Cornelia Frentz

Cornelia Frentz is the Director of Governance and Sustainable Investing at ECBF, where she leads the fund's ESG and impact strategy, governance frameworks, and regulatory compliance. She established ECBF's ESG and impact strategy in line with Article 9 SFDR, the EU Taxonomy, EIB environmental and social standards, and oversees ESG and impact due diligence, monitoring, and reporting across the portfolio. Cornelia also manages the ESG team, supports the General Partners (GP) in regulatory and governance matters, serves as the Luxemburg GP entity's daily manager and handles financial reporting to supervisory authorities. Prior to ECBF, she held senior consulting and investment roles at the inhouse consultancy of the German Federal Ministry of Defence and WestLB and its affiliates, advising on and carrying out company restructurings, strategic equity investments, M&A projects, and public-sector portfolio management across Europe, the US and Latin America. Cornelia held executive and non-executive board roles within portfolio companies. She brings more than 15 years of experience in governance, restructuring, and stakeholder engagement at the highest institutional levels and holds advanced degrees in commercial law and international business administration.