The Department of Information Systems has elected Prof. Jan vom Brocke as its new Managing Director effective 1 January 2025. He succeeds Prof. Jörg Becker, who served as Managing Director for 30 years until now.

In June 2023 Jan vom Brocke was appointed Professor and Chair of Information Systems and Business Process Management.

He studied Information Systems at the University of Münster and completed his doctorate under Prof. Dr. Heinz Lothar Grob. Following his habilitation at the School of Business and Economics, he held the Hilti Chair of Business Process Management and was Director of the Institute of Information Systems at the University of Liechtenstein. During this time, he and his team were also associated partners in the ERCIS network, contributing to numerous collaborative research projects, publications, teaching events and conferences. Today, he is Director at the ERCIS - European Research Center for Information System.

He is also recognised internationally as a highly respected researcher in the field of Information Systems, particularly in the area of Business Process Management. He regularly publishes in leading journals at A and A+ level as well as in outlets of the Financial Times Top 50 Journal List and independent international rankings consistently place Jan vom Brocke in top positions in both Information Systems and Economics. Additionally, he brings valuable teaching experience from prestigious international business schools.

We warmly welcome Prof. Jan vom Brocke to his new role and look forward to the continued success of our department under his leadership. At the same time, we would like to thank Prof. Jörg Becker most sincerely for his outstanding achievements and successful leadership of the department over the past three decades.