Critical voices were loud because Stobbe previously appeared as an investor at Rot-Weiss Essen and Hamburger SV. However, he made it clear that external donors for FC were out of the question for him. He also strives to either transfer the professional department (KGAA) to a GmbH or back to the EV-a plan that is rejected in parts of the fan scene.
Like Tugba Tekkal, Wilke Strom was approached by the incumbent Vice President Carsten Wettich and united in a trio that, like the Adenau team, brought up the necessary signatures to be allowed to choose the election. The East Frisian born in 1980 has been living in Cologne for two decades and is the youngest candidate in the field.
The founder of Sparhandy and today’s CEO Germany from Mobilezone sees himself in the tradition of Franz Kremers, who was also an entrepreneur and was even younger as a electricity today when taking office. With his experience in corporate management, marketing and digitization, he advertises the trust of the members.
Power can have prominent supporters, including Lukas Podolski and other well -known personalities from Cologne and Germany. However, some fans see this “VIP factor” skeptical because the electoral basis should consist of all members. In addition, there is a concern of possible conflicts of interest, since electricity is involved in companies that are also possible as future FC sponsors.
On Saturday evening it will be clear who will lead the 1. FC Köln in the coming three years as president: the politician Adenauer (65), the real estate specialist Stobbe (59) or the mobile phone contractor Strom (45). Before the election, all three present themselves and their teams to the members in personal speeches.
A special feature of the FC: Not individuals are chosen, but exclusively complete teams. Unlike many other clubs, the final board committee does not only result in the election. Whether a direct election of the president would lead to a different result remains pure speculation.
This summer, voices were made for the first time that would wish for an election process according to individuals in order to enable an optimal composition of the board. However, this would require a profound change in the articles of association – and one of the three teams is currently sought.