Awards & Recognition
★Highest paid supervisory board head at Germany's DAX 30 companies (2016-2018)
★Nominated for German Business Book Prize 2025 for 'Accelerate Your Experience'
★Honorary professor at WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management
Notable Facts
→Former Goldman Sachs partner who built Central European business
→CFO of Allianz (2000-2012) during global financial crisis
→Chairman of Deutsche Bank Supervisory Board (2012-2022)
→Currently chairs Deutsche Bank's Global Advisory Board
→Published 'Accelerate Your Experience' with endorsements from Reid Hoffman, Eric Schmidt, Indra Nooyi
→Member of Bilderberg Group steering committee and treasurer
→Active startup investor with wife Professor Ann-Kristin Achleitner
→Serves on boards of Bayer AG, Henkel shareholders committee