About Ralf Wintergerst

Ralf Wintergerst is Chairman of the Management Board of Giesecke+Devrient (G+D). In addition to his duties as Group CEO, he is responsible for the Central Services departments of Information Systems, Corporate Security, Compliance Management and Auditing, Corporate Communications, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Strategy, Corporate Development, Legal Services, and Corporate Governance. Wintergerst joined G+D in 1998 and has held various management positions in the company. He became a member of the Management Board in 2013 with his appointment to lead the business unit Banknote (today Currency Technology). In 2016 he was named Chairman of the Management Board and CEO of G+D. Alongside his role at G+D, Wintergerst is president of the German digital association Bitkom. Furthermore, he is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of secunet Security Networks AG (Essen, Germany) and President of the Board of Directors of netcetera AG (Zurich, Switzerland). Ralf Wintergerst studied business administration and holds two master’s degrees – one in management and the other in politics philosophy and economics (PPE). He earned his doctorate at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich with a thesis on corporate governance and management.