Carola von Schmettow
Born
Carola Krautwurst

23 February 1964
Occupationbusinesswoman
SpouseJohannes von Schmettow

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]

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]

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

Personal life

She is married to Count Johannes von Schmettow and has five children.[5]

References

  1. Felix Holtermann and Michael Maisch (11 March 2021), Führungswechsel: Carola Gräfin von Schmettow tritt als Chefin von HSBC Deutschland zurück Handelsblatt.
  2. 1 2 "Carola Gräfin von Schmettow – Biography". marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  3. 1 2 "Carola Gräfin von Schmettow – Munzinger Biographie". munzinger.de. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  4. Matthias Inverardi (March 5, 2015), Carola Schmettow named new CEO of HSBC's German unit Reuters.
  5. 1 2 "Top-Frauen in der deutschen Wirtschaft – Bild 36 – Spiegel Online – KarriereSPIEGEL". spiegel.de. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  6. "Bloomberg – Are you a robot?". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-11-12. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  7. "Executive bodies – About HSBC | HSBC Germany". about.hsbc.de. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  8. "Carola von Schmettow wird Vorstandssprecherin bei HSBC Trinkaus". DerTreasurer. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  9. Tom Sims (10 January 2018), Odds stacked against women in German finance jobs, study says Reuters.
  10. Felix Holtermann and Michael Maisch (11 March 2021), Führungswechsel: Carola Gräfin von Schmettow tritt als Chefin von HSBC Deutschland zurück Handelsblatt.
  11. Sönke Iwersen and Volker Votsmeier (19 June 2022), Ermittlungen gegen langjährige HSBC-Deutschlandchefin Gräfin von Schmettow Handelsblatt.
  12. 2017 Annual Report: Advisory Board Barmenia.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 2017 Annual Report HSBC France.
  14. "Eurex Exchange – Eurex Exchange Council elects Carola Gräfin von Schmettow as chairman". eurexchange.com. Archived from the original on 2018-11-12. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  15. "Porträtserie: Carola Gräfin von Schmettow: Herrin der guten Zahlen". handelsblatt.com. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  16. 2022 Annual Report NRW.Bank.
  17. Corporate governance statement 2011/2012 ThyssenKrupp.
  18. Additional new members for the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp AG ThyssenKrupp, press release of 12 December 2019.
  19. Board of Directors Association of German Banks.
  20. Advisory Board for North Rhine-Westphalia Deutsche Bundesbank.
  21. Board of Trustees Fritz Thyssen Foundation.
  22. Strategic Board German Derivatives Association (DDV).
  23. Council Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf.
  24. Board of Trustees Archived 2020-09-21 at the Wayback Machine econsense.
  25. Board of Trustees Kaiserswerther Diakonie.
  26. Board of Trustees Tonhalle Düsseldorf.
  27. Carola Gräfin von Schmettow ins Kuratorium der ZEIT-Stiftung berufen ZEIT-Stiftung, press release of November 5, 2014.
  28. 2011 Annual Report Volkswagen Foundation.
  29. 2014 Annual Report Volkswagen Foundation.
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