Circus SE (WKN: A2YN35 / ISIN: DE000A2YN355 / XETRA: CA1) has announced the appointment of Jurgen Thamm as a new member of its Supervisory Board. The election took place at the company's Annual General Meeting last Thursday, where shareholders approved Thamm with a 98.35 percent majority. Thamm brings over two decades of large-scale, multi-market operational leadership to Circus's robotics rollout.
Thamm previously served as Regional Director Continental Europe and as a member of the Executive Committee at Compass Group, one of the world's largest food services companies, which serves over 5.5 billion meals annually across offices, schools, hospitals, and sports venues. During his tenure, he was responsible for operations spanning multiple countries and thousands of sites. His track record in scaling complex, distributed food operations across markets is expected to add a new dimension of operational governance to Circus's board as the company moves through its next phase of growth.
Circus, a German dual-use technology company, is developing proprietary AI models, autonomous robotic sustainment systems, and a central operating platform for civilian and defence applications. Ten months after launching commercial operations, the company is on track to have more than 50 autonomous systems live across nine countries by year-end, with deployments spanning enterprise and defence customers, including the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) and Ukrainian ground forces.
"Circus has built something rare: a robotics and AI platform that is already proving itself in the field, from defence deployments to enterprise rollouts. Having advised the Company since 2024, I've seen the pace of execution firsthand. I'm joining the Supervisory Board to help Circus scale that same discipline as it moves into its next phase of growth," said Jurgen Thamm.
Nikolas Bullwinkel, CEO and Founder of Circus, commented: "Jurgen has watched Circus scale from close up for almost two years. His industry insights across dozens of markets is exactly what we need on the board as we accelerate our rollout and deepen our position in defence and enterprise. We're glad to have him formally on board."
Thamm succeeds Mark Harre, who served on the board for nearly three years. Circus thanked Harre for his valuable contributions and commitment to the company's growth over the past years.
This appointment comes at a critical time for Circus as it expands its autonomous systems across multiple countries. The addition of an executive with deep operational experience in the food service sector is likely to strengthen the company's ability to manage its growing deployment of robotics in enterprise and defence settings. As Circus continues to scale, Thamm's expertise in handling complex, multi-market operations will be instrumental in ensuring the company's growth is well-governed and sustainable.
Circus SE is listed on XETRA under the ticker CA1 and is building the infrastructure for autonomous food supply, with a mission to fuel humanity. The company's portfolio includes autonomous meal supply robotics and high-volume serial production capabilities.
