Congratulations on the doctorate of Dr Maximilian Focke

2023-06-20

Prof. Velte is pleased to announce that Dr. Maximilian Focke has completed his doctorate.

Dr. Focke completed his cumulative dissertation on "Investor heterogeneity, CSR-related executive compensation, and CSR performance. Empirical evidence for the European capital market" on 19 June 2023. In his three technical papers, one of which was awarded the Faculty Research Prize 2022, Dr. Focke deals with the influence of investors on the sustainability-related compensation of top management and corporate sustainability performance.

Dr. Focke was financially supported as a doctoral student by the auditing and consulting firm Rödl & Partner from 2018-2022. Prof. Velte thanks the cooperation partner for its financial support and congratulates Dr. Focke warmly on passing his doctorate.

Dr. Focke will support Prof. Velte in the winter semester 2023/24 as an external lecturer in the teaching research project in the Master Management & Sustainable Accounting and Finance on his doctoral topic.

Dr Maximilian Focke with his examiners ©Prof. Dr. Patrick Velte
Prof. Dr. Jacob Hörisch, Prof. Dr. Inge Wulf, Dr. Maximilian Focke, Prof. Dr. Patrick Velte