Kathy Keppeln
About Kathy Keppeln
Kathy Keppeln serves as the EVP Group Chief Assurance Officer of MMSRG at MediaMarktSaturn, bringing extensive expertise in process re-engineering and organizational development. With a strong background in risk management and compliance, she has held significant roles at Deutsche Bank and adidas prior to her current position.
Work at MediaMarktSaturn
Kathy Keppeln serves as the EVP Group Chief Assurance Officer of MMSRG at MediaMarktSaturn since 2024. In this role, she operates in a hybrid work environment based in Ingolstadt and Düsseldorf. Her responsibilities include overseeing assurance processes and ensuring compliance with organizational standards.
Previous Experience at Deutsche Bank
Kathy Keppeln held several significant positions at Deutsche Bank from 2012 to 2021. She began as Vice President - COO Group Finance from 2012 to 2015, followed by a role as Director - Global Head of Agile Team Finance from 2015 to 2016. She later advanced to Managing Director - Global Head of Regulatory Strategy and Oversight, serving from 2016 to 2021. Her tenure at Deutsche Bank provided her with extensive experience in finance and regulatory oversight.
Experience at adidas
From 2021 to 2023, Kathy Keppeln worked at adidas as SVP HR Strategy, Governance & Transformation. In this position, she focused on governance and transformation strategies within the human resources domain, contributing to the company's organizational development.
Education and Expertise
Kathy Keppeln has a diverse educational background. She studied Finance at UNSW, achieving a degree in Business Administration in 2000. She also studied Banking & Finance at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, obtaining a Diplom Betriebswirtin from 1998 to 2002. Additionally, she attended the Wine & Spirit Education Trust in 2020, further enhancing her expertise.
Skills and Specializations
Kathy Keppeln possesses extensive skills in process re-engineering, organizational development, and business design. She specializes in program and project management, change project portfolio management, and governance design and implementation. Her strong background includes risk, compliance, internal controls, and audit management, as well as financial performance management.