Peter Hanker

DZ BANK AG operates as a central and commercial bank. It provides retail banking, equity sales, relationship management, transaction banking, commercial paper programs, consulting, research, front, back office and exchange-traded derivatives. The firm specializes in fixed income and private-customer-focused securities services. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

Bundesverband der Deutschen Volksbanken & Raiffeisenbanken eV operates as an umbrella organization for the cooperative banking sector. The firm coordinates and develops joint strategies, as well as represents the interests of the Cooperative Financial Network at both national and international level. It also provides consulting and support services on legal, taxation, and business management issues. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Volksbank Mittelhessen eG provides banking and financial services to private and corporate clients. Its products and services include current accounts and credit cards, payments processing, savings and investments, loans and home financing, real estate financing, pension and insurance, financing of start-ups, and corporate succession planning. The company was founded in 1858 and is headquartered in Giessen, Germany.

DZ Holding GmbH & Co. KG is an investment holding private company based in Neu-Isenburg, Germany. The German company's main function is to hold investments. The CEOs of the company are Markus Kurtseifer, Klaus Wellner, Eva Wunsch-Weber.