Decades of combined experience in active investing.
Klaus Röhrig is Co-CIO and a Founding Partner of AOC. Prior to founding AOC, Klaus was at Elliott Associates where he was responsible for investments in German speaking countries. He started his career at Credit Suisse First Boston in London, where he focused on corporate finance and M&A for technology companies.
Throughout his career Klaus has focused on sourcing investment opportunities, structuring investments and process-driven value creation. He has held several board seats throughout his career, and currently serves on the boards listed below, in addition to his position as head of the Nomination Committee of MTG AB.
Klaus holds a Master of Economics and Business Administration from Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration.
Current Board engagements:
- Formycon AG until AGM 2029
- Gerresheimer until AGM 2026
- H2APEX Group SCA until AGM 2026
- Mam Baby AG until AGM 2026 (private Company)
Jan Klopp is CFO of AOC and is responsible for the management and oversight of finance, operations and corporate governance in Luxembourg. Prior to joining AOC Jan was an audit Partner with KPMG Luxembourg where he was responsible for a portfolio of German and international clients including management companies, investment funds and AIFMs.
Jan worked across various industries in the financial sector, and has more than 20 years’ experience in the Luxembourg Asset Management and Private Equity markets. Jan is a qualified Réviseur d´Entreprises in Luxemburg and graduated with a degree in business administration (Diplom-Kaufmann) from the University of Trier with Major in Audit and Controlling.
Florian Schuhbauer is Co-CIO and a Founding Partner of AOC. Florian started his career at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson with positions in risk management and equity research. He then co-founded Newtron AG, a software company that optimized strategic purchasing processes.
Following the sale of Newtron, he became CFO and Executive Vice President of DHL Global Mail in the US, a subsidiary of Deutsche Post AG. After leaving DHL he joined General Capital Group / Active Value Investors where he focused on deploying a Private Equity approach on public companies, and later joined Triton Partners where he built up the Public Equity practice before founding AOC. Florian graduated from the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management with a Master in Finance and Business Administration.
Current Board engagements:
- Modern Times Group MTG AB until AGM 2026
- NFON AG until AGM 2027
- HelloFresh SE until AGM 2027
- HomeToGo SE until AGM 2028
- Amadeus Fire AG until AGM 2026
- PNE AG until AGM 2026
Tommy Jansson is Head of Business Development and Investor Relations at AOC. Prior to joining AOC Tommy was head of Business Development at the Triton Value Fund, and prior to that he was an Investment Strategist at IPM, a systematic macro hedge fund based in Stockholm.
Before IPM he spent eight years analysing different hedge fund strategies at Fauchier Partners, a Fund of Hedge Funds in London and New York. In total he has more than 20 years of experience in hedge fund analysis, investment strategy and investor relations for different types of alternative investment funds. Tommy started his career at Deloitte in London, and holds an MSc in Finance from Queen Mary, University of London.
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