Annual Report 2019

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Management Board

The Management Board of Vonovia SE consisted of four members as of December 31, 2019.

Rolf Buch, Chairman of the Management Board

Function: Chief Executive Officer

Responsible for transactions, Value-add, general counsel, investor relations, IT, HR management, auditing, corporate communications and sustainability.

Appointments:

  • Kötter Group (Member of the Council of Shareholders)2
  • Hembla AB (Chairman of the Board of Directors)2, 4
  • Victoria Park AB (Chairman of the Board of Directors)2, 4

Arnd Fittkau, Member of the Management Board (since May 16, 2019)

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.

Helene von Roeder, Member of the Management Board

Function: Chief Financial Officer

Responsible for controlling, finance, property evaluation, accounting, tax, insurance, central procurement and Immobilien Treuhand.

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
  • Vonovia Finance B.V. (Member of the Supervisory Board)2, 4
  • Hembla AB (Member of the Board of Directors)2, 4
  • Victoria Park AB (Member of the Board of Directors)2, 4

Daniel Riedl, Member of the Management Board

Function: Chief Development Officer

Responsible for development in Austria, development in Germany and operating business in Austria.

Klaus Freiberg, Member of the Management Board (until May 16, 2019)

Function: Chief Operating Officer

Responsible for product management, IT, customer service, residential environment, technical service, engineering and the local rental business in the various regions (North, South, Southeast, East, Central, West).

Appointment:

  • VBW Bauen und Wohnen GmbH (Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board)2

Supervisory Board

The Supervisory Board currently consists of twelve members, all of whom were elected for a statutory term of office by the Annual General Meeting held on May 9, 2018.

Jürgen Fitschen, Chairman

Senior Advisor at Deutsche Bank AG

Appointments:

  • CECONOMY AG (Chairman of the Supervisory Board)1
  • CURA Vermögensverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG (Member of the Administrative Board)2
  • Syntellix AG (Member of the Supervisory Board)2

Prof. Dr. Edgar Ernst, Deputy Chairman

President of the German Financial Reporting Enforcement Panel

Appointments:

  • METRO AG (Member of the Supervisory Board)1
  • TUI AG (Member of the Supervisory Board)1

Burkhard Ulrich Drescher

Managing Director of Innovation City Management GmbH

Appointment:

  • STEAG Fernwärme GmbH (Member of the Advisory Board)2

Vitus Eckert

Attorney, Shareholder and Managing Director of Eckert Fries Carter Rechtsanwälte 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 (Chairman of the Supervisory Board, group company of S. Spitz GmbH)2
  • Simacek Holding GmbH (Chairman of the Supervisory Board)2
  • Simacek Facility Management Group GmbH (Chairman of the Supervisory Board, group company of Simacek Holding GmbH)2

Dr. Florian Funck

Member of the Management Board of Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH

Appointments:

  • CECONOMY AG (Member of the Supervisory Board)1
  • TAKKT AG (Chairman of the Supervisory Board)3

Dr. Ute Geipel-Faber

Self-employed management consultant

Appointment:

  • Bayerische Landesbank (Member of the Supervisory Board)1

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
  • GLL Real Estate Partners GmbH (Member of the Supervisory Board)2

Hildegard Müller

President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA)

Prof. Dr. Klaus Rauscher

Self-employed management consultant

Appointment:

  • Innogy SE (Member of the Supervisory Board)1

Dr. Ariane Reinhart

Member of the Management Board of Continental AG

Clara-Christina Streit

Self-employed management consultant

Appointments:

  • NN Group N.V. (Member of the Supervisory Board)2
  • Jerónimo Martins SGPS S.A. (Member of the Administrative Board)2
  • Vontobel Holding AG (Member of the Administrative Board)2
  • Deutsche Börse AG (Member of the Supervisory Board)1

Christian Ulbrich

President and Chief Executive Officer Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated

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