VDR-Team
The Management of the VDR is appointed by the Board of Directors and controls the Association’s day-to-day business operations.

Dr Martin Kröger
Chief Executive Officer
- kroeger@reederverband.de
- +49 40 35097-202
Association staff members
We will be pleased to assist you. This team, consisting of seasoned seafarers, experienced lawyers, merchants, economists, political scientists and knowledge managers, takes care of the interests of German shipping companies.

Lorena Bücklers
Head of central services
- buecklers@reederverband.de
- +49 40 35097-248

Christian De Bilde
Business management
- debilde@reederverband.de
- +49 40 35097-225

Christian Denso
Head of Communications
- denso@reederverband.de
- +49 40 35097-238

Jacqueline Dorloff
Assistance
- dorloff@reederverband.de
- +49 40 35097-201

Sebastian Ebbing
Technical Advisor Climate, Marine fuels, Innovation and Funding
- ebbing@reederverband.de
- +49 40 35097-216

Claudia Ebeling
Assistance, address management
- ebeling@reederverband.de
- +49 40 35097-222

Irina Haesler
Head of EU Representation / Maritime Security Policy
- haesler@reederverband.de
- +32 2 5106135

Christian Naegeli
Marine Advisor Maritime Safety, Nautical & Technical Affairs, Environment
- naegeli@reederverband.de
- +49 40 35097-235

Wiebke Petersen
Legal Counsel
- petersen@reederverband.de
- +49 40 35097-233

Karin Schätzler
Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer
- schaetzler@reederverband.de
- +49 40 35097-202

Tilo Wallrabenstein
Senior Legal Counsel
- wallrabenstein@reederverband.de
- +49 40 35097-231