publity Financial Group

MANAGEMENT

Chairman of the Executive Board

Frank Schneider

CEO of publity AG since 1 January 2021

The lawyer Frank Schneider, born in Pinneberg (Schleswig-Holstein) in August 1963, worked for CMS Hasche Sigle, the largest commercial law firm in Germany, from 1999 to April 2018, focusing on real estate and construction law – he became a partner in January 2004. Prior to that, he was a legal advisor at HOCHTIEF construction group.

Frank Schneider has many years of experience in legal project management for real estate transactions and has provided legal advice and support to publity in the purchase and sale of real estate for many years.

Frank Schneider has been a member of the Board of Management since December 2018.

Board of Directors

Stephan Kunath

CFO of publity AG since 1 October 2020

Stephan Kunath, born in 1986 in Hohenmölsen (Sachsen-Anhalt), has been working for publity AG in various positions since 2010 and thus has many years of professional experience within the company. Since October 2020 he has been responsible for finances as CFO of publity AG.

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SUPERVISORY BOARD

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Thomas Olek

Chairman of the Supervisory Board since January 10, 2023

Mr. Olek has over 30 years of experience in the German real estate market and has been a major shareholder of publity AG since 2003. In addition, Mr. Olek was Chairman of the Management Board of publity AG from 2003 to 2020. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Olek was an advisor at Sächsische Landesbank.

Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Prof. Dr. Karl Georg Loritz

Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board since June 15, 2022

Prof. Dr. Loritz is a lawyer and tax consultant with decades of experience in both fields of activity. Prof. Dr. Loritz is a fully qualified lawyer and for more than 30 years Prof. Dr. Loritz taught as a university professor at renowned German and international universities, most recently for 20 years at the University of Bayreuth. There he headed, among other things, the research unit for corporate and capital market law as well as corporate tax law.

He has also worked as a tax consultant for well over two decades and is a partner in a law and tax consultancy firm in Munich.

Member of the Supervisory Board

Prof. Dr. Holger Till

Member of the Supervisory Board since January 10, 2023

Holger Till is a Senior Executive with more than 20 years of leadership experience in Europe and Hong Kong. He brings profound knowledge in both strategic management and LEAN management of organizations to develop markets, optimize processes and thus increase performance.

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publity Team

Authorized Signatory of KVG

Siglinde Heiche

Authorized Signatory

Siglinde Heiche has over 40 years of professional experience in finance and accounting, including leading positions in internationally operating companies. She has been working for publity since October 2013 and is the leading contact for auditors and banks for publity Emissionshaus GmbH, among others.

Managing Director Business Administration

Stephan Kunath

Authorized officer.

Stephan Kunath was born in 1986 in Hohenmölsen (Saxony-Anhalt) and has a degree in business administration. Since June 2010, he has worked for publity AG in various positions and is very familiar with the internal structures. He currently holds the position of Managing Director of Business Administration and has been an authorized officer at publity AG since April 2018.

Head of Asset Management

Nils Uphoff

Leads and manages the asset management sector.

Mr. Nils Uphoff is a graduate industrial engineer for construction (FH) and has many years of experience in the management, further development and value enhancement of primarily commercial real estate. The expert for damage to buildings has in-depth knowledge of all business processes and structural engineering requirements of a building.

Head of Research

Dominik Baruth

Research specialist and founder.

Dominik Baruth studied business administration. For several years he worked in the family business in the real estate sector in the area of financial controlling and research. In 2017, he specialized in research and founded and managed a start-up company focusing on research activities in the German office real estate market. As Head of Research, he and his team manage and refine the company’s data base.

Leading Architect

Lothar Schmidt

At publity since 2002.

Dipl. Ing. Architekt (TU) Lothar Schmidt has been an architect since 1985 and since 2002 part of the publity family and expert in the field of “Planning, project and construction management of industrial, commercial, social and residential buildings”. He is responsible for all conversions of assets managed by publity.

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PHILOSOPHY

publity’s aim is to create innovative and efficient real estate investment solutions, which harmoniously match the individual investment objectives of the investors. A deep understanding of the real estate asset class, an established network in the banking industry and decades of experience of publity’s management staff are the basis for developing and realising these optimised financial products.

In this respect, publity is committed to meeting the highest standards of professionalism. The attention to individual customer needs is always at the forefront of our actions. In order to meet these requirements, publity attaches particular importance to the transparency of the investment process, the greatest possible objectivity in the selection phase and the highest integrity in all business matters.