Members of SimCorp’s Board of Directors are elected for one year at a time (employee-elected members for three years).
Board of Directors
Peter Schütze
Chair
Personal and educational background
Born 1948, Danish citizen, M.Sc. (Econ.).
Directorships
Former CEO of Nordea Bank Danmark A/S. Chair of SimCorp A/S’ Board of Directors since 2019 and Vice-chair 2012-2019. Member of SimCorp A/S’ Nomination and Remuneration Committee since 2017 and SimCorp Technology Committee since 2022. Chair of the Board of Directors of DSB SOV, Nordea-fonden and Tietgenfonden. Vice-chair of Lundbeckfonden and Lundbeckfond Invest A/S. Member of Falck A/S, Axelfuture, the Systemic Risk Council, and Gösta Enboms Fond. Chair of the investment committee of Danish SDG Investment Fund and Dronning Margrethe den II’s Arkæologiske Fond.
Independence
Is regarded as independent.
Relevant competences and experiences
More than 30 years of management experience from an international financial company as well as several board positions both as chair and member. Involvement in IT development and trading operations in financial institutions.
Morten Hübbe
Vice-chair
Personal and educational background
Born 1972, Danish citizen, B.Sc. (Int. BA & Modern Languages), MSc (Fin. & Acc.).
Directorships
Group CEO of Tryg since 2011. From 2002-2011 Group CFO of Tryg. Member of SimCorp A/S’ Board of Directors since 2018 and Vice-chair since 2019. Chair of SimCorp A/S’ Nomination and Remuneration Committee since 2019. Board member of TJM Forsikring. Chair of Conscia and Siteimprove.
Independence
Is regarded as independent.
Relevant competences and experiences
Chief executive management experience from a listed company and solid know-how of working with key market players like investors and regulators.
Simon Jeffreys
Personal and educational background
Born 1952, British citizen, B.Com (Hons) from University of Cape Town, CA(SA), FCA, CPA.
Directorships
Formerly Chair of Aon UK Ltd. and Henderson International Income Trust plc, PwC Global Investment Management Leader and senior audit partner, and Chief Operating Officer of the Wellcome Trust. Member of SimCorp A/S’ Board of Directors since 2011. Chair of SimCorp A/S’ Audit and Risk Committee since 2013. Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of the Boards of Directors of St James’s Place plc. Chair of the Audit and Risk Committees of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust plc., and the Crown Prosecution Service.
Independence
Is regarded as independent.
Relevant competences and experiences
Group executive experience in a multinational corporation, including responsibility for strategy development and implementation, information technology and finance. Involved in the development and governance of companies with IT and consultancy activities.
Adam Warby
Personal and educational background
Born 1960, British citizen, B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College, London.
Directorships
Former CEO of Avanade Inc. (Microsoft & Accenture joint venture) from 2008-2019. Member of SimCorp A/S’ Board of Directors since 2017. Member of SimCorp A/S’ Audit Committee since 2019. Chair of the Board of Heidrick & Struggles. Chair of Junior Achievement Europe. Board Member of SoftwareONE Holding AG and Senior Advisor to KKR PE European Portfolio.
Independence
Is regarded as independent.
Relevant competences and experiences
More than 30 years of international experience in the software and technology services industries, including responsibility for strategy, M&A, enterprise sales, consulting, and managed service delivery from a career spanning IBM, Microsoft, and Avanade.
Joan A. Binstock
Personal and educational background
Born 1954, US citizen, MBA from NYU Stern School of Business, B.A. from State University of New York at Binghamton. Certified Public Accountant.
Directorships
Former CFO and COO at Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC. (1999-2018). Prior to joining Lord Abbett, Joan worked inter alia for Goldman Sachs within the Capital Markets Group and for PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLC as a manager, Financial Services Audit Practice. Member of SimCorp A/S’ Board of Directors and SimCorp A/S’ Audit and Risk Committee since 2018. Member of the Board of Directors of Brown Brothers Harriman US Mutual Funds, KKR Real Estate Trust, and Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Funds.
Independence
Is regarded as independent.
Relevant competences and experiences
Experience from the financial services industry within finance, risk management and operations, including software selection and implementation.
Susan Standiford
Personal and educational background
Born 1967, US citizen, BA, Anthropology & Mathematics, University of Illinois, IL, USA
Directorships
Chief Product and Technology Officer, StepStone. Previous positions include Chief Technology Officer of IKEA IT AB and CTO and COO within international technology companies.
Independence
Is regarded as independent.
Relevant competences and experiences
30 years of technical and managerial experience from various industries including software. Technology visionary leader with knowledge how to market and deliver innovative value-based solutions.
Employee-elected representatives
Charlotte Søndergaard Klausen
Personal and educational background
Born in 1993, Danish citizen, M.Sc. (Economics) from University of Copenhagen.
Directorships
Employee-elected member of SimCorp A/S’ Board of Directors since 2022.
Relevant competences and experiences
Since 2018 working in the Investments Service Line of SimCorp’s Consulting Services division (DACH). Previous experience from Front Office and Product Lifecycle Management in Asset and Investment Management at leading Pension and Insurance Funds.
Sven Rinke
Personal and educational background
Born in 1974, German citizen, M.Sc. (Physics) from TU Dresden and Ph.D. (Physics) from Duke University.
Directorships
Former board member of a US-based food cooperative from 2002 – 2008. Employee-elected member of SimCorp A/S’ Board of Directors since 2022
Relevant competences and experiences
More than 13 years’ experience in positioning, selling, and delivering SimCorp’s solutions across a broad range of institutions in the financial services industry..
Neil Cook
Personal and educational background
Born in 1977, British Citizen. BSc in Information Systems from Canterbury Christ Church University.
Directorships
Employee-elected member of SimCorp A/S’ Board of Directors since 2022.
Relevant competences and experiences
Platform Development Line Manager in Product Division in London and 15 years +experience in the finance industry and a background in technology