Peter Grijsen
Associate DirectorTrue Sale International GmbH
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Jan-Peter Hülbert has been Managing Director of True Sale International GmbH since July 2018. He brings over 20 years of experience in the banking and capital markets business, including 16 years in securitisation on the banking side. Jan-Peter has been responsible for client transactions for banks, corporates and leasing companies in the public ABS, private securitisation and ABCP segments. He holds a degree in business administration from LMU Munich and is a member of the Supervisory Board of STS Verification International GmbH and of the Supervisory Board of European DataWarehouse GmbH.
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Dr Martin Kaiser, LL.M. is a partner in the finance department and heads the European securitisation team. He specializes in securitisations and focuses on the true sale securitisation of loan, lease and trade receivables, both listed public transactions as well as ABCP programs and bespoke private transactions, e.g. NPLs and start-up and FinTech finance. His expertise also includes aspects of German and European regulatory law related to securitisations. Martin Kaiser advises leading German and international banks, service providers (such as corporate service providers and trustees), leasing companies, car manufacturers and other corporates.
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Als erfahrener Experte im Bereich Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) mit über 18 Jahren Branchenerfahrung ist Steffen seit Juli 2025 als Director im Bereich Firmenkundenverbriefungen bei der DZ BANK AG tätig. Vor seiner heutigen Position in Frankfurt war er bei der UniCredit in München beschäftigt, wo seine Karriere ihren Anfang nahm.
Seit 2007 liegt sein Fokus auf privaten Verbriefungen, die durch ABCP-Conduits und die Bankbilanz finanziert werden. Im Laufe seiner Karriere durchlief er diverse Stationen von der Transaktionsadministration über das Onboarding bis hin zur Strukturierung von Transaktionen. Diese vielfältigen Rollen in München und Frankfurt haben ihm einen tiefen Einblick in das sich ständig wandelnde Umfeld für ABS-Transaktionen ermöglicht.
Sein Schwerpunkt liegt dabei auf den Assetklassen Handelsforderungen sowie Loan- und Lease-Verbriefungen. Darüber hinaus verfügt er über eine spezielle Expertise in den regulatorischen Anforderungen an Verbriefungstransaktionen, deren Komplexität in den letzten Jahren stetig zugenommen hat.
Seinen akademischen Grundstein legte er mit den Abschlüssen als Diplom-Kaufmann und Diplom-Volkswirt an der Technischen Universität Chemnitz.
Seit 2007 liegt sein Fokus auf privaten Verbriefungen, die durch ABCP-Conduits und die Bankbilanz finanziert werden. Im Laufe seiner Karriere durchlief er diverse Stationen von der Transaktionsadministration über das Onboarding bis hin zur Strukturierung von Transaktionen. Diese vielfältigen Rollen in München und Frankfurt haben ihm einen tiefen Einblick in das sich ständig wandelnde Umfeld für ABS-Transaktionen ermöglicht.
Sein Schwerpunkt liegt dabei auf den Assetklassen Handelsforderungen sowie Loan- und Lease-Verbriefungen. Darüber hinaus verfügt er über eine spezielle Expertise in den regulatorischen Anforderungen an Verbriefungstransaktionen, deren Komplexität in den letzten Jahren stetig zugenommen hat.
Seinen akademischen Grundstein legte er mit den Abschlüssen als Diplom-Kaufmann und Diplom-Volkswirt an der Technischen Universität Chemnitz.
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Martin Kuhn joined European DataWarehouse GmbH in 2014 where he’s been heading the Data Management & Customer Service team since March 2017. His team supports issuers across Europe to comply the securitisation regulation and other related reporting or transparency requirements. He started his career in the securitisation department of a CMBS issuer (Westdeutsche ImmobilienBank AG) before he worked as a rating analyst at Fitch Ratings for three years.
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Umberto Landi works for the Asset Backed Securitisation Team of Commerzbank AG with special focus on regulatory topics. Prior joining Commerzbank Umberto was Head of the Regulatory Reporting and Advisory Team of Citigroup Global Markets Europe AG. Umberto brings an overall experience of roughly 28 years where he worked as Fixed Income / Derivative Sales for Italy, as Securitisation Analyst / Risk Manager and in Regulatory Reporting for Banks, a Corporate and a Rating Agency in Germany. Umberto also engages as a lecturer in Banking Economics and Banking Supervision related topics for the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management.
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Marco Pause has been a Director of STS Verification International GmbH since December 2019. He joined the STS Verification International GmbH in September 2019 as an Associate Director. Mr. Pause has many years of securitisation experience which he gained at the auditing company Deloitte in the Credit & Securitisation Advisory Team in Düsseldorf since 2005.
In his position as Senior Manager he was primarily responsible for the execution of numerous due diligences at German automotive and consumer banks as well as banks with mortgage portfolios in the context of securitisation and portfolio transactions. In the context of a multi-year project Mr. Pause directed the organisation and implementation of the project management of a state guarantee for a German Landesbank in connection with credit and solvency checks of individual exposures in the Shipping, Corporate Clients and Aviation segments.
Mr. Pause holds a degree in Business Administration from the Georg-August-University in Göttingen.
In his position as Senior Manager he was primarily responsible for the execution of numerous due diligences at German automotive and consumer banks as well as banks with mortgage portfolios in the context of securitisation and portfolio transactions. In the context of a multi-year project Mr. Pause directed the organisation and implementation of the project management of a state guarantee for a German Landesbank in connection with credit and solvency checks of individual exposures in the Shipping, Corporate Clients and Aviation segments.
Mr. Pause holds a degree in Business Administration from the Georg-August-University in Göttingen.
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Herr Smousavi ist Senior Expert Structured Finance bei der Otto Group und verantwortet unter anderem die Strukturierung und Umsetzung von Verbriefungstransaktion innerhalb des Konzerns. Er verfügt über mehr als zwölf Jahre Verbriefungserfahrung – sowohl in der Strukturierung auf Unternehmensseite als auch im ABS Buy-Side Portfoliomanagement.
Vor seinem Eintritt in die Otto Group im Jahr 2024 war Herr Smousavi in vergleichbarer Funktion bei der PEAC Solutions, einer Private-Equity geführten Leasinggesellschaft, tätig. Seine berufliche Laufbahn begann er bei der HSH Nordbank in Luxemburg. Herr Smousavi besitzt einen deutsch-französischen Doppelabschluss in Betriebswirtschaftslehre der Hochschule Bremen sowie der KEDGE Business School.
Vor seinem Eintritt in die Otto Group im Jahr 2024 war Herr Smousavi in vergleichbarer Funktion bei der PEAC Solutions, einer Private-Equity geführten Leasinggesellschaft, tätig. Seine berufliche Laufbahn begann er bei der HSH Nordbank in Luxemburg. Herr Smousavi besitzt einen deutsch-französischen Doppelabschluss in Betriebswirtschaftslehre der Hochschule Bremen sowie der KEDGE Business School.
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Kai Trompeter is a Manager within the BearingPoint Products practice, specializing in Asset-Based Finance and Securitization. He has several years of experience in leading and technically implementing complex ABS and ABCP transactions, with a strong track record in the asset classes of trade receivables and leasing.
His expertise centers on project management of securitization implementation initiatives, transaction management, and acting as the key interface between business units, external partners, and development teams. In addition, he contributes to the continuous enhancement of BearingPoint’s ABS and refinancing platforms, as well as the end-to-end automation of processes across various European securitization transactions.
His expertise centers on project management of securitization implementation initiatives, transaction management, and acting as the key interface between business units, external partners, and development teams. In addition, he contributes to the continuous enhancement of BearingPoint’s ABS and refinancing platforms, as well as the end-to-end automation of processes across various European securitization transactions.
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André Weidemeier joined PEAC Solutions' treasury team in 2022 and is leading its securitization team. He is responsible for all securitization activities within the PEAC Central Europe group including its foreign subsidiaries.
Before joining PEAC Solutions André worked for Philips where he was responsible for rolling out a global asset-based funding infrastructure to facilitate Philips leasing and offloading activities.
André Weidemeier studied Mathematics and Economics and holds a diploma from the University of Hamburg.
Before joining PEAC Solutions André worked for Philips where he was responsible for rolling out a global asset-based funding infrastructure to facilitate Philips leasing and offloading activities.
André Weidemeier studied Mathematics and Economics and holds a diploma from the University of Hamburg.
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