Michael Diederich, born on 28 August 1965 in Koblenz, served on the board of FC Bayern München AG from 1 April 2023 till 30 September 2025. He was executive vice chairman and chief financial officer from the end of May 2023. Diederich studied business administration, earned an MBA in the USA and began his career at an auditing firm. In the mid-90s, he joined what was then Vereinsbank AG. After holding various positions within the bank, Diederich became the board member for investment banking in 2015 and CEO of Unicredit Bank in 2017. While in that role he was a member of the group executive committee of the Unicredit Group in Milan.