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Carola Gräfin von Schmettow
20th and 21st-century German businesswoman From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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]
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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]
- econsense, 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]
References
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