Angelika Gifford

Angelika Gifford

Supervisory Board member and Senior Advisor

(as of January 1, 2026)

Personal data

  • Year of birth: 1965

  • Place of birth: Essen

  • Nationality: Deutsch

Education

  • Commercial apprenticeship

  • Dual studies of banking management, Frankfurt a.M.

Career

  • 1987 to 1990: Deutsche Bank, Düsseldorf

  • 1991 to 1992: CompuNet Computer AG, Kerpen, Germany

  • 1993 to 1996: Microsoft Germany GmbH, Munich

  • 1996 to 1998: Microsoft France SAS (EMEA division), France

  • 1998 to 2002: Microsoft Germany GmbH, Munich

  • 2003 to 2006: Various national and international management positions at Microsoft Deutschland GmbH, Munich and Microsoft France SAS (EMEA division), France

  • 2006 to 2011: Member of the Management Board, Microsoft Deutschland GmbH, Munich

  • 2011 to 2012: Active involvement in various socio-political projects and stay abroad

  • 2012 to 2013: Senior Director Services, Microsoft France SAS (EMEA), France

  • 2014 to 2017: Managing Director, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) GmbH, Böblingen

  • 2017 to 2018: Managing Director and Vice President Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH), Micro Focus GmbH, Ismaning

  • 2018 to 2019: Multi-supervisory board member and technology expert

  • 2020 to 2021: Vice President Central Europe, Facebook Inc., USA

  • 2022 to 2024: Vice President Europe, Middle East and Africa, Meta Platforms Inc., USA

  • 2025 to 11/2025: Senior Advisor to the COO, Meta Platforms Inc., USA

  • since 12/2025: Supervisory Board member and Senior advisor, self-employed

Membership of supervisory boards within the meaning of § 125 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG)

(as of October 1, 2025)

  • thyssenkrupp AG (since 2020, appointed until 2026) *)

*) Company listed on the stock exchange