Foundation’s council

Lars Engel

Marital status: married, two sons

Nationality: German

Date of birth: 19 April 1969

Place of birth: Weiden i.d.OPf.

1988 Graduation Kentridge, High School, Member of the National Honor Society of Secondary Schools

1989 – 1994 Disaster Control Service ABC-Zug 01

1990 General qualification for university entrance, Kepler-Gymnasium, Weiden i.d.Opf.

1990 Certificate of Proficiency in English, Munich

1996 Degree in Business Administration, University of Passau Diploma Examination

1996 – 1999: BWV BHS Wellpappenmaschinen Vertriebs-GmbH, Weiden

since 1997 Managing Director FWT Wickeltechnik GmbH, Neunkirchen, Austria

since 1999 Managing Director BWV-Verwaltungs GmbH, Weiden resp. BWV Wellpappenmaschinen Vertriebs-GmbH & Co. KG resp. BWV Wellpappenmaschinen Vertriebs GmbH

since 2000 Managing Director of BHS Corrugated Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH, Weiherhammer

since 2000 Member of the Board of Trustees of the Edmund Bradatsch Foundation

since 2003 Member of the Foundation council of the foundation Angels for Children

since 2016 Member of the University Council of the OTH Amberg-Weiden

Daniel Wensauer-Sieber

Marital status: married, one son

Nationality: German

Date of birth: 18 February 1973

Place of birth: Neuendettelsau / Ansbach district

1992 General qualification for university entrance

1992 – 1993 Basic military service in Philippsburg

1993-1994 Studies of Business Administration at the University of Mannheim

1994-1999 Studied Modern and Contemporary History, Medieval Studies and General Education at the University of Karlsruhe (today: KIT), graduated with a Master’s degree (M.A.), Scholarship holder of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation for the highly gifted

1996-1997 Study abroad at the American University, Washington D.C.

1999-2000 Strategic Planning Officer at the CDU Federal Headquarters

2000-2002 Strategy and top management consultant at Gemini Consulting / Cap Gemini

2002-2005 Head of Communications at Stadtmarketing Karlsruhe GmbH

2005-2008 Deputy Head of State Marketing at the State Ministry of Baden-Württemberg

2008-2010 Head of Corporate Communications for a medium-sized group of companies

since 2010 self-employed

2016 Founded the consultancy sieber | wensauer | partner PartG with a focus on sustainable management, fundraising and CSR

since 2015 Member of the Foundation council of the foundation Angels for Children

Severin Markus Hirmer

Marital status: single, no children
Nationality: German
Date of birth: 26 January 1990
Place of birth: Neustadt an der Waldnaab

2006 Secondary School Certificate (Mittlere Reife), Max-Reger-Schule Weiden
2006–2009 Dual vocational training as Technical Draftsman,
BHS Corrugated Maschinen- & Anlagenbau GmbH, Weiherhammer
2009–2010 Basic military service, German Armed Forces, Stetten a. k. M. and Amberg
2012 University of Applied Sciences Entrance Qualification, Gustav-von-Schlör-Schule Weiden
2012–2018 Independent agency owner, Generali Versicherungen AG, Weiden
2015–2018 Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (B.A.), OTH Amberg-Weiden,
Edmund-Bradatsch-Foundation scholarship holder
2018 Bachelor thesis project at the Lars and Christian Engel (LUCE) Foundation
2019–2025 Project Manager and Advisor to the Executive Board, LUCE Foundation
since 2020 Managing Director, ALIA GmbH, Weiherhammer
2022–2025 MBA in Digital Business Management, Weiden Business School
since 2025 Chairman of the Executive Board, Lars and Christian Engel (LUCE) Foundation

 

Voluntary and public service:
since 2006 Member of the Parish Council, Parish of Hl. Familie Weiherhammer
since 2008 Member of the Municipal Council, Municipality of Weiherhammer
since 2016 Board Member, FOS/BOS Weiden Support Association
since 2017 Ambassador, ShelterBox Germany e.V.
since 2018 Member, Round Table Germany (Round Table 49 Weiden)
since 2020 County Councillor, District of Neustadt a.d. Waldnaab;
Member of Rotary International (Rotary Club Weiden); Second Mayor of Weiherhammer (until 2023)
since 2022 Board Member, OTH Weiden Support Association
since 2023 Vice President, Youth of the European People’s Party (YEPP)
since 2025 Member of the Foundation council of the foundation Angels for Children