Overview

• Beck-Deharde delivered her resignation letter to multiple media outlets, citing a lack of transparency and a dysfunctional discussion culture on the supervisory board.
• She joined VfB Stuttgart’s supervisory board in September 2022 and accused the club of treating the 50+1 member-majority rule as a formality rather than a binding safeguard.
• President Dietmar Allgaier rejected her allegations as unfounded and affirmed that the 50+1 rule remains fully upheld at VfB Stuttgart.
• The club expressed surprise at her public disclosure of the letter, saying it contradicted the recently restored constructive and trusting collaboration between its boards.
• The dispute has reignited scrutiny of VfB Stuttgart’s governance structures and raised broader questions about the practical influence of member-majority rules in German football.