Chair of Management and Control









Dr. Katharina Kemmerich








Short Biography




  • Since 2021

    Subsequent position: Project Manager Compensation & Benefits, Genossenschaftsverband - Verband der Regionen e.V.



  • 2018 - 2021

    Research Associate at the Chair of Management and Control



  • 2016 - 2017

    Teaching Assistant at the Dean's Office, Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Göttingen



  • 2015 - 2017

    Master's degree in Corporate Management, University of Göttingen (Master of Science)



  • 2014 - 2015

    Internships at Jungheinrich AG in Hamburg and Amazonen-Werke H.Dreyer GmbH & Co KG in Osnabrück



  • 2013 - 2014

    Study abroad at Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero in Buenos Aires, Argentina



  • 2011 - 2014

    Bachelor's degree in International Management with a focus on Spanish, Europa-Universität Flensburg and University of Southern Denmark (Bachelor of Science)



  • 2010 - 2011

    Gap year in Australia and a commercial internship















Research and Interest Areas




  • Composition and Characteristics of Boards

  • CEO Succession Planning





Courses Taught




  • Master's seminar "Management and Controlling: Digital Disruption of Industries - A Strategic Analysis of Selected Sectors"

  • Practice project "Alumni and Fundraising Strategy"





Conference Contributions




  • 2021 - Annual Meeting of the International Corporate Governance Society (ICGS) Groningen (Netherlands) - "Substance in the Nomination Committee – How to Oppose Powerful CEOs in Audit Committee Appointments" (Hennig J.; Kemmerich K.; Wolff M.)

  • 2021 - Annual Meeting of the International Corporate Governance Society (ICGS) Groningen (Netherlands) - "Finding a Welcomed Leader: Nomination Committees and the Market Reaction to CEO Succession" (Kemmerich K.; Lang M.)













Portrait photo of Dr. Katharina Kemmerich