Dr. Paul Lerbinger

Vice chairman of the Administrative Board Former Chief Executive Officer of HSH Nordbank AG Member of the Personnel and Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee

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Biography

Member of the Administrative Board since:

08/18/2015 (previously Member of the Supervisory Board of GFT Technologies AG since 01/14/2011)

Personal data:

Date of birth:  12/16/1955
Place of birth: Oberstaufen, Germany
Nationality: German

 

 

Education  

1976 - 1981

Degree in business administration, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, Munich, Germany, degree title: “Diplom-Kaufmann”

1982 - 1984

PhD in political science (doctor rerum politicarum), Ludwig-Maximilian-University, Munich, Germany

 

Professional career  
1984 - 1987 Specialist in Corporate Finance/Capital Market Finance in the Corporate Finance Department, BMW AG, Munich, Germany
1987 - 1990 Manager, as of 1 January 1988 Associate Director, JP Morgan, London, United Kingdom
1990 - 1993 Divisional Director, as of 1993 Director, S. G. Warburg, London, United Kingdom and Frankfurt am Main, Germany
1993 - 1995 Director (Member of the Executive Board), S. G. Warburg, London, United Kingdom and Frankfurt am Main, Germany
1995 - 2002 Managing Director, Deutsche Bank AG, London, United Kingdom and Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2002 - 2010 Managing Director/Member of the Board, Citigroup Global Markets Deutschland AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2011 - 2012 CEO, HSH Nordbank, Hamburg, Germany
since 2011 Member of the Supervisory Board of GFT Technologies AG or the Administrative Board of GFT Technologies SE, Stuttgart, Germany

Expertise / focuses

Financial statement analysis, ESG, internal audit, financial management, corporate investments, start-ups, entrepreneurship, venture capital, business strategy, strategic partnerships, mergers & acquisitions,strategic business development, broad management experience, financial and banking expertise, experience with international capital markets, experience with global institutional investors and investor relations, IT services

 

Membership in statutory supervisory boards:

none

Other significant activities:

  • Managing Director of the Max Planck Foundation Start-up Accelerator
  • Member of the Investment Committee of Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings
  • Member of the Investor Advisory Board of KHAN Technology Transfer Fund I and II