The advisory committee supervises, advises and supports eCAPITAL with its network. It is made up of the following members:

The advisory committee supervises, advises and supports eCAPITAL with its network. It is made up of the following members:

• Dr. Axel Löhr
  (Chemical engineering / new materials)
  Ex-Member of the board of directors of BASF Coatings AG, Münster.
  www.basf-coatings.de
  
  BASF Coatings develops and produces enamels and innovative surface coatings world-wide and is the market leader in the field of auto coatings.
  
  
  
• Helmut an de Meulen
  (Information technology / communications)
  Managing partner of the Materna GmbH Information & Communication, Dortmund.
  www.materna.de
  
  The MATERNA group is one of the leading, independent software houses in information and communications technology in Germany. With about 1,100 employees, the company generates a turnover of approximately - 142 million.
  
  
  
• Thomas Philippiak
  (Industrial technology)
  Former managing partner of the ebmpabst group, Mulfingen. President of Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Heilbronn.
  www.ebmpabst.com
  
  The ebmpabst Mulfingen company is the world market leader in the field of motors and ventilators with a turnover of around - 700 million and more than 7,000 employees.
  
  
  
• Josef H. Boquoi
  (Innovative services)
  Founder, majority shareholder and chairman of the supervisory board of the bofrost* family-owned enterprise in Straelen.
  www.bofrost.de
  
  bofrost* is the European market leader in the direct sales of frozen foods. The company generates a turnover of about - 1.1 billion and employs approximately 9,000 workers.
  
  
  
• Stephan Schubert
  (Information technology / communications)
  Co-founder and ex-Member of the board of directors of the Onvista AG, Cologne. Ex-Member of the board of directors of the IS.Teledata AG.
  www.onvista.de
  
  OnVista AG operates and markets high-end special-interest-portals. Their portfolio contains the financing portal OnVista, as well as the health portal Onmeda.
  
  
  
• Falk Strascheg
  Founder of Laser Optronic, after successful exit, founding of Venture Capital Company TECHNOLOGIEHOLDING. EVCA chair 1998. Nowadays engaged in own family office Extorel.

  Laser Optronic is Europe’s leading laser and laser systems manufacturer, acquired by world leader Coherent, Inc., USA.
  

• Klaus Günther
  (Industrial technology)
  Managing partner of the Günther GmbH & Co KG Lengerich. Member of the advisory board and shareholder of the Bischof & Klein Gruppe, Lengerich.
  www.guentherbuttons.de
  
  Bischof & Klein is one of the leading European one-stop-shop suppliers for plastic and paper packaging.
  
  
  
• Dr. Bernhard Termählen
  Former major shareholder and head of the board of MLP AG; responsible for MLP AG's DAX 30 entry. Today Mr. Termählen is an entrepreneur and private equity investor, focusing on financial services, shipping, and agriculture.

MLP AG, Wiesloch: Europe's leading independent finance- and assets consultant for university graduates.

The advisory committee is not an official body of eCAPITAL; therefore, not responsible for any decisions the company makes.