Member of the Supervisory Board

  • Residence: Walldorf
  • Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Personnel Committee
  • Member of the Supervisory Board since: 9 May 2019
  • Term expires: 2028

Personal information

  • Year of birth: 1971
  • Nationality: German

Career

  • since Jan. 2026: Chief Executive Officer of Vonovia SE, Bochum
  • 2023–2025: Chief Financial Officer of Vodafone Group Plc, London
  • 2014–2023: Chief Financial Officer of SAP SE
  • 2013–2014: Head of Global Finance of SAP AG, with responsibility for Global Finance Infrastructure, Enterprise Analytics & Innovative Solutions, Global Governance, Risk & Compliance, Global Tax, Global Treasury, Global Field Finance and Cloud Finance
  • 2012–2013: Chief Financial Officer for Global Customer Operations and Head of Global Field Finance of SAP AG. In this role, he was responsible for all finance, controlling, and commercial functions in SAP’s worldwide field organization.
  • 2008–2012: Chief Financial Officer of SAP AG for the DACH region (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) and SAP Deutschland AG & Co. KG
  • 2000–2008: Various executive roles within the Global Finance and Administration board area of SAP AG, overseeing merger and acquisition activities, heading SAP’s Global Risk Management organization, and leading the legal function of SAP Markets Europe GmbH
  • 1996–2000: Corporate Legal department of SAP AG

Education

  • Joint executive MBA from ESSEC, France, and Mannheim Business School, Germany
  • Master's degree in law from the University of Heidelberg, Germany
  • Study of law and second legal state examination in Germany

External mandates

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Group mandates

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