Fritz Vahrenholt is a German businessperson who has been at the helm of 6 different companies. Currently, Dr. Vahrenholt holds the position of Chairman-Supervisory Board of Aurubis AG. Dr. Vahrenholt is also on the board of Encavis AG and PUTZ & PARTNER Unternehmensberatung AG and Chairman-Supervisory Board of Deutsche Wildtier Stiftung, Professor at the University of Hamburg, Professor at Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg and Member of Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften eV.

He previously was Chairman-Supervisory Board at Hew AG Bauunternehmung Chur, Member of Rat für Nachhaltige Entwicklung, Head-Chemistry Department at Umweltbundesamt, Chairman-Supervisory Board of RWE Innogy GmbH, Chairman-Supervisory Board at Rheinkraftwerk Albbruck-Dogern AG, Chairman-Executive Board at Senvion GmbH, Member-Executive Board at ErSol Solar Energy AG, Member-Executive Board at Thyssenkrupp Industrieservice Holding GmbH, Member-Executive Board at Deutsche Shell AG and Member of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft eV.

Fritz Vahrenholt received an undergraduate degree and a doctorate from the University of Münster.