# Thomas Schmidt

> Thomas Schmidt is a startup investor at Haniel (Duisburg). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Haniel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/haniel)
- Location: Duisburg, Germany
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-schmidt-3218333/

Thomas Schmidt is a startup investor at Haniel in Duisburg. has been CEO of Haniel since July 2019. He was appointed to the Haniel Management Board in 2017 and was at the same time CEO of the Haniel CWS division until mid-2019. The qualified engineer began his career in 1996 in various positions at the US company General Electric (GE), before moving to TE Connectivity in mid-2008 and from July 2010 asPresident of TE Industrial. Schmidt is a member of the Supervisory Board of TAKKT AG and volunteers on the Board of Trustees of the AllBright Foundation.

## About Haniel

VC Fund · Duisburg, Germany

Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH is a German family equity company based in Duisburg-Ruhrort since its foundation in 1756. From there, the holding company, which is 100 percent family-owned, creates a diversified portfolio. It pursues a unique investment strategy as a value developer that combines a consistent alignment with sustainability criteriawith a clear performance orientation.

5 contacts available at Haniel.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hendrikus Derksen | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hendrikus-p-c-derksen |
| Florian Funck | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/florian-funck |
| Jan Willem Noot | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jan-willem-noot |
| Marion Oswald | Investment Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marion-oswald |
| Thomas Schmidt | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-schmidt-904c |

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