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Dr. Jörg Hernler awarded honorary professorship
July 15, 2011
Jörg Hernler, the former Head of the
Department of Taxation at Bertelsmann
AG, was awarded an honorary professorship
by the President of the Univer -
sity of Paderborn, Prof. Dr. Nikolaus
Risch on July 15, 2011. The congratulatory
address was delivered by Prof. Dr.
Caren Sureth, Chair of Business Admi -
nis tration, especially Business Taxation.
Dr. Hernler received this honor from
the Faculty of Business Administration
and Economics in recognition of his
long-standing commitment to teaching,
specifically his lectures on business
taxation, international business taxation,
entrepreneurial decision-making,
and mergers & acquisitions. He has
published an impressive list of scientific
papers, most of which concern the
interface between business administration
and applied taxation. His concept
for the European Tax Allocation System
(ETAS), a proposal to harmonize business
taxation across the European Union,
is currently undergoing consultation.
Dr. Hernler is currently a partner at
Schlütter-Bornheim-Seitz, a tax consulting
and law firm in Cologne, and Of
Counsel at WTG/WTS, a tax consulting
group based in Vienna. Between 1984
Above (from left): The Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration and
Economics, Prof. Dr. Peter F. E. Sloane, and Prof. Dr. Caren Sureth, Vice-
Dean of Research, at the presentation of the honorary professorship to
Dr. Jörg Hernler by the University’s President Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Risch.
and 2010 he occupied various functions
at Bertelsmann AG in Gütersloh,
Germany, with his most recent post
that of Head of Department of Taxation.
His relationship with the University of
Paderborn began during this period.
Dr. Hernler also serves on several taxation
committees, is a member of Fach -
institut für Steuerberater, a specialist
institution that undertakes research
into the interpretation and continued
development of tax law, and has served
as honorary judge at the Münster Court
of Finance. In 2001 the Austrian Minister
of Finance awarded him the Gold Cross
of Honor of the Republic of Austria.
4th DS&OR Forum
July 2, 2011
The DS&OR Forum is organized by the
DS&OR Cluster, whose members are
the DS&OR Lab led by Prof. Dr. Leena
Suhl, ORCONOMY GmbH, myconsult
GMbH, and the DS&OR Alumni association.
Its aim is to build and strengthen
a network of experts in decision support.
The around 50 participants had come
to the Technology Park for a series
of presentations on current research
issues, applied projects, and ongoing
developments in the Cluster. There
were also opportunities to meet col-
leagues in a more informal setting. The
DS&OR Lab awarded prizes to students
Simon Gurke, Daniela Lüers and Torben
Schramme for their outstanding final
theses.
Prof. Dr. Uwe Suhl, Managing Director
of MOPS Optimierungssysteme Gmbh
& Co KG, delivered a lecture on optimizing
the logistics of natural gas storage
facilities and used a current project as
an illustrative example. Prof. Dr. Dennis
Kundisch discussed an ongoing research
project at the Chair of Business Infor ma -
tion Systems (Information Management
& E-Finance) that aims to explore the
influence of electronic bidding systems
on sunk costs in connection with online
auctions. Various workshops on teambuilding
and stress management rounded
off the agenda. The event closed
with a physical challenge in the shape
of busines yoga exercises for all participants.
For more information, go to
www.dsor-cluster.de
Faculty of Business Administration and Economics
Events
Above: Members of the DS&OR Cluster (from left): Kerstin Krüger, Dr.
Markus Toschläger, Sabrina Becker, Katrin Klaas, Prof. Dr. Leena Suhl,
Dr. Thomas Sillekens, Linda Röhrkohl, Dr. Stephan Kassanke, Nicole
Tempel (Photo: DSOR)
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