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Here you can read more about the Management Board, the Supervisory Board and the General Meeting of shareholders. You can also find our corporate governance related materials.
The Supervisory Board is charged with supervising the Management Board and the general course of affairs of Ebusco, as well as assisting the Management Board with advice.
The Supervisory Board evaluates the overall organisational structure of the company and the control mechanisms established by the Management Board, as well as the general and financial risks and the internal risk management and control systems.
Derk Haank was CEO of Springer Nature, a worldwide publishing company of scientific journals. Prior to that he was CEO of academic publishing company Elsevier, and board member of ReedElsevier (predecessors of currently listed company RELX) and CEO of publishing company Misset. He currently is the chair of the supervisory board of TomTom and non-executive board member at Azerion. Derk Haank holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and a master’s degree in Business Administration, both from the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Carin Gorter started her career at (a predecessor of) accountancy firm EY Nederland. Subsequently she held various management positions at Rabobank and ABN AMRO. Currently she holds various supervisory board positions, including at Dutch listed companies TKH Group and Basic-Fit, legal and financial services provider DAS Holding, and Dutch insurance company TVM Verzekeringen. Furthermore, she is external Audit Committee member of the Ministry of Justice and Security and Supervisory Board member of Nederlandse Transplantatie Stichting. Carin Gorter holds a master’s degree in Business Economics and a postgraduate degree in Accountancy, both from the University of Groningen, the Netherlands.
Roelf de Boer started his career as an officer in the Royal Dutch Marine Reserve Corps, and subsequently held various positions in the port and transport industry, amongst others at Koninklijke Nedlloyd Groep. Furthermore, he held various (semi) public positions, including minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management of the Netherlands and president of the Rotterdam Chamber of Commerce. Roelf de Boer is currently Chair of the Supervisory Board of logistics service provider Verbrugge International.
Chen Li has taken roles in Gotion High-Tech since 2014, including Director of Silicon Valley R&D Center, Head of Gotion US, Director of International R&D Centers, VP of Engineering R&D Institute, and he is currently the President of Gotion’s Americas Business Unit. Mr. Chen Li has extensive experience across multiple critical domains, including new energy batteries, energy storage, materials science, and business management and strategic planning.
The Management Board is responsible for the company’s objectives, strategy and culture, for its risk profile as laid down in the strategy, the company’s financing, for its non-financial policy, external communication and for its compliance with all relevant legislation.
It is also responsible for the continuity and management of the company as a whole. The Management Board currently consists of the following members.
Christian Schreyer brings over 25 years of experience in the public transport and logistics sector. Throughout his career, he has held various management positions at Deutsche Bahn and served as CEO for DB Schenker Rail, Transdev, and Go Ahead. Christian Schreyer is a German national and holds a Master of Laws degree from Ludwig- Maximilians Universität Munich and pursued a General Management Programme at Harvard Business School in Boston USA.
Michel van Maanen rejoined Ebusco in 2024 and previously played a key role in the early development of Ebusco as COO and CCO, contributing to a profitable production setup. Michel brings extensive expertise in public transport and strong relationships with the company’s customers. Most recently, he served as CEO of the Australian electric transport company Nexport, where he successfully managed a contract manufacturing model that is similar to the model that Ebusco is implementing.
Peter Bijvelds established Ebusco in 2012. Peter Bijvelds has over 20 years of experience in the automotive sector. He has in-depth knowledge of the (public) transport market and its constituents, strong expertise across the full electric bus value chain and a strong track record of driving growth and innovation in the Company.
*The interim CFO is not a formal member of the Management Board.
Duan Wei is currently the managing director of Gotion GmbH and a member of the board of Gotion’s EMEA business. He started his career at the international law firm Simmons & Simmons before co-founding and serving as Secretary General of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Germany from 2013 to 2023. In 2019, Duan Wei joined Gotion as Managing Director of Gotion GmbH in Hannover, Germany. He later took on additional roles, including Vice President of Gotion EMEA and Chairman of Gotion Germany Battery GmbH in Göttingen, Germany. Duan Wei is a Chinese national and holds a Law degree from the university of Leipzig.