After completing his apprenticeship as a banker at Volksbank Baden-Baden Rastatt eG, he immediately began a trainee program to become a securities specialist in Volksbank's Private Banking division. After completing the trainee program in 2011, he was initially responsible for the bank's product portfolio as a securities specialist before becoming an advisor to wealthy private clients within the Private Banking division.

He began studying part-time in 2010, successfully completing his Bachelor of Arts in Finance and Management. In 2017, he completed his Master of Science in General Management. He counts his internship in Group Treasury at DZ BANK AG in New York as one of the most important and valuable experiences he had during his studies.

Since October 2017, he has been employed as portfolio manager at TBF Global Asset Management GmbH and is in charge of defensive mandates most importantly the segment of European special situations.

After his apprenticeship as a banker at Dresdner Bank AG in Frankfurt am Main, he studied international business administration. This was followed by positions as a sales trader/stock broker at well-known and internationally operating institutions, including Cantor Fitzgerald International, where he worked most recently as a partner.

From 2010 to 2013, he was in charge of setting up institutional stock trading in Frankfurt am Main for Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers, focusing on small and mid caps. Similar positions in other institutions then followed. Most recently, he was employed at BNY Mellon at the multi-asset trading desk.

TBF has benefited from his expertise since December 2017. He is primarily responsible for further developing portfolio management processes and TBF's trading standards.

Patrick Vogel began his career at Deutsche Bank/DWS. There he worked as a portfolio manager in the equities, multi-asset and fixed income sectors. He then worked at MainFirst for more than ten years. Patrick Vogel was part of the Global Equities / Multi Asset team for a long time and was appointed to the Management Board as Head of Portfolio Management in 2021. He was responsible for the implementation of sustainability approaches. He completed his Master's degree at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and is also a Certified Expert in Sustainable Finance.

Patrick Vogel joined TBF in January 2023 as Head of Strategic Asset Management and Senior Portfolio Manager.

Roman Kostal has over 25 years of experience in managing global fixed income funds and mandates. Previously, he was responsible for the management of global fixed income funds and mandates with an active currency approach at MainFirst, Eaton Vance and Oechsle International, primarily for institutional clients. Roman holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Ostrava (Czech Republic) and a degree in business administration from the University of Regensburg. He is also a certified European Financial Analyst (CEFA).

Roman Kostal joined TBF as Senior Fund Manager in December 2022.

The graduate in economics and business administration began his investment career in 1987 at Bankers Trust, followed by positions at JP Morgan and Dresdner Kleinwort. At Ethenea Independent Investors, he was CIO and lead manager for global bonds in developed nations for eleven years. He played a key role in the company's success and was able to deliver decisive added value for all bond portfolios with his approaches.

He has been part of the TBF team since August 2019. As Senior Portfolio Manager and CEO, he is responsible for all of TBF's bond investments together with his colleague Roman Kostal.

Peter Dreide was characterized at an early stage by his determination and sense of responsibility. So it was only natural that the later founder and CIO of TBF Global Asset Management GmbH moved to Canada to take on new challenges in 1992. He started his career as an investment consultant at Deutsche Bank AG. In Canada, he worked for McLean McCarthy in the institutional brokerage sector and headed the International Sales department for German clients.

This was followed by senior positions at Barclays de Zoete Wedd, Deutsche Morgan Grenfell in London and Head of Domestic and International Sales at Deutsche Bank Securities in Canada.

He moved back to Germany with his wife and three children and founded his own company, TBF Global Asset Management GmbH, in 2000. Since then he acts as Chief Investment Officer.