Non-executive members of the Board of Directors:

Plath

Plath, Rainer

Born 1953, graduated as Diplom-Kaufmann (business studies degree) at the University of Göttingen and as Diplom-Betriebswirt (business administration degree) from the Fachhochschule Aachen (Aachen University of Applied Sciences), professional examinations as Steuerberater and Wirtschaftsprüfer 1984 and 1987, Managing Director of Deloitte & Touche GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft. Member of the Administrative Council and Chair of the IDW's Lower Saxony state group since 1999; member of the IDW Board of Directors since November 2007 and Deputy Chair since November 2008.

Klein

Klein, Klaus-Günter

Born 1957, graduated as Diplom-Kaufmann (business studies degree) and took a doctorate (Dr. rer.pol.) at the University of Cologne, professional examinations as Steuerberater and Wirtschaftsprüfer 1987 and 1988. Since 1982 with Warth & Klein Grant Thornton AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft in Düsseldorf, Chair of their Board of Directors from 1989 onwards. 1996 Awarded Honorary Professorship at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, since 2002 member of the Executive Committee of the Fédération des Experts Comptables Européens. 1999 to 2003 member of the IDW Administrative Council, Deputy Chair of the IDW Board of Directors since 2011.

Bruckner

Bruckner, Andrea

Born 1963, member of the IDW Board of Directors since October 2011.

Professional History: graduated as Diplomökonomin (degree in economic studies) at the University of Augsburg, professional examinations as Steuerberaterin [licensed tax advisor in public practice] in 1995 and Wirtschaftsprüferin [German public auditor] in 1996, since 1998 partner at the accounting firm AWT Horwath GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft in Munich, since 2011 managing director of the accounting firm BDO AWT GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft and partner of BDO AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft in Munich, 2007 – 2011 member of the IDW Administrative Council.

Gergen

Gergen, Rosemarie

Born 1957, professional examinations as Steuerberaterin and Wirtschaftsprüferin 1986 and 1992, Practicing Partner (Singhofen & Gergen Wirtschaftsprüfer Steuerberater), member of the Administrative Council and Chair of the Schleswig-Holstein state group since 1999, member of the IDW Board of Directors since October 2003.

Schindler

Schindler, Joachim

Born 1957, graduated as Diplom-Kaufmann (business studies degree) and took a doctorate (Dr. rer. pol.) at the Fernuniversität Hagen, professional examinations as Steuerberater, Wirtschaftsprüfer and Chartered Accountant 1986, 1989 and 1995, member of the Board of KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG, member of the IDW Board of Directors since November 2007. Honorary Professor at the Freie Universität Berlin since November 2009.

Wollmert

Wollmert, Peter

Born 1963, member of the IDW Board of Directors since October 2011.

Professional History: studied business studies at the Philipps-Universität Marburg, scholarship holder of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, obtained doctorate (Dr. rer. pol.) from the Philipps-Universität Marburg, professional examinations as Steuerberater [licensed tax advisor in public practice] in 1994 and Wirtschaftsprüfer [German public auditor] in1996, managing director of the accounting firm Ernst & Young GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, in Stuttgart, honorary professor at the European Business School Oestrich-Winkel.