Prof. Dr. Stefan Marx, new shareholder-managing director at mauer
Since the beginning of 2023, Prof. Dr. Stefan Marx has been a partner and managing director at Mauer Unternehmensberatung GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Steuerberatungsgesellschaft.
Diplom-Kaufmann (MBA equivalent), Prof. Dr. Marx is an auditor and tax consultant, holder of the chair for auditing and accounting, and has been the dean of the Business Administration program (B.Sc.) at the Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt Nürtingen-Geislingen since September 2019. Before joining Mauer in 2020, Prof. Marx held a leadership position for over 20 years at a Big Four firm in Nuremberg. Here, he increasingly specialized in the field of Corporate Governance: risk management, compliance, internal control systems, and internal auditing.
Diplom Kaufmann (MBA equivalent) Prof. Dr. Marx is an auditor and tax consultant, holder of the chair for auditing and accounting, and has been the dean of the Business Administration program (B.Sc.) at the Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt Nürtingen-Geislingen since September 2019. Before joining Mauer in 2020, Prof. Marx worked in a leadership role for over 20 years at a Big Four firm in Nuremberg. During this time, he increasingly specialized in the field of Corporate Governance, focusing on risk management, compliance, internal control systems, and internal audit.
In addition to Stephan Mauer and Florian Kalbfell-Werz, Prof. Marx is now the third Managing Partner at Mauer. Stephan Mauer and Florian Kalbfell-Werz are excited to have another highly qualified colleague and professional in the management and shareholder circle of Mauer GmbH. Prof. Marx is responsible for the Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) division at Mauer, which also includes the rapidly growing and regulated ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) consulting fields. In Germany alone, around 15,000 companies will have to implement EU regulations in the short term.
Prof. Marx explains: 'The term ESG is often narrowed down to climate neutrality, but it also encompasses the social aspects of corporate action and the principles of value-oriented corporate management. Companies affected must report on these three dimensions of sustainability in the future.' Sustainability-related corporate key figures are then on par with financial key figures. The challenges to processes and integration into the risk management and internal control systems of companies are often underestimated. 'Our goal is to support, improve, and secure companies in these matters,' says the new Managing Partner.
Beyond the integration of sustainability aspects into governance systems, Prof. Marx has been pragmatically and value-oriented in helping Mauer's clients build internal control systems from day one, assessing the effectiveness of risk and compliance management systems. The conduct of internal audits - covering tax to forensic issues - is also an integral part of his repertoire.
The colleagues at Mauer welcome the entry of Prof. Stefan Marx as a Managing Partner and wish him continued success and all the best!