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Christof Koester

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Managing Director; Senior Vice President, Head of Corporate Governance and Legal Cross-Business at Fresenius Medical Care Ventures

Bad Homburg, Hesse, Germany

About

Appointed Managing Director of Fresenius Medical Care Ventures GmbH in 2024, having held various Global Legal roles at the company since 2009. Holds law degrees from University of Passau and an LL.M. from University of Pennsylvania.

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Experience

  1. Fresenius Medical CareSVP, General Counsel Corporate Governance & Legal Cross-Businesscurrent2025 — presentBad Homburg, Hesse, Germany
  2. Fresenius Medical CareSenior Vice President & General Counsel Global Medical Technology (Care Enablement)2022 — 2025Bad Homburg, Hesse, Germany
  3. Fresenius Medical CareSenior Vice President & General Counsel EMEA2019 — 2022Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Hessen, Germany
  4. Fresenius Medical CareVice President & General Counsel EMEA2015 — 2019
  5. Fresenius Medical CareDirector, Deputy Head EMEA & Special Projects2012 — 2015Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Hessen, Deutschland
  6. Fresenius Medical CareLegal Counsel Western Europe2009 — 2012Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Hessen, Deutschland
  7. Fresenius Medical Care Investment GmbHMember Of The Management Boardcurrent2020 — presentBad Homburg, Hesse, Germany
  8. Fresenius Medical Care Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbHMember Of The Management Boardcurrent2020 — presentBad Homburg, Hesse, Germany
  9. D.Med Consulting GmbHMember Of The Board Of Advisorscurrent2019 — presentHamburg, Germany
  10. Xenios AGMember Of The Supervisory Boardcurrent2016 — presentHeilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
  11. Fresenius Medical Care South Africa Pty. Ltd.Board Member2018 — 2022Johannesburg Area, South Africa
  12. Medos Medizintechnik AGMember Of The Supervisory Board2016 — 2022Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
  13. Fresenius Medical Care Srbija d.o.o. VršacMember Of The Supervisory Board (Chairman)2016 — 2021Vršac, Srbija
  14. P+P Pöllath + PartnersAttorney At Law & Tax Consultant2008 — 2009Frankfurt am Main und Umgebung, Deutschland
  15. Debevoise & PlimptonAttorney At Law & Tax Consultant2003 — 2007Frankfurt am Main und Umgebung, Deutschland

Education

  1. University of Pennsylvania Carey Law SchoolMaster of Laws - LLM, Law1999 — 2000
  2. Universität PassauLaw (Second State Bar Exam), Law1994 — 1999
  3. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenLaw1995 — 1996
  4. Westdeutsche Landesbank, Duesseldorf/DortmundBank apprenticeship (Ausbildung Bankkaufmann IHK)1990 — 1993

Skills & more

NegotiationManagement1Global Cross-Functional Team Leadership1ProcurementEmployee Relations1Performance Management1Privacy LawReal Estate TransactionsCommercial Real EstateGeneral Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)Personal Data ProtectionData Protection Law
+12 moreIT Lawprocurement lawJoint VenturesBoard of DirectorsManagement & Supervisory Board AdviceCapital Markets LawCompetition LawMergers & AcquisitionsCross-border TransactionsProject ManagementCorporate LawCorporate Finance
  • Steuerberater (German Tax Consultant) - currently not registered with Tax Bar — Ministry of Finance Hesse

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Also attended University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School20

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Also attended Universität Passau20

Gabriel MatuschkaPartner at Fly VenturesSteven TranOperating Partner at Fly VenturesFlorian BreinerOperating Partner, Growth at FoodLabsBenedek OrbanHead of Ecosystem, CV VC & CV Labs at CV LabsDr. Gesa MiczaikaGeneral Partner at AuxxoMagdalena OehlVenture Partner at Auxxo

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Also attended Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München97

Celine XiaoInvestor at DN CapitalFriedrich von WulffenPrincipal at Burda Principal InvestmentsElçinTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesLaura WeigertSenior Associate at Marlin Equity PartnersToby TriebelPartner at FinTech CollectiveGabriel MatuschkaPartner at Fly Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Fresenius Medical Care10

SteveInvestor at Sanofi VenturesAlbert WiegmanManaging Director at Fresenius Medical Care VenturesGregorInvestor at Caesar VenturesAndreas WuepperManaging Director; Director Investments, Europe at Fresenius Medical Care VenturesAdi ShakedVenture Innovation Manager - Israel at Fresenius Medical Care VenturesThomas SpellmanManaging Director; Vice President, Associate General Counsel at Fresenius Medical Care Ventures

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Also worked at P+P Pöllath + Partners2

EvaLegal at NAPJoel El-QalqiliGeneral Counsel at Vidia

Also worked at Debevoise & Plimpton8

Nicole ValentineBoard Member at MassChallenge MexicoShawn LimFounder & Partner at Artichoke CapitalArnaud De LummenPartner at TLF VenturesIbrahim KhanFounding Partner/CEO at Cur8 CapitalNaomi KoshiAdvisor at Scrum VenturesMark ChoPartner at B Capital Group

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Colleagues at Fresenius Medical Care Ventures

Adi Shaked
Venture Innovation Manager - Israel at Fresenius Medical Care Ventures
Albert Wiegman
Managing Director at Fresenius Medical Care Ventures
Andreas Wuepper
Managing Director; Director Investments, Europe at Fresenius Medical Care Ventures
Andreas Wüpper
Managing Director at Fresenius Medical Care Ventures
Benjamin Hippen
Senior Vice President for Transplantation Medicine and Emerging Capabilities, Global Medical Office at Fresenius Medical Care Ventures
Jan Walter
President, Emerging Businesses at Fresenius Medical Care Ventures
Thomas Spellman
Managing Director; Vice President, Associate General Counsel at Fresenius Medical Care Ventures