Karl von Rohr

Chairman, Shareholders’ representative

Biography

Year of birth: 1965
Nationality: German

Place of residence: Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Year of first appointment to the Supervisory Board: 2018
End of current appointment to the Supervisory Board: 2027

Education

1994 – 1996

Second State Exam, High Court of the Federal State of Hamburg, Germany

1994 – 1995  

Teaching Assistant, German Army University, Faculty of Public Law, Hamburg

1993 – 1994

LL.M. (Master of Laws), Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

1987 – 1992

Studies of Law, First State Exam, Universities of Bonn, Kiel (Germany), Lausanne, (Switzerland)

Professional career

07/2019-10/2023

Member of the Management Board, responsible for the Private Bank, Asset Management (DWS) and for the regions Germany and EMEA,
Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt/Main

04/2018-10/2023

President of the Management Board,
Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt/Main

Since 03/2018

Chairman of the Supervisory Board, 
DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA, Frankfurt/Main

2015 – 2020

Member of the Management Board, Chief Administrative Officer, responsible for Legal, Corporate Governance,   
Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt/Main

2015 – 2019

Member of the Management Board, HR Director responsible for employee issues,
Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt/Main

2013 – 2015

Global Chief Operating Officer, Regional Management,
Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt/Main

2009 – 2013

Member of the Management Board, HR Director responsible for employee issues,
Deutsche Bank Privat- und Geschäftskunden AG, Frankfurt/Main

2008 – 2013

Global HR Business Partner for the division Private & Business Clients Global, Head of HR Deutsche Bank Germany,
Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt/Main

2007 – 2008

HR Business Partner for the division Private & Business Clients Germany,
Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt/Main

2006 – 2007

Global HR Business Partner Corporate Center, Divisional Functions,
Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt/Main

2004 – 2007

Global Chief Operating Officer for HR,
Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt/Main

2004 – 2006

Global Head of HR Operations,

Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt/Main

2004

Global Chief Operating Officer for Legal, Audit and Compliance, 
Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt/Main

2000 – 2004

Member of the Management Board, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, 
Deutsche Bank SA/NV, Brussels, Belgium

1999 – 2000

Private Banking International, Strategic Business Development, 
Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt/Main

1998

Deutsches Institut für Altersvorsorge GmbH (DB-Konzern), Member of the Management,
Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt/Main

1997 – 1998

Group Strategy / Corporate Development (AfK), Division Special Projects (UBP-S), 
Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt/Main

Other supervisory board positions and directorships outside DWS Group

Since January 2024

Member of the Management Board,
Gemeinnützige Hertie-Stiftung, Grüneburgweg 105, 60323 Frankfurt

Since January 2024

Member of the Advisory Board,
Boehringer Ingelhiem, Binger Strasse 173, 55216 Ingelheim am Rhein

Since January 2024

Member of the Advisory Board,
Goldbeck Solar Gruppe, Goldbeckstraße 7, 69493 Hirschberg a,d. Bergstraße

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