Neue Geschäftsführerin des DIW Berlin

DIW Berlin has a new Managing Director. The vacancy at the Berlin Institute will be filled by Dr. Susanne Maria Schmidt on 1 January 2005. The 32-year-old Doctor of Economics has already been acting Managing Director of the Institute since 1 September 2003.

“We are delighted to have found Dr. Susanne Maria Schmidt, who is an experienced and skilled manager and a marvellous addition to our team”, said DIW Berlin President Prof. Dr. Klaus F. Zimmermann. “Dr. Schmidt will continue to push forward the operative and administrative aspects of the transformation of DIW Berlin into a state-of-the-art research enterprise. Her specific experience and skill in the establishment of management structures and development of strategic tools will help DIW Berlin become one of the leading economic research facilities in Europe”, Prof. Zimmermann continued. Dr. Susanna Maria Schmidt has already been contributing to the work of DIW Berlin’s Executive Board as an advisor since April 2002. Previously she worked as a consultant for a well-known international management consultancy firm and also advised the Board of Management of a German telecommunications company.