Thomas Eichelmann

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Thomas Eichelmann (born July 10, 1965 in Singen am Hohentwiel ) is a German management consultant and manager . He worked u. a. as Chief Financial Officer for Deutsche Börse and most recently as Managing Director of the investment company Aton . In June 2019 he was elected to the Supervisory Board of Wirecard AG . In January 2020 Eichelmann took over the chairmanship of the Wirecard Supervisory Board.

education

After graduating from high school in 1984, Thomas Eichelmann completed an apprenticeship at Deutsche Bank until 1986 . He then did his military service until 1988 and then studied economics in Stuttgart and Zurich until 1994 with the degree lic.oec.publ.

Professional career

From 1994 to 2007 he worked as a management consultant for The Boston Consulting Group (Frankfurt am Main, 1994–1997), as a senior manager for Bain & Company (Munich, 1997–2000) and as a senior partner and managing director and head of the Financial Services Competence Center for Roland Berger Strategy Consultants (Munich, 2000–2007). Since 2006 he had a consulting mandate at Deutsche Börse AG and moved there in 2007 with a group of colleagues. There he was CFO and Chief Human Resources Officer. Also board member of Clearstream Holding AG and Deutsche Börse Systems AG. From 2010 to 2018 he held the newly created position of Managing Director at Aton and Horus Vermögensverwaltungs VV KG, two affiliated companies of the entrepreneur Lutz Helmig . From 2011 to 2014 he was also a member of Hochtief's supervisory board , which he became chairman in 2013. He is a member of the economic advisory board of the Stadtsparkasse Munich and a member of the boards of trustees of the foundations "We Help Munich" and "Deutsche Sporthilfe". On June 18, 2019, he was elected to the Wirecard AG Supervisory Board with 94.7% approval of the shareholders.

German Stock Exchange

As the successor to Mathias Hlubek , Thomas Eichelmann took over the position of CFO in order to continue the change in strategy forced by hedge funds and to implement the fundamental reorganization of the company. The change in strategy consisted of no longer playing an active role in the consolidation of the European stock market landscape; H. No longer aiming for a merger with a dominant foreign exchange such as the London Stock Exchange , and instead creating a higher return for shareholders in the exclusively short term through organic growth, downsizing, outsourcing, share buybacks and divestments. The reorganization into a divisional structure created the prerequisites for making partial sales better. In December 2008, the press and the board of directors learned of negotiations with the stock exchange operator NYSE Euronext . Eichelmann's role can be seen in connection with the so-called locust debate that preceded his assumption of office. Activist shareholders that the former chairman of the board Werner G. Seifert and the resignation of the former chairman of the supervisory board Rolf-E. Breuer , repeatedly called for the Deutsche Börse Group to be broken up by selling Clearstream or other business areas. After there had been public speculation in mid-March 2009 that the hedge funds had withdrawn their economic involvement, the Supervisory Board dismissed Thomas Eichelmann as CFO on March 23, 2009 because of "differing views on individual business aspects". The share of the German stock exchange then gave way, analysts were critical.

Aton

In February 2010 the holding company Aton GmbH in Fulda decided to expand its management organization, which until then had consisted of two managing directors , to include the role of chief executive. The position was filled with Thomas Eichelmann. He also acts as the head of the associated family office for the Helmig family , who are the sole owners of the company.

Public criticism

Eichelmann came under repeated public criticism as CFO. When Roland Berger Strategy Consultants switched to Deutsche Börse , the latter paid him a “one-time non-performance-related bonus” of EUR 2.7 million for lost claims. The move of Deutsche Börse from Frankfurt to Eschborn, which was organized in his area of ​​responsibility and which saved trade tax, was discussed in principle as a “fiduciary duty” of the Executive Board.

Sports

Eichelmann was an active competitive athlete and played tennis in a regional league. Today he is involved in the German Sports Aid Foundation as a member of the Board of Trustees.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eichelmann becomes General Manager at Aton ( Memento of March 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), FTD.de, February 26, 2010.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g CV from the invitation to the Annual General Meeting of Wirecard AG on June 18, 2019
  3. ↑ Thomas Eichelmann: Wirecard is getting an uncomfortable supervisor. In: Handelsblatt. January 12, 2020, accessed March 22, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Thomas Eichelmann: Page changer ( Memento from July 14, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ Thomas EICHELMANN (German Stock Exchange) new General Manager of ATON GmbH // Osthessen | News. Retrieved March 22, 2020 .
  6. ↑ HOCHTIEF AG: Supervisory Board members, shareholders
  7. ↑ Press release of September 25, 2014 on changes to the Supervisory Board of HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft
  8. ↑ Handelsblatt: "Deutsche Börse is apparently planning a merger with NYSE"
  9. ^ Wirtschaftswoche: Börse: Deutsche Börse: TCI and Atticus hedge funds apparently dropped out. Retrieved March 22, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Press release: Personnel changes on the Board of Management of Deutsche Börse AG - Thomas Eichelmann will terminate functions effective April 30, 2009 , dgap.de
  11. ↑ Apparently problems with Francioni: CFO leaves Deutsche Börse. Retrieved March 22, 2020 .
  12. ^ Aton GmbH - owner-managed family company ( Memento from January 31, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  13. ^ Deutsche Börse AG. Compensation report for the 2007 financial year ( Memento from January 2, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  14. ^ Deutsche Börse: Relocation to Eschborn. Retrieved March 22, 2020 .
  15. ↑ Thomas Eichelmann: Page changer ( Memento from July 14, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  16. ^ Stiftung Deutsche Sporthilfe: Members of the Board of Trustees ( Memento from October 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Eichelmann, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German economist, CFO of Deutsche Börse AG
DATE OF BIRTH July 10, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Singen am Hohentwiel , Germany