadt in 1977) holds a degree in business administration from the University of the German Armed Forces in Munich and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Henley Business School.

Dr. Lars Immisch is a member of the Management Board of HENSOLDT AG and has been the company´s CHRO since October 2022. Prior, Dr. Immisch had been Executive Vice-President Human Resources at Airbus Defence &Space GmbH since January 2014.

Previously, he held various leading positions at Airbus and its predecessor companies. After studying law at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena and working as a research assistant at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, he began his professional career in 1999 at Airbus (DASA/EADS) as Manager Human Resources.

Dr. Immisch is a fully qualified lawyer and holds a doctorate in law from the Friedrich-Schiller University in Jena.

Peter Schlote took over the Radar and Naval Solutions Division at HENSOLDT in 2022. Prior, he was the Chief Operating Officer at HENSOLDT. Between 2009 and 2015, Peter Schlote was the CEO of Tesat-Spacecom GmbH & Co. KG, a global market leader for satellite payload equipment.

Previously he had managed the Avionics product line at EADS Defence and Security and served as a member of the Board of Directors at EuroMIDS in Paris. Schlote was part of the Merger Integration Team in the EADS Headquarters. He joined the Airbus Group in 1991 as a development manager at Siemens Defence Electronics.

Peter Schlote (born in Neunkirchen/Saar in 1967) graduated from the University of Applied Sciences of Saarbrücken as an electrical engineer. Furthermore, he holds a Master's degree from the National Defense University in Washington DC and a degree from the Defense Acquisition University of the United States.

Dietmar Thelen has been Head of Spectrum Dominance and Airborne Solutions since January 2024.

In his previous position, he was VP Head of Electronic Warfare in the Military Air Systems division of Airbus Defence and Space and IPT Lead for the Eurofighter – Electronic Combat (EF EK) project. Prior to that, Dietmar Thelen was a member of the Management Board of MBDA Germany and, since 2018, also Managing Director of TLVS GmbH.

Prior to that, he was responsible for cyber security on the Management Board of RUAG Defence in Bern. As Deputy General Manager of the AGS Management Agency, Thelen was responsible for the procurement and commissioning of NATO's Alliance Ground Surveillance multi-billion-euro programme, after holding management positions in various business areas of the then EADS Defence and Security and European Satellite Navigation Industries SpA. A further focus of his career was in the field of IT security, where he worked in various positions at EADS and the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI).

Tanya Altmann has been the Head of Optronics and Land Solutions Division and the Managing Director of HENSOLDT Optronics GmbH since April 2023.  

Previously, she was CEO of Skoda Transportation Deutschland GmbH. As President for the global bus division, she was largely responsible for the introduction of buses with alternative, but primarily hydrogen and electric drives. At the Turkish sister company TEMSA (OEM in the bus and miditruck sector), Altmann was a board member. Before joining Skoda, she was CEO for the Central, East European, Russian + CIS Region (CEER) at GE Power Conversion in Berlin. The company offers product and system solutions in almost all industrial sectors, such as the steel, mining, automotive and power industries.  

In the role of senior project manager, Altmann was employed by train manufacturer Alstom. One of her greatest successes there was the acquisition and project management of an electric multiple unit order, including service, worth approx. 275 million euros on behalf of the Central Saxony Transport Association (Zweckverband Mittelsachsen). 

Altmann's first job was with Airbus Military during the development of the A400M. In addition to project management for the "wing covers" area, Altmann was also finance controller and weight manager.  

Tanya Altmann (born 1977 in Aalen) graduated in mechanical and aerospace engineering from the Technical University of Braunschweig (Carolo-Wilhelmina). 

Jérôme Giraud is a French Engineer with a Master from Essec business School. He had various management functions at Aerospatiale/ EADS/ Airbus and at SFR, a leading french mobile Operator. After managing a digital marketing agency, he joined Nexeya in 2014 to became General Manager of the french electronic group specialized in Defense and Aerospace activities.

Following the takeover by HENSOLDT, he took the Presidence/ CEO position of HENSOLDT activities in France. In 2022 he took over the position as Head of the newly founded Services and Aeropsace Solutions divison.

Christoph Otten, born in 1972, studied aerospace engineering at the University of the German Armed Forces in Munich, graduating with a degree in engineering.

He began his professional career in 1998 as a technical officer in the German Air Force, followed by various specialised and command assignments. Among other things, he served as aide-de-camp in the Air Force Support Command and Air Force Office, as squadron leader of the maintenance squadron in Tactical Air Wing 74 in Neuburg/Donau and as operations staff officer and head of engineering in the Air Force Maintenance Regiment in Erding.

In 2008, Otten took over responsibility as Programme Manager "Integrated Logistic Support A400M" at ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH, and from 2009 he successfully managed the Transport and Mission Aircraft business unit of the systems and software company for around five years.

Christoph Otten was then responsible for the "Aviation Operations" business of E.I.S. Aircraft GmbH and successfully established and expanded it. This was followed by the separation and sale of this division to the QinetiQ Group and the takeover of the management of QinetiQ GmbH.

Christoph Otten was appointed Managing Director and CEO of ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH on 1 January 2020. WIth the aquisition of ESG by HENSOLDT in 2024, Otten became Member of the Executive Committee of HENSOLDT.

Dr. Katja Stadelmann has joined HENSOLDT with effect of 1st September 2023, taking over the position as General Counsel of HENSOLDT Group.

Katja has long term experience in all matters of inhouse legal departments. She has worked in different areas of well-known company Siemens and various Siemens subsidiaries and has acquired significant expertise in diverse fields of law, such as project business, M&A and antitrust. She has assumed various leadership roles on regional and global level.

Since 2018 she has also been serving as the Group Data Protection Officer/ Head of Data Privacy of Siemens Healthineers AG building up the global Data Privacy Team. 

Alexander Dahm is a member of the executive committee and took over the Role of Chief Supply Chain Officer in 2022. Prior he was leading the HENSOLDT Improvement and Transformation Program.

Between 1991 and 2019 Alexander Dahm hold various leading positions in Airbus and its predecessor companies in Program, Engineering, Production Management for Ariane 5 as well as Aircrafts and Components.

Alexander Dahm (born in Hamburg in 1965) graduated as Dipl.-Ing. of Space and Aviation Engineering at the Technical University of Braunschweig.

Stefan Hess, born in 1968, studied Political Science and Economics at the Helmut Schmidt University of the Federal Armed Forces in Hamburg. He previously completed training as an army officer, gained experience in out-of-area operations and, after serving in the troops, was most recently a full-time youth officer. He went to Berlin and worked in various functions for industry and trade associations in the field of industrial policy, most recently as Head of department for Defense and Space at the BDLI.

In 2016, Stefan Hess changed to HENSOLDT and built up the Public Affairs department in Berlin, Brussels and Paris. In January 2021, he took over the area of ​​Business Development and Political Affairs Germany & European Homecountries.

Stefan Hess is a member of the Presidium of the German Air Force Association and the Defense Business Unit of the European industry association ASD.

From 2007 until September 2017, Russell Gould was CEO of Kelvin Hughes Ltd, having led the Company through its management buyout from Smiths Group PLC. Prior to this, Gould worked for BAE systems in Italy and Oman, heading up the Project Engineering Management function. He is also Chairman of the UK maritime Trade Association, SMI, and sits on the Government / Industry Trade body, Maritime UK

Russell Gould (Born in Watford, UK in 1963) holds a First Class BSc degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Bath University, is a Chartered Engineer, and is a Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (MIET)