Profile
Dr. Florian Madertoner is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Finance at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. An award-winning educator, he teaches corporate finance, economics, and executive education programmes, and supervises bachelor and master theses. His research interests include capital structure theory, behavioural finance, and economic history.
In executive education, Florian specializes in designing and delivering customized programmes that bridge finance, accounting, and corporate communication. He helps executives and communication professionals develop the financial understanding needed to engage confidently with boards, investors, analysts, and other financial stakeholders. His programmes combine financial expertise with practical communication skills, enabling participants to translate complex financial information into clear strategic narratives.
Florian has designed and delivered bespoke executive programmes for leading international listed companies, including major banks and other multinational organizations. His clients value his ability to tailor learning experiences to their specific strategic and organizational challenges, consistently receiving outstanding participant feedback.
Florian has received numerous teaching awards, including multiple Professor of the Year and Best Course awards, reflecting his commitment to engaging, practical, and impactful education.
Publications
Article (2)
Academic (2)
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Colvin, C. L., de Jong, A., Fliers, P. T., & Madertoner, F. (2026). Why are corporations terminated? A century of evidence from the Netherlands. Business History, 68(3), 699-727. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2025.2520282
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de Jong, A., & Madertoner, F. (2022). Born of necessity: The introduction of convertible bonds in The Netherlands. Business History, 66(6), 1412-1441. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2022.2128110
Doctoral Thesis (1)
Internal (1)
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Madertoner, F. (2026). Debt, decline and direction: Essays on corporate finance and strategy in historical perspective. [Doctoral Thesis, Erasmus University Rotterdam]. Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR).
Awards
- Most Challenging Course Award for the BA2 Course Ondernemingsfinanciering (BK2107) (2025)
- Most Insightful Course Award for the IBA2 Course Corporate Finance (BT2107) (2025)
- Best Course Award for the BA2 Course Corporate Finance (BK2107) (2024)
- Best Course Award for the IBA2 Course Corporate Finance (BT2107) (2024)
- Best Professor Award for the BA2 Course Corporate Finance (BK2107) (2024)
- Best Professor Award for the IBA2 Course Corporate Finance (BT2107) (2024)
- Best Course Award for the BA2 Course Corporate Finance (BK2107) (2023)
- Best Course Award for the IBA2 Course Corporate Finance (BT2107) (2023)
- Best Professor Award for the BA2 Course Corporate Finance (BK2107) (2023)
- Best Professor Award for the IBA2 Course Corporate Finance (BT2107) (2023)
- Best Professor Award for the BA2 Course Corporate Finance (BK2107) (2022)
- Best Professor Award for the IBA2 Course Corporate Finance (BT2107) (2022)
- Best Professor Award for the BA2 Course Corporate Finance (BK2107) (2021)
- Best Professor Award for the IBA2 Course Corporate Finance (BT2107) (2021)
- Best Adaptation to the Coronavirus Situation (2020)
- Best Professor Award for the BA2 Course Corporate Finance (BKB0023) (2020)
- Best Professor Award for the IBA1 Course Economics (BT1110) (2020)
- Best Professor Award for the IBA2 Course Corporate Finance (BAB24) (2020)
- RSM Innovative Teaching Award - 2020 (2020)
- Best Professor Award for the IBA2 Course Corporate Finance (BAB24) (2019)
- Best Professor Award for the IBA2 Course Corporate Finance (BAB24) (2018)
- Best Professor Award for the IBA2 Course Corporate Finance (BAB24) (2017)
- Best Professor Award for the IBA2 Course Corporate Finance (BAB24) (2016)
Courses
Ondernemingsfinanciering
- Study year: 2025/2026, 2024/2025
- Code: BK2107
Business Management
- Study year: 2026/2027, 2025/2026
- Code: B3MIN1054
Corporate Finance
- Study year: 2025/2026
- Code: BT2107
Business Management
- Study year: 2025/2026
- Code: B3EL054
Risk and Assurance
- Study year: 2025/2026, 2024/2025
- Code: B3T6104
Featured in the media
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Friday, 23 June 2023 -
Donderdag om 9 uur: EM TV over het heropenen van de campus
The time has come: since this week you can go to college on campus again. Although lectures remain online for the time being, small-scale meetings on the campus are possible again. More about the reopening of the EUR in EM TV. Our…
Wednesday, 28 April 2021 -
Eerste college op de campus: ‘Opnieuw het ijs breken met persoonlijke verhalen’
The first in-person lectures in a long time were held this week. Many students saw each other for the first time. “Spontaneously meeting in the corridor is much nicer than seeing each other in online meetings,” says Wytze Schaap,…
Wednesday, 28 April 2021 -
Deze RSM-docent bouwde zelf een high-tech studio om college te geven
Florian Madertoner, 41, received the RSM's 2020 Innovative Teaching Award. Previously, he was voted best lecturer of the year by his students for several consecutive years. Madertoner calls himself a ‘teaching machine’ and went…
Tuesday, 16 February 2021
