Trained bank clerk, degree in business administration and, since 2000, managing partner of Gracher Kredit- und Kautionsmakler GmbH und Co. KG, Germany’s largest surety service provider.

An expert in his field and a member of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) finance committee, he is consulted on such matters as the implementation of European Commission directives and regulations.

He is also a co-founder and board member of (the international credit broker association) BARDO e.V., established in 2013, and heads its surety committee. As a founding member of Surety Alliance, he is well-connected internationally.

And since May 2023, he has been a member of the Advisory Board of F.A.Z. BUSINESS MEDIA GmbH.

Attorney

1992 Deutsche Bank management trainee program in Frankfurt and subsequent role as assistant to the board of management at the Duisburg branch. Thereafter, branch director of two large Deutsche Bank branches.

At the end of 1997, moved to HOCHTIEF AG in Essen as Head of Corporate Finance, Investor Relations and Asset Management. Responsibility for numerous projects, both national and international. From 2004 onwards, also Deputy Chairman at HOCHTIEF Pension Trust e.V., the group’s investment vehicle for financing German pension liabilities.

Longstanding management and project experience at international level, including negotiation of high-volume surety facilities for operating subsidiaries in the USA and Canada.

After graduating from high school, trained as a bank clerk at a savings bank, where he was subsequently employed in the bank’s credit department.

He then studied law in Bonn, passing the bar, and went on to work in Deutsche Bank AG’s corporate banking division.

From here, he moved into property leasing at subsidiaries of Dresdner Bank and Commerzbank and was responsible for structuring and financing numerous large projects – focusing, in particular, on compliance with international accounting rules.

Joined Gracher in 2013, focusing on the construction industry and property developers.

married, two children

After graduating from high school and basic military service Mr. Rose studied business administration at Phillips University in Marburg (Diploma in Business Administration) and at the University of Kent in Canterbury (Diploma in Accounting & Finance) and he is a CFA Charterholder.

After completing his studies, he started his professional career in 2004 at DZ Bank in acquisition financing. In 2006, Mr. Rose moved to Natixis S.A., where he helped building up the leveraged finance portfolio in Germany and London. Before joining us, Mr. Rose worked since 2013 in European Corporate Finance at Mizuho Bank, Ltd. , responsible for financing large corporates, mostly from the Transport & Automotive Sector.

At Gracher, Mr. Rose is heading the Frankfurt office, where he advises large and private equity customers in the area of surety insurance.

Mr. Rose has many years of experience in credit-based financing and has a strong network of banks, advisors, debt funds, PE funds, lawyers and companies.

After completing his education as an insurance specialist in the Signal Iduna Group / Hansa-Invest and Donner & Reuschel Privat Bank in 2001, his focus was initially on advising the local craftsmen (master craftsmen) in the areas of financing and on the concept of optimal insurance protection.

Due to his previous professional career, Andreas Berg has more than 20 years of experience with medium-sized companies.

Since 01.10.2017 Mr. Berg has been part of the surety team at Gracher for the area of North Rhine-Westphalia.

After successfully completion of his apprenticeship as a bank clerk at Kreissparkasse Wesermünde-Hadeln, he worked as a loan specialist for corporate customers with his expertise in financial analysis. This was followed by further studies to achieve a degree as a “Sparkassenfachwirt” and business economics. From 2007 to 2013, he worked as a Client Relationship Manager in the Corporate Finance division, where he covered the entire range of banking and insurance products.

In 2013, Mr. Grove started working as a corporate account manager at MMV Leasing GmbH in Hamburg. From April 1, 2015, he was employed as district manager at the newly opened Bremen site, and on January 1, 2017, he was appointed deputy branch manager. In 2017, Mr. Grove switched to abcfinance GmbH, where he began working as an account manager, also in sales leasing, and later as a key account manager or specialist in sales financing. In sales leasing, sales financing concepts for specialist retailers are developed and implemented.

Due to his previous career, Mr. Grove has more than 20 years of professional experience in corporate and B2B business.

Since July 1st, 2020, Mr. Grove has been part of the deposit team at Gracher Kredit- und Kautionsmakler GmbH & Co. KG in northern Germany.

Economist/ English

After successfully completing his studies in Economics and English at the University of Trier, Narykov gained international experience in the financial centre of Luxembourg.

In February 2018, he joined Gracher, where he works as a deposit specialist and also supports the company in the development of in-house software solutions.

Economist

In 2005 she began her career first as a clerk and later as a junior specialist in corporate finance at the representative office of LHB Internationale Handelsbank AG Frankfurt, in the office in Belgrade. Since 2012 she has worked as a corporate account manager at Dunav Banka AD in Belgrade with a focus on bank guarantees. In 2015 Ms. Srdanovic switched to ProCredit Bank AG in Frankfurt am Main, where she also worked as a business client advisor, also in sales, and later as a senior business client advisor. She is very familiar with complex tasks such as credit risk analyses or supporting loan applications.

Due to her previous professional career, Mrs. Srdanovic has more than 15 years of experience in the corporate customer business.

Since September 2021, Mrs. Srdanovic is a senior consultant in the sales team at Gracher Kredit- und Kautionsmakler GmbH & Co. KG from the Frankfurt location and will be available to clients from there.

Christian Bos has accumulated over 10 years experience in the Bonding industry with Nationale Borg and Atradius Bonding. Being highly client orientated Christian Bos has experience in creating and looking for creative solutions to bring parties together.
With an extensive network in banking, insurance companies and a European business focus he will look for national and international business opportunites for the Gracher Group.
Specialities are customer focus, cross selling and international business with multinationals.