Bernhard Pellens

Prof. Dr. Bernhard Pellens is a Senior Professor at the Chair of International Corporate Accounting at the Ruhr University Bochum, affiliated with the Institute of Management (ifu) under the Faculty of Management and Economics. His work focuses on FAACT (Finance, Accounting, Auditing, Controlling, Taxation) and corporate governance.

Key affiliations include Schmalenbach Society for Business Administration and the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences. He established the FAACT-Pellens Award for outstanding academic work in accounting and corporate finance.

• Research trends: Sustainability reporting, digital financial statements, and regulatory compliance.
• Corporate governance reforms, particularly post-Wirecard case.
• Cross-border M&A practices and stakeholder communication.

Active in professional networks like the Working Group on External Corporate Accounting (AKEU) and the Alwin Reemtsma Foundation.