Cramer, previously managing director and spokesman for the board, has been appointed chairman of the management board and is now contracted until 2031.
Tress, who oversees finance, organisation, legal affairs and investor relations, has extended his agreement until 2028, when he is due to leave the management board.
Ricken’s new contract is particularly relevant to Dortmund’s sporting structure. The sporting managing director is now tied to the club until 2030, extending a deal that had previously been due to expire in 2027.
Borussia Dortmund president Hans-Joachim Watzke welcomed the extensions and expressed his confidence in the club’s leadership.
“I have great confidence in Carsten Cramer and the entire management board. It has the experience, competence and understanding of the special identity of our club to lead Borussia Dortmund successfully into the future,” Watzke said.
He added: “With the new corporate strategy and the initiated process of amending the statutes, important projects have been set in motion that will make BVB fit for the future in sporting, economic, structural and cultural terms. I am convinced: Borussia Dortmund is in very good hands with this management board.”
With the executive structure now secured through new contracts, attention can turn to coach Niko Kovac’s position on the touchline, with the poll showing strong support among the participating Dortmund supporters for continuing with the coach.