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Markus Braun
Markus Braun was chief executive and a management board member of Wirecard AG until he resigned with immediate effect on 19 June 2020. He is a defendant in a criminal trial at the Munich Regional Court I and denies the charges. Former chief executive of Wirecard AG, resigned 19 June 2020
| Type | Person |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Dr. Markus Braun |
| Jurisdiction | Germany |
| Matters on record | 1 |
Claims and responses
Timeline
- BaFin bans new net short positions in Wirecard shares for two months. matter
- Wirecard rejects a new FT report as false and misleading. matter
- Markus Braun resigns from the management board. matter
- Wirecard says 1.9 billion euros in trust balances likely do not exist. matter
- Wirecard announces its application to open insolvency proceedings. matter
- Munich prosecutors close their probe of two FT journalists. matter
- Munich I prosecutors file the indictment against Braun and two others. matter
- Munich Regional Court I declares the 2017 and 2018 annual accounts void (not final). matter
- Munich Regional Court I admits the indictment against Braun. matter
- Trial opens in Munich. matter
- Munich Regional Court I holds three former board members liable for 140 million euros in a civil case (not final). matter
- Court rejects a defence request to suspend the trial. matter
Sources for this profile
- Wirecard AG, Wirecard AG: Markus Braun resigns with immediate effect as member of the management board
- beck-aktuell, Wirecard-Prozess: Beweisanträge der Verteidiger Brauns
Profile last verified 30 October 2026. Markus Braun can submit documents or a response through right of reply. Submissions are published as the subject's position and do not change what the records show.