Group Executive Committee

 Chief Executive Officers

Born in 1963, Thomas Kretschmar graduated from the University of Göttingen in 1987 after completing studies in business administration. From 1986, even before he left university, until 1995, he pursued a career as a freelance business consultant focusing on information technology and management consulting. In 1995, he became a director of Droege & Comp. GmbH, international management consultants based in Düsseldorf, where he was responsible for property finance companies and remained in this post until 1998. From 1998 to 2001, he was the head of Institut für Dienstleistungsmanagement GmbH (now Hypoport Systems GmbH), Berlin, his main responsibility being strategic consultancy for banks. He established the current company, Hypoport AG, in 1999. At the same time, from 1997 to 2005, he held a post as full professor at the Berlin University of Applied Sciences focusing on banking information technology. Thomas Kretschmar has been a member of the Management Board of Hypoport AG since April 2002, and Co-CEO since 2007. He also became a member of the Group Executive Committee of Hypoport AG when this body was set up in 2006.

Dipl.-Betriebswirt (BA) Ronald Slabke  (Co-Chief Executive Officer Hypoport AG)

Ronald Slabke was born in 1973. Following studies in business administration, he worked at Westdeutsche ImmobilienBank as a client relationship manager in its domestic investment banking business from 1995 to 1996. In mid-1996, he moved to Dr. Klein & Co. GmbH & Co. KG as assistant to the managing director and was given the full commercial power of representation (Prokura) in 1998. In this role, he developed the new Private Clients business unit from the end of 1998. In January 2000, he was appointed to the Management Board of Dr. Klein & Co. AG (formerly Dr. Klein & Co. GmbH & Co. KG), where he held responsibility for private clients, information technology and finance. With the integration of Dr. Klein & Co. AG into the Hypoport Group, Ronald Slabke joined the Management Board of Hypoport AG from 1 January 2002 and since 2007 has been Co-CEO. He also became a member of the Group Executive Committee of Hypoport AG when this body was set up in 2006.

Dipl.-Wirtschaftsinformatiker (FH) Marco Kisperth  (Member of the Management Board Hypoport AG)

Marco Kisperth was born in 1970. On completion of his studies in business informatics at the Humboldt University, Berlin, and the Berlin University of Applied Sciences in 1993, he became a systems consultant and developer based in Berlin specialising in wholesaling and supply chain management. In 1999, he moved to Institut für Dienstleistungsmanagement GmbH, Berlin (IFDM), (now Hypoport Systems GmbH) as a business analyst and project leader for the development of the Europace transaction platform. Since 1999, Marco Kisperth has been a member of the Management Board of the entity now known as Hypoport AG with responsibility for information technology. He also became a member of the Group Executive Committee of Hypoport AG when this body was set up in 2006.

Thilo Wiegand (Member of the Management Board Hypoport AG)

Thilo Wiegand was born in 1959. He gained his business training in banking and finance at both commercial bank and savings bank level, and occupied various executive posts at Deutsche Bank between 1991 and 2003, before finally becoming Product Manager for Mortgage Finance at Deutsche Bank’s subsidiary moneyshelf.com AG and assuming responsibility, not just for all sales of Deutsche Bank mortgages through other banks via the internet, but also for partner management and the back office. Thilo Wiegand was Managing Director of Qualitypool GmbH, a subsidiary of Hypoport AG, between 2003 and 2008, where he was responsible for designing and successfully implementing quality services for providers of financial services. He has been appointed to both the Management Board and the Group Executive Committee of Hypoport AG with effect from 1 June 2008.

 Members of the GEC

Dipl.-Betriebswirt Stephan Gawarecki  (Member of the Management Board Dr. Klein & Co. AG)

Stephan Gawarecki was born in 1969. From 1994 to 1998, he studied business administration, specialising in insurance, before taking up a management position with Deutscher Ring, where he worked in building finance on product management until 2000. In 2000, he joined FinanceScout24, an internet portal, developed the insurance business unit and as Director Products & Sales was responsible for the insurance, lending and investments product areas. Since September 2004, Stephan Gawarecki has been a member of the Management Board of Dr. Klein & Co. AG. As such, he is responsible for private clients insurance and investments. His remit includes the private clients business for these business areas and commercial insurance business across all distribution channels. He also became a member of the Group Executive Committee of Hypoport AG when this body was set up in 2006.

Dipl.-Betriebswirt Hans Peter Trampe  (Member of the Management Board Dr. Klein & Co. AG)

Hans Peter Trampe was born in 1963. After obtaining a diploma in banking with Deutsche Bank (1985-1987 in Hannover), he studied business administration (1997-2003 in Göttingen) and at the same time worked in an administrative capacity in the family business in the accounting, finance and marketing functions. At Weberbank, Berlin, (1993-1996) he qualified as a corporate client relationship manager; at Deutsche Kreditbank, Berlin, (1996-2001) he then developed the entire property business covering the territory of the former West Germany. He joined Dr. Klein & Co. AG in July 2001, specialising in corporate real estate clients, and took over as head of this unit in March 2002. In August 2004, Hans-Peter Trampe was appointed as a member of the Management Board of Dr. Klein & Co. AG. He also became a member of the Group Executive Committee of Hypoport AG when this body was set up in 2006.