Klaus Moosmayer, was elected in May 2025 as member of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bank AG and serves at the Audit, Risk and Compensation Control Committees of the bank. Prior to his recent appointment, he was the Chief Ethics, Risk, and Compliance Officer and member of the Executive Committee of Novartis AG. During his seven years at Novartis, Klaus oversaw the settlement of the legacy compliance cases of the corporation, enacted a new code of ethics based on behavioral science and implemented a novel integrated assurance system linking governance, risk&crisis management, compliance and internal controls. Before joining Novartis, Klaus Moosmayer spent 18 years in management positions of increasing responsibility at Siemens AG, serving as the company’s Chief Compliance Officer. He has been part of the Siemens core team tasked with addressing and resolving Siemens’ global corruption crisis. He began his career after studying law and completing his law doctorate (PhD) at the University of Freiburg i.Br., working as an attorney and criminal defense lawyer.
Klaus Moosmayer has held leadership roles on international platforms for many years. He led the Anti-Corruption Task Force of the Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC) to the OECD and is a board member of BIAC. He has also been actively involved in the B20 process during the G20 presidencies of Germany, Argentina, Italy, Saudi Arabia, and Indonesia, serving as Chair or Co-Chair of the respective business integrity task forces. Klaus Moosmayer was the first Chief Compliance Officer to speak before the United Nations General Assembly in 2017. At the World Economic Forum (WEF) he serves as the Co-Chair of the Global Future Council on Good Governance. He is also a Council member of the International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC).
Klaus Moosmayer has published in German, English, and Spanish on ethics, governance, risk management, and compliance and regularly speaks on these topics at international conferences. He is a guest lecturer at IACA and at the University of St. Gallen.
