Dirk Schulze

Managing Director | Chair of the Management Committee at Sparinvest S.A., Conducting Officer | INSEAD IDP-C

Luxembourg

About

I am a senior asset and corporate management executive with experience as a Chair of the Management Committee, Conducting Officer, Board Member, CEO, and Managing Director. My background combines banking, asset servicing, and cross-border financial services with deep expertise in asset management, governance, compliance, distribution, product strategy, risk management, and operating models. Throughout my career, I have focused on helping financial services organisations build sustainable, well-governed businesses. I bring hands-on experience across the full lifecycle of investment vehicles, AIFMs, and management companies, with a strong focus on Luxembourg and international markets. My career includes Big Four roles in external audit and consulting, followed by senior leadership positions as Department Head, Managing Director, and Chief Executive Officer in the financial services industry. I hold an MBA from École de Management in Lyon, France, bachelor’s degrees from Leeds Beckett University in the United Kingdom and Hochschule Bremen in Germany, and have completed the INSEAD International Directors Programme. I work fluently in German, English, French, and Luxembourgish.

Experience

  • Managing Director at Sparinvest
    May 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 3 mos

  • aberdeen (Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
    • General Manager, Member of the Board of Managers
      Dec 2020 - Apr 2021 · 5 mos

    • Managing Director, Head of Luxembourg
      Oct 2019 - Dec 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Member of the Board Of Directors at Sparinvest
    Jul 2019 - Sep 2019 · 3 mos

  • Chief Executive Officer, Conducting Officer, Managing Director / Nordea Investment Funds S.A. at Nordea Asset Management
    Dec 2016 - Sep 2019 · 2 yrs 10 mos

  • Managing Director (Vorstand), Conducting Officer / Member of the Management Board at Warburg Invest
    Mar 2014 - Nov 2016 · 2 yrs 9 mos