Committed to Value Investing

Alexander Brandl

Senior Software Developer

Alexander Brandl joined Lingohr in 2011. He is mainly responsible for further development of the in-house software systems and databases.

Alexander has been working in software development for financial services firmssince 2005. He has a degree in mathematics and successfully completed his studies at the University of Regensburg.

What you should know about him personally:

Alexander prefers to spend his free time on hiking and cycling tours.

Dana Deusing, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager

"If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.“

Dana Deusing works as a Senior Portfolio Manager and has been a member of the team since 2007. After completing her bank apprenticeship at Deutsche Bank, her professional career took her for three years to auditing and tax consultancy. In 2000 she moved to the portfolio management division of Generali Investments in Cologne and subsequently found her way to Lingohr.

Dana holds a degree in business administration from the university of applied sciences FH Niederrhein. In addition, she holds a CFA Charterholder degree and has successfully completed a training as an EFFAS Certified European ESG Analyst.

What you should know about her personally:

Born in the Lower Rhine region, near the Dutch border, her adopted domicile has been Cologne since the turn of the millennium. She has actively practiced martial arts for two decades and has a black belt in Karate.

Martin Dinslage

Senior Trader

Martin Dinslage started as an intern at Lingohr in 2005. He then worked for several years as an assistant in the Portfolio Management until he focuses on portfolio implementation in 2016.

Martin joined Lingohr after completing his vocational training. He progressed with on-the-job trainings and continued external education.

What you should know about him personally:

Martin enjoys barbecuing and playing with his daughter Elsa Uno.

Christoph Grote

Head of Sales

Christoph Grote is a member of the Lingohr Asset Management team, where his responsibilities include the distribution for the customer segments of the savings banks, cooperative banks, family offices, and wealth managers. Additionally, he is tasked with the ongoing optimization and digitization of the company's internal sales processes.

After completing his banking apprenticeship, Mr. Grote studied business administration in Cologne and looks back on an extensive career in private banking and serving institutional customers. His professional career included positions at Deutsche Bank, Delbrück Private Bankers, and WestLB.

What you should know about him personally:

In his free time, Mr. Grote enjoys exploring the gastronomic and cultural diversity of the Rhineland and is an enthusiastic fan of our neighboring country, Belgium.

Monika Gutsch

Accountant

Monika Gutsch is responsible for financial accounting as well as the administration and organization at Lingohr.

She worked as an assistant tax and management consultant before joining Lingohr in 2010.

Axel Jelunke

Senior Portfolio Manager

„We should say what we think, we should do what we say. And we should finally be what we do”
- Alfred Herrhausen

Axel Jelunke has been working for Lingohr since 2006. In his function, he is responsible for portfolio management as well as servicing private wealth mandates and family offices. As product specialist he is also a point of contact for institutional clients.

Axel has been working in the financial industry since 1987. During his career he worked for various international investment firms. Before he joined Lingohr, he was a Departmental Director at HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt KGaA in Duesseldorf.

What you should know about him personally:

Axel is interested in contemporary art and spends much of his free time in museums and at art fairs.

Christina Klomfaß

Account Manager Operations

„Even the longest journey begins with a first step“

Christina Klomfaß has been working in the operations department since 2007. Accordingly she has extensive experience in securities management and back-office processes.

Christina joined Lingohr after completing her vocational training at Dresdner Bank.

Reinhard Niebuhr

Senior Portfolio Manager

Reinhard Niebuhr has been a Portfolio Manager at Lingohr since 2011 and focuses on the financial, utilities and telecommunications sectors as well as emerging markets. He has been working in the financial industry since 1981 in various functions (including investment advisory, risk controlling, and portfolio management).

After his vocational training as a banker, Reinhard studied at the University of Wuppertal and graduated with a degree in economics. He also successfully completed additional training as a banking specialist („Bankfachwirt“).

What you should know about him personally:

While Reinhard’s family traces back to the “Emsland”, a region in the northwest of Germany, he was born in the “Rhineland”. This makes him the first "genuine" Rhinelander of the family. His ability to endure hard times, crucial to being a long-term value investor, also proves applicable to him being an avowed fan of Fortuna Düsseldorf. He kicks the ball himself once a week with friends to combine the fun of movement with the fun of meeting people.

Oliver Nitsch

Senior Portfolio Manager

Oliver Nitsch has been a Portfolio Manager at Lingohr since 2019. He focusses on global equities. Oliver joined the company in 2016 and prior to his current role he worked as Investment Analyst within the Investment Management department and as Associate in the institutional business.

Oliver graduated from Maastricht University with a master’s degree in International Business/Finance. During his bachelor’s studies he spent a semester abroad at the University of Florida in the US. He is certified as EFFAS Certified European ESG Analyst.

What you should know about him personally:

His hobbies include fitness, especially weightlifting, and cooking.

Josef Park

Head of Operations

Josef Park completed his vocational training in 2008 at Lingohr. As head of Operations department he is responsible for the securities administration, back-office processes, and reporting to customers and supervisory authorities.

Josef is a trained office administrator.

What you should know about him personally:

Josef's great passion is golf. He plays since his youth for his club “Golfpark Meerbusch” and is also a part of their 1st Club-Team. A respectful and friendly approach on the course as well as in the office suits his character.

Robert Posielek

Head of IT

„A program always does what you write, not necessarily what you want“

Robert Posielek joined Lingohr in 2016 as a Senior System Engineer and by now heads the IT department. In addition to his responsibility for all internal IT processes and systems, he manages our software development and coordinates efforts with relevant service providers.

Robert graduated with a diploma in computer science and electrical engineering from RWTH Aachen. Since the 1990s he has been working as a software developer and database engineer in the insurance and banking sector with focus on asset management and investments.

What you should know about him personally:

Robert corresponds to the cliché of a typical software developer: He is a passionate science fiction fan, interested in quantum physics, the theory of relativity, and Zipf's law.

Dr. Stefan Schüder, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager

"Think deeply, act precisely, relax passionately.“

Dr. Stefan Schüder has been Portfolio Manager at Lingohr since January 2022 and is responsible for the further development of value-oriented, systematic stock selection including multifactor models. Model development and the continuation of the research processes are his mission. Prior to his current role, he was a Senior Quantitative Analyst and Portfolio Manager at ODDO BHF and Lampe Asset Management.

Dr. Stefan Schüder holds a PhD in economics from the University of Göttingen. In addition to international academic conferences, he completed a research stay at Stellenbosch University and studied two semesters at the Grande École IÉSEG in Lille.

What you should know about him personally:

He rides his bike almost every way, loves all kinds of team sports and is passionate about dancing. In the pub, you can always find him near the foosball table.

Harald Sporleder

Managing Director (CIO)

"With a good perspective on history, we can have a better understanding of the past and present, and thus a clear vision of the future.“ – Carlos Slim Helu

Harald Sporleder is Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director at Lingohr. After more than 25 years at Allianz Global Investors in leading positions in the equity area, Mr. Sporleder moved to Düsseldorf as CIO in December 2022 in order to give his entrepreneurial thinking and acting more space. Together with his team, he manages the entire product range with the clear objective of living and further developing the investment principles of the company's founder.

Mr. Sporleder holds a Master's degree in Economics and completed the Executive Program at INSEAD University of Fontainebleau. After graduating, he went through several units in equity fund management at Allianz Global Investors. Since 2004 he was in charge for the development of the "Liquid Alternative" division and was responsible for the entire product range in Europe, which was a novelty in Germany at the time.

What you should know about him personally:

His hometown of Quedlinburg with its numerous historical backgrounds still shapes him today. That's why he loves books about history and documentaries because life is a never-ending learning process. As a father with football playing boys, it is obvious that he has internalized this topic.

Steffen Ulshöfer

Managing Director (COO)

"Clients don’t create work, they are our work."

Steffen Ulshöfer has served as Managing Director of Lingohr since 2017. In this function he is responsible for client services, sales, and operations. He has been with the company in various positions since 2007. Prior to his current role, he was, among other things, assistant to the management board and head of institutional clients & products.

Steffen holds a M.Sc. in Finance from the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel and a B.A. from the RheinMain University of Applied Sciences in Wiesbaden. He completed academic semesters at Vanderbilt University (Owen Graduate School of Management) and at the Universidad de Sevilla.

What you should know about him personally:

Because of his hometown Frankfurt a. M. he is a passionate supporter of Eintracht. He finds balance in reading thrillers - often about A.I.- in yoga as well as in various other sports.

Dyrk Vieten

Managing Director (CEO)

Dyrk Vieten has been CEO of Lingohr since July 1, 2022. He is responsible for business development as well as structuring the sales process. He will also promote the strategic development of Lingohr and the integration with the Amauris Invest Group as the owner of Lingohr.

As a member of the management board at Deka Vermögensmanagement, Dyrk Vieten was largely responsible for marketing and sales for both the retail and institutional business and fund boutique management. Prior to that, he was a member of the management board of LBB Invest, which was acquired by Deka in 2014. Since 2020, he has speaker of the management board of the independent Düsseldorf-based ficon Vermögensmanagement GmbH, which specializes in individual financial management strategies for retail and semi-institutional clients.

What you should know about him personally

Dyrk Vieten was born in Mönchengladbach, is married and has two grown-up children. He is a self-confessed supporter of Borussia Mönchengladbach and enjoys traveling, including to the Baltic Sea and the USA.

Lars Vieten

Business Development Associate

Lars Vieten has been active in the field of Business Development at Lingohr since 2023, bringing with him extensive knowledge in business administration that he has acquired through his training and academic degrees.

Mr. Vieten began his professional career with an apprenticeship as a bank clerk. To further deepen his knowledge, he subsequently completed a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration at the University of Siegen. Furthermore, he continued his academic career and obtained a Master of Science in Economic Sciences.

What you should know about him personally:

In addition to his professional activities, Lars Vieten finds balance in sports activities and cuisine. He enjoys spending his free time hiking and engaging in other outdoor activities. Furthermore, cooking and grilling are among his hobbies, where he enjoys discovering new recipes and sharing them with friends and family.

Tim Wehlmann

Portfolio Manager

Tim Wehlmann joined Lingohr in 2023 as a Portfolio Manager, primarily focusing on the further development of value-oriented, systematic stock selection, especially in the Mid/Small Cap sector.

Tim holds a M.Sc. in Controlling, Finance, and Risk Management. Before joining Lingohr, he worked at Paladin Asset Management, an investment boutique specializing in consistent value investing in small-cap stocks. His responsibilities there included the qualitative and quantitative analysis of individual stocks, as well as the development and implementation of portfolio management tools and indicator models. He also coordinated all ESG activities.

What you should know about him personally:

In his free time, Tim places great importance on spending time with his daughter, exploring the world together and enjoying many special moments. He is also passionate about bouldering and Freeletics, activities that challenge him both physically and mentally. In the evenings, he enjoys unleashing his creativity in the kitchen and watching games as a devoted supporter of SGE.