Portrait of the Dean's Office

Prof Dr Markus Fedebeul-Krein studied economics at the University of Cologne from 1988 to 1995. He graduated with a diploma and also gained an M.A. in International Studies during a year of study abroad at the University of Warwick in England. He then did a doctorate on the topic of "Regulatory policy in the market for telecommunications services: National Design and International Rules" at the University of Cologne and successfully completed this in 1999.

After gaining practical experience at the European Commission and the German-Venezuelan Chamber of Commerce CAVENAL during his studies and doctorate, he joined Deutsche Telekom AG in 1999. He worked there until 2001 as a Consultant in the area of "Regulatory Management Carrier Services, Transmission Routes and Network Solutions". He then worked as a senior consultant for strategic management at DETECON International GmbH until the end of 2003. In 2004, he was appointed professor of economics, in particular economic policy, at FH Aachen. Before taking office as Dean of the Faculty of Business Studies on 1 September 2024, he was already involved as Chairman of the International Committee of the International Business Studies degree programme and as Head of the Global Business and Economics degree programme. Since 2015, he has also been a member of the Management Committee for the "OpenBordersMBA" degree programme, which FH Aachen runs jointly with HEC Liège and the University of Hasselt.

After completing his vocational training as a banker, Prof Dr Jürgen Vogt studied business administration and law at the University of Mannheim from 1992 to 2000. He then worked as a lawyer at Andersen Legal in the Banking & Finance department in Frankfurt am Main until 2002 and did an extra-occupational doctorate in tax law at the University of Mannheim. He then worked as a lawyer and tax consultant at Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young in Frankfurt am Main in the Financial Services Tax department. At the same time, he was a lecturer in commercial and tax accounting for the Master's degree programme in Business Law and Taxation at the University of Mannheim.

He gained international experience in 2005 during a secondment to Deutsche Bank in London and Ernst & Young Singapore as well as during his subsequent more than six years in the group tax department of J.P. Morgan in London, most recently as Executive Director. He returned to Germany in 2013, where he initially worked as an in-house tax consultant at UniCredit Bank AG in Munich and then at United Technologies Corporation in Berlin, specialising in international group tax law.

In 2017, he was appointed Professor of Business Administration, in particular Finance and Taxation, at the Faculty of Business Studies at FH Aachen. Since 2018, he has also been teaching on FH Aachen's cross-border Master's degree programme Open Borders MBA in cooperation with the Belgian universities HEC Liege and UHasselt. Since 1 September 2024, he has been Vice Dean for Studies and Teaching at the Faculty of Business Studies.

Gisela Maercker studied mathematics and physics at the University of Freiburg and then worked as a research assistant at the Institute for Mathematical Stochastics at the Technical University of Braunschweig. After a research stay at the University of Kent in Canterbury, England, she worked as a Research Assistant in the field of financial mathematics at the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics in Kaiserslautern.

In 1998 she moved to Frankfurt am Main. There she initially worked at Commerzbank AG until 2001 in the Central Credit Department, where she was responsible for methods and IT systems in the Investment Banking division. From 2001 to 2004, she worked at Deutsche Bank AG in Credit Risk Controlling in the Credit Risk Engines division, most recently as head of the Credit Risk Engineering & Implementation team.

In December 2004, she was appointed Professor of Statistics and Business Mathematics at the Faculty of Business Studies at FH Aachen. Her research specialisms include risk management and time series analysis. Since 1 September, she has been Vice Dean for Finance at the Faculty of Business Studies. She had already been involved in the faculty for many years, including as a member of the Faculty Council, as the Rector's Appointment Officer and as a member of various appointment committees.

After training as an event manager, Li-Marie Waltmans studied business administration at FH Aachen from 2014 to 2017. She was already involved in the Faculty of Business Studies during her studies. From 2014 to 2017, she was a Student Assistant in the Dean's Office and a member of numerous committees and commissions, e.g. the Faculty Council, the Quality Improvement Commission, the Evaluation Commission, the interdepartmental committee of the FB7/8, appointment committees and the Student Advisory Board. From 2016 to 2017, she held the position of Vice Dean of Students.

She has been Assistant to the Dean's Office at the Faculty of Business Studies since 2018. Her tasks include the re-accreditation of the degree programmes. She also advises prospective and current students on the Business Studies Praxis Plus and Business Law Praxis Plus dual study programmes and is the contact person for existing and future business collaborations. She has held the position of Vice Dean of Research Assistants in the Dean's Office since 1 September 2024.

After Hannah Bösling obtained her entrance qualification for a university of applied sciences in business and administration at the Siebenpfeiffer-Realschule plus und Fachoberschule Haßloch in June 2022, she initially studied business administration at the Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society. In the winter semester of 2023/24, she switched to the Business Law programme of her choice at the Faculty of Business Studies at FH Aachen. She already pursued numerous professional and voluntary activities during her time at school. For example, she worked for PRW Consulting GmbH and the Deidesheim Winegrowers' Association and supported the Dürkheimer Hockeyclub 1921 e.V. and the Sportclub 83 Mutterstadt e.V. in the area of finance. In addition to her studies, she is involved as a student member of educational aptitude committees at the Faculty of Business Studies. As a sporting balance, volleyball has been her great passion and constant companion in recent years, right up to the national league.

Hannah Bösling has been Vice Dean of Students since 1 September 2024. In this role, she represents the interests of students in the Faculty of Business Studies and is the contact person for student matters.

She can be contacted at stud.prodekaninwirtschaft.fh-aachen.de.