Prof. Dr. Gerhard Emmerich
Short Biography
- 1961-1965 Studies in Business Administration at the Universities of Hamburg and Göttingen
- 1965-1968 Research Assistant at the Chair of Corporate Finance and Bank Management at the University of Göttingen
- 1968 Ph.D. in Business
- 1970-2005 Lectures, Tutorials and Seminars on Corporate Finance and Bank Management at the University of Göttingen
- 1978 Appointment as Honorary Professor at the University of Göttingen
- 1968-1974 Associate of the Deutsche Industrie-Treuhand GmbH, Accounting and Tax Consulting Company, Hanover; Appointment as tax consultant and CPA
- 1975-2003 Partner and CEO of the Deutsche Industrie-Treuhand GmbH and the successor companies Wollert-Elmendorff Deutsche Industrie-Treuhand GmbH and Deloitte & Touche GmbH
- 2003-2007 Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Deloitte & Touche GmbH
- Since 2008 Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Deloitte-Foundation
Main Focus
- 1968-2003 Auditing and Consulting multinational companies and family-owned enterprises
- Since 2003 Strategical Consulting for family-owned companies
Publications
- Risikomanagement in Industrieunternehmen - gesetzliche Anforderungen und Umsetzung nach dem KonTraG, ZfbF 1999
- Finanzielle Märkte, Wirtschaftsprüfung und Vertrauen, Festschrift Prof. Dr. Benner 2000
- Auswirkungen des Sarbanes-Oxley Act auf deutsche Abschlussprüfer (with Dr. Wolfgang Schaum), Die Wirtschaftsprüfung, 2003
- Die Beratung von Familienunternehmen auf der Grundlage der Abschlussprüfung, Festschrift 100 Jahre Südtreu, Deloitte 2008