Governance structure

Governance structure

The Managing Board of the EAA consists of at least two members. They are appointed by the Supervisory Board with the approval of Bundesrepublik Deutschland – Finanzagentur GmbH (“Finanzagentur”) for a maximum term of five years. Members of the Managing Board may be reappointed. The Managing Board manages the operations of the EAA and represents the EAA in and out of court.

The Supervisory Board consists of 12 members. Eleven members are appointed by the Stakeholders’ Meeting on a proposal from the respective representatives. One member is delegated by the Finanzagentur, acting on behalf of the FMS. The members elect a Chairman and a Vice Chairman on the recommendation of the State of NRW. The Supervisory Board advises and consults with the EAA’s Managing Board, monitors its activities and carries out additional duties set forth in the charter.

The Stakeholders’ Meeting is composed of the institutions which hold a stake in the EAA’s share capital. It is responsible for adopting the annual financial statements of the EAA, and
fordischarging the members of the Managing Board and the Supervisory Board, among other things.

Stakeholders in the EAA

The following stakeholders participate in the EAA’s share capital: the State of NRW, with a stake of around 48.2%; the Rheinische Sparkassen- und Giroverband and the Sparkassenverband Westfalen-Lippe, each with around 25.0%, and the Landschaftsverband Rheinland and the Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe, each with around 0.9%.

 

 

Managing Board

Christian Doppstadt

Member of the EAA Managing Board

CV Christian Doppstadt

Horst Küpker

Member of the EAA Managing Board

CV Horst Küpker

 

 

Supervisory Board

The Supervisory Board currently consists of the twelve following members:

  • Dr Dirk Günnewig
    Chairman
    State Secretary in the Ministry of Finance of North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Susanne Elsässer
    Vice Chairwoman
    Senior Assistant Secretary (Leitende Ministerialrätin) in the Ministry of Finance of North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Michael Breuer
    President of the Rheinischer Sparkassen- und Giroverband
  • Hans Buschmann
    Deputy Association Director of the Rheinischer Sparkassen- und Giroverband (ret.)
  • Rolf Einmahl
    Lawyer
    Member of the Landschaftsversammlung of the Landschaftsverband Rheinland
  • Henning Giesecke
    Shareholder of GSW Capital Management GmbH
    Former Chief Risk Officer of HypoVereinsbank AG and UniCredit Group
  • Wilfried Groos
    Savings Bank Director (ret.)
  • Frank Hellwig
    CEO, Special representative of the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) of OWH SE i.L.
  • Dr Achim Kopf
    Head of Risk Control of the Bundesrepublik Deutschland – Finanzagentur GmbH
  • Dr Georg Lunemann
    Director of the Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe
  • Klaus Rupprath
    Former Head of Capital Markets of the NRW.BANK
  • Jürgen Wannhoff
    Vice-President
    Member of the Managing Board of the Sparkassenverband Westfalen-Lippe

The EAA