OUR TEAM
We at the office will be happy to help you.
KAI FAIN
Managing Director
Mr. Fain studied law in Düsseldorf and worked as a paralegal in a medium-sized law firm in Frankfurt am Main after completing his legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf. Since 2012, he has been editor of the Corporate Compliance Zeitschrift (CCZ) published by C.H.Beck. In September 2014, Mr. Fain started as assistant to the management at DICO before taking over the management in May 2015.
LAURA AKKAYA
Member service
Laura Akkaya joined the DICO office on April 1, 2025 as a member service officer. Laura Akkaya is a qualified banker and most recently worked as an assistant to the management of a tax consultancy firm. In this role, Ms. Akkaya will take care of the needs and concerns of our members and answer questions about DICO membership.
BETTINA GACKENHOLZ
Head of Communication
After studying communications/media studies, political science and American studies, Bettina Gackenholz began her professional career at Volkswagen AG in the Investor Relations department and worked for the Group in Wolfsburg and London. In 2007, she moved to the field of renewable energies as an investor relations officer. From 2017, Bettina Gackenholz worked for Ottobock SE & Co KGaA as a project manager in corporate communications in the capital city office of the medical technology company.
At DICO, she supports the management in the association’s communication and public relations work, the further development and implementation of strategic communication, content creation for the web and social media as well as the monitoring and reporting of PR projects.
THEO HÜFFEL
Head of Finance
Mr. Hüffel was the full-time mayor and head of a medium-sized municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia for 10 years. He studied administrative sciences and business administration at the Mittelrheinische Verwaltungsakademie in Bonn. He has been responsible for the areas of government and finance at DICO since September 2015.
MANUELA RUNGE
Head of marketing
As Head of Member Services and Marketing at the German Institute for Compliance e.V., Ms Runge is responsible for member support, the association’s public image and organizational matters at the DICO office. She is available to answer our members’ questions about membership, the working groups, the organization of DICO or the technical support of our intranet.
The further development of the DICO website, the content and graphic design of our intranet as well as the creative implementation of the work results from the working groups are also part of her area of responsibility.
ANITA VOIGTLÄNDER
Head of
Event
management
Anita Voigtländer supports the DICO office as Head of Event Management in the implementation of the various events and online formats. Together with Ms. Runge, Ms. Voigtländer is responsible for the content of regular DICO Talks and events lasting several days, such as the annual DICO FORUM Compliance.
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