Corporate governance


AKA was founded in 1952 as a centre of competence for German banks. The goal was to develop new ways of financing international export transactions. Today AKA has an outstanding network across Europe and supports its shareholders and stakeholders with 70 years of experience in export and trade finance. It is currently working as an experienced partner by the side of 17 shareholder banks. In addition to the shareholders, the governance bodies play a key role in AKA’s corporate structures: Supervisory Board, Risk Committee and Nomination and Remuneration Control Committee.

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AKA shareholder banks

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All advantages for AKA shareholder banks at a glance

AKA sees itself as a supplementary structuring and financing supporter to back up its shareholder banks’ operating infrastructure. It is committed to strengthening its shareholders’ capabilities on a sustained basis. The principle of integrity and collaboration based on a spirit of mutual trust is a crucial determinant for the success of its business model. Consequently, AKA does not compete with its shareholder banks.

In addition to the advantages of working together with AKA described here, shareholders enjoy the following exclusive privileges: 

  • Working on behalf of its shareholder banks, AKA is enhancing the range of services for Small Ticket buyer credits between EUR 1 million and EUR 10 million. These products are expressly only available to the shareholder banks’ customers.
  • Performance of agency functions for ECA-covered buyer credits exclusively for shareholders and syndicates in which the shareholders participate along with access to all updated data relevant for the business relationship via our online B2B portal – free of charge
  • Undisclosed sub participations are also assumed in structured finance and syndicated trade loans.

Many of the shareholder banks have been working with AKA very successfully since 1952. The close relations, integrity and cooperation based on a spirit of mutual trust form AKA’s key foundations. 

You can find out more about our cooperation with banks here

Cooperation with banks

AKA management

Marck Wengrzik

Chief Executive Officer
Strategy and Development

Telephone +49 (0) 69 29891 111
marck.wengrzik@akabank.de

Dr. Nadja Marschhausen

Chief Market Officer
Origination, Portfolio Management and Treasury 

Telephone +49 (0) 69 29891 106
nadja.marschhausen@akabank.de

Frank Zimmermann

Chief Risk Officer
Finance, Risk and Governance

Telephone +49 (0) 69 29891 101
frank.zimmermann@akabank.de

Organisational chart

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You can download the organisational chart as a PDF here.

The Supervisory Board

The Supervisory Board advises and monitors AKA’s management. In accordance with articles of incorporation, it has ten members who representative the shareholders.

Ordinary members

Michael Schmid
– Chairman –
Economist (Dipl.-Volkswirt)
Koenigstein/Taunus

 

Werner Schmidt
– 1st Deputy Chairman –
Managing Director
Deutsche Bank AG,
Frankfurt/Main

Thomas Dusch
– 2nd Deputy Chairman –
Senior Vice President
UniCredit Bank AG,
Munich

Jan-Peter Müller
– 3rd Deputy Chairman –
Division Manager
Bayerische Landesbank,
Munich

Michael Maurer
Managing Director
Landesbank Baden-Württemberg,
Stuttgart

Michiel de Vries
Managing Director
ING-DiBa AG,
Frankfurt/Main

Winfried Münch
Director of DZ Bank AG
Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank,
Frankfurt/Main

Jens Thiele
Managing Director
Hamburg Commercial Bank AG,
Hamburg

Florian Witt
Managing Director
ODDO BHF Aktiengesellschaft,
Frankfurt/Main

Georg Hansjürgens
Member of the Board
Deutsche Sparkassen Leasing AG & Co. KG,
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe

Permanent representatives,
Deputy members

Roman Schmidt
Divisional Board Member
Commerzbank AG,
Frankfurt/Main

 

Frank Schütz
Managing Director
Deutsche Bank AG,
Frankfurt/Main

Inés Lüdke
Managing Director
UniCredit Bank AG,
Munich

Matthias Öffner
Chapter Lead Trade & Export Finance
Bayerische Landesbank,
Munich

Nanette Bubik
Managing Director
Landesbank Baden-Württemberg,
Stuttgart

Bartholomeus Ponsioen
Managing Director
ING-DiBa AG,
Frankfurt/Main

Ralph Lerch
Director of DZ Bank AG
Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank,
Frankfurt/Main

Jutta Arlt
Director
Hamburg Commercial Bank AG,
Hamburg

Birgitta Heinze
Managing Director
ODDO BHF Aktiengesellschaft,
Frankfurt/Main

Michael Sobl
Head of Export Finance
Deutsche Sparkassen Leasing AG & Co. KG,
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe

Committees

The Supervisory Board is supported by committees to enhance the efficiency of its activities:

Risk Committee

Michael Schmid
– Chairman –
Economist (Dipl.-Volkswirt)
Koenigstein/Taunus

 

Werner Schmidt
– 1st Deputy Chairman –
Managing Director
Deutsche Bank AG,
Frankfurt/Main

Thomas Dusch
– 2nd Deputy Chairman –
Senior Vice President
UniCredit Bank AG,
Munich

Jan-Peter Müller
– 3rd Deputy Chairman –
Division Manager
Bayerische Landesbank,
Munich

Michael Maurer
Managing Director
Landesbank Baden-Württemberg,
Stuttgart

Winfried Münch
Director of DZ BANK AG
Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank,
Frankfurt/Main

Nomination Committee and Remuneration Control Committee

Michael Schmid
– Chairman –
Economist (Dipl.-Volkswirt)
Koenigstein/Taunus

 

Werner Schmidt
– 1st Deputy Chairman –
Managing Director
Deutsche Bank AG,
Frankfurt/Main

Thomas Dusch
– 2nd Deputy Chairman –
Senior Vice President
UniCredit Bank AG,
Munich

Jan-Peter Müller
– 3rd Deputy Chairman –
Division Manager
Bayerische Landesbank,
Munich

Business reports

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