Investment Team
Dr. Thomas Schmitt
Managing Partner
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Acathia Capital since 2013
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7 years Winterthur Insurance (Credit Suisse Group), Member of the Executive Board
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5 years McKinsey & Co., Financial Institutions Group, Project Manager
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2 years Deutsche Bank, Controlling
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MBA, PhD Business Administration
Bertram Valentin
Investment Principal Life Insurance
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Acathia Capital since 2013
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16 years Standard Life Germany, CEO
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5 years Aachener & Muenchener Insurance Group France, CFO
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MBA (INSEAD), M.Sc. Mathematics
Dr. Christoph Wetzel
Investment Principal Insurance
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3 years, Chairman of supervisory board DARAG Group
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6 years, board member of HDI Group
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10 years, board member of Basler Germany
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5 years, McKinsey & Co, Project Leader
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MBA (University of Münster)
Claes Carlson
Investment Principal Sweden
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13 years Futur (formerly Danica Pension), CEO
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3 years WASA Försäkring, Sales director
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3 years Swedbank Försäkring, Business area manager
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3 years Optimum Försäkringsmäkleri, CEO
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6 years Trygg Hansa, Sales
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Legal Studies, Stockholm University
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MBA (IESE), M.Sc. Ind. Engineering
Ekkehardt v. Knebel Doeberitz
Investment Principal Asset Management
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Acathia Capital since 2013
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10 years Asset Management Consultant
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7 years Baring Asset Management, CEO
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3 years BNP Paribas Investment, MD
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6 years Metzler Investment, Director
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3 years JP Morgan, International Client Advisor
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MBA (Goethe University Frankfurt)
Frank Dausy
Investment Principal Benelux, France
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Acathia Capital since 2014
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7 years Ageas Continental Europe, MD Corporate Development
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2 years Fortis Insurance, SVP Corporate Planning
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1 year Fortis Insurance Europe, CEO
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1 year Fortis, Director of Credit Communications
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7 y. Fortis Investor Relations Manager
Andreas Gärtner
Investor Relations
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Acathia Capital since 2015
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Hortarius Finance since 2018, Managing and Founding Partner
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18 y. SMGR Sales Agent at several Investment Banks
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3 years Equity-Trader, DZ Bank Frankfurt
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Qualified banker and Certified Investment Analyst, DVFA
Carolin Schmitt
Investment Manager
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Acathia Capital since 2019
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2 years Management Consulting, BCG, Switzerland
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St. Gallen University, Switzerland, M.A. in Strategy and International Management
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WHU Otto-Beisheim School of Mangement, Vallendar,
B.Sc. in Business Administration
Dardan Lulaj
Investment Manager
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Acathia Capital since 2020
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St. Gallen University, Switzerland, M.A. in Accounting and Finance
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Goethe University, Frankfurt,
B.Sc. in Business Administration -
Prior experiences in Private Equity Consulting (McKinsey) and Finance Consulting (EY)
Alexandra Milivojevic
Investment Analyst
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Acathia Capital since 2024
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Goethe University, Frankfurt,
M.Sc. in Business Administration -
Prior experiences in Credit Risk Analysis (Scope Ratings) and Audit (Deloitte)
Katharina Schmitt
Real Estate Manager
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Acathia Capital since 2018
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WHU Otto-Beisheim School of Mangement, Vallendar
M. Sc. Management -
Wismar Business School, Wismar
B.A. Sports Management -
Goethe University, Frankfurt
State Exam for Teaching Profession
Theda Winterbauer
Corporate Attorney
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Acathia Capital since 2013
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Admitted as German Attorny at law (Rechtsanwältin/
Syndikusrechtsanwältin) -
Second State Exam in Law, Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main
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First State Exam in Law, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Senior Advisor
Georg Mehl
Insurance
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15 years Wuerttembergische Insurance Group, CEO
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29 years Allianz Insurance Group, MD
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10 years Executive Committee Member of the GDV (German Insurance Association)
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M.A. Management
Prof. Mark Wahrenburg
Regulatory
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20 years, Goethe University Frankfurt, Tenured Professor and Chair of Banking and Finance
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7 years, Goethe Business School, Founding Dean
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3 years, University of Witten/Herdecke, Professor of Finance
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1 year, Wharton Business School, Visiting Professor
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1 year, McKinsey & Co., Consultant
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PhD Finance, MBA
Michael Fröhls
Real Estate
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11 years The Froehls Group, Managing Partner
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3 years MetLife, Head of Strategic Planning
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2 years Allianz Group, Head of Program Management
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4 years Citigroup, Strategy Director
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6 years McKinsey & Co., Senior Engagement Manager
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MBA (UT Austin), PhD Fin., M.A. Industrial Economics (WHU)