Ms. Carola Gräfin von Schmettow is a Chairman-Management Board at HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG, a Chairwoman-Management Board at HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG, and a Chairman-Supervisory Board at HSBC Trinkaus Investment Managers SA and at Internationale Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH.

She is on the Board of Directors at HSBC France SA.

She is on the Board of Directors at HSBC France SA and ThyssenKrupp AG. At responsible HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG she is responsible for Global Markets and Operations.

Ms. Gräfin von Schmettow was previously employed as a Chief Executive Officer by HSBC Investments Deutschland GmbH, and a Member-Supervisory Board by BVV Versicherungsverein des Bankgewerbes AG, and by BVV Versorgungskasse Des Bankgewerbes E.v.

She received her graduate degree from Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf and a graduate degree from Robert Schumann Musikhochschule.