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Important security note: Warning of attempted fraud in the name of DWS

We have detected that fraudulent individuals are misusing the "DWS" trademark and the names of DWS employees on the internet and social media. These fraudsters are operating fake websites, Facebook pages, and WhatsApp groups. Please be aware that DWS does not have any Facebook Ambassador profiles or WhatsApp chats. If you receive any unexpected calls, messages, or emails claiming to be from DWS, exercise caution and do not make any payments or disclose personal information. We encourage you to report any suspicious activity to info@dws.com, including any relevant documents and the original fraudulent email. Additionally, if you believe you have been a victim of fraud, please notify your local authorities and take steps to protect yourself.

Dr Karen Kuder

Chief Administrative Officer

Biography

Year of birth: 1973
Nationality: German

Year of first appointment to the Executive Board: 2022
End of current appointment to the Executive Board: 2025

Education

  • Trained as a bank clerk at Deutsche Bank AG, Dresden
  • Studied law at the University of Augsburg and the Technical University of
    Dresden
  • Received her doctorate from the Technical University of Darmstadt

Professional career

Karen Kuder joined Deutsche Bank AG in 2001 and worked in a variety of areas in the
legal department in Frankfurt, London, New York and Luxembourg. She has been
Associate General Counsel since 2014 and Managing Director since 2015. In the years
following, she held various managerial positions with global responsibility in the legal
department. From 2018 to 2020, she was Chief Governance Officer of Deutsche Bank AG.
From 2020 to 2022, she was General Counsel of the Deutsche Bank Group, responsible
for Legal, Group Governance and Data Privacy.

Memberships in domestic supervisory boards to be established by law

  • Member of the Supervisory Board of DWS Investment GmbH1

Memberships in comparable supervisory bodies

  • Non-Executive member of the Board of DWS USA Corporation1

 

1 Group mandate of DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA

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