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Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schembecker
Professor Gerhard Schembecker was elected Vice President on 3 July 2020. As a member of the new Rectorate of TU Dortmund University, he took over the Finance division on 1 September 2020.
He was appointed as Professor for Plant and Process Design at TU Dortmund University, his alma mater, in 2005. He was previously managing director in several international start-ups. He is also Chief Financial Officer in his role as President of the UA Ruhr Liaison Office in New York. As Vice Dean of Budget and Structure of the Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, he is very familiar with the budgeting model of TU Dortmund University. Prior to his nomination as Vice President, he was a member of the Senate of TU Dortmund University for four years (2016-2020).
The Vice President Finance is responsible for all general matters concerning the distribution of funds and budget planning at TU Dortmund University as well as those aspects of performance assessment of cross-departmental relevance. He is also concerned with sustainability. The Vice President Finance deputizes for the President in accordance with Section 3 of the Rules of Procedure pursuant to Section 18 (1) Sentence 2 of the North Rhine-Westphalia Higher Education Act.