The WHU Foundation –
Supporting the successful growth of WHU.
Established in 1984, the WHU Foundation is a charitable foundation registered under German law in Vallendar, Germany. Its main purpose is to fund and support WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, one of Germany's leading business schools. The Foundation’s activities are financed by its capital and third-party donations.
In keeping with the principles of good foundation practice, the WHU Foundation considers transparency key in its responsibility to society and its sponsors. Therefore, the Foundation’s work is voluntarily audited annually by an auditing firm and publishes a comprehensive annual report. The WHU Foundation also manages the assets of various non-independent foundations, such as the CIO Foundation and the Irmgard und Erich Schneider Foundation.
Executive Board & Board of Trustees –
Legal representatives of the Foundation.
The Executive Board is responsible for the efficient and effective management of the Foundation's business. It ensures that the School properly fulfills its obligations and that its aims are maintained.
One of the primary duties of the Executive Board is to increase the assets of the Foundation to ensure sustainable development of the School. To this end, the Executive Board works closely with WHU’s administration.
Dr. Toni Calabretti
ChairManaging Director of the Beisheim Holding GmbH, Switzerland,
President of the Foundation Board of the Prof. Otto Beisheim Foundation Baar, Switzerland
Susanne Szczesny-Oßing
Deputy ChairPresident of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Koblenz, Koblenz,
CEO EWM AG, Mündersbach
Stephan Theissing
Deputy ChairAllianz SE, Munich
Lothar A. Harings
Member of the Executive Board
Carsten Knobel
Member of the Executive BoardCEO
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Düsseldorf
Dr. Reinhard Krafft
Member of the Executive BoardCEO MERCK FINCK A PRIVATE BANK (EUROPE) S. A. branch, Munich
Harm Ohlmeyer
Member of the Executive BoardCFO
adidas AG, Herzogenaurach
Dr. Fredy Raas
Member of the Executive BoardManaging Director of the Beisheim Holding GmbH, Switzerland,
President of the Foundation Board of the Prof. Otto Beisheim Foundation Munich,
Vice President of the Foundation Board of the Prof. Otto Beisheim Foundation Baar, Switzerland
Bruno Reufels
Member of the Executive BoardCEO
Niedax Holding GmbH, Linz/Rhine
Stephan Schubert
Member of the Executive BoardManaging Partner of STS Ventures GmbH, Cologne
Chairman of the Management Board of Stiftung In Praxi, Vallendar
Benefactors, sponsors, and more –
A central element of our school.
WHU is a private school and therefore receives no government funding. Approximately 60 percent of the funding needs of the school are met by the income generated from the Foundation’s financial assets, by endowments, and by donations from the business world and individuals. WHU’s alumni also generously support their alma mater.
WHU differentiates between:
Prof. Otto Beisheim Stiftungen
In Praxi - WHU Alumni Association
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
adidas AG
Stiftung Mercator GmbH
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Joachim Herz Stiftung, gemeinnützige Stiftung bürgerlichen Rechts
Freunde und Förderer des Lehrstuhl Wirtschaftswissenschaften für Ingenieure und Naturwissenschaftler (WIN) der RWTH Aachen e. V.
SAP SE
Merck Finck Privatbankiers AG
Deutsche Post Stiftung
IHK zu Koblenz
Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA
CTcon GmbH
Bayer AG
Covestro Deutschland AG
Deutsche Post AG
Deutsche Telekom AG
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
Hapag-Lloyd AG
Merck KGaA
METRO AG
RWE AG
DIN Deutesch Institut für Normung e. V.
Linus Digital Finance AG
McKinsey & Company, Inc.
PTV Planung Transport Verkehr GmbH
PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH
Bucerius Law School gGmbH
Goldman Sachs International
Niedax GmbH & Co.KG
Sparkasse Koblenz
real GmbH
Accenture Dienstleistungen GmbH
Binz & Partner Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater Wirtschaftsprüfer mbB
Canyon Bicycles GmbH
d-fine GmbH
Egon Zehnder International GmbH
INVERTO GmbH
Merrill Lynch Europe Limited
PETER MAY Family Business Consulting GmbH & Co. KG
Bain & Company Germany, Inc.
Senacor Technologies AG
EY-Parthenon GmbH
PwC Strategy& (Germany) GmbH
Roland Berger GmbH
A. T. Kearney GmbH
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Irmgard und Erich Schneider Stiftung
MLP Finanzdienstleistungen AG
Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG
Debeka Versicherungsgesellschaften
Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft e. V.
Bregal Unternehmerkapital GmbH
INDUS Holding AG
MMV Leasing GmbH
Böker & Paul AG / Kanzlei für Vermögensmanagement
Infosys Ltd. India
LANXESS Deutschland GmbH
LNRD
E.ON Solutions GmbH
AENU
Emma - The Sleep Company
Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany GmbH
Dr. Eckel Animal Nutrition GmbH & Co. KG
Enpal GmbH
Hack AG
iExecutives e. V.
KKA Management GmbH
Ringbeck foundation
Intervivos AG
Stephan Thönnißen, MSc 2011
Hannelore und Manfred J. Lenhart Stiftung zur Hochbegabtenförderung
Apollo Optik Holding GmbH & Co. KG
Confluentes e. V.
Cowen Germany AG
Lotto Rheinland-Pfalz - Stiftung
Zonta Club Koblenz I
Deutscher Fachverlag GmbH
We would like to also thank our many other supporters!
Become part of an idea –
Support the successful growth of WHU.
There are many ways to support WHU in its mission to deliver ‘Excellence in Management Education’. As well as endowment contributions to the Foundation capital, the chair, and center endowments, it is also possible to support individual research projects or to finance study places for individual students.
We would be delighted to speak with you in a personal conversation about your funding interests.
WHU’s bank details for donations:
Sparkasse Koblenz
IBAN DE38 5705 0120 0000 2135 79
BIC MALADE51KOB
Financial stability –
The basis for sustainable growth.
As a private research institution, WHU receives no institutional support from government agencies for teaching and research. The school is supported by the non-profit WHU Foundation (Stiftung Wissenschaftliche Hochschule für Unternehmensführung).
WHU successfully completed the 2020/2021 fiscal year and invested heavily in securing its future. Revenues rose by EUR 1.27 million year-on-year to EUR 47.21 million. Expenses rose by EUR 1.27 million to EUR 47.21 million. 41% of the school’s financial requirements are covered by the income from the foundation capital, grants for chairs or projects of companies or other organizations as well as private individuals. A steadily growing share of the donations comes from former WHU students, with whom the school maintains a continuous and intensive exchange.
Detailed information can be found in the annual report (in German).
The Germany Scholarship –
An initiative to support young talents at WHU.
The Germany Scholarship is a joint initiative of the federal government and private sponsors to award scholarships to committed and talented students. Thanks to a large number of donors (companies, associations, foundations, and private individuals), WHU has been able to support a large number of students with Germany Scholarships in recent years.
Get in touch –
We're looking forward to hearing from you.
Please do not hesitate to get in touch with us to find out more about the WHU Foundation, our work, and the various possibilities to support WHU.
Team members of the WHU Foundation:
Stephanie Daleki
Manager
Financial Control
+49 (0)261 6509 101
stephanie.daleki(at)whu.edu
Vicky Hansen
Asst. to the Executive Board
Manager Projects & Events
+49 (0)261 6509 103
vicky.hansen(at)whu.edu
Authorized to represent the WHU Foundation by proxy:
Dr. Peter Kreutter
Managing Director Foundations
Director Development & Relationship Management
+49 (0)261 6509 104
peter.kreutter(at)whu.edu
Klaudia Wilde
Director Development & Relationship Management
+49 (0)211 44709 108
klaudia.wilde(at)whu.edu
CIO Foundation –
MBA scholarships for young IT talents.
The CIO Foundation promotes the general management education of young, outstanding IT talents by providing them with MBA scholarships. With the ‘CIO Young Talent Award’ and the ‘CIO Executive Award’, the CIO Foundation has established two funding formats for different career stages.
