Stephan Gawarecki was born in Dortmund in 1969. After studying business administration with a focus on insurance, he worked at Deutscher Ring in a leading position in product management for the home savings sector. At FinanceScout24 AG, he built up the insurance division and, as Director Products & Sales, was responsible for the product areas of insurance, loans and financial investments. From 2004 to early 2018 he was a member of the board of Dr. Small Private Clients Public Company. Gawarecki has been a member of the Management Board of Hypoport SE since June 1, 2010 and a member of the Supervisory Board of Dr. Small private customers AG.