Luise Holscher

As Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Luise Holscher leads the EBRD’s Human Resources and Corporate Services functions, with specific responsibility for HR, Information Technology, Administrative Services, Corporate Procurement and Records Management and Archives. She is also a member of the Bank’s Executive Committee. Ms Holscher joined the EBRD on 1 October 2013 from the Ministry of Finance in the German federal state of Hesse, where she was State Secretary. As State Secretary, she led the administration of the Finance Ministry in Hesse, with responsibilities including human resources management, real estate and facility management and oversight of IT, documentation and procurement. Before joining the Ministry, Ms Holscher held the Chair of Accounting and Taxation at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, and she has a wide range of experience within legal and accounting firms and academia. Ms Holscher studied business administration at the University of Osnabruck and holds a Ph.D. from the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg.