Prof. Dr. Bernhard Pellens (Chairman)

Prof. Dr. Bernhard Pellens (born 1955 in Geldern)

Resides in:	Bochum
Nationality:	German
Occupation:	Professor of International Corporate Accounting at Ruhr University Bochum, Academic Director of the Institute of Management (ifu) at Ruhr University Bochum and Honorary Professor at Tongji University in Shanghai, China

Member of the Supervisory Board since 02 December 2021 (appointed until 2024) and Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Supervisory Board since 02 December 2021.

Other responsibilities in accordance with § 125 (1) sentence 5 AktG and § 285 no. 10 HGB:

a)	on statutory supervisory boards: member of the Supervisory Board (i) of LVM Landwirtschaftlicher Versicherungsverein Münster a. G. in Münster (non-listed company) and (ii) of LVM Krankenversicherungs-AG in Münster (non-listed company)
b)	on comparable German or foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises: none

 

Qualifications:
1976 to 1981	Studies in economics and law at the universities of Cologne and Bochum.
1988	Doctorate at Ruhr University Bochum.
1988 to 1993	Post-doctoral studies at Ruhr University Bochum. Range of practical projects on IFRS and German GAAP (HGB) accounting and business valuation.
Professional experience:
1981 to 1986	Research assistant to Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. W. Busse von Colbe at Ruhr University Bochum.
1986 to 1988	Management accountant at a medium-sized company.
1993 to 1994	Professor of Financial and Management Accounting at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern.
1994 to 1997	Professor of International Corporate Accounting at the University of Münster.
Since 1997	Professor of International Corporate Accounting at Ruhr University Bochum.
Since 2006	Honorary Professor at Tongji University in Shanghai, China.
Other:	Overview of other key positions/functions: Since 2001: Fellow of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts Since 2003: Member of the Board of Schmalenbach-Gesellschaft für Betriebswirtschaft e.V., Vice President from 2011 to 2019 and head of working groups (since 2007 for "financial reporting"). 2003 to 2011: Member of the Board of the Accounting Standards Committee of Germany (ASCG). 2010 to 2014: Member of the Auditing and Accounting Board of the Institute of Public Auditors in Germany (IDW). Since 2015: Member of the Nomination Committee of the Accounting Standards Committee of Germany (ASCG). Since 2000: Member of various supervisory boards, including 2005 to 2020: Member of the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp AG in Duisburg and Essen, including Chairman of the Audit Committee from 2010 to 2020. His work focuses on German GAAP (HGB) and IFRS accounting, auditing, risk management, business valuation and corporate governance.

Last updated: September 2023

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