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Fitch Ratings – a branch of Fitch Ratings Ireland Limited
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Susanne Matern
Managing Director, Head of EMEA Structured FinanceFitch Ratings – a branch of Fitch Ratings Ireland Limited
Susanne Matern leads the ABS and RMBS sectors within Fitch's European Structured Finance Ratings Group, with teams in London, Frankfurt, Madrid, Milan and Paris. Susanne also oversees Structured Finance in APAC and retains responsibility for EMEA cross-sector topics and related inquiries. She is responsible for maintaining rigorous credit standards across her teams while fostering analytical excellence and delivering actionable market insight to investors and issuers. Susanne regularly engages with market participants and speaks at industry conferences.
Previously, Susanne led Fitch's EMEA Structured Finance team, covering ABS, ABCP, RMBS, CMBS and SC.
Earlier in her career, Susanne managed the Structured Finance Ratings Group in continental Europe and led Covered Bonds in German-speaking markets.
Previously, Susanne led Fitch's EMEA Structured Finance team, covering ABS, ABCP, RMBS, CMBS and SC.
Earlier in her career, Susanne managed the Structured Finance Ratings Group in continental Europe and led Covered Bonds in German-speaking markets.
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Eberhard Hackel
Managing DirectorFitch Ratings – a branch of Fitch Ratings Ireland Limited
Eberhard Hackel is a Managing Director in Fitch Ratings’ European Structured Finance group, where he leads the EMEA ABS team from Frankfurt. His team is responsible for rating asset-backed securities (ABS) supported by a diverse range of assets, including auto loans, equipment or auto leases, unsecured consumer loans, and credit card receivables. Additionally, they handle asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) and emerging market transactions backed by various assets.
Prior to joining Fitch in 2008, Eberhard worked in the risk controlling department at Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen (Helaba). There, he was responsible for measuring the market risk of the Helaba group and collaborating with German regulators on the supervision of Helaba’s internal market risk model.
Eberhard holds a diploma in Business Administration from the University of Göttingen and has earned the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) certification from the Global Association of Risk Professionals.
Prior to joining Fitch in 2008, Eberhard worked in the risk controlling department at Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen (Helaba). There, he was responsible for measuring the market risk of the Helaba group and collaborating with German regulators on the supervision of Helaba’s internal market risk model.
Eberhard holds a diploma in Business Administration from the University of Göttingen and has earned the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) certification from the Global Association of Risk Professionals.
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Company profile
Fitch Ratings was founded in 1913 and is one of the three major international full service rating agencies. Fitch Ratings is a leading provider of credit ratings, commentary and research. Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries.
Fitch Group is comprised of:
- Fitch Ratings, a global leader in credit ratings and research;
- Fitch Solutions, a leading provider of credit market data, analytical tools and risk services;
- BMI Research, an independent provider of country risk and industry analysis specializing in emerging and frontier markets; and
- Fitch Learning, a preeminent training and professional development firm. With dual headquarters in London and New York, Fitch Group is majority owned by Hearst.
Since 1999 Fitch Ratings has an office in Frankfurt/Main (Germany) with approximately 50 employees. The analysts cover sovereigns, insurers, banks, corporates and structured finance deals.
The sector Structured Finance is divided into the following groups:
- Asset Backed Securities (ABS) Group
- Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (CMBS) Group
- Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (RMBS) Group
- Structured Credit Group
The Frankfurt Team has experts for all asset classes, who are mainly responsible for transactions originating from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
