Frank Sauerland
Member of the Supervisory Board since November 20, 2018, elected until the 2028 Annual General Meeting; Head of Fundamental Collective Bargaining Policy, ICT, Federal Division A at ver.di's Federal Executive Board, Berlin.
Year of birth: 1968
Place of birth: Essen
Nationality: German
Professional Experience:
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Since 2016 |
Head of Fundamental Collective Bargaining Policy, ICT, Federal Division A at ver.di's Federal Executive Board, Berlin; Chair of the ver.di Social Association |
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2005 – 2016 |
Collective Bargaining Secretary in the Fundamental Collective Bargaining Policy unit, Telecommunications/IT Federal Division at ver.di's Federal Executive Board, Berlin |
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1996–2005 |
Union secretary at the Executive Board of the former German Postal Workers' Union, Telecommunications Department, Frankfurt; from 2001, in the Telecommunications/IT department of ver.di's North Rhine-Westphalia regional district (co-determination, legal protection, civil-service and social policy) |
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1990–1996 |
Various roles on the personnel and works councils of the former Deutsche Bundespost and Deutsche Telekom AG, at both the local and central levels, primarily released from regular duties |
Education and training:
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1987 – 1993 |
Initial employment followed by training for the intermediate telecommunications technical service, as well as qualification as a Technical Business Administrator Telekom at Deutsche Bundespost |
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1984 – 1987 | Training as a telecommunications technician at Deutsche Bundespost |
Expertise/focus areas:
Support for business reengineering projects, new and reorganization initiatives, and operational and corporate restructuring; project management, negotiation leadership, and committee work; labor and collective bargaining law; terms and remuneration systems; codetermination; product and service innovation
Committee memberships on the Deutsche Telekom Supervisory Board:
- Executive Committee
- Strategy, ESG and Innovation Committee
- Staff Committee, Chair
Memberships on other statutorily required supervisory boards:
- Telekom Deutschland GmbH, Bonn, Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board