“NRW.BANK is pursuing a highly efficient and effective promotion policy, which has helped us to achieve a lot for North Rhine-Westphalia. Dietmar P. Binkowska is a candidate who will continue to steer the Bank on this successful course,” said Minister Christa Thoben.

Binkowska has held the position of CEO of Sparkasse KölnBonn since April 1, 2007.
After studying economics (1982 - 1988) in Wuppertal and Cologne, he started his professional career at Deutsche Bank AG. Having completed a trainee programme in Frankfurt (1989), he led the Essen branch from 1989 to 1994. In 1994, he was appointed Regional Branch Manager at Deutsche Bank AG in Ulm.

In 1995, he joined the management team of Privatbankhaus Schliep & Co. Düsseldorf, a subsidiary of Bayerische Vereinsbank AG, where he was responsible for retail banking. At the beginning of 1996, he was appointed unlimited partner of Schliep & Co. Düsseldorf.

From 1996 to 2002, he was member of the Private Clients / Real Estate Management Board of Bayerische Vereinsbank AG. During this time, he also sat on the Management Board of Westfalenbank AG in Bochum, most recently as Chairman.

In 2002, Binkowska joined the Private Clients Management Board of Commerzbank AG, where he was responsible for the global private banking business.

In April 2003, he was appointed Vice Chairman of the Managing Board of Stadtsparkasse Köln/ Sparkasse KölnBonn, where he was responsible for “Individual Clients”, "Asset Management and Institutional Clients".

Dietmar P. Binkowska was born in Wuppertal and is married with two children.

Binkowska and Sparkasse KölnBonn are close cooperation partners of NRW.BANK in the promotion and funding business. Thanks to the variety of positions held, he has comprehensive experience in the financial services sector. He also has excellent knowledge of North Rhine-Westphalia’s economic structures.