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Executives in Residence

Recognized world authorities in their fields

Executives in Residence

Recognized world authorities in their fields

Executives in Residence are senior-level practitioners who have agreed to devote some of their time to IMD-related activities, typically in the context of research and/or teaching activities. This section introduces them and briefly explains their areas of expertise and involvement.

Executives in Residence

Ann-Christin Andersen - IMD Business School
Ann-Christin Andersen
CEO at NORWEP
Corinne Avelines - IMD Business School
Corinne Avelines
Strategy Management Consultant at Kinetic Consulting Ltd.
Magdi Batato - IMD Business School
Magdi Batato
Former COO, CEO for Pakistan and Afghanistan, and executive board member at Nestlé   
 - IMD Business School
Eric Baudier
Former Senior Executive Supply Chain Operations at Tetra Pak
 - IMD Business School
Philippe Blondiaux
Global CFO at Chanel
 - IMD Business School
Xavier Coll
Former Managing Director HR and Organization at CaixaBank
Helen Cowing - IMD Business School
Helen Cowing
Former Group Chief Financial Officer
John Davison - IMD Business School
John Davison
Former CEO Zuellig Pharma & ekaterra (Unilever/Lipton Teas)
 - IMD Business School
Stuart Dean
Board Member at Orbis International
 - IMD Business School
Michael Dounaev
Managing Director at AVD Asset Management
Peter Englisch - IMD Business School
Peter Englisch
Global Family Business and EMEA Entrepreneurial and Private Business Leader, PwC, Germany
Kalin Aniv Janse - IMD Business School
Kalin Anev Janse
Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Management Board of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
Anja Lagodny - IMD Business School
Anja Lagodny
Senior Executive at Anja Lagodny Consulting
Axel P Lehmann - IMD Business School
Axel P Lehmann
Former Chairman of Credit Suisse Group and member of the Board of Directors of UBS Group
Executive in Residence Robert Mardini - IMD Business School
Robert Mardini
Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross
Diana Markaki-Bartholdi - IMD Business School
Diana Markaki-Bartholdi
Founder & CEO at the Boardroom
 - IMD Business School
Thierry Maupilé
CEO at ELEO Partners
 - IMD Business School
Arunjai Mittal
Member of the Supervisory Board at Tesa SE
 - IMD Business School
Alexis Nasard
CEO at Swarovski
 - IMD Business School
Peter Nathanial
Former Group Chief Risk Officer and Member of the Executive Committee at The Royal Bank of Scotland Group
Eric Nicolas - IMD Business School
Eric Nicolas
General Manager at WiseStratEdge, former Chief Operating Officer at Firmenich
 - IMD Business School
Angelos Papadimitriou
Chairman and Founder at Athena Ventures, former General Manager and Co-CEO at Pirelli, former CEO at Coesia
Achim Pluckebaum - IMD Business School
Achim Plueckebaum
CIO at Bachem
 - IMD Business School
Haydn Pound
Director at OEMD Consulting
 - IMD Business School
Erick Rinner
Partner, Impact Expansion
 - IMD Business School
Ian Charles Stewart
Chairman at THE COMMUNITY : THINK TANK
 - IMD Business School
Matthew Timms
Chief Digital and Technology Officer at ADDC
 - IMD Business School
Peter Vogt
Former CHRO and member of the Executive Board of Nestle SA
 - IMD Business School
Duncan Weston
Executive Partner at CMS
 - IMD Business School
Sertac Yeltekin
Founder and Managing Partner at Zingforce Ventures
 - IMD Business School
Research & Knowledge

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