The current issue of Compliance-Berater (CB 10/2026, p. 404 et seq.) features an article by attorney Kristina Konrad: “The External Compliance Officer – an Underestimated, Strategic Resource”.
The article examines in which situations and under which conditions appointing an external compliance officer is a viable compliance organisation model – and where its limits lie.
It focuses on the distinction from internal governance and control functions, the liability requirements for selection, mandate design and supervision, and the principle that, while compliance tasks can be delegated, the organisational responsibility of the management cannot.
You can read the full article here as a PDF (in German).
If you would like to find out how to establish the function of an external compliance officer in your company, please feel free to get in touch with Ms Konrad.
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