Two New Managing Board Members at NRW.BANK

Two New Managing Board Members at NRW.BANK

·Johanna Antonie Tjaden-Schulte to become new Chief Innovation and Transformation Officer
·Dr. Peter Stemper to become new Chief Risk Officer

At the recommendation of the Executive and Nomination Committee, the Supervisory Board of NRW.BANK has appointed Johanna Antonie Tjaden-Schulte (41) and Dr. Peter Stemper (55) as new members of NRW.BANK’s Managing Board.

The new appointments have become necessary as Michael Stölting is due to retire at the end of June 2024. His duties will be assumed by Gabriela Pantring, Vice Chairwoman of NRW.BANK’s Managing Board, with effect from July 1, 2024. Peter Stemper will take over from Gabriela Pantring as Chief Risk Officer on the same date.

Johanna Antonie Tjaden-Schulte will take over the new “Innovation and Transformation” unit with effect from October 1, 2024 in order to strategically drive forward the upcoming transformation processes even more intensively and to actively support the North Rhine-Westphalian government in its goal of becoming the first carbon-neutral industrial region in Europe.

“North Rhine-Westphalia is leading the way in the sustainable transformation, and in doing so we are relying on NRW.BANK as the promotional bank for North Rhine-Westphalia,” said Mona Neubaur, Minister of Economic Affairs and Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of NRW.BANK. “I am absolutely convinced that we have appointed the right people to the Managing Board to provide fresh impetus for progress and development and to make our federal state fit for the future. I look forward to working with the new Managing Board team.”

Michael Stölting has been a member of the Managing Board of NRW.BANK since 2009. “Over the past years, Michael Stölting has played a key role in shaping Germany’s promotional landscape,” said Mona Neubaur in recognition of this achievements. “He has many achievements to his credit; in his capacity as Board member responsible for Capital Markets, he helped to issue the first Green Bond of a European promotional bank and was instrumental in promoting start-ups in NRW. I would like to thank him personally for all this, and for the trusting cooperation. I wish him all the best for the future.”

Curriculum vitae of Johanna Antonie Tjaden-Schulte

Johanna Antonie Tjaden-Schulte (41) is a qualified banker and holds a degree in Banking Management from the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. Since completing her studies, she has held various positions in the Corporate Banking division of Commerzbank AG. Since 2013, she has been a member of the Management Board, where she has been responsible for the financing of renewable energy projects and the sales organisation for integrated corporate advisory services in North Rhine-Westphalia. As a result, she has in-depth knowledge of the SME business in North Rhine-Westphalia. In addition to this, she has been responsible for major change and transformation projects. In her current role as Head of SME Credit Risk Management & Collateral Management Corporates Germany, she is also responsible for the automation and digitalisation strategy.

Johanna Antonie Tjaden-Schulte is married and lives with her husband and son in Bad Vilbel.

Curriculum vitae of Dr. Peter Stemper

Dr. Peter Stemper (55) studied mathematics and computer science and obtained a doctorate from Gerhard-Mercator University in Duisburg before spending several years in a senior position in risk management at WestLB AG. In 2007, he joined its subsidiary, readybank ag, where he was Head of Risk Control before taking over as CEO. In 2014, he became a member of the Managing Board of Portigon AG, where he served as CRO and CFO. In 2016, he was appointed Chairman of the Board. In this role, he was responsible, among other things, for the winding down of WestLB. In 2019, he joined NRW.BANK, where he is currently Head of Corporate Development. During this time, he was responsible for the sale of the casinos in NRW (2021).

Born in Oberhausen, Peter Stemper is married and has three children.

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Phone: +49 211 91741-1847, e-mail: presse@nrwbank.de

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NRW.BANK is the promotional bank of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). In close partnership with its owner, the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Bank helps to strengthen SMEs and start-ups, create affordable housing and improve public infrastructure. To fulfil its mandate, NRW.BANK offers people, enterprises and local authorities tailor-made financing solutions and advisory services. It cooperates with its financing partners, in particular all banks and savings banks, on a competition-neutral basis. NRW.BANK operates largely independently of the state budget. In order to accelerate the transformation processes, the promotional bank provides effective promotional impulses – for a sustainable, climate-neutral and digital North Rhine-Westphalia.