Dr. Andreas Hecht
Dr. Andreas Hecht
ZHAW
School of Management and Law
Center for Corporate Performance and Sustainable Financing
Gertrudstrasse 8
8400 Winterthur
Personal profile
Position at the ZHAW
Senior Lecturer for Financial Management & Sustainable Financing
www.zhaw.ch/de/sml/institute-zentren/ifi/
Expertise and research interests
Corporate Finance, Treasury, Corporate Risk Management, Foreign Exchange Management, Sustainable Financing, Sustainable Finance, Financial Literacy
Educational background
2016 - 2019: PhD in Corporate Risk Management at the University of Hohenheim
2013 - 2014: Double Master Degree in International Finance (Paris/Augsburg)
2008 - 2012: Bachelor studies in International Business with focus on Corporate Finance at HS Pforzheim (AACSB) with semester abroad at the University of Hong Kong
2020 - 2021: Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Certified Blockchain Expert
Certified Expert in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Certified Expert in Digital Finance
Professional milestones
2019 - 2022: Corporate Finance, MAHLE International GmbH, Stuttgart
Most recently employed as "Head of Global Digital Standards, Processes & Solutions" &
"Co- Head of Risk Management & Reporting"
2016 - 2019: Research Associate, University of Hohenheim
2014 - 2015: Corporate Treasury Solutions, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Amsterdam and Frankfurt
Furthermore lecturer for Treasury Management (MSc.) at the University of Hohenheim
Volunteering as teacher (topics include financial literacy, financial inclusion, digital finance) in Liberia (2020), Lebanon (2021) and Nepal (2022).
Projects
Publications before appointment at the ZHAW
Peer-Reviewed Journals:
The Determinants of Corporate FX Speculation – Why Firms Increase Risk (2021), in: Journal of Risk Finance, Vol. 22 No. 5, pp. 363-383, doi.org/10.1108/JRF-07-2020-0153.
The Role of Managerial Characteristics in FX Risk Management – Who Increases Risk? (2021), in: Review of Managerial Science, 15(8), 2377-2406, doi.org/10.1007/s11846-020-00432-x.
Advanced financial reporting – The French approach to the disclosure problem (2021, mit Dirk Hachmeister), in: Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance, January 2021, Volume 32, Issue 1, p. 139-144, doi.org/10.1002/jcaf.22455.
The Benefits of Advanced Financial Reporting – Decision Usefulness and Speculative Evidence (2020, mit Dirk Hachmeister), The Journal of Forensic & Investigative Accounting, Volume 12: Issue 3, Special Edition, 2020.
How Do Firms Manage Their Interest Rate Exposure? (2019) in: Journal of Risk Finance, Vol. 20 No. 5, pp. 501-519, doi.org/10.1108/JRF-02-2019-0037.
Fachzeitschriften:
Blockchain in the KYC process – An Answer for Everything? (2021), in Treasury Management International, Issue 281, online verfügbar unter: treasury-management.com/articles/blockchain-in-the-kyc-process/.
La France comme modèle de reporting plus pertinent pour la gestion des risques? (2020, mit Dirk Hachmeister) in: Revue Française de Comptabilité, Juin 2020, Numéro: 543, revuefrancaisedecomptabilite.fr/la-france-comme-modele-de-reporting-plus-pertinent-pour-la-gestion-des-risques/.
Defizite in der Finanzberichterstattung, Interview erschienen in: DerTreasurer E-Magazin, Ausgabe 10, 20. Mai 2020, mailing.frankfurt-bm.com/c/39039748/9bb90ca23938b-1fc9sua, Teaser: www.dertreasurer.de/news/risiko-management/defizite-in-der-finanzberichterstattung-2013931/.
Fortschrittliche Finanzmarktkommunikation mit relevanten Informationen – ein Blick nach Frankreich (2020, mit Dirk Hachmeister), in: Zeitschrift für International Rechnungslegung (IRZ), Heft 5, Mai 2020, S.223-226.
Mehr als nur auf Englisch – Neukonzipierung einer Lehrveranstaltung (2020, mit Dirk Hachmeister), in: Neues Handbuch Hochschullehre (NHHL), Ausgabe 94, Nr. E 2.18.
Der Einfluss der Rechnungslegungsstandards auf das Hedging in Europa und den USA (2019, mit Carolin Eigenthaler und Dirk Hachmeister), in: Corporate Finance, No. 05-06, 27.05.2019, S.141-145.
Corporate Interest Rate Management - Hedge or Speculation? (2018) in: CARF Luzern 2018 Controlling.Accounting.Risiko.Finanzen, Volume 44 Verlag IFZ - Hochschule Luzern – Wirtschaft.
Working Paper:
Financial Literacy in a Buddhist Monastic Setting (2022), verfügbar unter ssrn.com/abstract=4228569.
How do Firms Manage Their Foreign Exchange Exposure? (2021, mit Niklas Lampenius), verfügbar unter papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm.
Financial Literacy and Financial Inclusion in Liberia (2021), evidence from a field trip, verfügbar unter papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm.