Profile:

10/1977 – 09/1980

Study of Business Administration
Berufsakademie Villingen-Schwenningen
Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administraion;
parallel to the study the bank clerk training at Villinger Volksbank eG, Villingen

10/1980 – 09/1981

Villinger Volksbank eG
Credit consultant

10/1981 – 06/1983

Treuhand-Vereinigung AG, Munich
Auditor, Senior Auditor

10/1982 – 10/1986

Study of Economic Science
Fernuniversität Hagen
Graduation in Economic Science with a degree as Qualified Economist (parallel to the career structure)

10/1983 – 10/1987

Wollert-Elmendorff GmbH, Munich
Auditor, Senior Auditor

10/1987 – 02/1999

BDO Deutsche Warentreuhand AG, München
Senior Auditor, Partner in charge for financial services

1994

Certified Public Accountant

04/1999 – 10/2003

State Street Bank GmbH, Munich
Managing Director responsible for the restructuring of the custody services
Beginning 2002 CEO

11/2003 – 03/2008

Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt
Executive Vice President
Head of Central Division
Accounting and Tax

04/2008 – 12/2010

Rölfs WP Partner AG, Munich
CPA, Partner and Member of the Board

01/2011 – ongoing

Own company with focus on:

Compliance
Risk management
Second Opinion
Cost accounting analysis
Process anaylsis and process optimization including
Change Management

Others:

Supervisory Board Member of Donner & Reuschel AG, Hamburg/Munich
Supervisory Board Member of CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA, Oldenburg (until 6.6.2018)
Supervisory Board Member of Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG
Supervisory Board Member of Wüstenrot Stiftung, Ludwigsburg
Member of IdW
Member of wp-net Verband
Member of Wirtschaftsprüferkammer

Languages:

• German (mother tongue)
• English (business fluent)
• Italian (basics)