Gustav Adolf Schröder

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Gustav Adolf Schröder (born March 25, 1943 ) is a German manager and was chairman of the board of the largest German municipal savings bank, the Sparkasse KölnBonn .

At the age of 29 (1972), Schröder was the youngest CEO of a savings bank, Stadtsparkasse Langenberg / Rheinland. In 1978 he took over the chairmanship of the Kreissparkasse Hannover, in 1986 he became managing director of the German Savings Banks and Giro Association (DSGV) in Bonn. On November 1, 1989, he took over the position of CEO of Stadtsparkasse Köln, which merged with Sparkasse Bonn to form Sparkasse KölnBonn under his chairmanship in 2005. From 1996 to 2007, Schröder was Federal Chairman of the German Sparkasse Management Board, and he was also a member of the Management Board and Deputy President of the DSGV.

After the end of his tenure as CEO, Schröder was awarded the Dr. Johann Christian Eberle Medal on June 11, 2007. With the highest award from the German savings bank organization , the Rhenish savings banks honored Schröders for "outstanding services to the savings bank system in the Rhineland and thus to the well-being of the economy and the population".

Schröder's time as CEO of Sparkasse Köln-Bonn and his business policy were associated with the term “ Kölscher Klüngel ” in the media after his active tenure . The takeover of Golf Club Lärchenhof GmbH or the involvement with the Magic Media Company (MMC) are considered unusual for a savings bank . In particular, the collaboration with Oppenheim-Esch-Holding (operated by the private bank Sal. Oppenheim with the building contractor Josef Esch ) on the expansion of the Cologne Exhibition Center caused irritation. An investigation in the matter of MMC was discontinued by the Cologne public prosecutor in 2008, another procedure, which revolved around irregularities in the purchase of Schröder's private property, was discontinued on condition that a six-figure sum was paid. In this context, it was reported in 2008 that the Sparkasse KölnBonn's losses from risky investments from the time of Gustav Adolf Schröder amounted to 155.3 million euros. Schröder is also referred to in the press as "Teflon-Gustav", given "his ability [...] to drain allegations of infidelity".

Gustav Adolf Schröder is considered an SPD man, his move to the RAG Foundation's CFO in 2007 is attributed to the influence of Federal Finance Minister Peer Steinbrück . In February 2009, the RAG Foundation announced in a press release that Schröder had asked to suspend his board activities until further notice. "This is intended to give the foundation and himself the opportunity to assess and clarify the situation that had arisen through media reports on incidents during his time as chairman of the Sparkasse Köln." In April 2009, Schröder ended his work as director of the RAG Foundation Waiver of a severance payment for the early termination of the contract concluded until 2012. In the media coverage, a connection with ongoing investigations by the Cologne public prosecutor's office regarding an advisory contract between Sparkasse KölnBonn and ex-CDU member of the Bundestag Rolf Bietmann was seen, which may not be countered by adequate services.

In August 2009 it became known that the Cologne public prosecutor's office had initiated investigations against the ex-boss of the Sparkasse Köln-Bonn, Gustav Adolf Schröder, and against the building contractor Josef Esch in connection with the new construction of the Cologne trade fair because of "initial suspicion of bribery and corruption in a particular serious case ”. In September 2009, the Cologne public prosecutor's office also initiated an investigation against Schröder on suspicion of breach of trust regarding the takeover of the Lärchenhof Golf Club. In 2011, it was announced that the investigation on the purchase of that belonged to "castle king" Herbert Hillebrand originating Hemmersbach Castle were extended. The subject of the investigation against a total of 25 accused are subsidies for the buyers of insolvency administrator Hans-Gerd Jauch , the brothers Bernd and Helmut Breuer, who wanted to turn the property into a "ByteBurg" with Kai Krause and the support of the state.

Memberships

Until March 31, 2007 Schröder was a member of the Board of Directors of DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale .

Schröder is involved in the working group of Protestant entrepreneurs .

literature

  • Gustav Adolf Schröder: Viewpoints. Selected essays, speeches and interviews. Edited by Sparkasse KölnBonn. Deutscher Sparkassen Verlag, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-09-303584-5

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Personal details . In: Deutsche Sparkasse newspaper. June 15, 2007
  2. ^ Caspar Dohmen : Sparkasse Köln-Bonn in the crisis - Among friends . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung . August 4, 2008
  3. ↑ Klaus Ott & Uwe Ritzer : Stadtsparkasse Köln under suspicion - expensive influence . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung . June 24, 2008
  4. ^ A b Florian Ludwig: Gustav Adolf Schröder pays 100,000 euros . In: General Anzeiger . May 28, 2008
  5. ↑ a b Hans-Willy Bein: Trouble on two fronts. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung . February 21, 2009, p. 24
  6. ↑ RAG Foundation: Press release ( Memento from July 4, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 396 kB). February 12, 2009
  7. ↑ a b Sparkasse affair: Schröder leaves the RAG Foundation . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . April 28, 2009
  8. ↑ Chris Merting: Accusation of bribery: Public prosecutor investigates Esch and Schröder . In: Express . August 20, 2009
  9. ↑ Susanne Happe: Investigations into infidelity: Ex-boss of the Sparkasse Köln Bonn in the sights . In: Kölnische Rundschau . September 7, 2009
  10. ^ Allegations of fraud: Business crime about Hemmersbach Castle. In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . January 24, 2011, accessed June 23, 2013 .
  11. ↑ See Technology Center Oberhausen
  12. ↑ "Economic policy is weakened". In: Kölnische Rundschau . November 7, 2007. Retrieved April 25, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Schröder, Gustav Adolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German manager
DATE OF BIRTH March 25, 1943