Executive Board

Our Executive Board is comprised of full-time members, with their number and place of work being specified by the Senate. The members of the Executive Board are appointed for a maximum of five years. Reappointment is permitted.

Executive Board Members

Chair of the DLR Ex­ec­u­tive Board

Anke Kaysser-Pyza­l­la

Vice Chair­man of the Ex­ec­u­tive Board

Klaus Hamach­er

Mem­ber of the Ex­ec­u­tive Board

Karsten Lem­mer

Mem­ber of the Ex­ec­u­tive Board

Walther Pelz­er

On behalf of the Executive Board, the Divisional Board Members are responsible for the specialist strategies derived from the overall strategy. These define the medium- to long-term orientation of the competencies of the institutes or facilities in the respective area of responsibility and ensure their implementation.

Divisional Board Members

Di­vi­sion­al Board Mem­ber for Space

Anke Pagels-Kerp

Di­vi­sion­al Board Mem­ber for Aero­nau­tics

Markus Fis­ch­er

Di­vi­sion­al Board Mem­ber for En­er­gy and Trans­port

Meike Jipp

Our committees in detail

The German Aerospace Center (DLR)

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is the aerospace research centre of the Federal Republic of Germany. Its research and development work in aeronautics, space, energy, transport and security is integrated into national and international co-operations.