Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is made up of the following elected members: one board member from each of the big banks, four members from the regional banks, two private bankers and one representative from the foreign banks. By virtue of his office, the General Manager of the Association is also a member of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors elects from its midst the President and his two deputies for a term of three years.

Presidency

Hans-Walter Peters
President of Bankenverband, Spokesman of the Managing Partners private bank Berenberg

Thomas A. Lange
Chairman of the Management Board, NATIONAL-BANK AG, Essen

Christian Sewing
Member of the Presidency of Bankenverband, CEO of Deutsche Bank

Members of the Board of Directors

Dorothee Blessing
Regional Head Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, Israel and the Nordic Region; Vice Chairman Investment Banking EMEA J.P. Morgan Securities plc Frankfurt Branch, Frankfurt am Main

Michael Diederich
Spokesman of the Management Board UniCredit Bank AG, München

Nick Jue
Head of ING in Germany, Austria & Czech Republic, CEO ING-DiBa AG, Frankfurt am Main

Andreas Krautscheid
Chief Executive of Bundesverband deutscher Banken e. V., Berlin

Wolfgang Kuhn
Chief Executive Officer of SÜDWESTBANK AG, Stuttgart

Hermann J. Merkens
Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors, Aareal Bank AG, Wiesbaden

Emmerich Müller
Personally liable partner B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. KGaA, Frankfurt am Main

Christian Ossig
Chief Executive of Bundesverband deutscher Banken e. V., Berlin

Martin Zielke
Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors, Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt am Main