The Supervisory Board of CORESTATE Capital Holding S.A. (“CORESTATE”), a fully integrated real estate investment manager, has been constituted. The Supervisory Board is chaired by Micha Blattmann and consists of five members, providing legal expertise and experience in capital markets as well as long-term real estate experience:

  • Micha Blattmann (long-term experience in capital markets; lawyer with Blattman Advokatur & Notariat, formerly Merrill Lynch, UBS)
  • Thomas Zinnöcker (long-term experience in real estate; Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Vonovia SE, Vice President of Zentraler Immobilien Ausschuss ZIA, formerly Chief Executive Officer of GAGFAH Group and GSW Immobilien AG)
  • Ulrich Plett (35 years of experience in auditing; UPW7 Wirtschaftsprüfung, Partner with Ernst & Young)
  • Dr. iur. Urs Felder (self-employed accounting and tax advisor, Chief Executive Officer at FELUR Swiss Treuhand AG, formerly UBS)
  • Andreas Wirz (Head of Portfolio Management at Intershop Holding AG, Member of the Administration Board of CORESTATE Capital AG)

Ralph Winter, Founder and member of CORESTATE’s Senior Advisory Circle: “We are proud that we could appoint all Positions of CORESTATE’s Supervisory Board with seasoned professionals who have a proven track record and will be able to bring their high credibility into the company.”

Information on the Members of the Supervisory Board:

Micha Blattmann (born 1973) is an admitted lawyer and practicing in his law firm Blattmann Advokatur & Notariat, Neuheim. He is also Partner at the hedge fund Vicenda Asset Management AG, Zug, where he focuses on alternative and real asset investment strategies as well as the issuance of secured notes and bonds. Micha Blattmann previously held various Positions within capital markets divisions of international investment banks, including Senior Advisor of the Strategic Cross Asset Solutions Group of Merrill Lynch Capital Markets and Senior Advisor of the Equity and Commodity Risk Management Team for institutional clients of UBS AG. He previously worked as lawyer at Bär & Karrer and Andersen Legal. Micha Blattmann holds a Licentiate of Law of the University of Zurich and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) of University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law. Micha Blattmann is admitted to the bar of the Higher Court of the Canton of Zug, Switzerland.

Thomas Zinnöcker (born 1961) is Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Vonovia SE (formally known as Deutsche Annington Immobilien SE) and is mainly responsible for integration as well as acquisitions und sales at Vonovia SE. Thomas Zinnöcker was Chief Executive Officer of GAGFAH GROUP before GAGFAH GROUP was taken over and integrated into Vonovia SE in 2015. From 2005 to 2013, Thomas Zinnöcker was Chief Executive Officer of GSW Immobilien AG, for which he organized the initial public offering in 2011 successfully. Thomas Zinnöcker has extensive experience in the real estate sector in leading executive Positions, inter alia as Member of the Management of Deutsche Telekom Immobilien und Service GmbH. Prior, he was Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Krantz TKT GmbH. Thomas Zinnöcker started his professional career with AEG Aktiengesellschaft. He holds a Diploma in Business Management.

Ulrich Plett (born 1957) has over 35 years’ experience in the auditing sector. Ulrich Plett was Partner at Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young in the Barcelona and Berlin offices from 1991 to 2015. In Berlin, he headed the auditing department and was, most recently, Office Managing Partner at Ernst & Young. Prior to that, he worked in the Barcelona, Hamburg and Chicago offices of Arthur Andersen from 1980 to 1993. Ulrich Plett’s experience is primarily focused on publicly listed corporations, family businesses and governmental owned companies. Since July 2015 he works as a self-employed auditor and advisor at “UPW7 GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft iG”. Ulrich Plett holds a Business Degree from the University of Munich and is a tax advisor and auditor.

Dr. iur. Urs Felder (born 1959) is a self-employed accounting and tax advisor, as well as Founder and Chief Executive Officer of FELUR Swiss Treuhand AG, Zurich since 2008. Prior he was Senior Partner and Head of the Tax Department at TREUCO AG, Zurich from 1998 to 2007. From 1992 to 1998 Urs Felder worked in the tax department of UBS AG, Zurich. From 1989 to 1992 he worked as an accountant and tax advisor, specialized in tax matters. Urs Felder graduated with a Law Degree from the University of Bern. Also, he obtained a Ph.D. (Dr. iur.) from the University of Freiburg (Switzerland) and received the Federal Diploma of Swiss Certified Tax Experts.

Andreas Wirz (born 1970) has over 20 years of experience in the real estate industry. Since 2008 he is Head of Portfolio Management at Intershop Holding AG and Member of the Administration Board of CCAG. Prior, Andreas Wirz was Portfolio Manager within a private real estate company of a property portfolio of CHF250 million in Switzerland. From 2006 to 2007, Andreas Wirz was Managing Director at Rossberg Capital AG and responsible for sourcing and management of real estate transactions for foreign real estate investors in Switzerland. From 1998 to 2006, Andreas Wirz was a Senior Consultant with Wüest & Partner AG, a consulting firm focussing on construction and property markets. Andreas Wirz started his career as a self-employed architect from 1994 to 1997. He graduated from ETH Zürich with a Degree in Architecture and obtained a training in Corporate Finance from the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW.

About CORESTATE Capital
CORESTATE is an investment manager and co-investor with around € 28 billion in assets under management. The company sees itself as a manager for the entire length of the real estate value chain. Thanks to its fully integrated real estate platform, it is able to offer investors a wide range of services, especially the opportunity to invest in large-scale societal trends such as urbanisation, demographic shifts or sustainability – trends that will continue to have a decisive influence on the living and working environment in the long term. The consistent focus on asset classes that will be successful in the long run constitutes a central cornerstone of the company strategy. At CORESTATE, all concepts are supported with ESG expertise that is unique to the industry. With some 800 experts, CORESTATE offers clients and investors a full range of services and consultation from a single source, from project financing and real estate management to sales. CORESTATE is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (SDAX) and operates as a respected business partner for institutional and semi-institutional investors as well as high-net-worth private investors in 13 countries across Europe, with offices in Frankfurt, Vienna, Zurich, Paris, Madrid and London.

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