Source: GGL (Germany)
Germany's GGL said Thuringia will assume the chair of its supervisory board on 1 July 2023, succeeding Schleswig-Holstein. State secretary Udo Götze will take over from Jörg Sibbel, who held the role from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.
The chairmanship change shifts oversight-board leadership between the German states that support the GGL.
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