A planned leadership change is taking place on the Management Board of BHW Bausparkasse. The institution's Supervisory Board has appointed Kai-David Ortmann as a full member of the Management Board with effect from 1 November 2026. In his new role, Ortmann takes over responsibility for the finance portfolio from Alf Meyer zur Heyde. Ortmann had already been heading this division for a good year as general representative. With this appointment, the supervisory body acknowledges his previous work within the company's executive management.
Kai-David Ortmann looks back on a career of more than 25 years in the financial sector within the Deutsche Bank Group. Prior to joining the management of BHW Bausparkasse, he served among other roles as a managing director of Norisbank. His comprehensive expertise across the group is now to be consolidated within the building society's executive board.
Reorganisation of board portfolios and strengthening of sales
In parallel with the new appointment to the finance portfolio, responsibilities on the Management Board have been restructured. Alf Meyer zur Heyde assumed responsibility for the newly tailored sales portfolio on the board as of 1 October 2026. This remit will in future bundle traditional sales activities and partnership business. The institution intends to interlink its distribution channels more closely and ensure dependable continuity across sales routes and lending operations.
The restructuring follows the departure of Robert Annabrunner, who left the company on 30 September. Annabrunner was part of the executive management of BHW Bausparkasse for over five years, three of them as a member of the Management Board. During this time, he played a key role in shaping the partner and cooperation business. Prior to that, as Head of Third-Party Distribution Germany, he supported the transformation of the mortgage finance and consumer credit divisions in the retail banking arm.
Future composition of the executive body
Following these personnel adjustments, the building society's top management body has reorganised and will in future comprise three board members:
- —Dietmar König, Spokesman of the Management Board
- —Alf Meyer zur Heyde, Board Member for the newly bundled Sales portfolio
- —Kai-David Ortmann, Board Member for the Finance portfolio
By pooling the core divisions of finance and sales under proven leadership, BHW Bausparkasse is setting the course for the stable development of its mortgage lending and home savings business within the prevailing market framework.
