Christiane is an attorney having studied in Germany and in France. She joined Deutsche Schutzvereinigung für Wertpapierbesitz e.V. (DSW) in 1999 and acts as managing director for the region North Rhine-Westphalia since 2011. At DSW, Christiane is primarily responsible for (international) Corporate Governance issues, as well as for DSW’s participation in legislative procedures regarding German and European regulation (focused on securities regulation, banking and finance law). Christiane is currently also a member of the EU Commission’s Financial Services User Group (FSUG) which advises the Commission in the preparation of legislation or policy initiatives that affect the users of financial services.