Capital Markets Update 2022

Personal Data

Born on 3 February 1962 in Burgsteinfurt
married, 3 children

Milestones

• Michael Bücker studied business administration at the Westphalian Wilhelms University in Münster, graduating with a degree in business administration.
• He began his career in the leasing sector in 1989 as a leasing canvasser at Commerz- und Industrieleasing GmbH in Hamburg.
• In 1992 he moved to Deutsche Immobilien Leasing GmbH in Frankfurt as an acquisition agent.
• He held various management positions at Commerzbank AG from 1995. He was initially head of international product management for leasing. Then he took over responsibility for financial engineering, sales and product management for structured financing for medium-sized clients.
• In 2004/2005 he was responsible for the management of the Munich branch as Spokesman for the Executive Board.
• From 2009 to 2013 he was Spokesman of the Board of Commerz Real AG in Wiesbaden, the worldwide leasing business and real estate asset management of the Commerzbank.
• From 2013 to March 2021 he was a member of the Board of Directors at Bayerische Landesbank, where he was responsible for the Corporates & Markets division.
• Michael Bücker took over as Chief Executive Officer of GRENKE AG on 1 August 2021.

Personal information

Born in Cottbus on 28 February 1981
Married with two children

Milestones

• After completing a BA in Business Administration, Dr. Sebastian Hirsch began his career in 2004 at GRENKE AG, where he initially co-managed the Group’s refinancing.
• From 2006 to 2009, Dr. Hirsch gained an MA in Banking and Finance while heading up the entire Controlling department. In addition he was responsible for Grenke Group’s 2008 consolidated financial statements.
• In 2009 he moved to GRENKE BANK AG and was initially responsible as a General Manager and from 2011 as a member of the Board with responsibility for Markets.
• In 2013, Dr. Sebastian Hirsch initially joined GRENKE AG as General Manager and was appointed to the Board of Directors with effect from 1 January 2017. He is responsible for Controlling, M & A, Treasury, Legal, Taxes and Investor Relations and was appointed Chief Financial Officer with effect from October 2020. The Supervisory Board of GRENKE AG has appointed Dr Sebastian Hirsch additionally as the Deputy Chair of the Board of Directors effective November 1, 2021.
• In 2021, Dr. Sebastian Hirsch awarded his Doctorate at the Steinbeis University.