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Advisory Board

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Advisory Board

FAU Advisory Board

The Advisory Board promotes the University’s interests in public and provides advice to the Executive Board. All of the members are connected with the University in a particular way.

Prof. Dr. Klaus L. Wübbenhorst, Chairperson

Prof. Dr. Klaus L. Wübbenhorst
Prof. Dr. Klaus L. Wübbenhorst (Image: Uwe Nicklas)

Managing director of WB Consult GmbH
(term of office until 28 February 2024)

Dr. Thomas Bauer, Vice Chairperson

Dr. Thomas Bauer
Dr. Thomas Bauer

former District President of Central Franconia
(term of office until 28 February 2024)

Dr. Günther Beckstein

Dr. Günther Beckstein
Dr. Günther Beckstein, Bayerischen Ministerpräsident a.D.

Former member of the Bavarian Parliament, former Prime Minister of Bavaria
(term of office until 28 February 2024)

Christine Bruchmann

Christine Bruchmann
Christine Bruchmann (Bild: Fürst Gruppe)

Vice President of the Nuremberg Chamber of Commerce and Industry, managing director of Moritz Fürst GmbH & Co. KG
(term of office until 31 January 2026)

Dr. Christiane Decker

Portrait Dr. Christiane Decker
Dr. Christiane Decker (Image: Sabine Klimpt)

Partner Freibanker Unternehmensberatung GmbH
(term of office until 28 February 2024)

Dr. Matthias Everding

Dr. Matthias Everding
Dr. Matthias Everding

Chairman of the management board of Sparkasse Nürnberg
(term of office until 30 November 2025)

Alexander Fackelmann

Alexander Fackelmann Bildquelle: Fackelmann
Alexander Fackelmann

former Managing director of Fackelmann GmbH & Co. KG
(term of office until 30 November 2025)

Marion Grether

Portrait Marion Grether
Marion Grether (Bild: Deutsches Museum Nürnberg)

Head of Deutsches Museum Nürnberg
(term of office until 30 April 2024)

Elisabeth Hann von Weyhern

Elisabeth Hann von Weyhern
Elisabeth Hann von Weyhern (Bild: Heike Rost)

Regional protestant bishop for Nuremberg
(term of office until 30 November 2025)

Johannes von Hebel

Portrait Johannes von Hebel
Johannes von Hebel

Chairman of the management board of Stadt- und Kreissparkasse Erlangen Höchstadt Herzogenaurach
(term of office until 30 November 2025)

Dieter Hecking

Dieter Hecking
Dieter Hecking (Image: 1.FCN)

Sports Director 1. FC Nürnberg e.V.

(term of office until 31 January 2025)

Joachim Herrmann

Joachim Herrmann
Joachim Herrmann (Image: Bayerisches Staatsministerium des Innern, für Sport und Integration)

Member of the Bavarian Parliament, Bavarian Minister of the Interior, for Sport and Integration
(term of office until 30 June 2023)

Dr. Florian Janik

Portrait Florian Janik
Florian Janik (Bild: Stadt Erlangen/Sippel)

Mayor of the City of Erlangen
(term of office until 30 June 2023)

Dr. Thomas Jung

Dr. Thomas Jung
Dr. Thomas Jung

Mayor of the City of Fürth
(term of office until 30 June 2023)

Prof. Dieter Kempf

Prof. Dieter Kempf
Prof. Dieter Kempf (Bild: Christian Kruppa)

Vice-President of the Federation of German Industries (BDI)
(term of office until 28 February 2024)

Marcus König

Marcus König
Marcus König (Image: Stadt Nürnberg)

Mayor of the City of Nuremberg
(term of office until 28 February 2024)

Dr. Robert Mayr

Dr. Robert Mayr
Dr. Robert Mayr (Bild: DATEV eG/Kurt Paulus)

Chairman of the management board of Datev eG

(term of office until 28 February 2024)

Stefan Müller

Stefan Müller
Stefan Müller (Foto: Kurt Fuchs / CSU)

Member of the Bundestag (German Parliament), Parliamentary managing director of the CSU-group in the Bundestag
(term of office until 30 June 2023)

Dr.-Ing. Klaus Probst

Dr. Klaus Probst
Dr. Klaus Probst

former Chairman of the supervisory board at Leoni AG
(term of office until 31 January 2023)




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