Supervisory boards and committees

Counsellor and supervisory authority

The Supervisory Board advises and monitors the management of Hamburg Marketing GmbH (HMG) and appoints its management. It consists of twelve members, six of whom represent the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, three the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce and two the (rural) districts of the Hamburg metropolitan region.

The Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board is Dr Melanie Leonhard, Senator of the Ministry of Economics and Innovation of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.

The other members include:

Senator Dr Andreas Dressel (Hamburg Finance Authority)
Dr Malte Heyne (Hamburg Chamber of Commerce)
Senator Katharina Fegebank (Ministry of Science, Research and Equality)
Kai Hollmann (Fortune Hotels Service GmbH),
State Councillor Christoph Holstein (Ministry of the Interior and Sport),
Senator Dr Carsten Brosda (Ministry of Culture and Media),
Prof Norbert Aust (Hamburg Chamber of Commerce) - Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board
District Administrator Rainer Rempe (District of Harburg),
District Administrator Tino Schomann (District of Northwest Mecklenburg)
State Councillor Jan Pörksen (Senate Chancellery)

Marketing bodies and specialised authorities: Exchange and networking

In the Marketing Board, city stakeholders such as HMG, Hamburg Messe & Congresse, Hafencity, Hamburg Airport, hamburg.de and the Port of Hamburg discuss their activities and initiate overarching measures.

The Ministry of Economics and Innovation (BWI) is responsible for the strategic management of Hamburg marketing. It works closely with HMG and the other marketing companies in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. The structure, tasks and objectives of HMG are set out in Senate Document 19/6161.