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

none

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