Management Team
was appointed to the Haniel Management Board as CEO in October 2024. From 2015 to 2020, Joachim Drees served as CEO of MAN SE and MAN Truck & Bus SE. Prior to this, he was CFO of Drees & Sommer – a company founded by his father. He was also a long-standing partner at HgCapital, an international London-based private-equity firm. Joachim Drees, who holds a degree in Business Administration and an MBA, began his career at auditing and consulting firm Price Waterhouse, working in management consulting.
Joachim Drees
CEO
Joachim Drees
CEO
was appointed to the Haniel Management Board as CEO in October 2024. From 2015 to 2020, Joachim Drees served as CEO of MAN SE and MAN Truck & Bus SE. Prior to this, he was CFO of Drees & Sommer – a company founded by his father. He was also a long-standing partner at HgCapital, an international London-based private-equity firm. Joachim Drees, who holds a degree in Business Administration and an MBA, began his career at auditing and consulting firm Price Waterhouse, working in management consulting.
has been CFO of Haniel since October 2023. The Dutchman started his career at Price Waterhouse Coopers and worked 21 years for the US company Belden Inc., serving as CFO since 2012. Before joining the Haniel management team, he was Executive Vice President and CFO at the technology company VIAVI Solutions. Henk Derksen studied economics, holds a master's degree in Accounting, Business Administration and Tax, and is a registered controller at Tias Business School in Tilburg.
Henk Derksen
CFO
Henk Derksen
CFO
has been CFO of Haniel since October 2023. The Dutchman started his career at Price Waterhouse Coopers and worked 21 years for the US company Belden Inc., serving as CFO since 2012. Before joining the Haniel management team, he was Executive Vice President and CFO at the technology company VIAVI Solutions. Henk Derksen studied economics, holds a master's degree in Accounting, Business Administration and Tax, and is a registered controller at Tias Business School in Tilburg.
Investments
Katharina Rosenbohm
Head of Mergers & Acquisitions
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Joined in 2022
Previously: Bayer M&A, Deutsche Bank, Leonardo & Co.
HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Trinity College Dublin, Jacobs University Bremen
Philipp Krüger
Senior Investment Manager
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Joined in 2021
Previously: HSBC, Macquarie Capital
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, University of Technology Sydney
Michael Olschewski
Senior Investment Manager
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Joined in 2018
University of Cologne, Goethe University Frankfurt, BI Norwegian Business School
Richard Krieg
Investment Manager
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Joined in 2024
Previously: Siemens AG, Lincoln International
Católica University Lisbon, Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University
Nikolai Treibig
Investment Analyst
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Joined in 2025
Previously: Adiuva Capital, Deloitte, PwC
Nova School of Business and Economics, Stockholm School of Economics Riga, University of Erlangen–Nuremberg
Julia Wautmann
Investment Manager
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Joined in 2022
Previously: HSBC, NRW.BANK
WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Rotman School of Management, Monash University
Creditor Relations
Dr. Axel Gros
Head of Finance and Treasury
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Joined in 2002
Previously: EBS University of Business and Law
Caroline Bezwald
Business Partner Financing & Bank Relationship
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Joined in 2022
Previously: Deutsche Bank AG, Spotcap Global Services GmbH, Deutsche Handelsbank AG
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, ETH Zürich, University of Regensburg
