On 2 February 2026, the new Supervisory Board of the TechnologyCentreDortmund (TZDO) for its constituent meeting in TZDO have come together.
The meeting marked the start of a new term of office for the advisory body, which is made up of representatives from the City Council of Dortmund and the regional business and scientific communities.
The Chairman was again elected Stefan Schreiber (Dortmund Chamber of Industry and Commerce) elected. The deputy management will be Prof Dr Manfred Bayer (TU Dortmund) and Norbert Schilff (Member of the City Council). Together with the other members, the committee will be responsible for the strategic development of the TZDO accompany.
The new Supervisory Board has the following members:
- Stefan Schreiber (Dortmund Chamber of Industry and Commerce) - Chairman
- Prof Dr Manfred Bayer (TU Dortmund) - Deputy Chairman
- Norbert Schilff (Dortmund City Council) - Deputy Chairman
- Alexander Kalouti (Lord Mayor of the City of Dortmund)
- Dr Arne Küpper (Members of the Dortmund City Council)
- Katrin Lögering (Members of the Dortmund City Council)
- Patricia Hillemann (Members of the Dortmund City Council)
- Angelika Remiszewski (Members of the Dortmund City Council)
- Prof Dr Tamara Appel (Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts)
- Michael Martens (Dortmunder Volksbank eG)
- Dirk Schaufelberger (Dortmund Savings Bank)
- Christian Sprenger (Dortmund Chamber of Crafts)
- Marc Werner (Commerzbank Dortmund)
„The TechnologieZentrumDortmund is a key driver of innovation in our city. I am looking forward to continuing along this path together and tapping into new potential for Dortmund, emphasised Stefan Schreiber, Chairman of the Supervisory Board.
Also Dirk Stürmer, Chairman of the Management Board of TZDO, is looking forward to the collaboration: „The newly appointed Supervisory Board marks the start of another phase of strategic collaboration. I look forward to the constructive dialogue and the impetus provided by the new Supervisory Board.“
The entire management team around the Chairman Dirk Stürmer (TechnologieZentrumDortmund), Heike Marzen (Dortmund Economic Development Agency) and Wulf-Christian Ehrich (Dortmund Chamber of Industry and Commerce) is looking forward to the co-operation!

