Corporate Structure

Vonovia SE, the parent company of the Vonovia Group, is organized in the legal form of a dualistic European company (SE). Vonovia SE is directed by a Management Board, which is responsible for conducting business and defining the Group’s strategy. The strategy is implemented in close coordination with the Supervisory Board, which is regularly briefed by the Management Board regarding the development of business, strategy and potential opportunities and risks. The Supervisory Board oversees the activities of the Management Board.

Vonovia SE has its registered headquarters in Germany. Sine 2017, its registered office is located in Bochum. The head office (principal place of business) is located at Universitätsstraße 133, 44803 Bochum.

As of December 31, 2023, 631 legal entities/companies (of which 426 in Germany) formed part of the Vonovia Group. A detailed list of Vonovia SE shareholdings is appended to the Notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Vonovia SE performs the function of the management holding company for the Group. In this role, it is responsible for determining and pursuing the overall strategy and implementing the company’s goals. It also performs overarching property management, financing, service and coordination tasks for the Group. Furthermore, it is responsible for the management, control and monitoring system as well as the risk management system of the Group. There is also a central function responsible for sustainability issues within Vonovia SE; it coordinates these matters for the Group as a whole.

In order to carry out management functions, Vonovia SE has established a series of service companies, particularly for commercial and operational support functions, which are centralized in shared service centers. By pooling the corporate functions on a uniform management and development platform, Vonovia achieves harmonization, standardization and economies of scale objectives, and the other Group companies thus do not need to perform such functions themselves.

This bundling is a prerequisite for the efficient and effective management of a portfolio of more than 545,000 apartments and the successful implementation of real estate development projects. The platforms also serve as the basis for the successful digitalization of the process chains.

With our efficient organizational model, optimized processes, a clear focus on service, and, as a result, on our customers, and a clear investment strategy focusing on climate protection, we are laying the foundation for a sustainable business while safeguarding our legitimate interests as a private-sector company.

A balanced mix of services provided by the central service center, regional caretakers working on-site and our company’s own technical and residential environment organization, combined with housing-related services (Value-add), ensures that our tenants’ concerns can be attended to in a timely, straightforward and reliable manner. This plays a key role in ensuring that our customers feel that they have good support in their environment.

In addition, Vonovia will be using new construction and development measures, densification and vertical expansion to build new apartments in order to meet the rising demand for living space in metropolitan areas in particular. The development organization operating under the BUWOG name gives Vonovia extensive product and process expertise in the field of construction and in the development of residential construction projects. This means that Vonovia has not only a management platform but also an end-to-end development platform spanning the entire value chain. The development business is largely managed via project companies.

The management of the operating business is based on the company’s strategic approaches and is conducted via the four segments: Rental, Value-add, Recurring Sales and Development.

Vonovia’s Scalable Organizational Model: Strong Regional Presence and Efficient Central Shared Services