Rolf Eberhard Buch (born 2 April 1965) is a German business executive.
Early life and education
Buch was born in
Weidenau near
Siegen. At age three, his family moved to the
Kettwig district in the city of
Essen.
After completing his secondary education ("
Abitur"), Buch studied mechanical engineering and business administration at the RWTH Aachen University and received his engineering degree in 1990.
Career
Bertelsmann
in 1991, Buch began his career in the print and industrial division of
Bertelsmann,
which was later renamed Arvato.
After serving in various positions in sales and marketing of domestic and foreign subsidiaries, he became a member of the executive board of Arvato in 2002.
Under his leadership, the international services business grew into a key revenue and profit generator.
In 2008, Buch succeeded Ostrowski as CEO of Arvato and also took up duties as a member of the Bertelsmann executive board.
At the end of 2012, Buch stepped down from the Arvato executive board upon his own wishes and left the group.
Vonovia
In 2013, the real estate company Deutsche Annington announced Buch's appointment as CEO.
He took the company public, expanding the property portfolio through acquisitions.
With the takeover of competitor GAGFAH in the year 2015, he created Germany's largest real estate group.
Under the new name of Vonovia, the company was later listed in the
DAX blue-chip index.
Other activities
Corporate boards
Until May 2009, Buch was member of the supervisory board of the internet service provider
Lycos Europe.
[ 11,6 MB] Besides, in 2017 and 2018, he was on the board of directors of the Swedish real estate company .
To date, Buch serves on the supervisory board of the Gesellschaft zur Sicherung von Bergmannswohnungen (GSB) and is an active member of the board of trustees of Sparkasse Gütersloh's Woldemar Winkler Stiftung foundation.
Non-profit organizations
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Trilateral Commission, Member of the European Group
[ Membership Trilateral Commission.]
Personal life
Buch lives with his wife and two children in Gütersloh.
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