COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE PRESS OFFICE OF THE HOLY SEE: APPOINTMENT OF THE
NEW PRESIDENT OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD OF THE INSTITUTE FOR THE WORKS OF
RELIGION (I.O.R.)
, 15.02.2013
COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE PRESS OFFICE OF THE HOLY SEE: APPOINTMENT OF THE
NEW PRESIDENT OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD OF THE INSTITUTE FOR THE WORKS OF
RELIGION (I.O.R.)
, 15.02.2013
The Commission of Cardinals for the Institute for the Works of Religion
(I.O.R.) has made an appointment, in accordance with the Institute’s Statutes,
of the new President of the Supervisory Board in the person of Ernst von Freyberg. The other four members of the
Supervisory Board all remain in office.
This decision is the result of extensive evaluation and a series of
interviews that the Commission of Cardinals has conducted, with the constant
support of the Supervisory Board. This painstaking and detailed process lasted for some months, making it
possible to assess a number of candidates of professional and moral excellence,
with assistance from an independent international Agency that is a leader in the
selection of top executives. The Holy Father has closely followed the entire selection process leading to
the choice of the new President of the Supervisory Board of the I.O.R., and he
has expressed his full consent to the choice made by the Commission of Cardinals. From the Vatican 15 February 2013 Ernst Freiherr von Freyberg Mr Ernst von Freyberg is a native of Germany, Born in 1958. Married 1978 -1985: Law studies at the University of Munich and Bonn 1986-1987: Verwaltungshochschule Speyer 1988: Admission to the Bar at Landgericht Ulm; Second law exam at
Oberlandesgericht Stuttgart 1988-1991: TCR Europe Limited (Bemberg Group), Three City Research Inc.
(Bemberg Group), Associate 1991-2012: founder and CEO of Daiwa Corporate Advisory GmbH. 2012-present: Blohm+Voss Group - Hamburg, German shipyard, Chairman Mr von Freyberg is an active member of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller
Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta. He is co-leader of the Association for Pilgrimages to Lourdes of the
Archdiocese of Berlin. He is founder and member of Freyberg Stiftung since its creation in 2009. The
Foundation supports three Catholic organizations in France, Germany and Austria,
the Freiligrath Schule (primary school in Frankfurt) and it provides
student scholarships. Mr von Freyberg is a member of the supervisory board of Flossbach von Storch
AG, a Cologne based asset management firm with assets of Euro 8bn. He is a member of the Advisory board of Manpower GmbH, a temporary work
service firm with revenues of Euro 600m and 22,000 employees in Germany. Mr von Freyberg brings with him a vast experience of financial matters and
the financial regulatory process. [00296-02.01] [B0101-XX.02]