Overview
- Members at a marathon assembly in the Saarlandhalle confirmed Haupenthal around 4:00 a.m. after nearly ten hours of voting and counts.
- More than 1,600 attendees also elected the seven-member supervisory board: Hartmut Ostermann, Matthias Bruch, Philipp Gross, Daniel Hager, Niklas Quint, Stefan Kinn, and Oliver Strauch.
- The presidium’s role shifts to largely representative duties as the supervisory board assumes expanded oversight of club management.
- The board’s immediate tasks include filing DFB and DFL license documentation by spring and recruiting three full-time executives for sport, finance, and strategy/marketing/sales.
- Haupenthal, a former club player and now a sports law attorney, has emphasized reconnecting the membership base with club leadership.