Carola Gräfin von Schmettow explained
Carola von Schmettow |
Birth Name: | Carola Krautwurst |
Birth Date: | 23 February 1964 |
Birth Place: | Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
Spouse: | Johannes von Schmettow |
Occupation: | businesswoman |
Countess Carola von Schmettow (German: Carola Gräfin von Schmettow, née Krautwurst; born 23 February 1964) is a German businesswoman who served as the chief executive officer of HSBC Trinkaus from 2015 to 2021.[1]
Early life
Carola Krautwurst was born on 23 February 1964 in Düsseldorf. Her father was a civil engineer and her mother was a construction technician. She studied classical music with a concentration on vocal performance at the Robert Schumann Hochschule, graduating in 1989. She later attended the University of Düsseldorf, graduating in 1992 with a degree in mathematics and physical chemistry.[2] [3]
Career
Von Schmettow started her career at HSBC Trinkhaus in 1992 and served as a board member from 2006. In 2014, HSBC named her as chief executive of its German unit HSBC Trinkaus, replacing Andreas Schmitz.[4]
In addition to her role at HSBC Trinkhaus, Von Schmettow served on the board of directors for HSBC France, VV Versicherungsverein des Bankgewerbes, ThyssenKrupp.[5] She also served as chairperson of the management board for Burckhardt Compression, as well as the chairperson of the supervisory board at HSBC Trinkaus Investment Managers and at Internationale Kapitalanlagegesellschaft.[6] [7] [8] She had previously worked as the chief executive officer of HSBC Investments Deutschland GmbH.[2] She was one of Germany's first female business executives in finance.[3] [9]
In 2021, von Schmettow resigned from her positions at HSBC.[10] From 2022, she was the subject of investigations into tax fraud.[11]
Other activities
Corporate boards
- Barmenia, Member of the Advisory Board (since 2016)[12]
- L-Bank, Member of the Advisory Board[13]
- Eurex Exchange, Chairman of the Exchange Council (since 2017)[13] [14]
- Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Member of the Exchange Council[13] [15]
- Pension Fund for the Finance Industry (BVV), Member of the Supervisory Board[13]
- NRW.Bank, Member of the Advisory Board[16]
- ThyssenKrupp, Member of the Supervisory Board (2012–2020)[17] [18]
- HSBC France, Member of the Board of Directors (2015-2018)[13]
Non-profit organizations
- Association of German Banks, Member of the Board of Directors[19]
- Deutsche Bundesbank, Member of the Advisory Board for North Rhine-Westphalia[20]
- Fritz Thyssen Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees[21]
- German Derivatives Association (DDV), Member of the Strategic Board[22]
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Member of the Council[23]
- , Member of the Board of Trustees[24]
- Kaiserswerther Diakonie, Member of the Board of Trustees[25]
- Tonhalle Düsseldorf, Member of the Board of Trustees[26]
- ZEIT-Stiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2014)[27]
- Volkswagen Foundation, Member of the Advisory Board (2011-2014) [28] [29]
Personal life
She is married to Count Johannes von Schmettow and has five children.[5]
Notes and References
- Felix Holtermann and Michael Maisch (11 March 2021), Führungswechsel: Carola Gräfin von Schmettow tritt als Chefin von HSBC Deutschland zurück Handelsblatt.
- Web site: Carola Gräfin von Schmettow – Biography. marketscreener.com. 2018-11-12.
- Web site: Carola Gräfin von Schmettow – Munzinger Biographie. munzinger.de. 2018-11-12.
- Matthias Inverardi (March 5, 2015), Carola Schmettow named new CEO of HSBC's German unit Reuters.
- Web site: Top-Frauen in der deutschen Wirtschaft – Bild 36 – Spiegel Online – KarriereSPIEGEL . spiegel.de. 2018-11-12.
- Web site: Carola Gräfin von Schmettow: Executive Profile & Biography. bloomberg.com. 2018-11-12 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20181112101351/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=8925089&privcapId=382645 . 2018-11-12.
- Web site: Executive bodies – About HSBC | HSBC Germany. about.hsbc.de. 2018-11-12.
- Web site: Carola von Schmettow wird Vorstandssprecherin bei HSBC Trinkaus. DerTreasurer. 2018-11-12.
- Tom Sims (10 January 2018), Odds stacked against women in German finance jobs, study says Reuters.
- Felix Holtermann and Michael Maisch (11 March 2021), Führungswechsel: Carola Gräfin von Schmettow tritt als Chefin von HSBC Deutschland zurück Handelsblatt.
- Sönke Iwersen and Volker Votsmeier (19 June 2022), Ermittlungen gegen langjährige HSBC-Deutschlandchefin Gräfin von Schmettow Handelsblatt.
- https://www.barmenia.de/media/dokumente/geschaeftsberichte/geschaeftsberichte_2017/BARM-18-00154_Barmenia_GB_2017_07_Beirat.pdf 2017 Annual Report: Advisory Board
- https://www.about.hsbc.fr/-/media/france/en/hsbc-in-france/management-team/180222-hsbc-france-reg-document-and-annual-financial-report-2017.pdf?la=en-gb&hash=6CB3ACF30BD9DC40303808ACA738A1118A6769F9 2017 Annual Report
- Web site: Eurex Exchange – Eurex Exchange Council elects Carola Gräfin von Schmettow as chairman. eurexchange.com. 2018-11-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20181112062515/http://www.eurexchange.com/exchange-en/about-us/news/Eurex-Exchange-Council-elects-Carola-Graefin-von-Schmettow-as-chairman/2888112. 2018-11-12. dead.
- Web site: Porträtserie: Carola Gräfin von Schmettow: Herrin der guten Zahlen. handelsblatt.com. 2018-11-12.
- https://www.nrwbank.de/export/.galleries/downloads/Info-und-Service/Finanzberichte/nrwbank-finanzbericht-2022.pdf 2022 Annual Report
- https://www.thyssenkrupp.com/en/company/management/corporate-governance/corporate-governance-declaration-2011-2012.html Corporate governance statement 2011/2012
- https://www.thyssenkrupp.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/additional-new-members-for-the-supervisory-board-of-thyssenkrupp-ag-18496.html Additional new members for the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp AG
- https://en.bankenverband.de/about-us/board-of-directors/ Board of Directors
- https://www.bundesbank.de/de/bundesbank/hauptverwaltungen-filialen/nrw/beirat/beirat-der-hauptverwaltung-in-nordrhein-westfalen-605816 Advisory Board for North Rhine-Westphalia
- https://www.fritz-thyssen-stiftung.de/en/about-us/panels/board-of-trustees/ Board of Trustees
- https://www.derivateverband.de/ENG/TheAssociation/StrategicBoard Strategic Board
- https://www.hhu.de/en/university-council Council
- https://www.aeu-online.de/organisation/kuratorium.html Board of Trustees
- https://www.kaiserswerther-diakonie.de/de/ueber-die-kaiserswerther-diakonie/ueber-die-kaiserswerther-diakonie/kuratorium.html Board of Trustees
- https://www.freundeskreis-tonhalle.de/die-gesellschaft/ Board of Trustees
- https://www.zeit-stiftung.de/aktuelles/detail/1372 Carola Gräfin von Schmettow ins Kuratorium der ZEIT-Stiftung berufen
- https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/sites/default/files/downloads/Jahresbericht_2011.pdf 2011 Annual Report
- https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/sites/default/files/downloads/Jahresbericht_2014_Doppel.pdf 2014 Annual Report