flatexDEGIRO SE, the European brokerage platform serving more than 3.5 million customers, has initiated the process to have Prof. Dr. Katrin Lohr judicially appointed as a new member of its Supervisory Board. The appointment, expected to take effect shortly, will remain valid until the company’s Annual General Meeting in June 2027, when she is to be nominated for election by shareholders.
Prof. Dr. Lohr brings a rare combination of academic rigor and practical experience to the role. As a professor of business administration specializing in accounting and finance, she has deep expertise in financial reporting, corporate governance, and regulatory matters. Her qualifications are further underscored by certifications from Deutsche Börse as a “Qualified Supervisory Board Member” and a “Specialized Supervisory Board Member – Financial Expert.” These credentials signal that she meets the elevated standards now expected of financial experts on German supervisory boards.
Stefan Müller, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of flatexDEGIRO, welcomed the appointment: “We are extremely pleased that Katrin Lohr has agreed to serve as a financial expert on the flatexDEGIRO Supervisory Board. With her, we are gaining a highly qualified and independent individual with proven expertise in the areas of accounting, corporate governance, and financial education. She will enrich our board with her experience and insights and constructively support the further development of our company.”
The move matters because flatexDEGIRO operates in a highly regulated environment, handling more than EUR 100 billion in assets under custody and executing over 75 million securities transactions in 2025 alone. Robust supervisory oversight is critical to maintaining investor trust and ensuring compliance across the 16 countries where the company operates. Prof. Dr. Lohr’s expertise in accounting and governance directly addresses the complex financial and regulatory challenges facing a pan-European brokerage. Her addition also reinforces the board’s independence and financial acumen, factors that analysts and regulators increasingly scrutinize.
Beyond her academic and advisory work, Prof. Dr. Lohr has been a long-standing advocate for financial literacy in Germany. Through various volunteer roles, she works to improve public understanding of financial matters and promote personal wealth accumulation. That mission aligns with flatexDEGIRO’s stated ambition of being Europe’s leading platform for securities trading and building wealth. The company provides execution-only brokerage through DEGIRO, flatex, and ViTrade, giving customers access to around 50 exchanges across Europe, North America, and the Asia-Pacific region, as well as over-the-counter trading. Its full banking license, held via flatexDEGIRO Bank SE, allows it to offer banking services tied to securities trading.
For a company that prides itself on proprietary technology and high platform availability, strong governance at the board level is not just a formality. Prof. Dr. Lohr’s appointment, if confirmed, would bring additional financial and regulatory insight to a business that must balance rapid growth with stringent oversight. The interim judicial appointment ensures continuity until shareholders can vote on her candidacy in 2027. More details about the company can be found at www.flatexdegiro.com, and the original release is available via www.newmediawire.com.
