Promoting Bavaria

Bavarian Bureau for International Business Relations

Bayern International’s Supervisory Board is composed of members from Bavarian Ministries of State as well as representatives from various Bavarian economic Chambers and Associations. 

  • Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Tobias Gotthardt
    State Secretary at the Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy
  • Dr. Markus Wittmann
    Director General, Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy
  • Dr. Alexander Voitl
    Director General, Bavarian State Ministry of Finance and Regional Identity
  • Gudrun Weidmann
    Senior Ministerial Counsellor, Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy
  • Volker Leinweber
    Head of the Department of Economics and Foreign Trade, vbw – Bavarian Industry Association
  • Dr. Frank Hüpers
    Managing Director, Bavarian Chamber of Skilled Crafts (Bayerischer Handwerkstag)
  • Markus Lötzsch
    Chief Executive Officer, Chamber of Industry and Commerce for Nuremberg and Middle Franconia
  • Christian Klingler
    Chief Executive Officer, LGAD Bayern e.V.

Invest in Bavaria

As the business location agency of the Free State of Bavaria, Invest in Bavaria supports companies from both foreign and domestic markets and from a wide range of sectors in finding the ideal location in Bavaria. You can read more information here.