Thomas Treß

Thomas Tress, born on 31 January 1966 in Riedlingen (Baden-Württemberg), was appointed as the second managing director by 11 October 2005 by the presidential committee of the advisory board of Borussia Dortmund Geschäftsführungs-GmbH. Since 1 January 2006, Thomas Tress has been responsible for "finances", "organisation", "legal" & "IT" and like Hans-Joachim Watzke he has sole powers of representation and is exempted from the limitations of section 181 BGB. Thomas Tress, educated as a tax advisor, auditor, and business graduate [Diplom-Kaufmann], was a partner with general powers of representation in the auditing firm "RölfsPartner" before becoming a manager in Dortmund and was a key figure responsible in the restructuring of the Borussia Dortmund Group in the scope of this work.