Management & Board of Directors

Henning Koch has been a member of the Executive Board of Commerz Real AG since April 2020 and became Chairman of the Executive Board on May 1, 2021. He joined the company in 2017, initially as Global Head of Transactions, where he was responsible for all international real estate acquisition and sales activities. Before that, he spent more than eleven years at Credit Suisse, where from 2013 he served as Head of Acquisition & Sales Europe, overseeing international transaction business for real estate investment products. Henning Koch began his career at the real estate services firm Savills in Frankfurt am Main and London. He studied Business Administration at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main and went on to qualify as a Real Estate Economist (European Business School, Östrich-Winkel) and Real Estate Asset Manager (IREBS Real Estate Academy).

Christian Horf has been a member of the Executive Board of Commerz Real AG since August 2021, where he is responsible for Finance (Finance Tax, Finance Investment Funds, COO Finance and Accounting), Leasing Sales, and Legal. He has been with Commerz Real since 2015, where he previously oversaw all Finance-related topics. Christian Horf has been part of the Commerzbank Group since 2005: he initially worked in Group Development before moving into the Finance function as Divisional Head in 2009. Prior to joining the Commerzbank Group, he gained experience at the audit firm Ernst & Young from 2003 to 2005. Christian Horf holds a degree in Economics (Diplom-Volkswirt) from the University of Mannheim.

Dirk Schuster has been a member of the Executive Board of Commerz Real AG since June 2016, where he is responsible for Consulting and Corporate Management, Controlling, IT, and Risk Management. Prior to joining Commerz Real, he worked within the Commerzbank Group from 2008 onward, where he headed the central divisions Integrated Strategy and Risk Control as well as Group Credit Risk Management Core / Risk Operations and Private Customers; he also served as Chief Credit Officer there. Before that, Dirk Schuster, who holds a degree in Business Administration (Diplom-Kaufmann), gained experience at Dresdner Bank AG, Deutsche Hypothekenbank, and Eurohypo AG.

Dr. Hans-Georg Beyer is the Group Chief Compliance Officer of Commerzbank AG since December 2022. In this role, he is responsible for all compliance units of the group, including foreign branches and subsidiaries. He also acts as Group AntiMoney Laundering Officer. His career at Commerzbank AG began in 2011 in Internal Audit. He held various senior positions there, including Audit Manager and Head of Department for International Credit Products and Processes. Later, he became Head of Group Audit Compliance, Legal & Human Resources. Since 2020, Dr. Beyer has been working in the Group Compliance area. His previous positions included Head of Global Markets Compliance and Regional Head of Compliance Americas.  Dr. Hans-Georg Beyer is a CFA charterholder (Chartered Financial Analyst) and a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS). 

Dr. Simon Weppner is a tax lawyer based in the Düsseldorf office of Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, specializing in corporate tax law. He advises national and international clients on project-oriented tax planning, M&A transactions, group tax optimization, structured financing, and real estate acquisitions.​