Theodor Weimer

Theodor Weimer (born 21 December 1959 in Wertheim am Main) is a German manager who has been CEO of Deutsche Börse AG since 1 January 2018[1]. Prior to that, he was Spokesman of the Management Board of Unicredit Bank AG (Germany) - known under the brand name "HypoVereinsbank" - from January 2009 to the end of 2017 and in this capacity he was also a member of the Executive Management Committee of Unicredit Group, Milan (Italy).

Theodor Weimer

Education

Weimer graduated from the Wirtschaftsgymnasium of the Berufliche Schulzentrum Wertheim [2]. Afterwards he studied economics, business administration and geography at the University of Tübingen (Germany). As part of his studies he spent a guest semester at the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland). After completing his studies, Theodor Weimer worked as an assistant to Horst Albach's chair at the University of Bonn (Germany), where he also wrote his doctoral thesis in mathematical organization theory and received his doctorate in 1987 with the distinction "magna cum laude".

Career

Weimer started his professional career directly after his dissertation in 1988 at McKinsey & Company as a management consultant in the Düsseldorf office (Germany). In 1995, he moved to the competitor Bain & Company, Inc. in Munich (Germany), where he became a Director (Senior Partner) and was appointed to the Global Management Committee in Boston (USA). As a management consultant, Weimer has served clients from the financial sector in particular. Between 2001 and 2007 Theodor Weimer worked for Goldman Sachs Inc. in Frankfurt (Germany) in their Investment Banking Division [3]. He started as Managing Director and was appointed Partner in the Investment Banking Division in 2004. He was responsible for financial services clients in German-speaking countries.

In June 2007, Weimer joined Unicredit Group and worked for its subsidiary HypoVereinsbank in Munich (Germany) as Head of Global Investment Banking in the Markets & Investment Banking division. Since joining the Unicredit Group, he was also a member of the Executive Committee for Markets & Investment Banking of the Milan Group. In April 2008, the bank appointed him Spokesman designate of the Board of Managing Directors of Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank AG. Theodor Weimer took over the position of Spokesman of the Management Board of HypoVereinsbank (since 15 December 2009: Unicredit Bank AG) on 1 January 2009 from the outgoing Spokesman of the Management Board Wolfgang Sprissler [4] and in this context moved up to the Management Committee of Unicredit Milan (Italy) as Country Chairman Germany. In 2010, Theodor Weimer initiated the foundation of the HVB Women's Advisory Board, of which he was patron until 2017. In 2011, Weimer was appointed a member of the Group's Business Executive Committee and in March 2013 to the Executive Management Committee of Unicredit [5].

On January 1, 2018, Weimer took over as CEO of Deutsche Börse AG from Carsten Kengeter [6].

Professional development
  • 1978-1984 University of Tübingen (Germany) and University of St. Gallen (Switzerland): Studies in economics, business administration and geography
  • 1984-1987 University of Bonn (Germany): PhD Dr. rer. pol. magna cum laude
  • 1988-1995 McKinsey & Company: management consultant
  • 1995-2001 Bain & Company, Inc.: Director (Senior Partner) and member of the Global Management Committee
  • 2001-2007 Goldman Sachs:
    • 2001-2004 Managing Director
    • 2004-2007 Partner in the Investment Banking division
  • since 2007 Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank AG/Unicredit Bank AG
  • 2007-2008 Head of Global Investment Banking Markets & Investment Banking Division and Member of the Executive Committee
  • 2008-2009 Chairman designate and Executive Chairman of Global Investment Banking
  • 2009-2017 Spokesman of the Management Board of Hypovereinsbank, also Country Chairman Germany on the Management Committee of Unicredit
  • 2013-2017 Member of the Executive Management Committee of Unicredit Group
  • since 2018 Chairman of the Executive Board Deutsche Börse AG

Other activities

Corporate boards

Non-profit organizations
  • Member of the Exchange Experts Commission (since 2018)
  • Member of the Executive Committee of ICC Germany, International Chamber of Commerce (since 2018)
  • Member of the Foundation Board of the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management (since 2018)
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of Ecosense - Forum for Sustainable Development of German Business (since 2018)
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of the Friends of the Berliner Philharmoniker e.V. (since 2018)
  • Member of the Board of Trustees (Opera Section) of the Frankfurter Patronatsverein für die Städtischen Bühnen e.V. (since 2018)
  • Rheingau Musik Festival, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2018)
  • Member of the board of trustees of the Hessischer Kreis e.V. (since 2020)

Personal life

Born in Franconia, Weimer is married and has two daughters. He plays the piano[13] and was trained in organ playing.

References
  1. Theodor Weimer appointed as new CEO of Deutsche Börse AG
  2. Erinnerung. Zwei Hochkaräter berichteten von ihrer Schulzeit an Wirtschaftsgymnasien im Landkreis. Fleischsalatbrötchen und zwei Fünfen. [3. Dezember 2018]. Online unter www.morgenweb.de. Abgerufen am 7. Dezember 2018.
  3. https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/neuer-chef-der-deutschen-boerse-zu-hoeherem-berufen-15295753.html
  4. Weimer neuer Vorstandssprecher, Artikel in der FAZ
  5. Theodor Weimer CV
  6. Weimer follows Kengeter as CEO of Deutsche Börse AG
  7. Heinz Hermann Thiele, Thomas Enders und Theodor Weimer neu für den Aufsichtsrat der Knorr-Bremse AG vorgeschlagen Knorr-Bremse, May 7, 2020.
  8. Markus Fasse (May 7, 2020), Patriarch Heinz Hermann Thiele kehrt in den Aufsichtsrat von Knorr-Bremse zurück Handelsblatt.
  9. Yasmin Osman, Michael Maisch and Andreas Kröner (March 20, 2020), Brisante Personalie; Börse-Chef Weimer soll Aufsichtsrat der Deutschen Bank werden Handelsblatt.
  10. Supervisory Board recommends Dagmar Valcárcel, Sigmar Gabriel and Theodor Weimer to be elected at the Annual General Meeting Deutsche Bank, press release of March 20, 2020.
  11. FC Bayern Munich Supervisory Board
  12. Vorwurf der Ämterhäufung: Börsen-Chef Weimer verlässt den Aufsichtsrat von FC Bayern Manager Magazin.
  13. https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/dauerlaeufer-des-jahres-deutsche-boerse-chef-theodor-weimer-fuenfte-karriere-in-vierter-profession/25319004.html


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