The Executive Board

The members of the BvD elect the Board of Directors at the General Assembly for a period of three years.
The current Board of Directors was appointed on 26.05.2025.

Thomas Spaeing


BvD Chairman of the Board

Responsible on the BvD Board for:

  • Politics
  • Press and public relations
  • Cooperations
  • EFDPO
  • EU Tasks Committee

Dr. Christoph Bausewein


Assessor
  • EFDPO
  • privacy4people gGmbH
  • Fundraising
  • Law & Politics Committee
  • Data Protection Media Award (DAME)

Dr. Kai-Uwe Loser


2nd Deputy Chairman
  • Professional profile committee
  • Personal certification
  • EFDPO
  • University cooperation & research projects

Regina Mühlich


Financial Officer
  • Finances
  • BvD News
  • BvD committees and internationalization
  • Law & Politics Committee

Dr. Jens Eckhardt


Legal advisor
  • Legal matters
    of the association
  • Legal & Policy Committee

Jürgen Hartz


Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board
  • Event organization
  • Training, BvD Flashbulbs
  • Cooperations
  • Job profile committee
  • Legal advice hotline

Petra Nietzer


Assessor
  • IT
  • Standardization (DIN)
  • Internal data protection BvD
  • Speaker group

Stephan Rehfeld


Assessor
  • Code of Conduct Trusted Data Processor (DSZ)
  • Audit Tasks Committee
  • DPO Image Committee

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