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Studies
POLITICAL ECONOMICS
University of Cologne – Economic and Social Sciences Faculty
ECONOMICS
Hagen Distance-Learning University – Economics Faculty (Banking
and Stock Exchange System)
1. Professional points of focus
1.1. Shareholder representation
Since 1975
Active attendance at more than 1200 shareholders' meetings in Europe – mainly
Germany – with public participation in the discussion with the
management
1975 - 1999
SDK, SCHUTZGEMEINSCHAFT DER KLEINAKTIONÄRE e.V., FRANKFURT,
16 years member of the Board (1981-1997), also responsible for contacts
with the legislature (1983-1990). Active representation of the association
founded on December 01, 1959 in the name and with the vote of its members
at approximately 50 shareholders' meetings per year. The association
has become a recognised, competent and independent voice on the stock
exchange and in industry and politics – without being able to
achieve an appropriate role on the stockholders' side, even in cooperation
with the association of DSW, Deutsche Schutzvereinigung für Wertpapierbesitz
e.V., Düsseldorf, as competing colleagues
1999
Founding of the V I P VEREINIGUNG INSTITUTIONELLER PRIVATANLEGER e.V.
(Association of Institutional Shareholders * Association des Actionaires
Institutionels): a professional association engaged in the interests
of corporate governance for institutional investors that are established
as service providers of individual investors in the European network.
According to the principle: "Proxy voting is a fiduciary DUTY",
VIP draws the attention of institutional shareholders to their fiduciary
responsibility to exploit their possibilities of codetermination under
corporate law to augment assets and increase their control over management
in the sense of corporate governance by exercising their voting rights.
1.2. Involvement in economic policy
1990
Founding of an association for industry and politics in the INITIATIVE
für Thüringen e.V., Erfurt; manager of THÜPE Projekt-
und Entwicklungs-gesellschaft mbH Thüringen, Erfurt, associated
and planning company for communal cooperation (public-private partnership)
XIIth legislative period
Scientific assistant to Norbert Otto, member (CDU) of the German Parliament
with his Erfurt constituency (Thüringen)
1.3. Economic and financial consultation
Since 1980, consultant for companies regarding
strategy, reorganisation and financing questions, mainly rescue operation
and start-up of M & A;
cooperation and policy consultation in Indonesia
2. Company involvement, posts on governing bodies
Since 1988, held various supervisory and executive board posts (member,
vice-chair, chair), as well as management positions in
various German companies.
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