Management
The Executive Board of the German Animal Welfare Federation is supported by two managing directors, who are each responsible for four specialist areas as well as two staff units and the German Animal Welfare Federation's animal welfare label "Für mehr Tierschutz".
Association management Rosa Pollter
Vita
- 2014: Diploma in geography, studied at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelm-University Bonn
- 2002 - 2014: Voluntary activities including campaign management, advisory board and board of directors at Greenpeace e.V. and Grenzenlos Gärten e.V.
- 2014-2018: Main professional activities in the field of campaigning, volunteering and public relations and association work at Greenpeace e.V., Campact e.V., Bund NRW, Avaaz, 350.org, Klima-Allianz Deutschland
- 2018-2024: Head of Programs and development of the volunteer program at FOUR PAWS - Foundation for Animal Welfare
- Since 2025: Association management at the German Animal Welfare Federation
Commercial management Frank Vierheilig
Vita
- Vocational training as a specialist assistant in tax and business consulting professions
- Accountant IHK
- 4 years in development cooperation and humanitarian aid, at CARE Deutschland e. V., Head of Finance and Administration Department
- 11 years in the field of private, state-recognized universities, most recently as Chancellor and Managing Director of the Hochschule für Gesellschaftsgestaltung (HfGG)
- 6 years in development cooperation, at Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International e. V., Finance Manager
- 11 years in tax consultancy and industry
- Since 2025: Commercial management at the German Animal Welfare Federation
