The members of the Board of Management of AWD Holding AG:
“The pension market offers attractive growth opportunities. People have understood that they have to take action themselves in order to be financially secure in old age. They seek holistic advice from an experienced pension specialist.”
Manfred Behrens
Year of birth: 1955
Residence: Hanover, Germany
Profession: Chairman of the Board of Management of AWD Holding AG, Hanover
First appointed: 2008
Appointed until: 2013
Responsible for:
- Sales
- Communication
- Human Resources
- Legal Affairs & Compliance
- Internal Auditing
- Corporate Governance
- tecis
Memberships of statutory Supervisory Boards of German companies:
- Aareal Bank AG, Wiesbaden (Member of the Supervisory Board)
- tecis Finanzdienstleistungen AG, Hamburg (Chairman of the Supervisory Board)
Memberships of comparable monitoring boards of companies in Germany and abroad:
- Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Frankfurt a. M. (Member of the State Advisory Board)
- AWD Allgemeiner Wirtschaftsdienst AG, Zug (President of the Administrative Board)
Curriculum vitae
Manfred Behrens was appointed Co-Chairman of the Board of Management of AWD Holding AG on 1 September 2008 and Chairman (CEO) on 1. April 2009.
After originally working as a lawyer, Manfred Behrens moved to the insurance sector, where he held executive positions at Hamburger Mannheimer and Volksfürsorge.
Manfred Behrens has been active at Swiss Life since 2004, until recently as CEO of the German subsidiary with responsibility for the areas of Corporate Communication, Legal Affairs and Internal Auditing, Project and Organisation Management, Human Resources and Logistics, Investment Management and Information Technology. Manfred Behrens is also Member of the Group Management of Swiss Life.
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"AWD stands for expert analysis and advice, tailored solutions, and the independent and free selection of products and producers. More than two million core customers have therefore trusted us to optimise their personal financial planning."
Nils Frowein
Year of birth: 1964
Residence: Hanover, Germany
Profession: Deputy Chairman of the Board of Management of AWD Holding AG, Hanover
First appointed: 2008
Appointed until: 2013
Responsible for:
- Strategic Further Development
- Partner & Products
- IT & Processing
- New Markets
- AWD UK
- AWD Switzerland
Memberships of statutory Supervisory Boards of German companies:
- tecis Finanzdienstleistungen AG, Hamburg (Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board)
Memberships of comparable monitoring boards of companies in Germany and abroad:
- AWD Group plc, London (Chairman, non-executive director)
- AWD Allgemeiner Wirtschaftsdienst AG, Zug (Member of the Administrative Board)
Curriculum vitae
Nils Frowein was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Board of Management of AWD Holding AG on 7 January 2008 and Chief Operating Officer (COO) on 1 September 2008.
As former CFO of AWD Holding AG, Nils Frowein has many years’ experience of the capital markets and a sound knowledge of the industry. Until 30 June 2007, he was CFO of financial services company MLP, where he played a significant role in the setting the company’s strategic direction.
After graduating in economics and gaining both German and US accounting qualifications, he became a partner at the firm of accountants BDO Deutsche Warentreuhand AG. His last position there was Head of Financial Advisory Services in Frankfurt, Munich and Stuttgart. In this function, he advised national and international banks, insurance companies and financial services companies on transactions, questions of international accounting and strategic positioning.
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“Sound finances and transparent reporting offer invaluable value added for all a company’s stakeholders, and are the key elements of our corporate culture.”
Dr. Martin Jünke
Year of birth: 1959
Residence: Pattensen, Germany
Profession: Member of the Board of Management of AWD Holding AG, Hanover
First appointed: 2008
Appointed until: 2013
Responsible for:
- Corporate Finance
- Corporate Controlling
- Operations
- Proventus
Memberships of statutory Supervisory Boards of German companies:
- Deutsche Proventus AG, Bremen (Member of the Supervisory Board)
- tecis Finanzdienstleistungen AG, Hamburg (Member of the Supervisory Board)
Memberships of comparable monitoring boards of companies in Germany and abroad:
- AWD Group plc, London (non-executive director)
- Allgemeiner Wirtschaftsdienst AG, Zug (Member of the Administrative Board)
Curriculum vitae
Dr. Martin Jünke was appointed Member of the Board of Management and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of AWD Holding AG on 1 September 2008. Previously, he had been Director for Treasury, Group Accounting and Taxes at the AWD Group since 2000.
In that function, he played a large role in financial side of the initial public offering of shares in AWD Holding AG and the acquisition and internationalisation activities in the following years, as well as other projects including the conversion of accounting to international standards.
Dr. Martin Jünke graduated in business administration followed by a doctorate in political science in Göttingen. In parallel, he worked at a medium-sized tax accounting firm for several years. After that, he held positions in the Finance and Internal Auditing department of VARTA Batterie AG and was Head of Finance and Accounting at EXPO 2000 Hannover GmbH.
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“I consider our business model the business model of the future. People want to have a choice and want to take the benefits of a broad product range. AWD offers best select and tailor-made financial solutions.”
Dr. Ralph Müller
Year of birth: 1968
Residence: Breitenfurt, Austria
Profession: Member of the Board of Management of AWD Holding AG, Hanover
First appointed: 2009
Responsible for:
- Management of AWD Austria & AWD CEE
Curriculum vitae
Dr. Ralph Müller was appointed Member of the Board of Management and Chief Regional Officer Austria & CEE of AWD Holding AG on 1 July 2009.
Previously, Dr. Ralph Müller held various executive positions at Bank Austria (now: UniCredit Bank Austria) in Austria, the last of which was Member of the Board of Management of Bank Austria with responsibility for the retail division.
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“Needs-oriented and qualified financial advice allows financial freedom that significantly improves the quality of life – the earlier advice is sought, the greater the advantage to be gained!”
Dr. Rolf Wiswesser
Year of birth: 1963
Residence: Wunstorf, Germany
Profession: Member of the Board of Management of AWD Holding AG, Hanover
First appointed: 2008
Appointed until: 2011
Responsible for:
- Management of AWD Germany and Horbach
Curriculum vitae
Dr. Rolf Wiswesser was appointed Member of the Board of Management and Chief Regional Officer Germany of AWD Holding AG on 1 September 2008.
Dr. Rolf Wiswesser became a member of the Management of AWD Germany in 2007 and has been its Chief Executive since January 2008. Dr. Rolf Wiswesser studied economics in Heidelberg and gained a doctorate in public-sector finance. After that, he held various executive positions at Allianz over a period of ten years; his last position there was Head of Sales, Analysis and Planning.
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