Board of Management
Manfred Klunke
Chair of the Board of Gartenbau-Versicherung VVaG
Besides general management of the Company Mr. Klunke is in charge of accounting and finances, re-insurance, IT, marketing, human resource management and risk management. Manfred Klunke was born in 1958 in Selm. It was here that he completed a horticultural apprenticeship in floriculture. Through continuation education he gained his university of applied sciences entrance qualification, later studying horticulture at the University of Applied Sciences, Osnabrück. Manfred Klunke has been employed at Gartenbau-Versicherung since 1982. For many years he has worked in the executive sales force with an emphasis on consultancy/risk management and claims settlement. An appointment as authorised agent taking charge of the field organisation followed. After that he became head of the claims department with power of procuration. 2007 saw his appointment as deputy director in operations. In October 2010 he was appointed deputy member of the board of Gartenbau-Versicherung. His areas of responsibility moved to company development and controlling as well as positioning the company as a European specialist insurer for horticulture. In July 2012 he was appointed Chair of the Board.
Manfred Klunke, Dipl.-Ing.
Georg-W. Bruns
Member of the Board of Gartenbau-Versicherung VVaG
Mr Bruns is from a family of gardeners in Kamen, Westphalia and was born in 1954. After acquiring his intermediate secondary school leaving certificate and gaining the higher education qualifications in economics he completed vocational training in a flower and ornamental plants nursery in Germany's Sauerland region. After military service and a year working in his parent's nursery he studied horticulture at the university of applied science in Wiesbaden/Geisenheim, majoring in ornamental plants, vegetables, technology and management. While he was still at university he took part in work experience with the "gaertnerhagel" insurance company. He was given a permanent position after successfully completing his studies in 1979. His work focused initially on field service, claims settlement, technology in nurseries and product development. He was appointed to the board of Gartenbau-Versicherung in 1994 and given the insurance operations portfolio (support for members, contract management and claims settlement). Since late 2017 he is concentrating on claims settlement, technique in horticulture and is in general supporting the operational side of GV.
Georg-W. Bruns, Dipl.-Ing.
Christian Senft
Member of the Board at Gartenbau-Versicherung VVaG
Within Gartenbau-Versicherung Christian Senft is responsible for company development as well as underwriting for domestic and foreign markets, administration, outsourcing/cooperations and compliance. In 2008 he entered the company and first looked after the fields of risk management and projects. Since 2010 his work field increasingly included business in other EU countries with a focus on Southern Europe (Italy, Switzerland). In 2013 Christian Senft was appointed board representative for Southern Europe and was appointed member of the board in 2016. Christian Senft was born in Schweinfurt (Lower Franconia) in 1978. He studied horticulture at the Technical University Munich (Weihenstephan) as well as the Università di Bologna (Italy) and graduated with a Master of Science (Horticulture). During his studies as well as subsequently he worked for consulting institutes in the areas of technics, economics, plant protection and production.
Christian Senft, M.Sc.
Supervisory Board of Gartenbau-Versicherung
Frank Werner, Niederkassel
Plant nursery owner, Chair of the Supervisory Board
Lothar Dahs, Königswinter
Tree nursery owner, Deputy chair
Marlies Baetcke, Issum
Plant nursery owner
Michael J. Baumeister, Wiesbaden
Graduate Engineer Horticulture, Director i.R.
Hermann Berchtenbreiter, München
Plant nursery owner
Friedrich Haag, Stuttgart
Honorary chair
Matthias Geelen, Staelen
Honorary member
Joachim Jeß, Lübeck
Honorary member
Ute Martin, Zwenkau
plant nursery owner
Hanspeter Meyer, Wangen (Swiss)
plant nursery owner
Jens Schachtschneider, Neerstedt
Plant nursery owner
Klaus Umbach, Heilbronn
plant nursery owner
The highest body of Gartenbau-Versicherung VVaG is the democratically elected members' representative board. A meeting of the members' representatives takes place each year under the conduct of the chair of the supervisory board. The meeting of GV members' representatives has 40 members, and a substitute is elected for each members' representative.
Hansjörg Auer
Rienzstraße 50
I-39042 Brixen
Substitute:
Andreas von Danwitz
Anrather Straße 76
D-47918 Tönisvorst
Wilhelm Böck
Hochfeldweg 21
D-85646 Neufarn
Substitute:
Markus Wittmann
Wiedener Str. 16
D-83135 Schechen
Dr. H.-Hermann Buchwald
Rövkampallee 43
D-23714 Malente
Substitute:
Johann Stoltenberg
Hasloher Weg 2a
D-25499 Tangstedt
Hans Fleischle
Im Ried 1
D-71711 Murr
Substitute:
Werner Metzger
Im Herdlauch 1
D-71101 Schönaich
Bernd Freese
Groot Deep 30
D-26629 Großfehn
Substitute:
Steffi Rogge
Gärtnerstraße 2
D-26810 Westoverledigen
Jan Gärtner
Venusbergerstr. 7
D-09430 Drebach
Substitute:
Thomas Rost
Kesseldorfer Str. 342
D-01156 Dresden
Pierre Goby
7, rue du Marechal Foch
F-57220 Holling
Substitute:
Andreas Huben
Schriesheimer Fußweg 7
D-68526 Ladenburg
Hartmut Goldschmidt
Leopoldshaller Str. 24
D-39439 Güsten
Substitute:
Gerhard Langenberg
Friedhofstr. 2
D-06425 Alsleben
Herrmann Haage
Grüner Weg 2
D-89340 Leipheim
Substitute:
Wilhelm Hörmann jun.
Hörzhausener Str. 65
D-86529 Schrobenhausen
Friedrich Hahn
Bahnhofstraße 16
D-36137 Großenlüder
Substitute:
Uwe Schmidt
Gartenstr. 6 - 16
D-37235 Hessisch Lichtenau
Bernd Hallen
Terreiken 94
D-41812 Erkelenz
Substitute:
Klaus Schürg
Pirzenthaler Str. 14
D-57537 Wissen
Gert Höfer
Berthold-Haupt-Str. 15
D-01257 Dresden
Substitute:
Heidi Landmann
Siedlungsweg 14
D-01561 Ebersbach
Michael Hoffacker
Grindweg 10
D-46487 Wesel
Substitute:
Hubert Brandkamp
In der Flora 6
D-46419 Isselburg
Josef Hoffmann
Ribbrocker Weg 2
D-47669 Wachtendonk
Substitute:
Matthias Draek
Holter Feld 48
D-47638 Straelen
Bernd Hubert
Elgersdorfer Weg
D-91448 Emskirchen
Substitute:
Anja Gessnitzer
Weiherstraße 14
D-91452 Wilhermsdorf
Gerhard Kiemle
Im Erlengrund 2
D-74321 Bietigheim-Bissingen
Substitute:
Joachim Hespeler
Lachenäcker 1
D-72827 Wannweil
Niki Kirsch
301, rue des sept arpents
L-1149 Luxemburg
Substitute:
Andreas Beier
Viernheimer Weg 33
D-68307 Mannheim
Hermann Kocher
Alter Oßweiler Weg 52-54
D-71638 Ludwigsburg
Substitute:
Daniel Moll
Leinfelder Str. 37
D-70771 Leinfelden-Echterdingen
Karl Lampert
Dingolfinger Str. 41
D-94333 Geiselhöring
Substitute:
Martin Wagle
Feldmaierstr. 7
D-84347 Pfarrkirchen
Heinz Markl
Mailling 5
D-83104 Tuntenhausen
Substitute:
Heinrich Zitzelsberger jun.
Bussardstr. 45
D-85049 Ingolstadt
Jürgen Mertz
Am Steinkreuz 3
D-65589 Hadamar
Substitute:
Ute Gorges
Mainstraße 3
D-64832 Babenhausen
Christoph Nagelschmitz
Bornheimer Weg 4
D-50389 Wesseling
Substitute:
Josef Engels
Wermelsacker 7
D-50259 Puhlheim
Robert Pake
Breite Straße 126
D-38667 Bad Harzburg
Substitute:
Steffen Pfanne
Zu den Köhlerbergen 1
31582 Nienburg
Marc Peters
Frasselter Weg 13
D-47559 Kranenburg
Substitute:
Michael Hannen
Wolfsgraben 6b
D-47533 Kleve
Andreas Rathenow
Trebbiner Straße 4
D-14979 Großbeeren
Substitute:
André Krötz
Perwenitzer Chaussee 2
D-16727 Oberkrämer
Karl Rehner
Matthias-Grünewald-Str. 35
D-55543 Bad Kreuznach
Substitute:
Helmut Koch
Mannheimer Str. 139
D-67657 Kaiserslautern
Manfred Rieke
Zum Waldfreibad 10
D-49509 Recke
Substitute:
Kurt Dominik
Witter Moorweg 3
D-48477 Hörstel
Andreas Rombach
Rathausweg 10
D-79286 Glottertal
Substitute:
Franc Gerloff
Schwarzwaldstr. 10-12
D-76593 Gernsbach
Herbert Runge
Eggesiner Str. 2
D-17358 Torgelow
Substitute:
Martin Jeß
Steinrader Damm 80
D-23556 Lübeck
Jens Schachtschneider
Kirchhatter Straße 14
D-27801 Neerstedt
Substitute:
Helmerich Helmers
Grüne Str. 9
D-26655 Westerstede
Franz-Josef Scheffler
Sommerbergstr. 70
D-66346 Püttlingen
Substitute:
Frank Mildenberger
Hördter Str. 32
D-76726 Germersheim
Johannes Scheffler
Altmannstraße 34a
D-88145 Opfenbach
Substitute:
Willy Enßlin
Wemdinger Str. 37
D-86720 Nördlingen
Maria Schlieker
Temming 75
D-48727 Billereck
Substitute:
Susanne Wison
Linnenhee 37
D-46514 Schermbeck
Christoph Schönges
Schlich 1a
D-41352 Korschenbroich
Substitute:
Stefan Bongartz
Körschgenstraße 19
41238 Mönchengladbach
Olaf Schröpfer
Schöntaler Weg 5
D-99097 Erfurt
Substitute:
Christiane Bielefeld-Remde
Am Waldschlößchen 8
D-99425 Weimar
Gerhard Schulz
Landsbergstraße 29
D-26871 Papenburg
Substitute:
Bernd Freese
Groot Deep 30
D-26629 Großefehn
Konrad Schwarz
Neugrabenweg 74
D-53332 Bornheim
Substitute:
Ralf Hensen
Dr.-Josef-Ströder-Str. 25
D-53913 Swistal
Max Schwarz-Zurkinden
Winkel 1
CH-5234 Villigen (AG)
Substitute:
Roland Mensch
CH-8308 Horben-Illnau (ZH)
Rolf Stengel
Bussardstraße 4
D-72336 Balingen
Substitute:
Dieter Schweizer
Brühlstraße 25
D-70794 Filderstadt
Andreas Stubner
Hallstadter Str. 113
D-96052 Bamberg
Substitute:
Andreas Knaup
Lippertstraße 2
D-97520 Röthlein
Felix Trauth
Sudetenstraße 111
D-76187 Karlsruhe
Substitute:
Markus Schmälzle
Tiefenau 116a
D-76547 Sinzheim