OVB Holding AG announced that Mario Freis (40), formerly Chief Sales Officer, has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the company with immediate effect. The former CEO, Michael Rentmeister, resigned his post with immediate effect and will leave the OVB Group on March 31, 2016. The departure was by mutual agreement.

The Supervisory Board has appointed the long-standing Chief Financial Officer, Oskar Heitz (62), as deputy CEO.