Key Takeaways
- • Cofra Holding, the Swiss investment group controlled by the Brenninkmeijer family and managing more than €40bn in assets, has appointed former Schroders Capital CEO Georg Wunderlin as its next CEO, according to Bloomberg.
- • Wunderlin will succeed Boudewijn Beerkens in April 2027, subject to regulatory approval, and will also join Cofra's board.
- • The appointment is the first time an executive from outside the Brenninkmeijer family has been selected to lead the business.
- • Wunderlin led Schroders' private markets division as CEO from 2024, a period in which assets under management approximately tripled.
- • The move is part of a wider leadership transition that includes Henry Schirmer as incoming CFO and sixth-generation family member Florian Brenninkmeyer as chairman.
Summary
Cofra Holding, the investment group controlled by the billionaire Brenninkmeijer family, has appointed former Schroders Capital chief executive Georg Wunderlin as its next chief executive, marking the first time an executive from outside the family has been selected to lead the business, according to a report by Bloomberg. Wunderlin will take over from Boudewijn Beerkens in April 2027, subject to regulatory approval, and will also join Cofra's board as the group continues its expansion beyond managing the family's wealth.
The Swiss holding company oversees more than €40bn in assets spanning private equity, real estate and asset management. Founded around the Brenninkmeijer family's retail business C&A, Cofra has increasingly attracted external institutional capital, including commitments from sovereign wealth funds, US pension funds and LGT Capital Partners.
Wunderlin joined Schroders in 2019 and became CEO of its private markets division in 2024. He led the business until October, overseeing a period in which assets under management approximately tripled. His appointment forms part of a wider leadership transition at Cofra, which has also named Henry Schirmer as incoming chief financial officer and sixth-generation family member Florian Brenninkmeyer as chairman.
The Swiss holding company oversees more than €40bn in assets spanning private equity, real estate and asset management. Founded around the Brenninkmeijer family's retail business C&A, Cofra has increasingly attracted external institutional capital, including commitments from sovereign wealth funds, US pension funds and LGT Capital Partners.
Wunderlin joined Schroders in 2019 and became CEO of its private markets division in 2024. He led the business until October, overseeing a period in which assets under management approximately tripled. His appointment forms part of a wider leadership transition at Cofra, which has also named Henry Schirmer as incoming chief financial officer and sixth-generation family member Florian Brenninkmeyer as chairman.
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