Prof. Dr. Michèle Morner
Prof. Dr. Michèle Morner
Profession:
University professor and Chair of Public Management and Leadership at the German University of Administrative Sciences in Speyer and Scientific Director of the Scientific Institute for Corporate Governance [wifucg], Deimern
Place of residence:
Deimern, Germany
Since 30 May 2018:
Chair of the Supervisory Board of Viscom AG
Personal Data:
Date of birth:
22 February 1967
Place of birth:
Hamburg, Germany
Nationality:
German
Education:
Business studies degree from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, doctorate (Dr. rer. pol., summa cum laude) and postdoctoral lecturing qualification from the Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt
Career:
- 2000 to 2003:
Managing Partner of Ynnor Systems GmbH - 1998 to 2008:
Postdoctoral lecturing qualification from the Business Administration Faculty of the Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt - 2008 - 2012
Reinhard Mohn Chair of Management, Business Ethics and Social Change at Witten/Herdecke University - 2011 - 2012:
Officer for External Relations in the Executive Committee of the European Academy of Management (EURAM), Brussels, Belgium - 2010 to 2015:
Founder and Scientific Director of the Reinhard Mohn Institute of Corporate Governance at Witten/Herdecke University - Since 2012:
Chair of Public Management and Leadership at the German University of Administrative Sciences in Speyer - 2011 to 2016:
Member of the Advisory Board of Deutsche Bank AG - 2013 to 2017:
Member of the Advisory Board of Storch-Cireth GmbH - 2015 to 2021:
Member of the Nominations Committee of the Financial Reporting Enforcement Panel (FREP) - Since 2016:
Scientific Director of the Scientific Institute for Corporate Governance [wifucg], Deimern - 2017 to 2018:
Member of the Supervisory Board of KUKA AG - Since 2017:
Member of the Executive Board of the Working Group for Economic Administration (Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Wirtschaft und Verwaltung e.V.)
Relevant expertise, skills and experience:
As an independent member of the Supervisory Board and on the basis of her education and previous professional activity, Prof. Dr. Michèle Morner has special expertise in the field of auditing and accounting as defined by section 100(5) of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG). As the founder and former managing director of Ynnor Systems GmbH and a former member of the Audit Committee of KUKA AG, she also has outstanding expertise in matters of corporate planning as well as internal control and risk management systems. Moreover, corporate governance and management concepts are her main area of academic research.
Membership of statutory German supervisory boards:
None
Membership of comparable executive bodies of companies in Germany or abroad:
None
Material activities in addition to the above mandates and the Supervisory Board mandate:
University professor and Chair of Public Management and Leadership at the German University of Administrative Sciences in Speyer
Scientific Director of the Scientific Institute for Corporate Governance [wifucg], Deimern
Disclosures in accordance with Recommendation C.13 of the German Corporate Governance Code (GCGC)
The Supervisory Board considers Prof. Dr. Michèle Morner to be independent as defined by Recommendation C.6(2) of the GCGC. Other than being a member of the Supervisory Board, Prof. Dr. Michèle Morner has no business or personal relationship with the company, its Executive Board or the controlling shareholder that could cause a substantial and not merely temporary conflict of interest. Furthermore, Prof. Dr. Michèle Morner does not exercise board or advisory functions at any of the company’s material competitors, nor does she have personal relationships with such companies.
As at March 2024