2. International
Controller Association
The original
The International Controller Association was founded by graduates of the
Controller Academy in Gauting/Munich in 1975 as the first of its kind.
With its honorary president, Dr. Dr. h. c. Albrecht Deyhle, the association
has made a lasting impression on the controlling scene in German-speaking
regions and set standards. In the meantime, the ICV numbers over 6,000
members in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Serbia and over ten
other countries in Central and Eastern Europe. Today, the International
Controller Association is the international address for controlling expertise.
Community und leading practice
The ICV is a non-profit organisation, dedicated solely to serving its members.
The main priority is an exchange of ideas, communication between members
and a focus on future-based trends. The ICV brings together controllers,
CFOs, managers and academics. It combines practical experience and the
latest research findings and processes this knowledge for implementation
in the field.
Sustainability, practical experience, orientation
The guiding principle of our controlling philosophy is economically
sustainable success. Under this perspective we give our members a point
of reference in the flood of new controlling currents. At the same time we
address the main developments in daily business management and provide
practical tools based on our findings. The ICV thus contributes to the
personal success of its members and the sustainable value enhancement
of companies.
3. Good controlling generates transparency
“In perturbed market situations like the present one, good controlling makes it easier for
management to identify potential profits, take sharper decisions and act more swiftly.
Controlling is therefore the key to economic success. Controllers, CFOs and CEOs alike
benefit from the services offered by the ICV. The association’s strong growth over recent
years is proof of its dynamism and the benefits we offer our members. We support them
in their work and personal development with practical know-how and an opportunity
to exchange experiences. Membership of the ICV was also a key element in my own
career progression from controller to CEO. Thanks to the opportunity for exchanging
ideas with over 6,000 members in sixteen countries, my work at Hansgrohe SE is given
important, wide-ranging impetuses. The ICV has not only provided me with valuable
know-how and important contacts, though, but also the opportunity to forge new
friendships. I warmly invite you to join the association community and look forward
to getting to know you”.
Siegfried Gänßlen
President of the International Controller Association
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The Controller Congress:
The leading professional
congress dedicated to
controlling in Europe
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jürgen Weber, Chairman of
the Board of Trustees, ICV, Director of the IMC,
WHU – Otto Beisheim school of management,
member since 2007
“Membership in the Controller Association means a lot more than
being part of a community: It demonstrates and creates opportunities
for turning a controller career into a corporate career.”
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Expertise, initiative
and international community
The centrepiece of the association’s efforts are the working groups. Over 60
regional or sector-related working groups meet regularly several times a year and
serve as a communication forum for our members. In another ten specialist groups,
leading experts, consultants and academics develop new, practically focused
controlling solutions for current issues. The dream factory under the responsibility
of Prof. Horváth leads the way, focusing on the challenges of the future and
developing the “dream machines” of controlling.
In its annual Controller Congress the ICV organises the largest professional congress
dedicated to controlling in Central Europe. It is the controlling event of the year, its
attendance list reading like the who’s who of the international controlling community.
Annual regional conferences and other sector-specific controlling conferences dealing
with current controlling developments are also held.
ICV publications offer controlling know-how for practical application. With a circu-
lation of over 10,000 copies, the monthly “Controller Magazine” is the most widely
spread magazine about controlling. The “Controller Statements” provide detailed guide-
lines for controlling work. White papers keep abreast of current discussion on the
latest developments. The ICV is represented in internet under www.controllerverein.com
with a detailed range of offerings. The “Controller’s e-News”, which can be freely
subscribed to, provides a regular source of information.
Once a year, the ICV awards its Controller Award worth 5,000 Euro for an “exemplary
controlling solution” and also a Controller Newcomer Award.
Member benefits
z Promotion of personal professional
qualifications
z Communication with other controllers
and management executives at
national and international level
z Insight into future-focused trends and
developments in controlling
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6,000 members across
Europe – that adds up
to broad-based specialist
know-how
Circles of experts – “Building Solutions”
The formation of circles of experts has been a strategic focus of the ICV now for some
years and, in time, has become a flagship of our controlling expertise. Teams of leading
experts, consultants and academics combine the latest research findings with practical
experience. Their aim is to develop new, practical controlling solutions for current
challenges from which our members can draw the benefit. We consciously distinguish
between short-lived management methods and genuine challenges in real life situations.
One of many examples is the first feasible bridge between contribution accounting and
IFRS reporting by segment that was co-developed by controllers, accountants, professors
and consultants. There are currently ten working parties on the following subjects:
Professor Dr. Ronald Gleich, European Business School,
Wiesbaden/Oestrich-Winkel, ICV member since 2006
“Even for me, as a professor, working in the expert group has meanwhile become
an important source of know-how. It gives me the opportunity to actively shape
the latest trends and develop practical solutions.”
z Business Intelligence
z Communication Controlling
z Controlling and IFRS
z Controlling and Quality
z Controlling and Risk Management
z Green Controlling
z Investment Controlling
z Project Controlling
z Transfer Pricing Management
z Working Capital Management
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Internationalisation
Controlling as we know it in German-speaking regions, was definitively influenced
by Albrecht Deyhle and the ICV. Our internationalisation strategy is aimed at
rooting this controlling philosophy in our neighbouring countries.
The International Controller Association is meanwhile represented in sixteen
countries. We offer the opportunity to exchange ideas both within these countries
and across borders. The ICV translates its most important publications for controllers
in these countries into English or, in some cases the relevant national language.
In doing so, we support international groups with their expansion into Europe and
the development of local controlling expertise this entails.
Thanks to our members in those countries we can draw on an excellent network of
specialists who are familiar with general local economic and intercultural conditions.
We can establish contacts locally which can also be used in recruitment assignments.
Countries in which the ICV is
represented by working groups:
z Austria
z Bosnia and Herzegovina
z Bulgaria
z Croatia
z Estonia
z Germany
z Hungary
z Poland
z Romania
z Russia (Kaliningrad area)
z Serbia
z Slovenia
z Spain
z Switzerland
z United Kingdom
z USA
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Member benefits
z Access to controller know-how at
international level
z Contacts to controllers and CFOs in
Europe
z Working group meetings as practically
focused, free further education
z Co-authorship of future-focused
controlling concepts and tools
Dr. Adrianna Lewandowska,
Business Discovery, ICV member since 2005
“Marketing and corporate management don’t recognise any borders.
And neither, in the first place, should controlling work and its tools.”
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Organisation
The ICV is a registered, non-profit association subject to German law, the head office
is located in Wörthsee near Munich. Member administration is conducted from
here, staff are available to answer all manner of queries. Besides the annual general
meeting, the association body consists of a board of seven, of which the managing
director is also a member. A board advises the management on important matters.
The trustees are successful figures from the world of business and academia.
The around 70 working and expert groups are headed by working party leaders,
delegates are responsible for coordination between regional working parties.
Important topic areas for the association such as PR work or events are taken care
of by committees and their directors. All functions in the ICV, with the exception
of the head office, are performed on an honorary basis.
Individual and company membership
All natural persons are eligible for personal membership. Membership entails a right
to vote at the annual general meeting and access to the services offered by the ICV.
Special terms apply for students and retired persons.
The company membership of the ICV provides access to our international community:
with a wide range of further training opportunities on current issues, through the
exchange of knowledge at our events, or via our print and online media as well as
thanks to the face-to-face meetings within the regional work groups. We offer you
considerable price benefits, many of them included in the membership fee. The
companies employing at least four controllers can benefit from a company membership.
For companies which employ more controllers it is possible to apply for more
memberships. For associated members such as big companies and large groups we
offer benefits and advantages tailored to the individual needs.
Member benefits
z Free “Controller Magazine”
and “Controller Statements”
publications
z Extended user rights and down-
load options on the ICV website
www.controllerverein.com
z Membership of the controlling
community
z The opportunity to establish new
contacts at all company levels
z Preferential price for all events
organized by the ICV
z Free of charge active participation
in regional work groups
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The pioneer of controlling:
Dr. Dr. h. c. Albrecht
Deyhle, founder and
honorary president of
the ICV
Controlling is team work
“Setting and pursuing goals is the inherent mission of managers. Controlling is
therefore the duty of every manager. Controllers don’t do the controlling, rather they
support managers in the management process of goal setting, planning and control.
The idea of managers that they have nothing to do with controlling and that they
can delegate it to controllers is still prevalent in the minds of many managers today,
even after the Controller Academy’s more than 40 years existence.
Good controlling means team work combining a cross-section of management and
controller activities. If the manager controls the company, then the controller, as a
partner to management, is responsible for operational transparency and rationality in
the management process. Controllers and managers alike thus benefit from the ICV’s
bundled controlling expertise.”
Dr. Dr. h.c. Albrecht Deyhle
Manager
responsible for
results,
finance,
processes
and strategy
Controller
responsible for
transparency of
results,
finance,
processes
and strategy
Controlling
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Economic sustainability,
i.e. sustainable financial
corporate success is our
guiding principle
Philosophy of the ICV
We consider controlling to be a target-focused control process that can only develop
its full potential when controllers and managers work together. Economic
sustainability is our guiding principle.
The goal of controlling is therefore the company’s enduring value enhancement and
not short-term profit maximisation. What counts is to find the right balance between
development and preservation of success potential and ongoing profit-making. We
take a holistic view of controlling. We don’t just see the costs, but first and foremost,
the market as well. We believe that planning as a conscious approach to the future
can enable companies to identify opportunities, create competitive edges and react
flexibly to market changes. Action rather than a fashionable grouping of figures takes
precedence here.
This attitude turns the controller into a “positive troublemaker”, a progressive thinker
and, in this role, a partner to management. Controllers reveal development and
improvement possibilities, adopt an independent attitude and assume co-responsibility
for the company’s success. They are not satisfied with drawing up the figures but
focus to an equal degree on their deployment. Controllers see the people behind the
figures. They act apolitically for they are committed to the good of the company
and not particular interests. Controllers are the business conscience of the company.
They display strength of character and assume the role of “spoil sport” in a
positive manner.
Member benefits
z Using the synergies of an international
business controlling community
z Actively shaping one’s own career
progression
z Approaching daily controlling work
from all corporate angles
PROF. DR. Heimo LOSBICHLER, CHAIRMAN, INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF
CONTROLLING IGC AND VICE CHAIRMAN ICV, ICV MEMBER SINCE 1996
“We believe that German speaking controlling presenting the controller as a strong business partner
and directing the focus towards lasting economical success will outclass every other approach in the
long run. Considering internationally competing controlling systems, IGC did already set remarkable
standards by establishing a general Controller Mission Statement, a Controller Dictionary, the Con-
trolling-DIN SPEC, a seal of approval for trainings and the Controlling Process Model, in order to
establish our philosophy in controlling on an international level.”
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ICV and IGC
Given an ever more densely networked business world, the value of an internationally
acknowledged professional profile with standard controlling tools cannot be over
estimated – in particular from a corporate point of view. This is why the ICV is the
founder member of the IGC, the International Group of Controlling, and also
furnishes its chairman.
The IGC is a cooperation of international institutions active in the controlling field,
with the aim of creating a jointly advocated interpretation of controlling in terms of
professional profile, terminology and training. One key result of cooperation within
the IGC up to the present is the Controller Guideline, which is also intended as a
reference for ICV members.
Controller Guideline
As partners of management, controllers make a significant contribution to the
sustainable success of the organisation.
Controllers …
z design and accompany the management process of defining goals, planning and
management control so that every decision maker can act in accordance with
agreed objectives.
z ensure the conscious preoccupation with the future and thus make it possible
to take advantage of opportunities and manage risks.
z integrate an organisation‘s goals and plans into a cohesive whole.
z develop and maintain all management control systems. They ensure the quality
of data and provide decision-relevant information.
z are the economic conscience and thus committed to the good of an organisation
as a whole.
IGC – International Group of Controlling – Controller Guideline
www.igc-controlling.com
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Dr. Klaus Eiselmayer
CA Controller Akademie AG
k.eiselmayer@controllerakademie.de
Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. Ragnar Nilsson
CIO CONSULTS
ragnar.nilsson@t-online.de
Hillert Onnen
hillert.onnen@googlemail.com
Prof. Dr. Utz Schäffer
WHU – Otto Beisheim School of
Management
utz.schaeffer@whu.edu
Dr. Hendrik Vater
DHL Supply Chain, Barcelona
hendrik.vater@dhl.com
Delegates
Delegate for North Germany
Matthias Wolfskeil
Quanto management solutions
GmbH Co. KG
mwolfskeil@quanto-gmbh.de
Delegate for West Germany
Martin Herrmann
ICC Interims-Controlling-Consulting
icv-west@herrmann-controlling.de
Delegate for East Germany
Dieter Meyer
icv@diemeyer.de
Delegate for South Germany
Rainer Linse
confidence consult GmbH
rainer.linse@confidence.de
Delegate for Austria
Prof. Dr. Albert Mayr
Fachhochschule Steyr
albert.mayr@fh-steyr.at
Chairmen
Siegfried Gänßlen,
Dipl. Betriebswirt (VWA)
Chairman
Hansgrohe SE
siegfried.gaensslen@hansgrohe.se
Prof. Dr. Heimo Losbichler
Deputy Chairman
Fachhochschule Steyr
heimo.losbichler@fh-steyr.at
Marcus H. Haegi-Largo
MAS in Corporate Finance
accoprax ag
marcus.haegi@accoprax.ch
Dr. Adrianna Lewandowska
Business Discovery
adrianna.lewandowska@icv.pl
Dr. Walter Schmidt
ask – Dr. Walter Schmidt
walter@ask-schmidt.de
Karl-Heinz Steinke
karl-heinz.steinke@t-online.de
RA Conrad Günther
Managing Director
Internationaler Controller Verein eV
c.guenther@controllerverein.de
Board of trustees
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jürgen Weber
Chairman
WHU – Otto Beisheim School of
Management
jweber@whu.edu
Dr. Richard Lutz
Deputy Chairman
DB Mobility Logistics AG
richard.lutz@bahn.de
Dipl.-Kfm.
Dr. Wolfgang Berger-Vogel
wolfgang@berger-vogel.at
Prof. Dr. Christoph Binder
ESB Reutlingen Business School
christoph.binder@reutlingen-
university.de
Contact persons
and organisation
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Delegate for Switzerland
Siegfried Hampl
S. Hampl & Partner
s.hampl@cmssh.ch
Delegate for Poland
Andrzej Derkowski
Doradztwo Ekonomiczno
Finansowe Anfin
andrzej.derkowski@icv.pl
Delegate for South East Europe
Dragica Erčulj
dragica.erculj@crmt.com
Dream Factory
Prof. Dr. Péter Horváth
phorvath@ipri-institute.com
Public Relations / New Media
Hans-Peter Sander
EastWestCom
presse@controllerverein.com
PR Executive
Hans-Peter Sander
EastWestCom
presse@controllerverein.com
Web Editor
Brigitte Dienstl-Arnegger
info@dietexterin.com
Auditor
Manfred Grotheer
icv@grotheer.de
Working groups
Controlling and Quality
Frank Ahlrichs
frank.ahlrichs@konsequent-sein.de
Controlling and Risk
Management
Prof. Dr. Rainer Kalwait
rainer@kalwait.com
Green Controlling
Karl-Heinz Steinke
karl-heinz.steinke@t-online.de
Communication Controlling
Dr. Reimer Stobbe
Münchener Rückversicherungs AG
rstobbe@munichre.com
Modern Budgeting
(currently inactive)
Prof. Dr. Ronald Gleich
European Business School
ronald.gleich@ebs.de
Project Controlling
Dr. Dietmar Lange
ICCON International Consulting
Cooperation GmbH
projektcontrolling@controllerverein.de
Transfer Pricing Management
Jörg Hanken
joerg.hanken@de.pwc.com
Working Capital Management
Dr. Hendrik Vater
hendrik.vater@dhl.com
Sector working groups
Assurance
Claus Höppner
AMB Generali Services GmbH
claus.hoeppner@generali.de
Banks
Axel Kodlin
axel.kodlin@haspa.de
Conrolling for Transport and
Logistics
Dr. Christian Schneider
christian-cs.schneider@t-online.de
Healthcare for Switzerland
René Heule
wpo consulting GmbH
rene.heule@wpoconsulting.ch
Healthcare for Austria
Mag. DDr. Dietmar Ranftler
KABEG-Management
office@ranftler.co.at
Energy + Water Supply
Ulrich Dorprigter
ulrich.dorprigter@t-online.de
Specialist groups
Business Intelligence
Prof. Dr. Andreas Seufert
Hochschule Ludwigshafen
am Rhein
andreas.seufert@i-bi.de
Controlling and IFRS
Andreas Krimpmann
Krimpmann MBA - CPA
icv@krimpmann.com
Investment Controlling
Alexander Weger
alexander.weger@detecon.com
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Working groups
Working groups in Germany
North I
Doris Mailänder
Treuenfels GmbH
doris.mailaender@treuenfels.com
North II
Stephan Jockel
Crane Payment Solutions GmbH
stjockel@craneps.com
North III
Joachim Jäger
Heinrich J. Kesseböhmer KG
j.jaeger@kesseboehmer.de
Mecklenburg Vorpommern
Dr. Antje Krey
antjekrey@googlemail.com
Berlin I
Dr. Jürgen Zeplin
Dr. Zeplin Controlling & Personal
Managementberatung GmbH
info@drzeplin.de
Berlin-Brandenburg
Bärbel Kuhn
ALBA Group plc & Co. KG
icv-bbg.kuhn@web.de
Weser-Harz
Wolfgang Schneider
schneider.gifhorn@gmx.de
Saxony
Prof. Dr. Katja Glaser
Berufsakademie Sachsen
katja.glaser@ba-leipzig.de
Thuringia
Thomas Gross
icv@gross.or.at
Polish-German-Working group
Silke Lehmann
silke.lehmann@gmx.org
West I
Dieter Wäscher
dieter.waescher@t-online.de
West II
Bernd Voss
b.voss@voss-federn.de
West III
Britta Metzen
britta.metzen@me.com
Westfalen
Christiane Strathaus
info@strathaus-berufswegberatung.de
Rhine-Main
Anja I. Gondolf
gondolf_ak-rhein-main@gmx.de
Rhine-Mosel-Saar
Wilfried Schneider
icv-ak-rms@co-and-bi.com
Rhine-Neckar
Matthias von Daacke
matthias.vondaacke@blanco.de
Stuttgart
Dr. Olaf Leistert
olaf.leistert@uos.de
Heilbronn-Künzelsau
Rainer Linse
confidence consult GmbH
rainer.linse@confidence.de
Ulm
Theo Sörger
SWU Stadtwerke Ulm /
Neu-Ulm GmbH
theo.soerger@swu.de
Franconia
Claudia Maron
claudia.maron@datev.de
Southwest
Udo Kraus
Hansgrohe SE
udo.kraus@hansgrohe.com
South I
Prof. Dr. Uwe Seidel
uwe.seidel@seidelmc.com
Lake Constance/Allgäu
Dr. Friedhelm Großmann
4Value Management Consulting GmbH
fg@4value-konstanz.de
Southern Bavaria
Klemens Küstner
k.kuestner@t-online.de
Working groups in Austria
Austria I/Vienna South
Walter Kurfürst
LKW-Walter
kurfuerst@lkw-walter.com
Dr. Georg Zihr
zihr@wu-wien.ac.at
Austria II
Prof. Dr. Martin Tschandl
FH JOANNEUM
martin.tschandl@fh-joanneum.at
Austria III
Prof. Dr. Albert Mayr
Fachhochschule Steyr
albert.mayr@fh-steyr.at
Carinthia
Josef Mair
josef.mair@heuberger.at
Vorarlberg
Thomas Prugger
thomas.prugger@kuechenreich.at
Vienna West
Günther Pichler
apc.consulting GmbH
g.pichler@greko.at
Euroregion of Tyrol / South Tyrol
Dr. Eva-Maria Dornauer
eva.dornauer@uibk.ac.at
Working groups in Switzerland
Northwest Switzerland/Regio
Christian Baumgartner
Arcondis AG
christian.baumgartner@arcondis.com
Zurich/East Switzerland
Markus Lüscher
Valvino GmbH
markus.L@gmx.ch
Bern
Markus Steiner
SBB (Schweizerische Bundesbahnen)
markus.steiner2@sbb.ch
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Toruń
Andrzej Derkowski
andrzej.derkowski@icv.pl
Warszawa
Karol Sikora
karol.sikora@icv.pl
Wrocław
Honorata Ulatowska
honorata.ulatowska@icv.pl
Zielona Góra
Małgorzata Lepak
malgorzata.lepak@icv.pl
Working group in Romania
Cristina Hodea
cristina.hodea@gmail.com
Working group in Russia
Kaliningrad
Valentin Usenkov
zhoom@mail.ru
Working group in Serbia
Bojan Šćepanović
mcb@eunet.rs
Working group in Slovenia
Dragica Erčulj
dragica.erculj@crmt.com
Working group in Spain
Ulrich Müller Bosom
ulrich.mueller.bosom@gmail.com
Working group in the
United Kingdom
Milena Heim
milena.heim@gmx.net
Working group in the USA
Georgia/Atlanta
Carsten Hilker
carsten.hilker@sap.com
Working group in
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Slavko Simić
bono@blic.net
Working group in Bulgaria
Denko Yamboliev
denko@excite.com
Working group in Croatia
Jasmina Očko
jasmina.ocko@kognosko.hr
Working group in Estonia
Prof. Toomas Haldma
toomas.haldma@ut.ee
Working groups in Hungary
Budapest 1
Ervin Nemesdy
nemesdy@mce.hu
Budapest 2
Andreas Kovacs
akovacs@mcskft.hu
Working groups in Poland
Gdańsk
Robert Panufnik
r.panufnik@gmail.com
Katowice
Anna Jarkulisz
anna.jarkulisz@arcelormittal.com
Kraków
Dorota Gołąb - Bełtowicz
dbeltowicz@bonifratrzy.krakow.pl
Łódź
biuro@icv.pl
Lublin
Pawel Rafalski
pawel.rafalski@solet.pl
Poznań
Dr. Dariusz Gulczyński
dariusz.gulczynski@icv.pl
Szczecin
Aleksander Socha
aleksander.socha@ramirent.pl
