Board of Trustees

Responsibilities

The Board of Trustees serves to forge links between the university and stakeholders from the business and wider community. Its role is to provide critical and constructive support for developments within the university in the areas of teaching and research, the transfer of research findings into practice, academic continuing education, and matters of policy and organisation. It issues recommendations and statements on key matters from the public’s perspective and contributes to collaboration with the business community and other institutions in the region. 

The Board of Trustees comprises thirteen members. It consists of members elected by the State Parliament and members nominated by the relevant ministry and the university. The term of office is five years. 

Members

Chair: Stephanie Lohr (Mayor of the City of Worms)
Deputy Chair: Stefan Zindler (Managing Director of Rheinland-Pfalz Tourismus GmbH)
Andreas Adam (Managing Director of ajco Solutions GmbH)
Dirk Beyer (Member of the Rhineland-Palatinate State Parliament)
Susanne Gremm (Managing Director of VSK-Technik Kübler GmbH)
Andreas Hilgenstock (Member of the Board of Directors of Engelhorn KGaA)
Corina Karetta (Deputy Member of the Board of Directors of Rheinhessen Sparkasse)
Dr Alexandra Kohlmann (Managing Director of ROWE Mineralölwerk GmbH)
Ismet Koyun (Managing Director of Kobil Systems GmbH)
Holger Lemanczyk
Pia Schellhammer (Member of the Rhineland-Palatinate State Parliament)
Christa Stienen (Chair of the Board of the ‘Zukunft der Gastwelt’ think tank)

The current term of office runs until 30 September 2028.  

The rules of procedure for the Board of Trustees can be found here: 

Rules of Procedure of the Board
of Trustees