Carola Gräfin 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]

Carola von Schmettow
Born
Carola Krautwurst

23 February 1964
Occupationbusinesswoman
SpouseJohannes von Schmettow

Early life

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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

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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

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Corporate boards

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  • 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

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Personal life

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

References

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  1. ^ Felix Holtermann and Michael Maisch (11 March 2021), Führungswechsel: Carola Gräfin von Schmettow tritt als Chefin von HSBC Deutschland zurück Handelsblatt.
  2. ^ a b "Carola Gräfin von Schmettow – Biography". marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Top-Frauen in der deutschen Wirtschaft – Bild 36 – Spiegel Online – KarriereSPIEGEL". spiegel.de. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  6. ^ "Carola Gräfin von Schmettow: Executive Profile & Biography". bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 2018-11-12. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  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. ^ a b c d e 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.