“Risk management is not a hindrance - it is the enabler of sustainable growth.”

Birgit Erle

Since 1 October 2025, Birgit Erle has been responsible as Chief Risk Officer for the risk management of commercial real estate financing at Berlin Hyp, which bundles the entire commercial real estate financing business within Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW).

In order to place the risk management for real estate financing of LBBW and Berlin Hyp under uniform management, he was also appointed as divisional director for the associated risk management of LBBW.

After working for Westdeutsche Landesbank and HSH Nordbank, Erle lead the credit division at Berlin Hyp for almost ten years. She then spent more than two years as Managing Director of Credit Management at Aareal Bank.

In June of 2025, she returned to the LBBW Group as Head of Risk Management CRE. In this role, she was already responsible for Risk Management in commercial real estate financing – a key area regarding Berlin Hyp’s integration into the LBBW Group.