Press Release

More than better boards: Strategic partnership with HEADSAHEAD

Management Alliance and HEADSAHEAD are pooling expertise and resources for a new generation of supervisory boards. The joint portfolio is the first platform to provide professional and competent support forsupervisory boards and advisory boards, from qualification and certification at Deutsche Börse AG to practical work in supervisory bodies.

Management Alliance, the holistic qualification platform for professional supervisory board work, and HEADSAHEAD, a renowned consultancy for executive search and supervisory boards, are combining their strengths and investing their experience, networks and expertise in a strategic partnership. In addition to special expert programmes and individual training on the path to becoming a qualified supervisory board member, in future companies and their supervisory bodies will also be able to benefit from the proven expertise and application-oriented practical knowledge of Gabriele Bornemann and Prof. Dr. Peter Henning. The convinced governance experts offer solutions for family-run companies, SMEs and companies from the German DAX index. “Our programmes are designed to be holistic and at the same time tailored to the individual needs of supervisory boards and committees. In this way, we make our supervisory boards a little better at every stage of the board value chain. This means enabling better boards, from practical committee work to appointments.” summarises Gabriele Bornemann, Managing Partner of the Management Alliance.

“For me, it is particularly inspiring when I meet people with whom I can make a difference together,” says Prof Dr Peter Henning, Partner at HEADSAHEAD, looking forward to the strategic collaboration. We can do people – this is how the exclusive consultancy for executive search and supervisory boards positions itself. It is also people who shape and determine the effectiveness of supervisory bodies in the German economy. In addition to appointments, the experienced consultant will in future support them in establishing and optimising governance as a guarantor of good corporate management. Prof. Dr. Peter Henning can draw on many years of experience in corporate governance at Deutsche Bank and as Chairman of the Expert Committee on Efficient Supervisory Board Organisation.

About Management Alliance

Management Alliance is a comprehensive qualification platform for professional supervisory board work and a certified course provider of Deutsche Börse AG. With more than 150 participants and a 100% success rate in the examinations of the stock exchange, the team around governance expert Gabriele Bornemann defines the requirements for a new generation of supervisory boards in a professional and implementation-orientated manner. As a specialist partner of the German Supervisory Board Working Group (AdAR), the Management Alliance is committed to the sustainable promotion of corporate governance and effective supervisory board work in companies.

Your contact person:

Gabriele Bornemann
Managing Partner Management Alliance
Phone 0176 – 72 73 2063
Mail [email protected]

You can find further information at: www.managementalliance.de

About HEADSAHEAD

HEADSAHEAD has been successfully filling first and second level management positions as well as advisory and supervisory board mandates in medium-sized companies, corporations and non-profit organisations since 2007. HEADSAHEAD attaches great importance to providing its clients with personalised and holistic advice. At the same time, HEADSAHEAD is a responsible sparring partner for candidates. Highest quality, professionalism, efficiency and transparency are the standards throughout the entire consulting process.

Your contact person:

Prof Dr Peter Henning
Partner HEADSAHEAD
Phone 0172 – 66 28 870
Mail [email protected]

You can find further information at: www.headsahead.com