The CBS Board of Trustees

The Cologne Business School Board of Trustees' task consists of advising and supporting the university during the course of its internationalisation and further strategic planning. In particular, the Board of Trustees supports the CBS in its efforts to cooperate closely with universities and the economy.

Here, the members of the Board of Trustees look for further immaterial sponsors, advise the presidium when selecting and allocating Chairs and support in obtaining special speaker for extracurricular studies. They accompany the structuring of new degree courses and provide advice on the constant development of the curricula.

Personalities from international universities and the global economy are members of the Board of Trustees. They are appointed by the Cologne Business School GmbH President. The term of office is five years. It is planned that the Board of Trustees will have between 10 and 20 members.

The founding members of the CBS Board of Trustees are:

Christi Degen
     
Klaus Laepple, BTW President and DRV President                           

Prof.-Ing. Wolfgang Luan, President of the Chinesische Industrie- und Handelsverband e.V. [Chinese Chamber of Industry and Commerce]            

Carl Rudolf Miele, Entrepreneur                    

Walter Stephany, Managing Director of Icon-Institute Management GmbH

Prof. Dr. habil. Claude Treyer, Vice-President of ISTEC Business School                

Prof. Günter Verheugen, retired EU Commissioner