Circus SE (WKN: A2YN35 / ISIN: DE000A2YN355 / XETRA: CA1) has announced the appointment of Jurgen Thamm to its Supervisory Board, following a shareholder vote at the company's Annual General Meeting on Thursday, where he received 98.35 percent approval. Thamm brings over two decades of large-scale, multi-market operational leadership, which will be instrumental as Circus accelerates the deployment of its autonomous robotics systems.
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, serving over 5.5 billion meals annually across offices, schools, hospitals, and sports venues. His experience overseeing operations spanning multiple countries and thousands of sites provides a new dimension of operational governance to Circus's board as the company undergoes its next phase of growth.
Ten months after launching commercial operations, Circus is on track to have more than 50 autonomous systems live across nine countries by year-end, with deployments ranging from enterprise customers to defense applications, including the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) and Ukrainian ground forces. Thamm commented, "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."
Nikolas Bullwinkel, CEO and Founder of Circus, added, "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."
Jurgen Thamm succeeds Mark Harre, who served nearly three years on the board. Circus expressed gratitude for Harre's contributions and commitment to the company's growth.
This appointment underscores Circus's commitment to strengthening its governance as it scales its proprietary AI models and autonomous robotic sustainment systems for both civilian and defense applications. With a globally active portfolio of autonomous meal supply robotics and high-volume serial production live, Circus is building the infrastructure for autonomous food supply, aiming to fuel humanity.
