Alfred Gossner

Consultant / Advisor at

DPE Deutsche Private Equity GmbH

Consumer Services

Finance

Commercial Services

Profile

Dr Alfred Gossner studied economics and philosophy in Munich and Oxford.
After working in academia at LMU Munich and as a consultant at McKinsey, he started working at the Allianz Group in 1985.
After five years in the Executive Board office of the group holding company, he took over the management of Allianz South Africa and Namibia as Managing Director.
After returning from Africa, he was appointed to the Board of Management of Allianz Versicherungs AG, initially with overall regional responsibility for Allianz Norddeutschland and then as member of the Board of Management for industrial business.
From 2002 to 2017, he was a member of the Board of Management of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Europe’s leading organisation for contract research in science and engineering disciplines.
As well as taking care of all commercial functions, he also dealt with the economic concerns of Fraunhofer start-ups and research partnerships in the southern hemisphere.
Stellenbosch University appointed him as “Professor Extraordinary”.
He has been president of Munich Business School since 2018.
Dr Gossner has had intensive experience as a supervisory board member in various sectors.
Several companies have achieved considerable value increases under his chairmanship.

Alfred Gossner active positions

Companies	Position	Start
DPE Deutsche Private Equity GmbH DPE Deutsche Private Equity GmbH Investment ManagersFinance DPE invests in middle-market companies located in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland with annual revenues of EUR 20 - 500 million. The firm focuses on sectors such as business services, energy & environment, healthcare, industrial technology & software & IT services. It provides equity financing for buyouts, succession situations, add-on acquisitions, and growth capital requirements with an investment size of EUR 10 - 250 million. The firm acquires a majority and minority interests.	Consultant / Advisor	-

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Former positions of Alfred Gossner

Companies	Position	End
FIRST SENSOR AG	Chairman	30/04/2020
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft eV Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft eV Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a non profit organization that provides application-oriented research services	Corporate Officer/Principal	31/12/2017
Germanischer Lloyd AG /Herz/ Germanischer Lloyd AG /Herz/ Financial ConglomeratesFinance Private group led by Gunter Herz	Director/Board Member	-
University of Stellenbosch Business School. University of Stellenbosch Business School. Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Allianz Versicherungs AG Allianz Versicherungs AG Multi-Line InsuranceFinance Provides motor, property, liability and accident insurance services	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Private companies	10
First Sensor AG First Sensor AG SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Develops and manufactures computer chips for sensor technical applications	Electronic Technology
Allianz Versicherungs AG Allianz Versicherungs AG Multi-Line InsuranceFinance Provides motor, property, liability and accident insurance services	Finance
University of Lancaster University of Lancaster Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Germanischer Lloyd AG /Herz/ Germanischer Lloyd AG /Herz/ Financial ConglomeratesFinance Private group led by Gunter Herz	Finance
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft eV Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft eV Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a non profit organization that provides application-oriented research services	Commercial Services
DPE Deutsche Private Equity GmbH DPE Deutsche Private Equity GmbH Investment ManagersFinance DPE invests in middle-market companies located in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland with annual revenues of EUR 20 - 500 million. The firm focuses on sectors such as business services, energy & environment, healthcare, industrial technology & software & IT services. It provides equity financing for buyouts, succession situations, add-on acquisitions, and growth capital requirements with an investment size of EUR 10 - 250 million. The firm acquires a majority and minority interests.	Finance
University of Stellenbosch Business School. University of Stellenbosch Business School. Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Hochschule Für Philosophie Hochschule Für Philosophie Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Bayern Innovativ - Bayerische Gesellschaft für Innovation Bayern Innovativ - Bayerische Gesellschaft für Innovation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides social services	Commercial Services