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A multicultural, international faculty
Real-life business experience is an important aspect of teaching managers. This is all the more true in international business, where getting to grips with immersion in unfamiliar cultures is a vital element of success.
Our faculty members bring an average work experience of nearly 20 years to the program, along with excellent academic qualifications and diverse backgrounds. Between them, they account for a dozen nationalities.
Listing of Faculty Members

Alfred Angerer
Dr. oec. HSG
Austrian
Expert for Supply Chain Management
and visiting lecturer for scientific
research at the University of St.Gallen
(HSG). Former consultant for
McKinsey & Company. Austrian and
Mexican national. More

Petra Young-zie Barthelmess
Dr. phil. (Zurich)
South Korean
Historian and expert for Asian Studies
and intercultural competence. Senior
lecturer at the School of Management
and Law with more than 15 years of
teaching and research experience in
various research institutions.
Consultant on inter-cultural issues
for the Federal Department of
Foreign Affairs. More

Jonathan Black-Branch
Prof., PhD, D. phil. (Oxford)
British
Law Professor at Brighton and Royal
Holloway Universities. Director of Law
at St Benet’s Hall and a member of
Wolfson College, Oxford University, UK.
Barrister-at-law in London, UK.
Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II
Silver Jubilee Medal.

Khaldoun Dia-Eddine
MBA, El. Ing. HTL
Syrian
Expert for Middle East Affairs and
Cross-Cultural Negotiation. More than
20 years of professional experience in
the technology and insurance industry,
10 years of experience as an independent
consultant. More

André Haelg
Prof., MLaw (Zürich), MBA (IMD)
Swiss
More than 20 years of experience in the banking, insurance, healthcare and tourism industry, including several CEO positions. Former Colonel and general staff officer in the Swiss Army. Dean and Managing Director of the School of Management and Law. More

Charles Lester Massingham
PhD (Durham)
Singaporean
CEO of CMC Group (Singapore, Hong
Kong, Malaysia). Former senior
examiner of the Chartered Institute of
Marketing, London. 30 years of
experience in international strategic
marketing and business development.

Markus Prandini
Dr. oec. HSG
Swiss
More than 15 years of experience in the
areas of consulting, management
training and international business.
Founder of the acclaimed ZHAW
Bachelor in International Management
program. Recipient of the Credit Suisse
Excellence in Teaching award. More

John Rankin
MBA (Harvard)
American
More than 25 years management
experience in the manufacturing,
consumer goods and medical device
sectors, including Holcim, Kraft Foods,
and Sulzer Medica. Extensive work in
the Middle East and Europe. More

Mathias Schüz
Dr. phil. (Mainz)
German
More than 15 years of experience in the
insurance industry and risk research.
Specialist for Value-based Management
and lecturer at the University of
Klagenfurt and University of Applied
Sciences Salzburg. More

Daniel Seelhofer
Dr. oec. HSG
Swiss
Executive experience in the IT, consumer
goods, and education industry. Lt. Colonel,
general staff officer and battalion commander
in the Swiss Army. Foreign experience
in North America, the UK, Eastern Europe
and Southeast Asia. Chief of Staff of the
School of Management and Law. More

Yuan Shuang
MSc in Business (LMU)
Chinese
Expert in Chinese business development.
Former consultant with Arthur D.
Little and executive experience in the
machinery industry. Lecturer at ETH
Zurich. More

Tilman Slembeck
Prof., Dr. oec. HSG
Swiss
Lecturer for economics at the University
of St.Gallen (HSG) and visiting
lecturer at various universities in
Eastern Europe. 25 years of experience
in research. Research fellow at HSG,
University College London and Swiss
National Science Foundation. More

Peter Qvist-Sørensen
MBA (Dallas), M.A.
Danish
More than 15 years of experience in
acquisition, turnaround management
and corporate reorganization. Professional
experience in the USA, Brazil,
Sudan, Denmark and Germany.

Max P. Weber
MBA (Orlando), M.A. Fin.
Australian
More than 15 years of experience in international
business development, marketing
and market research. Extensive experience
with joint ventures in emerging
markets. Guest lecturer at UTS Sydney.
Various board and senior executive positions
in North America, Australia and Asia. More

Michael West
MA Dip.M FCIM
British
More than 20 years consulting experience throughout Europe and North America on leadership, culture change and marketing assignments; a further 15 years industrial experience. British Psychological Society qualified in the interpretation of personality and ability tests; a Chartered Marketer and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing; experienced business coach and Member of the Association for Coaching. More

Isabelle Poli-Zulauf
Prof., lic. phil. (Zurich)
French
15 years of professional experience in
international networking and education
services. Specialist for Relationship
Management. Director of International
Relations at the School of Management
and Law. More



