Björn Wißuwa

married

School education

1977-1981

Friedrich-Ebert-Grundschule primary school in Dortmund-Schüren, Germany

1981-1987

Gymnasium an der Schweizer-Allee grammar school in Dortmund-Aplerbeck, Germany

1987-1990

Friedrich-Bährens-Gymnasium grammar school in Schwerte/Ruhr, Germany

1990

Abitur (A-level equivalent)

Vocational training

January 1993

Bank clerk, completed

May 2001

Property management administrator

June 2001

Real estate administrator

December 2010

Individual customer advisor December 2010

Professional experience

August 1990 to June 2013

Employed at Sparkasse Dortmund bank

June 2013 bis June 2022

Employed at Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft (United Service Union – ver.di)

Since July 2022

Regional director for the Westphalia region at the Construction, Agricultural and Environmental Employees’ Union (IG BAU)

Career path at Sparkasse Dortmund

August 1990 to January 1993

Vocational training as bank clerk at Sparkasse Dortmund

Fortbildungen

January 1993 to June 2013

Employed in the business office as a bank clerk and advisor in the area of private housing finance and at Sparkasse International, junior and senior advisor in the area of corporate advising and advisor in the area of asset management for business customers

Continued-training courses

October 1996 to April 1997

Compact course "Future of gainful employment in Europe" at Sozialakademie Dortmund (focus on business administration, economics, law, sociology)

2000 to 2001

Continued-training course at European Education Centre for the Housing and Real Estate Sector (Europäischen Bildungszentrum der Wohnungs- und Immobilienwirtschaft Bochum) Certificates: Property management administrator, Real estate administrator (Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK)), Instructor’s licence for vocational training [AdA] (IHK)

July 2013 to February 2018

Union secretary at ver.di in North Rhein-Westphalia in the Bochum-Herne/Central Ruhr ver.di district in the Financial Services department

Since July 2022

Regional director for the Westphalia region at the Construction, Agricultural and Environmental Employees’ Union (IG BAU)

Supervisory board duties

June 2015 to June 2019

Member of the supervisory board of apoBank in Düsseldorf

October 2020 to December 2022

Member of the supervisory board of Provinzial Holding AG

February 2022 to December 2022

Member of the supervisory board of Provinzial Versicherung AG