Carola Gräfin von Schmettow

Countess Carola von Schmettow (German: Carola Gräfin von Schmettow, née Krautwurst; born 23 February 1964) is a German businesswoman and the chief executive officer of HSBC Trinkaus.

Carola von Schmettow
Born
Carola Krautwurst

23 February 1964
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Occupationbusinesswoman
Spouse(s)Johannes von Schmettow

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.[1][2]

Career

Von Schmettow started her career at HSBC Trinkhaus in 1992 and served as a board member since 2006. In 2014, HSBC named her as Chief Executive of its German unit HSBC Trinkaus, replacing Andreas Schmitz.[3]

In addition to her role at HSBC Trinkhaus, Von Schmettow serves on the board of directors for HSBC France, VV Versicherungsverein des Bankgewerbes, ThyssenKrupp.[4] She also serves 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.[5][6][7] She previously worked as the chief executive officer of HSBC Investements Deutschland GmbH.[1] She is one of the Germany's first female business executives in finance.[2]

Other activities

Corporate boards
  • Barmenia, Member of the Advisory Board (since 2016)[8]
  • L-Bank, Member of the Advisory Board[9]
  • Eurex Exchange, Chairman of the Exchange Council (since 2017)[9][10]
  • Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Member of the Exchange Council[9][11]
  • ThyssenKrupp, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2012)[12]
  • Pension Fund for the Finance Industry (BVV), Member of the Supervisory Board[9]
  • HSBC France, Member of the Board of Directors (2015-2018)[9]

Non-profit organizations

Personal life

She is married to Count Johannes von Schmettow and has five children.[4]

References
  1. "Carola Gräfin von Schmettow – Biography". marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  2. "Carola Gräfin von Schmettow – Munzinger Biographie". munzinger.de. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  3. Matthias Inverardi (March 5, 2015), Carola Schmettow named new CEO of HSBC's German unit Reuters.
  4. "Top-Frauen in der deutschen Wirtschaft – Bild 36 – Spiegel Online – KarriereSPIEGEL". spiegel.de. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  5. "Bloomberg – Are you a robot?". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  6. "Executive bodies – About HSBC | HSBC Germany". about.hsbc.de. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  7. "Carola von Schmettow wird Vorstandssprecherin bei HSBC Trinkaus". DerTreasurer. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  8. 2017 Annual Report: Advisory Board Barmenia.
  9. 2017 Annual Report HSBC France.
  10. "Eurex Exchange – Eurex Exchange Council elects Carola Gräfin von Schmettow as chairman". eurexchange.com. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  11. "Porträtserie: Carola Gräfin von Schmettow: Herrin der guten Zahlen". handelsblatt.com. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  12. Supervisory Board: Carola Gräfin von Schmettow ThyssenKrupp.
  13. Board of Directors Association of German Banks.
  14. Advisory Board for North Rhine-Westphalia Deutsche Bundesbank.
  15. Strategic Board German Derivatives Association (DDV).
  16. Board of Trustees econsense.
  17. Board of Trustees Kaiserswerther Diakonie.
  18. Board of Trustees Tonhalle Düsseldorf.
  19. Carola Gräfin von Schmettow ins Kuratorium der ZEIT-Stiftung berufen ZEIT-Stiftung, press release of November 5, 2014.
  20. 2011 Annual Report Volkswagen Foundation.
  21. 2014 Annual Report Volkswagen Foundation.


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