Your host in this episode - Denise Erkul from Evonik Industries.

The three female executives discuss how important it is to rely on networks. They talk about how it's perfectly okay to have doubts once in a while. What do the next steps have to look like in order to advocate for more equality in leadership positions?

About Denise:

Denise Erkul joined Evonik Industries AG in November 2020 as head of Group Consolidation & Support Business in the accounting department. The trained businesswoman and graduate in business administration started at Evonik in 2002 in Financial Services and worked in various management positions in the Finance department in the following years. In 2017, she moved to the controlling department of an operating chemicals division, where she took over as Head of Financial Analysis, Risk Management & Planning and two management positions at Group subsidiaries. In 2019, she went to the USA as Director Accounting & Financial Services North America and took her current position upon her return. Denise Erkul is married, lives in the greater Frankfurt area and is based at Evonik's corporate headquarters in Essen.

About Martina:

Martina Niemann has been appointed Chief Finance/Controlling Officer of DB Cargo AG in Mainz as of July 1, 2020. After graduating with a doctorate in economics, she initially worked as a venture capital manager. Soon her professional focus has been on mobility and logistics. She worked at Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the Kaufhof Group as head of controlling for the travel branch. Starting in 1995 Martina Niemann has held various management positions at Deutsche Bahn AG. At the beginning of 2012, she joined the airline Air Berlin as Head of Human Resources, and in 2018 she took over Human Resources Management for Lufthansa Airlines in the Lufthansa Group. Martina Niemann is married and has two grown-up children.

About Ann-Kathrin:

Ann-Kathrin Meyer is working as the assistant to the Chief Financial Officer at DB Cargo AG in Mainz since October 2020. She completed her training as an office communications clerk in 2011 and has since then held various positions in Finance/Controlling. In 2015, she assisted the system migration of the foreign subsidiaries. In 2017, she was responsible for the pilot project of electronic invoicing at DB Cargo and worked on process optimization of the external dunning system in 2018. Ann-Kathrin Meyer is married and volunteers in various organizations. Among other things, as a representative of Sparda Bank Südwest.

About the Female CFO Network:

The Germany-based Female CFO Network was founded by Maria Ferraro, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer at Siemens Energy. 9 CFOs from DAX, MDAX and other German companies have joined forces, and are open to more leaders joining their group.

These inspirational leaders aspire to use their influence and drive positive change for women in Finance. They want to build valuable connections, a support system for each other, and utilize the power of exchange to learn from one another.

Giving women a strong voice and addressing inclusion and diversity-related issues unites these leaders as a passion. They are paving the way for women in middle management positions with the clear goal of supporting tomorrow’s leaders.

The Female CFO Network was founded by Maria Ferraro, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer at Siemens Energy.

We want to use our influence to drive positive change for women in Finance. We want to build valuable connections and a support system for one another. We want to utilize the power of exchange and learn from one another. We want to give women a strong voice and address inclusion and diversity-related issues. And we want to develop and empower women in financial middle management positions, because they are also leaders of tomorrow.

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