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Prof. Dr. Rainer Elschen
- Professor (emer.) for Business Administration at the University of Duisburg Essen, Chair of Finance and Banking
- Studies of Economics at the University of Bochum
- Doctorate 1981, postdoctoral lecturing qualification with Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c.mult. Dieter Schneider
- Professorships (assumed calls) at universities:
- Duisburg (Business Taxation, 1989-1993)
- RWTH Aachen University (Finance and Taxes 1993)
- Halle-Wittenberg (Business Management and Corporate Taxation, 1993-1997)
- Wuppertal (Finance and Company Taxation, 1997-1998)
- Essen, Duisburg-Essen (Finance and Banks 1998-2017)
- Further calls rejected:
- Study leader of the VWA Essen (since 1998)
- Member of the board of directors of the VWAen Association (2015 – 2017)
- Founding senator of the University of Economics and Management, FOM (1992-1993)
- Member of the FOM Research Advisory Board (since 2015)
- Director of the European Center for Financial Services, ECFS (since 1998)
- Practical experience: Founder, member of the supervisory board and chairman of several companies, especially in the IT sector
- Focal points: Market trends for the banking and finance industry, in particular FinTechs; turnaround, restructuring, and corporate development; Executive Board compensation