HOW WE ARE ORGANIZED
Susanne Marell»Today, corporate communications operate at the intersection of societal expectations, corporate responsibility and operational execution. The Academic Society combines academic excellence with practical relevance – an approach I am keen to actively support«
Executive Vice President Schwarz Corporate Affairs for Schwarz Group
Executive Board
The Academic Society is governed by an Executive Board which is composed of experts from industry and academia. Together, they decide on the think tank’s aims.
Dr. Sandra Binder-Tietz
The following were elected as chairmen:
- Ansgar Zerfaß (University of Leipzig) – Chairman
- Dr Michael Preuss (Head of Communications, Bayer) – Deputy Chairman
Scientific Advisory Board
Members of the Scientific Advisory Board are the Academic Society’s research partners. The members provide advice and support to the Executive Board regarding research projects and knowledge transfer.
- Professor Sabine Einwiller, University of Vienna
- Professor Ulrike Röttger, University of Muenster
- Professor Helena Stehle, University of Münster
- Professor Swaran Sandhu, Stuttgart Media University
- Professor Sophia Charlotte Volk, LMU Munich
- Professor Ansgar Zerfass, Leipzig University
Corporate Advisory Board
The communication managers of our partner companies are appointed to the Corporate Advisory Board. They represent the interests of the partner companies and advise and support the Executive Board. The members meet virtually twice a year to participate in the development of the Academic Society.
- AbbVie, Sebastian Wachtarz
- ams OSRAM, Bernd Hops
- ARAG, Klaus Heiermann
- BASF, Dr. Nina Schwab-Hautzinger
- BAYER, Dr. Michael Preuss
- B. Braun Melsungen, Marc Diegelmann
- Beiersdorf, Florian Dieckmann
- BMW Group, Maximilian Schöberl
- Boehringer Ingelheim, Stefanie Weitz/Kristin Klein
- Bosch, Prof. Dr. Christof E. Ehrhart
- BP Europe, Enno Harks
- Clariant, Dr. Kai Rolker
- Commerzbank, Maximilian Hohenberg
- Continental, Vincent Charles
- Daiichi-Sankyo Deutschland, Anke von Zabern
- Deutsche Bahn, Jens Voss
- Dussmann Group, Dr. Markus Talanow
- EnBW, Sebastian Ackermann
- E.ON, Lars Rosumek
- Fraport, Jürgen Harrer
- Fresenius, Katrin Kerner
- GIZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, Joachim Göske
- Grünenthal, Maren Thurow
- Hapag-Lloyd, Nils Haupt
- Henkel, Carsten Tilger
- Heraeus, Katrin Sulzmann
- HOCHTIEF, Dr. Bernd Pütter
- Infineon, Florian Martens
- Lufthansa, Andreas Bartels
- Merck, Axel Löber
- Metro, Ivonne Julitta Bollow
- OMV Aktiengesellschaft, Sylvia Shin
- Otto Group, Thomas Voigt
- Pfizer, Carolin Crockett
- Porsche, Dr. Sebastian Rudolph
- Procter & Gamble DACH, Gabriele Hässig
- Rewe Group, Ines Juen
- Roche Pharma, Faten Gaber
- Rolls-Royce Power Systems, Jacqueline Casini
- Salzgitter AG, Thorsten Möllmann
- Sanofi, Miriam Liebelt-Henn
- Schaeffler, Dr. Axel Lüdeke
- SCHOTT, Salvatore Ruggiero
- Schwarz Group, Susanne Marell
- Shell Deutschland, Volker Holtfrerich
- Siemens, Christiane Ribeiro
- Siemens Healthineers, Dr. Matthias Krämer
- Swiss Re, Silje Skogstad
- Union Investment, Ingo Heinz
- VNG, André Wetzig
- Volkswagen, Michael Brendel
- ZEISS, Jörg Nitschke
- ZF Friedrichshafen, Kai Lücke
Honorary Members
- Professor Claudia Mast, University of Stuttgart-Hohenheim
- Professor (em.) Günter Bentele, Leipzig University
