Members of the management are the President (Chief Research Executive), the Vice President (Authorised Representative) and the Business Manager.
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The Management Board is supported by
Steering Group
The Steering Group, which consists of the heads of all of the organisational units as well as the head of Research Organisation and Quality Control and the head of Scientific Services and Organisation, advises and supports the Management Board.
Research Council
The heads of the Research Groups, the Cross-Cutting Subjects, the Support and Staff Functions and the Public Relations Office form the Research Council, which advises the Scientific Management on fundamental research strategy.
The International Advisory Board stands for the independence of research and the Institute's scientific quality. It evaluates the Wuppertal Institute's annual research agenda, which is then passed by the Supervisory Board.
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The Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy is a non-profit limited company (gemeinnützige Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, according to German law) owned solely by the Land North Rhine-Westphalia. Helmut Dockter, State Secretary in the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Research of North Rhine-Westphalia, is Chairman of the Supervisory Board. The company is listed in the Wuppertal Register of Companies (HRB 7619).
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