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		Prof. Stefan Kirsten Visiting Scholar Background Stefan Kirsten is in the Spring Quarter 2007 visiting scholar in the MS&E Department. He is the former CFO of ThyssenKrupp Group and of the Metro Group, both in Germany. He is an alumnus of GSBs SEP-Program in 1996 and holds a professorship at the University of Applied Sciences in Gelsenkirchen in Germany. Prior to his executive board position at Metro and ThyssenKrupp he has gained business experience at EMI Music, Arthur Andersen and Rheinmetall. He holds a Diplom-Kaufmann degree of the Georg-August Universität in Göttingen and a Dr. rer. pol. degree from the Universität Lüneburg. Research Interests Corporate Governance Financial Planning Financial Market Communication Risk Management All topics combined with the emphasis of implementation in the complex environment of diversified multi-national companies. Recent Talks New Challenges in Corporate Risk Management: Developing and Implementing a Risk Strategy for a Multinational Group – MS&E Spring 2007 The Relevance of External Rating Performance Indicators for Corporate Financing and Investments – MS&E Spring 2007 Contact stefan.kirsten @ stanford.de German Webpage http://www.wirtschaft.fh-gelsenkirchen.de/dozentenportal/stefan-kirsten/default.aspx