Management Board and Supervisory Board

Management Board

The Management Board is responsible for managing the company and its operations. In doing so, it is bound to the company interest with the aim of sustainable value creation. The Management Board develops the company’s strategic direction, coordinates this with the Supervisory Board and ensures its implementation. It is also responsible for appropriate risk management and controlling in the company and regular, timely and comprehensive reporting to the Supervisory Board.

Management Board members

Michael Zahn

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Chief Executive Officer Michael Zahn is responsible for the strategic direction of the Deutsche Wohnen group. He manages the Strategy, Asset Management, M & A/Disposals, Corporate Communication, Procurement and Strategic Participations, Human Resources, Marketing, and IT divisions.

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Lars Wittan

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

As Chief Operating Officer, Lars Wittan is responsible for the Property Management, Rent Development, Customer Service, Property Development and Technical Maintenance divisions.

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Philip Grosse

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

As Chief Financial Officer, Philip Grosse manages the Corporate Finance and Treasury, Accounting, Tax, Risk Management, Internal Audit, Investor Relations and Legal/Compliance divisions.

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Supervisory Board

The Supervisory Board advises and monitors the Management Board in the management of the company. Its work is done both in plenary sessions and committee meetings. For more information, please see the corporate governance report. The Supervisory Board has six members.

Supervisory Board members

Name, Residence CV	Profession	Membership of Supervisory Board committees
Matthias Hünlein (Chairman) Oberursel CV (PDF)	Managing Director of Tishman Speyer Properties Deutschland GmbH, Frankfurt/Main	Executive and Nomination C. (chairman) Audit C. Capital Market and Acquisition C.
Dr. rer. pol. Andreas Kretschmer (Deputy Chairman) Düsseldorf CV (PDF)	Business consultant	Executive and Nomination C. Capital Market and Acquisition C. (chairman)
Jürgen Fenk Frankfurt/Main CV (PDF)	Managing Director and Group Executive Board member of Signa Holding GmbH, Vienna	Executive and Nomination C. Audit C.
Tina Kleingarn Frankfurt/Main CV (PDF)	Partner in Westend Corporate Finance, Frankfurt/Main
Dr. Florian Stetter Erding CV (PDF)	CEO of RockHedge Asset Management AG, Krefeld	Audit C. (chairmain)
Claus Wisser Frankfurt/Main CV (PDF)	Managing Director of Claus Wisser Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH, Frankfurt/Main	Capital Market and Acquisition C.