Matthias Bellmann

Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof GmbH operates department stores. The company also develops and manages an Internet portal for the sale of various products. It offers men's and women's apparel, shoes, accessories, cosmetics, leisure and sports goods, furniture, household products, as well as home appliances and electrical devices. The company was founded by Rudolph Karstadt in 1881 and is headquartered in Essen, Germany.

ABB AG manufactures and markets power transmission equipment, power generation equipment and industrial & building systems. The company operates through two major divisions: power technologies and automation technologies. Power technologies serves electric, gas and water utilities as well as industrial and commercial customers with a range of products, systems and services for power transmission, distribution and automation. Automation technologies delivers solutions for control, motion, protection and plant integration across the range of process and utility industries. The company is headquartered in Mannheim, Germany.