Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA, the majority shareholder of Fresenius Medical Care, appointed Dr. Sebastian Biedenkopf to its management board as chief legal and compliance officer and labor relations director.

Dr. Biedenkopf, currently general counsel of Robert Bosch GmbH, will assume the position no later than Jan. 1, 2021. He will succeed Dr. Jürgen Götz, who is leaving Fresenius at his own request at the end of June.

Dr. Biedenkopf has headed the international legal department of the Bosch Group since September 2013. From 2008 until 2012, he held various positions at Conergy AG in Hamburg, Germany, lastly as chief financial officer and interim chief executive officer.