Manufacturers affected by the German ElektroG have not only been involved when the WEEE Guarantee System (GSA) was founded.

Every two years participants of GSA elect an Advisory Board from their midst, which fullfils the following functions:

• Control function: The Advisory Board supervises whether Bitkom Servicegesellschaft fullfils its obligations as trustee of the GSA. For this purpose Bitkom Servicegesellschaft submits annually a statement of accounts to the Advisory Board and thereby accounts for the year’s main activities, the financial situations as well as the development of the capital stock.
• Consulting function: Bitkom Servicegesellschaft settles essential decisions, concerning the GSA, with the Adisory Board. GSA’s strategic direction depends significantly on the judgement of the members of the Advisory Board, since they have broad knowledge on the market based on their activities in companies affected by the ElektroG.

The Adisory Board consists of a good mixture of medium-sized and large companies covering all product categories. Bitkom Servicegesellschaft constantly exchanges relevant information with the members of the Advisory Board and is therefore always well informed about actual developments.

	Matthias Aigner Ingram Micro Holding GmbH
	Hans Reiner Chwatal Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH
	Björn Claaßen Technolit GmbH
	Peter Cossé (Stellvertretender Vorsitzender) Toshiba Europe GmbH
	Guido Eulenpesch Brother International GmbH
	Detlef Herb KYOCERA Document Solutions Deutschland GmbH
	Franz-Josef Hock ZoE Zentrum of Excellance
	Dr. Reinhard Höhn IBM Deutschland GmbH
	Frank Hübner (Chairman) ZF Friedrichshafen AG
	Michael Kaminski-Nissen Hewlett-Packard GmbH
	Klaus-Joachim Kratzer Fujitsu Technology Solutions GmbH
	Rolf Mayer AXION AG Mobile Multimedia Systems
	Hans-André Tooren Motorola Solutions Germany GmbH
	Jürgen Wörhoff Vodafone D2 GmbH