Dr. Peter Harf is the Chairman of the Board of the foundation of DKMS Stiftung Leben Spenden (DKMS Foundation for Donating Life) and co-founder of the DKMS Deutsche Knochenmarkspenderdatei gemeinnuetzige Gesellschaft mbH (DKMS German Bone Marrow Donor Center Non-Profit Organization with Limited Liability). He is also Chief Executive Officer of Joh. A. Benckiser SE, Vienna.

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Ehninger, MD, is the Director of the Medical Clinic I, the University Clinic Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden and co-founder of the DKMS Deutsche Knochenmarkspenderdatei gemeinnützige Gesellschaft mbH (DKMS German Bone Marrow Donor Center Non-Profit Organization with Limited Liability).

Prof. Dr. John A. Hansen, MD, is in charge of the immunogenetic program at one of the world’s largest transplantation clinics, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle (USA).

Prof. Dr. Dieter Hoelzer, MD, has beenserving as Chairman of the foundation’s executive board of the DKMS Stiftung Leben Spenden (Foundation for Donating Life) since January 1, 2010 as well as the Director of the Oncology Clinic Frankfurt am Museumsufer, Frankfurt am Main. He is also member of the executive board of the "Acute and Chronic Leukemia"competence-network and the director of studies in the field of "Acute Lymphatic Leukemia."

Prof. Dr. Thomas Klingebiel, MD, is the Director of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology of the Clinic for Pediatrics III at the Clinic of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main.

Dr. Antonella Mei-Pochtler is the Chief Executive Officer / Senior Vice President of the Boston Consulting Group GmbH, Vienna/Munich.

Axel Rodert is a notary in Cologne.