BRANICKS - Key Persons


Christian Fritzsche - COO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operations Officer
  • COO
  • Operations Officer
Christian Fritzsche has been the Chief Operations Officer (COO) at Branicks Group AG since January 2023. He has been employed by companies of the Branicks Group AG in leading positions since 2010, most recently as Managing Director of Branicks Onsite GmbH. The business graduate has more than 20 years of experience in the real estate industry. Prior to his career at Branicks, Christian Fritzsche worked as Director Commercial Leasing at IFM Asset Management and as a leasing specialist for Union Investment.

Dirk Oehme - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Dr. Angela Geerling

Job Titles:
  • Portfolio Manager, Schroders Real Estate Asset Management GmbH

Dr. Tobias Dippold - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Eberhard Vetter

Job Titles:
  • Director of Capital Investments at the RAG Foundation

Eva Stegmayer - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Gregor Holeczek

Job Titles:
  • General Manager

Ivica Pavušek - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Johannes von Mutius

Job Titles:
  • Chef Investment Officer ( CIO )
Since April 2015, Johannes von Mutius has been in charge of the transaction business of Branicks Group AG as Chief Investment Officer. He is an acknowledged property expert who has gathered a wealth of experience in senior positions in the real estate industry.

Karin Richter - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Lukas Brunert - CSR

Job Titles:
  • Head of Sustainability

Martin Karehnke - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Michael Zahn

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schmidt

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Supervisory Board

René Zahnd

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer of Swiss Prime Site AG

Sonja Wärntges - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
Sonja Wärntges joined the Management Board in the role of CFO in 2013, and has headed Branicks Group AG as CEO since 1 October 2017, being in charge of asset management, property management, portfolio management, finance, controlling, marketing, IR, Sustainability and administration. She has a demonstrable leadership and management track record and has proven her competencies in various senior positions in prestigious companies. Sonja Wärntges has long-term experience in the real estate industry, and is a member of the executive body of the ZIA German Property Federation.

Stephan Heimbach


Thomas Gerstmann

Job Titles:
  • Head of Investment

Torsten Doyen

Job Titles:
  • Chief Institutional Business Officer ( CIBO )
  • Chief Institutional Officer
Torsten Doyen has been Chief Institutional Officer at Branicks Group AG since January 2023. Prior to his appointment to the Management Board of Branicks Torsten Doyen was Managing Director at GEG German Estate Group GmbH. The banking economist and graduate real estate economist has more than 20 years of management experience in raising capital in the real estate and fund industry. Before joining GEG, he had been Managing Partner at CB Capital Management since 2017 in charge for capital raising in the DACH region and for business development. Prior to that, Mr. Doyen was responsible for institutional sales at Warburg-HIH Invest Real Estate for nine years and acted, among others, as Managing Director of the capital management company. He has many years of professional experience in the fund and real estate industry, having worked for Bankhaus Wölbern & Co and Nordcapital.