VELERO TEAM
Get to know the team at Velero Immobilien GmbH.
Management Board

Sascha Giest
Founder, Co-CEO
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Bachelor of Business Administration
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Responsible for business development, capital markets & IR, finance, ESG
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Former Co-CEO & CFO of Westgrund AG
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Previously transaction manager for Berlin housing companies, CEO at British start-up
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8 years investment banking with JP Morgan and Barclays Capital
 

Thomas Lange
Founder, Co-CEO
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Bachelor of Business Administration, specializing in real estate management
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Responsible for transactions, asset management, human resources
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Former head of transaction at Westgrund AG
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More than 70,000 residential units bought, sold and valued
 

Stefan Kube
CFO
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Bachelor of Arts in Real Estate Management (BA)
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Responsible for property management, facility management, reporting management, letting management
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Former managing director of BBT Transaction and Valuation GmbH
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More than 60,000 residential units valued and partially restructured
 
Leadership Team

Ronny Sager
Head of Asset Management
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Qualified real estate professional, real estate manager
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Team of 4 asset managers
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Former asset manager at Westgrund AG, 17 years of experience in asset and property management, Germany-wide
 

Benjamin Käthner
Head of Capital Markets
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Bachelor of Business Administration, specializing in real estate management
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Financing & capital market expert
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Project manager of all capital market measures of Westgrund AG
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Main contact person for Velero's bank partners
 

Stefanie Devantier
Head of HR & Office
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Long-standing experience in office management, HR and board assistance in various industries
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4 years office manager with team responsibility at Velero
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4 years assistant to the board Westgrund/Adler AG
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7 years executive assistant & HR with team responsibility at Wall AG
 

Thomas Tietze
Head of Technical Asset Management
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Dipl.-Ing. Architect
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Team of 5 technical employees
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Expert for residential real estate development, for new construction and renovation with and without energy focus, 20 years of experience
 

Iris Fisch
Head of Finance
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Master of Business Administration
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Team of 11 accountants
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25 years of experience as team leader in finance & accounting
 

Manja Fritsch
Head of Controlling
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Bachelor of Business Administration, specializing in real estate management
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15 years experience in CF modeling, analytics, controlling and reporting
 

Dirk Kahle
Head of IT & Data Security

Rayk Förster
Head of Facility Management
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IT businessman and qualified professional for data processing
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25 years IT network admin experience, expert for data protection and DSGVO
 

André Fleischer
Regional Manager East 1
Chemnitz-Erfurt-Cottbus
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geprüfter Immobilienbewerter (ZIB)
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langjährige Erfahrung in Leitungsfunktionen der Immobilienwirtschaft
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Team von 27 Mitarbeitenden
 
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Construction manager and carpenter
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Since 2007 in the real estate industry
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Team of up to 18 employees at various locations with currently approx. 7,000 units
 

Mario Spengler
Regional Manager East 2
Leipzig, Halle, Aschersleben
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geprüfter Immobilienfachwirt (IHK)
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21 Jahre Berufserfahrung in der Wohnungswirtschaft
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Team von 20 Mitarbeitenden
 

Gerold Brinkmann
Regional Manager West
North Rhine-Westphalia
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Foreman - building construction and carpenter
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Team of up to 12 employees at different locations with currently approx. 3,000 units