By appointment

• Senate Officer of Grants and Awards/Senatsbeauftragter für Stipendien und Begabtenförderung
• Head of Graduate Partnerships, BSc International Business
• Executive Program Advisor MSc International Purchasing Management (KFRU)

• Corporate Finance; International Financial Management/Internationales Finanzmanagement
• M&A / International Corporate Transactions and Restructuring,
• Company/Investment Valuation / Investitions- und Unternehmensbewertung
• International Accounting and Control, Financial Statement Analysis
• Internationales Rechnungswesen/Controlling, Jahresabschlußanalyse
• Supply Chain Financial Risk Management

• Investment / Company Valuation - Investitions- und Unternehmensbewertung
• M&A/Restructuring - M&A / REstrukturierung
• Supply Chain Finance / Working Capital Management
• Financial Risk Management / Risikomanagement

• BSc International Business (IB)
• MSc International Accounting and Taxation (IACT)
• MSc International Business Development (IBD)
• MSc International Purchasing Management (IPM)
• MSc International Retail Management (IRM)
• MSc Consulting and Business Analytics (CBA)
• Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

• Supply Chain Finance – e.g. SMEs, risk management
• Impacts of interest rate changes

• ACADEMIC
  • Since 2006: Reutlingen University
    • Professor of International Corporate Finance
    • Academic/faculty positions and functions:
      Member of Faculty board (since 2006)
      Dean of Studies BSc International Business (2006 - 2014)
      Head of Graduate Partnerships (since 2006)
      Director Finance and Controlling, ESB Business School (2008-2012)
      Treasurer/Vice-Treasurer VIMA (since 2008)
  • PhD University of Stuttgart (1992)
  • Master/graduate degree in business administration and economics (lic. oec.) University of Sankt Gallen (1988)
• BUSINESS
  • 1992 – 2005: More than 13 years professional/management experience in the automotive industry
    • mainly in strategy and finance positions, including PD controller, Supply chain financial risk management, new business development, M&A/Transactions,
    • Representative / member in several industry associations / expert commissions including American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM), German Industry Association (BDI), German Automotive Manufacturer Association (VDA), European Council for Automotive Research and Development (EUCAR)
  • Ongoing:
    • Consulting / coaching - g. working capital management, supply chain financial risk management, investment management and valuation
    • Customised Management Seminars in Finance, Accounting, Risk Management