Gert Waltenbauer
Chief Executive Officer
Gert Waltenbauer is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of KGAL GmbH & Co KG and is responsible for the areas of Human Resources, Marketing & Communications, Audit, General Counsel and Compliance/Anti-Money Laundering. He joined KGAL Group in 1993.
- Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of KGAL GmbH & Co. KG since November 2014
- Member of the Management Board 2007–2014
- 2001–2006 Director of Capital Procurement division
- 1993–2001 Sales Executive and Head of Düsseldorf Branch
- 1992–1993 Commerzleasing GmbH, Düsseldorf and Dortmund
- 1991–1992 Svenska Finans Deutschland GmbH, Düsseldorf (leasing subsidiary of Svenska Handelsbanken)
- Economics graduate, studied business sciences at the Ruhr-University Bochum
Dr. Anke Sax
Chief Technology Officer / Chief Operation Officer
Dr. Anke Sax is Chief Technology Officer and Chief Operation Officer of KGAL GmbH & Co. KG, with responsibility for the organisation and operations of the KGAL Group and the expansion of its digitalisation strategy. She joined KGAL in February 2021.
- Member of the management board (COO/CTO) since 02/2021
- 2017-2020 CIO at Deutsche WertpapierService Bank AG (dwpbank), Frankfurt am Main
- 2015-2017 CIO at Daimler Financial Services, Stuttgart
- 2009-2015 CIO Commercial Banking at Commerzbank
A business administration graduate, Dr. Sax completed a Doctorate in IT strategy at the Technical University of Munich (2010).
Dr. Thomas Schröer
Chief Financial Officer
Dr Thomas Schröer is Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of KGAL GmbH & Co. KG. In this role, he is responsible for all financial topics at KGAL Group, including the areas of Financial Controlling, Treasury, Group Accounting, Accounting, IT & Corporate Services and Taxes. Dr Schröer joined KGAL Group in 1999.
- Member of the Management Board of KGAL GmbH & Co. KG since January 2018
- Chief Financial Officer of KGAL GmbH & Co. KG since January 2015
- since 2007 Head of Finance, KGAL GmbH & Co. KG
- since 2005 Managing Director, ALCAS GmbH & Co. KG
- 2001–2007 Head of Accounting OG and Head of KGAL Group Accounting
- 1999–2001 Head of Accounting at KGAL GmbH & Co. KG
- 1998 Awarded Dr. rer. pol. (Doctor of Economic Sciences) at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt a.M.
- 1988–1990 M.Sc. (Econ.) in International Accounting & Finance, London School of Economics
- 1985–1988 Course in Business Management (main subjects: accounting and financing), University of Münster
- 1983–1985 Diplom-Finanzwirt (tax administration) degree, University of Applied Sciences for Finance in Nordkirchen
Dr. Klaus Wolf
Chief Investment Officer
As Chief Investment Officer (CIO), Dr Klaus Wolf is responsible for the areas of Legal, Structured Finance and Structuring. He joined KGAL Group in 1992.
- Chief Investment Officer of KGAL GmbH & Co. KG since March 2015
- 2013–February 2015 Managing Director of KGAL Investment Management GmbH & Co. KG, the KAGB-regulated part of the KGAL Group, responsible for aviation, infrastructure (energy) and shipping
- 2007–2013 Managing Director in the areas of aviation, infrastructure (energy), shipping and production services
- 2004–2006 Director of Movables II division
- 1992–2003 Member of Movables team and project manager
- 1996 Awarded Dr. rer. pol. (Doctor of Economic Sciences) at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
- 1991 MBA degree at the Katz Graduate School of Business in Pittsburgh, USA
- 1990 Diplom-Kaufmann (business administration) degree, business administration course at the University of Augsburg
KGAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GMBH & CO. KG. The Management Board.
Michael Ebner
Managing Director Asset Class Infrastructure
Michael Ebner, born in 1967, has been speaker of the Management Board of KGAL Investment Management GmbH & Co. KG with responsibility for Infrastructure from March 2015 till December 2019. Since January 2020 Michael Ebner is a member of the management board and responsible for HR and Structuring.
- since 2020 Member of the Management Board, KGAL Investment Management GmbH & Co. KG
- 2015-2019 Speaker of the Management Board, KGAL Investment Management GmbH & Co. KG
- 2007–2014 Head of the Infrastructure division
- 2005-2006 Senior Project Manager for Movables team (infrastructure, media, managed products)
- 2000–2004 Project Manager for Movables team (media and renewable energies)
- 1999–2000 Real estate project financing sales, Düsseldorf branch
- 1997–1999 Project development and concept (project group)
- 1995–1997 Dresdner Bank AG (corporate banking trainee programme, Munich and Augsburg)
- 1986–1988 Bayerische Vereinsbank AG (banker training, Munich)
- 1990–1991 In-house training programme, Siemens AG, Munich
- 1989–1995 Diplom-Kaufmann (business administration) degree, business administration course at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich,
- 1986–1988 Banker training, Bayerische Vereinsbank AG, Munich
Jochen Hörger
Managing Director Asset Class Aviation
Jochen Hörger, born in 1966, has been a Member of the Management Board of KGAL Investment Management GmbH & Co. KG with responsibility for the Aviation division since March 2015. He is responsible for Finance/Controlling, and Tax divisions within KGAL Investment Management GmbH & Co. KG.
- Since 2015 Member of the Management Board, KGAL Investment Management GmbH & Co. KG
- Since 2007 Head of the Aviation division and Managing Director of Lufthansa Leasing GmbH
- 2000–2006 Member of Movables team and project manager
- 1996–2000 Assistant to the Spokesman of the KGAL Capital GmbH & Co KG Management Board
- 1995–1996 Project management
- 1994 Diplom-Kaufmann (business administration) degree, business administration course at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
- 1989 Banking training, banking course at Deutsche Bank AG in Munich
Florian Martin
Managing Director Sales
Florian Martin, born in 1975, has been a Member of the Management Board of KGAL Investment Management GmbH & Co. KG with responsibility for Institutional und Retail Business, IT and Digitalization, Marketing & Communications since January 2020. Prior to that position he was speaker of the management board of KGAL Capital GmbH & Co. KG.
- since 2020 Member of the management board, KGAL Investment Management GmbH & Co. KG
- 2016-2019 Speaker of the management board, KGAL Capital GmbH & Co. KG
- 2013-2016 Managing Director, KGAL Capital GmbH & Co. KG
- 2011-2013 Head of Public and Private Placements
- 2007-2011 Managing Director, BW-Equity GmbH, LBBW Group, Stuttgart
- 1998-2006 Head of Alternative Assets, BW-VermögensAnlage GmbH, BW-Bank Group, Stuttgart
- 1995-1998 Werkstudent, Baden-Württembergische Bank AG, Stuttgart
- 2002 Degree in Financial Economics (ebs), European Business School, Öestrich-Winkel
- 1998 Business Studies degree (BA) (Banking major), Stuttgart
Dr. Thomas Schröer
Chief Risk Officer
Dr Thomas Schröer has been a Managing Director (CFO) of KGAL GmbH & Co. KG since 1st January 2018 and since 1st January 2021 Managing Director (CRO) of KGAL Investment Management GmbH & Co. KG. In these positions, he oversees all the finances of the KGAL Group as well as being responsible for the Controlling, Treasury, Accounting, Group Accounting, IT as well as Risk Management and Fund Controlling. Dr Schröer joined KGAL Group in 1999.
- since 01/2021 Chief Risk Officer, Managing Director KGAL Investment Management GmbH & Co. KG
- Member of the Management Board of KGAL GmbH & Co. KG since January 2018
- Chief Financial Officer of KGAL GmbH & Co. KG since January 2015
- since 2007 Head of Finance, KGAL GmbH & Co. KG
- since 2005 Managing Director, ALCAS GmbH & Co. KG
- 2001–2007 Head of Accounting OG and Head of KGAL Group Accounting
- 1999–2001 Head of Accounting at KGAL GmbH & Co. KG
- 1998 Awarded Dr. rer. pol. (Doctor of Economic Sciences) at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt a.M.
- 1988–1990 M.Sc. (Econ.) in International Accounting & Finance, London School of Economics
- 1985–1988 Course in Business Management (main subjects: accounting and financing), University of Münster
- 1983–1985 Diplom-Finanzwirt (tax administration) degree, University of Applied Sciences for Finance in Nordkirchen
André Zücker
Managing Director Asset Class Real Estate
André Zücker, born in 1974, has been a Member of the Management Board of KGAL Investment Management GmbH & Co. KG with responsibility for the Real Estate division since March 2015. He is also responsible for the IT within KGAL Investment Management GmbH & Co. KG.
- since 2015 Member of the Management Board, KGAL Investment Management GmbH & Co. KG
- 2013–2015 Head of the Real Estate division, KGAL Investment Management GmbH & Co. KG
- 2012–2013 Head of Office Real Estate, KGAL GmbH & Co. KG
- 2008–2011 Head of International Real Estate (UK and North America), KGAL GmbH & Co. KG
- 2006–2007 4RED GmbH & Co. KG real estate development
- 2004–2006 CMP Construction Management Partners GmbH & Co. KG (ATP Group)
- 2001–2004 ATP AG Munich
- 2005 MBA in Real Estate at the Biberach University of Applied Sciences,
London SBU and Europa Institute Zurich - 2001 Diplom-Ingenieur (engineering degree),
Architecture course at the Munich University of Applied Sciences