CV 

Consultant, trainer, and mentor for 

– professional associations  
– government/EU programs
– companies and public bodies

University lecturer in governance, risk management, audit, and IT management 
> current lectures

Executive, management, and life coach

Director and manager in global internal audit organisations
Broad private and public sector audit and consulting experience with large international audit firms
Internal audit at a large financial services IT service provider

Education  / Certifications

Ph.D. in International IT/Privacy Law – TU Darmstadt
Advanced Business Engineering Degree
Thesis in Economics, Public Law, and Technology

Business Coach, MA Counselling & Consulting (tbd)
Extensive training in contemporary counseling techniques
  

Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
W.S. Smith Gold Medal Award for outstanding achievements
IIA Germany Internal Audit Certificate (Interner Revisor DIIR)
CISA, CGAP, CRMA, CCSA, IR (DIIR) 
IIA and DIIR Accreditation for Quality Assessment/Validation
ISACA COBIT Practitioner

Past & Current Professional Activities

IT Audit Conference Coordinator for DIIR e.V. & ISACA Germany – Website  
ISACA Germany Academic Relations Working Group – ISACA Germany FG AWB  
IIA Committee of Research and Education Advisors Member – IIA CREA 
Chairman and Board Member, European Confederation of Institutes of Internal Auditing – ECIIA
Board Member, Deutsches Institut für Interne Revision e.V. – DIIR e.V.
Board Member – ISACA Germany  
EDPACS EDP Audit Control and Security Newsletter Editorial Board Member – EDPACS 
IIA ATC member and IIA IT Audit Research Symposium Co-Leader