Further Information About the Bodies
Management Board
The Management Board of Vonovia SE consisted of five members as of December 31, 2022.
Rolf Buch, Chairman of the Management Board
Function: Chief Executive Officer Responsible for sustainability/strategy, transactions, general counsel, investor relations, HR management, auditing and corporate communications.
Appointments:
- Kötter Group (Member of the Council of Shareholders)2
- Apleona GmbH (Member of the Supervisory Board and Member of the Shareholder Board)2
Arnd Fittkau, Member of the Management Board
Function: Chief Rental Officer Responsible for the Rental segment in the North, East, South, and West business areas, as well as for customer service and portfolio and tenant management.
Appointment:
- STEAG Fernwärme GmbH (Member of the Advisory Board)2
Philip Grosse, Member of the Management Board
Function: Chief Financial Officer
Responsible for accounting, controlling, finance, valuation and portfolio controlling as well as taxes.
Appointments
- Eisenbahn-Siedlungs-Gesellschaft Berlin mbH (Chairman of the Supervisory Board) (until April 27, 2022)2, 4
- GSW Immobilien AG (Chairman of the Supervisory Board) (until June 13, 2022)3
- QUARTERBACK Immobilien AG (Member of the Supervisory Board)1, 6
Daniel Riedl, Member of the Management Board
Function: Chief Development Officer
Responsible for development in Austria, development in Germany and operating rental business in Austria.
Appointment:
- QUARTERBACK Immobilien AG (Member of the Supervisory Board) (since March 16, 2022)1, 6
Helene von Roeder, Member of the Management Board
Function: Chief Transformation Officer
Responsible for Value-add (incl. insurance), IT and procurement as well as condominium administration and the management of properties for third parties.
Appointments:
- AVW Versicherungsmakler GmbH (Member of the Supervisory Board)2
- E. Merck KG (Member of the Council of Shareholders)2
- Merck KGaA (Member of the Supervisory Board)1, 5
- Vonovia Finance B.V. (Member of the Supervisory Board) (until December 31, 2022)2, 4
- Deutsche Wohnen SE (Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board) (as of January 2, 2022)3, 5
Supervisory Board
The current Supervisory Board consists of twelve members. The Annual General Meeting of May 9, 2018, elected ten members for a statutory term of office, and the Annual General Meeting of April 29, 2022, elected two members for a three-year term of office.
Jürgen Fitschen, Chairman
Senior Advisor at Deutsche Bank AG
Appointments:
- CURA Vermögensverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG (Member of the Administrative Board)2
- Syntellix AG (Member of the Supervisory Board)2
- ESG Book GmbH (Member of the Advisory Board)2
Prof. Dr. Edgar Ernst, Deputy Chairman
Self-employed management consultant
Appointments:
- METRO AG (Member of the Supervisory Board)1, 5
- TUI AG (Member of the Supervisory Board)1, 5
Burkhard Ulrich Drescher (until April 29, 2022)
Managing Director of Innovation City Management GmbH
Appointment:
- STEAG Fernwärme GmbH (Member of the Advisory Board)2
Vitus Eckert
Attorney, Partner in Wess Kux Kispert & Eckert Rechtsanwalts GmbH
Appointments:
- STANDARD Medien AG (Chairman of the Supervisory Board)2
- S. Spitz GmbH (Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board)2
- Vitalis Food Vertriebs-GmbH (Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board, group company of S. Spitz GmbH)2
- Simacek Holding GmbH (Chairman of the Supervisory Board)2
- Simacek GmbH (Chairman of the Supervisory Board, group company of Simacek Holding GmbH)2
Jürgen Fenk (since April 29, 2022)
Chief Executive Officer Primonial REIM, Paris
Self-employed management consultant as of January 31, 2023
Appointment:
- Alfons & alfreda AG, Düsseldorf (Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board)1
Dr. Florian Funck
Chief Financial Officer of Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH
Appointments:
- CECONOMY AG (Member of the Supervisory Board)1, 5
- TAKKT AG (Member of the Supervisory Board)
- Innovation City Management GmbH (Member of the Supervisory Board)2
Dr. Ute Geipel-Faber
Self-employed management consultant
Appointment:
- Bayerische Landesbank (Member of the Supervisory Board)1
Matthias Hünlein (since April 29, 2022)
Managing Director of Tishman Speyer Properties Deutschland GmbH
Appointment:
- Tishman Speyer Investment GmbH, Frankfurt am Main (Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board)2
Daniel Just
Chairman of Bayerische Versorgungskammer
Appointments:
- DWS Grundbesitz GmbH (1st Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board)2
- Universal Investment GmbH (Member of the Supervisory Board)2
Hildegard Müller
President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA)
Appointments:
- Siemens Energy AG (Member of the Supervisory Board)1, 5
- Siemens Energy Management GmbH (Member of the Supervisory Board, group company of Siemens Energy AG)1
- RAG-Stiftung (Member of the Board of Trustees)2
Prof. Dr. Klaus Rauscher (until April 29, 2022)
Self-employed management consultant
Dr. Ariane Reinhart
Member of the Management Board of Continental AG5
Appointment:
- SUSE S.A. (Member of the Supervisory Board)2, 5
Clara-Christina Streit
Member of Supervisory/Administrative Boards
Appointments:
- Jerónimo Martins SGPS S.A. (Member of the Administrative Board)2, 5
- Vontobel Holding AG (Member of the Administrative Board)2, 5
- Deutsche Börse AG (Member of the Supervisory Board)1, 5
Christian Ulbrich
President and Chief Executive Officer of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated5
- 1 Supervisory Board mandates in accordance with Section 100 (2) of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG).
- 2 Membership in comparable German and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises.
- 3 Exempted Group mandates in accordance with Section 100 (2) no. 2 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG).
- 4 Other Group bodies.
- 5 Listed.
- 6 Related party of the Deutsche Wohnen Group.