BVB back continuity: Cramer, Ricken and Treß renew early | OneFootball

The Executive Committee of the Advisory Board of Borussia Dortmund Geschäftsführungs-GmbH has extended the employment contracts of Carsten Cramer, Lars Ricken and Thomas Treß. At the same time, Carsten Cramer, previously spokesperson of the Management Board, has been appointed Chairman of the Management Board with immediate effect.

Carsten Cramer’s contract (Business Areas: Digitalization & Internationalization, Marketing & Sales, Communications), originally set to run until June 30, 2027, has been extended until June 30, 2031. The contract of Lars Ricken, Managing Director Sport, has also been extended ahead of schedule and will now run until June 30, 2030. Thomas Treß (Business Areas: Finance, Organization, Legal & Investor Relations) has decided, at his own request, to extend his contract, originally set to run until June 30, 2027, by one additional year until June 30, 2028. After that, he intends to step down from the Management Board and shift his professional focus to mandates on supervisory and oversight bodies of other companies as well as independent advisory work. Thomas Treß will also continue to be available to advise Borussia Dortmund in the future if needed. The employment contract of Svenja Schlenker, who was appointed Managing Director in November 2025, remains unchanged and runs until June 30, 2028.

Great confidence in the Management Board

With these long-term contract extensions, Borussia Dortmund is explicitly committing to its existing leadership team. The decisions stand for continuity and stability and will ensure BVB’s long-term successful sporting and economic development.

BVB President Hans-Joachim Watzke explains: “I have great confidence in Carsten Cramer and the entire Management Board. It has the experience, the expertise and the understanding of our club’s special identity needed to lead Borussia Dortmund successfully into the future. With the new corporate strategy and the initiated process to amend the statutes, important projects have been launched that are intended to position BVB for the future in sporting, economic, structural and cultural terms. I am convinced: Borussia Dortmund is in very good hands with this Management Board.”

From spokesperson to Chairman of the Management Board

“I would like to thank the Executive Committee for the great confidence it has placed in me, and I am very much looking forward to the tasks ahead. Together with the entire team, I want to position Borussia Dortmund for the future and continue to develop it with a clear stance. Our ambition is to lead BVB into the future with sporting success, economic stability and a firm grounding in its values,” says Carsten Cramer.

Carsten Cramer has been with Borussia Dortmund since October 2010 and was appointed Managing Director with effect from March 1, 2018. In November 2025, he took on the role of spokesperson of the Management Board. With his appointment as Chairman, his special responsibility within the Management Board is being further strengthened. In future, he will coordinate the work of the body even more closely, drive the overall strategic development forward and represent Borussia Dortmund internally and externally together with his colleagues on the Management Board. This does not affect the professional responsibility of the individual members for their respective business areas.

Lars Ricken has been responsible for the Sport division as Managing Director since May 2024. Before that, he headed BVB’s youth performance center and developed it into one of Germany’s most successful talent academies. On the Management Board, Ricken stands for consistently advancing Borussia Dortmund’s sporting strategy, strengthening the transition of the club’s own talents into the professional ranks and establishing BVB permanently among the national and international elite.

Thomas Treß has been a member of the Management Board since 2006 and is responsible for Finance, Organization, Legal and Investor Relations. Before joining BVB, the business graduate worked in auditing, most recently as a partner at RölfsPartner. With his many years of experience and financial expertise, Treß is expected to secure BVB’s economic stability, further develop reliable structures and thereby create the foundation for a successful future both in sporting and entrepreneurial terms.

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