The 51-year-old thus succeeds Dr. Hubertus von GrÜnberg, who resigned on March 6.
Rolf Koerfer is a lawyer and partner at the international law firm Allen & Overy LLP. He is specialised in domestic and cross-border M&A transactions and restructurings in various industrial sectors, including automotive, insurance, and reinsurance companies as well as financial institutes. In addition to his activities as lawyer, Koerfer is a member of the corporate law committee of Germany’s Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer (federal chamber of lawyers) as well as supervisory board chairman of Cologne, Germany-based reinsurance company Global Re. Koerfer is married and has three children. (Tyres & Accessories/Staffordshire, U.K.)