ZF Friedrichshafen AG
ZF Friedrichshafen AG is a registered legal entity registered in Germany under HRB 630206 Ulm, and its current status with Handelsregister (Commercial Register) is active. Its registered address on file is Friedrichshafen, Germany. No shareholders are recorded for ZF Friedrichshafen AG; ownership in this jurisdiction is normally filed as the Gesellschafterliste (shareholder list) under §40 of the GmbHG, but no such filing is on record here. No beneficial owner record is shown for ZF Friedrichshafen AG, as access to the German Transparenzregister is restricted to obliged entities and legitimate-interest applicants following the November 2022 CJEU ruling. This profile is sourced directly from Handelsregister (Commercial Register) and was last updated on 25 September 2026.
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Officers
410
Directors and officers of ZF Friedrichshafen AG
114 of the 410 officer records shown for ZF Friedrichshafen AG are current appointments, filed with Handelsregister (Commercial Register). The remaining 273 records shown (Hans Georg Härter, Stefan Sommer and 265 others) are former appointments that have since been resigned. The source filing doesn't specify representation authority — whether officers can act individually or must sign jointly to bind the company — so that detail isn't available here.
Data availability
The register reports 411 officers in total, including past appointments, though only the 410 most relevant records are shown here.
Group Structure
Group structure of ZF Friedrichshafen AG
ZF Friedrichshafen AG sits 1 level below its ultimate parent, Zeppelin-Stiftung, registered in Germany. 85 subsidiaries are recorded beneath it, across 24 jurisdictions. The full chain up to Zeppelin-Stiftung is derived by walking shareholder filings across jurisdictions; no link in it is independently corroborated by ZF Friedrichshafen AG's own shareholder record. Each of these downward relationships is derived rather than filed: resolved by matching entities across the registry network, not stated directly in a single document.
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Data availability
Those 85 subsidiaries span Germany, South Africa, United States, India, Netherlands, Poland, and 18 more jurisdictions, though this list should not be read as complete — subsidiaries only become visible here where shareholder data has actually been filed with a register, so holdings in jurisdictions without that filing simply won't appear. 25 of the 85 go a level deeper still, with their own further subsidiaries recorded beneath them — additional ownership layers this view doesn't expand.
Zeppelin-Stiftung
Germany
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is ZF Friedrichshafen AG's UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner)?
No Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) record is shown for ZF Friedrichshafen AG, as access to the German Transparenzregister is restricted to obliged entities and legitimate-interest applicants following the November 2022 CJEU ruling.
What is ZF Friedrichshafen AG's company registration number?
ZF Friedrichshafen AG's registration number is HRB 630206 Ulm, filed with Handelsregister (Commercial Register) in Germany. Its current status on the register is active.
Is ZF Friedrichshafen AG still an active company?
ZF Friedrichshafen AG's status on Handelsregister (Commercial Register) is listed as active.
What is ZF Friedrichshafen AG's registered address?
The registered address on file for ZF Friedrichshafen AG is Friedrichshafen, Germany.
Who are the officers/directors of ZF Friedrichshafen AG?
114 of the 410 officer records shown for ZF Friedrichshafen AG are current appointments, filed with Handelsregister (Commercial Register). The remaining 273 records shown (Hans Georg Härter, Stefan Sommer and 265 others) are former appointments that have since been resigned.
Does ZF Friedrichshafen AG have a parent company or subsidiaries?
ZF Friedrichshafen AG sits 1 level below its ultimate parent, Zeppelin-Stiftung, registered in Germany. 85 subsidiaries are recorded beneath it, across 24 jurisdictions. Those 85 subsidiaries span Germany, South Africa, United States, India, Netherlands, Poland, and 18 more jurisdictions, though this list should not be read as complete — subsidiaries only become visible here where shareholder data has actually been filed with a register, so holdings in jurisdictions without that filing simply won't appear. 25 of the 85 go a level deeper still, with their own further subsidiaries recorded beneath them — additional ownership layers this view doesn't expand.
Can Zavia monitor changes to ZF Friedrichshafen AG's ownership over time?
This profile reflects a point-in-time snapshot from Handelsregister (Commercial Register). Zavia's monitoring API can track changes to ZF Friedrichshafen AG's registered shareholders, officers, and group structure going forward, flagging updates as they're filed rather than requiring a manual recheck.
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Where does this company information come from, and how current is it?
This record is sourced directly from Handelsregister (Commercial Register) and was last synced on 25 September 2026.