Stephen Charlton

CEO Chief Excecutive Officer

Stephen Charlton was appointed to the management of GAGFAH GROUP as Chief Financial Officer in January 2011. He joined Fortress Investment Group in August 2004 as Chief Financial Officer of Eurocastle Investment Ltd, one of the largest listed owners of German commercial real estate. Prior to joining Fortress Mr. Charlton worked for Gordian Knot Limited where he spent 10 years also as Chief Financial Officer. While he was at Gordian he was part of the management team responsible for creating, and then managing, Sigma Finance Corporation, a limited purpose finance company with total investment grade assets of US$33 billion. From 1989 to 1994 Mr. Charlton was finance director of Sterling Trust Plc, a USM quoted financial services group. Prior to joining Sterling Trust, Mr. Charlton held financial management control positions with DKB International (the securities arm of Dai-ichi Kangyo Bank), Irving Trust Co and James Capel & Co (HSBC). Mr. Charlton started his career in London with Price Waterhouse (1980 - 1985) where he qualified as a chartered accountant.

Gerald Klinck

Deputy Chief Financial Officer

Gerald Klinck, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, is taking over responsibility for the operational business units reporting to the CFO. Stephen Charlton, CEO, is assuming responsibility for the CFO duties within the Board of Management.

Mr Klinck, who has a degree in Business Administration (Diplom-Kaufmann), has been the Head of Finance in the GAGFAH GROUP since April 2011.

Gerald Klinck has held various positions in the real estate industry for 14 years now. He started his career at HSH Nordbank AG in June 1997. There, he was part of the project management of the GEHAG and LEG Schleswig-Holstein joint venture. In October 2002, he became head of the organisational unit, Shareholdings. One year later, he was appointed CFO of HSH N REALESTATE CONSULTING GMBH. From 2006, Gerald Klinck was employed at GEHAG GmbH (wholly-owned subsidiary of DEUTSCHE WOHNEN AG) and became Head of Corporate Controlling and Planning. He was subsequently appointed Head of Corporate Controlling and Planning at DEUTSCHE WOHNEN AG. In the summer of 2009, he became a member of the Executive Board of DEUTSCHE WOHNEN AG.

Stefan de Greiff

CISO Chief Investment & Sales Officer

Stefan de Greiff  studied economics at WHU University in Vallendar, the Ecole de Management in Lyon, France, and at the Universidad de Alcalá de Henares in Alcalá de Henares, Spain, and graduated as Diplom-Kaufmann (business administration degree).
During the last nine years, Stefan de Greiff has held different positions in the real estate industry. After working as a consultant for Morgan Stanley and Leonardo & Co. he was a member of the private equity team of Fortress Investment Group in Germany and the USA.
Stefan de Greiff was appointed as CISO to the management board of GAGFAH GROUP on April 1, 2010.

Nicolai Kuß

COO Chief Operating Officer

Nicolai Kuß (*1974) studied Business Administration at the European Business School (ebs) in Oestrich-Winkel, the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce in Clermont-Ferrand, France and at the James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA and graduated as a Diplom Kaufmann (Business Administration degree, similar to MBA).
Nicolai Kuß has been working in various positions in real estate business for the past 11 years. After working as senior consultant for Arthur Andersen and Ernst&Young Real Estate for four years, he has been responsible for asset and investment management of residential property investments in the Fortress Investment Group in Germany since 2004.
On 20th March 2009, he was appointed to the management of GAGFAH GROUP as Chief Operating Officer. Nicolai Kuß manages the operational business of GAGFAH GROUP.