Overview

• An extraordinary members' meeting on October 11 approved a statute change with 91.94 percent in favor.
• Operational control shifts from the volunteer presidency to three full-time directors responsible for sport, finance, and strategy/marketing/sales.
• The supervisory board gains additional powers, while the presidency is reduced to two representatives limited to ceremonial duties.
• The reform was developed by the supporter group Förderkreis Virage Est and, according to the initiative, supported by 97 fan clubs to create clearer professional accountability.
• Uncertainty remains over the role of president and main sponsor Hartmut Ostermann, who has advocated a separate spin-off of the professional unit that would require a new three-quarters vote and is opposed by Virage Est.