The Center for Research in Financial Communication welcomes Ingrid M. Haas, Managing Director Group Communications & Marketing at Deutschen Börse AG, as a new member of its Steering Committee. Further members of the committee are Prof. Dr. Bernd Schuppener, Honorary Professor for Communication Management at the University of Leipzig, Dr. Stefanie Wettberg, Senior Vice President Investor Relations at BASF SE, and Dr. Robert Vollrath, Partner at Hering Schuppener Consulting. Ingrid Haas is responsible for the Group Communications and Marketing area at Deutsche Börse AG since 2018. Before joining Deutsche Börse, she has been running her own communications consultancy since leaving her position as Head of Corporate Affairs with Vodafone Deutschland. Prior to that, she was Managing Director of Publishing at Gruner+Jahr Wirtschaftsmedien, and Information Director, Executive Secretary and Communications Director member of Management at RTL Television. Ingrid Haas studied humanities and social sciences at the universities of Heidelberg, Paris and Tübingen. With their in-depth expertise, the members of the Steering Committee support and advise the research team of the Center for Research in Financial Communication. The center focuses on national and international research and teaching projects in the field of financial communication and investor relations – ranging from basic research to applied research with pronounced practical relevance.