Sandra Heinrich appointed Head of Credit Risk Management

Helaba Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen has appointed Sandra Heinrich, 51, as head of the group’s credit risk management division. She will assume her role on 1 August 2026, reporting directly to Tamara Weiss, Helaba’s Chief Risk Officer (CRO) and a member of the Executive Board.

A business administration graduate, Sandra Heinrich has held a range of management positions within the Deutsche Bank Group in recent years. As Head of Risk Europe (excl. UKI/GY), Head of CRM Hubs Europe & Business Banking Germany, and before that Head of Bilateral Lending Structuring, she most recently oversaw the growth and management of the group’s real estate and corporate finance units, as well as its public sector lending and development finance activities.

The previous head of credit risk management, Stephan Kloock, left Helaba to become Chief Risk Officer on the Management Board of Helaba Invest as of 1 April 2026. In that role, he is responsible for Risk & Reporting, Compliance, Fund Accounting & Tax, and Technical Operations.

“We are delighted to welcome Sandra Heinrich, a highly experienced professional with extensive international expertise across various business segments and asset classes. As a seasoned executive, she will focus on further developing our organisation and credit risk management for our client-facing business,” said Tamara Weiss. “We are grateful to Stephan Kloock for his years of dedicated service to the bank and wish him all the best in his future endeavours within the Helaba Group.”