The Director of the Abteilung KDA is at first only referred to as Die Chefin (The Female Boss)[1], but in The October Man she is exclusively referred to as The Director.[2] She was appointed the director of the KDA in 2005 by the new chancellor as she was the only registered and qualified practitioner in post-unification Germany.[2]
She carries enormous respect with the KDA research and support staff. She cultivates an appearance of outer elegance with long cigarette holders, skirt suits, and very high heels. Tobias Winter hints this is calculated to hide her real persona.[1][2] She speaks with a Saxon accent and smokes foul-smelling (formerly Eastern) German cigarettes, but Tobias suspects these are affectations.[1]
Tobias comments that he has heard her being called 'Die Hexe aus dem Osten' ('The Witch from the East') by the members of the Demi-monde. Kelly, a Genius loci, calls her 'The Ice Queen'.[2]
These last two names might point toward her being an intellectual heir of the Soviet practitioners called Night Witches who were notorious for using ice-related spells. At least 'The Witch from the East' points to her being Eastern German, as does her being appointed by Chancellor Merkel who is Eastern German as well. Whether the nickname 'Ice Queen' refers to her demeanour or to her magical training cannot be determined at present.