Thomas Birtel is a businessperson who has been at the head of 8 different companies is on the board of VHV Vereinigte Hannoversche Versicherung AG, VHV Allgemeine Versicherung AG, VHV Holding AG and STRABAG-MML Kft. and Chairman-Supervisory Board at STRABAG AG, Chief Executive Officer for STRABAG SE and Managing Director at Bau Holding Beteiligungs GmbH.

In the past Dr. Birtel held the position of Member-Management Board at Strabag Hoch-und Ingenieurbau AG, Site Controller at Klöckner & Co. SE, Chairman-Supervisory Board for STRABAG AG (Austria), Member-Supervisory Board at BAU Holding Beteiligungs AG, Member-Supervisory Board at Strabag Sp zoo and Division Manager-Accounting & Controlling at Kloeckner Industrie Anlagen GmbH.

Dr. Birtel received a doctorate from Ruhr Universität Bochum.