Executive MBA

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M.Sc. (Psychology) and M.A. (Business, Consulting). Training manager for Ludvigsen & Herman A/S, management development consultant, consultant for Mercuri Urval A/S. Since 1996, owner of Sander Konsulentfirma ApS. International experience in management training, and author of several technical books.

Senior Associate Dean of Executive Education and Associate Professor at Rice University. M.A. and Ph.D. in Psychology. Former member of the faculty at London Business School and Cornell University. He has taught at the University of California at Berkeley and Oxford University among others. He has conducted executive programs globally e.g., Royal Dutch Shell, IBM, Microsoft among others.

30 years at Group Michelin. Taking several executive positions in Europe, North America, and Asia. Member of the Group Executive Council and former President of the Passenger Car Tire Division. Later President of Michelin Asia-Pacific Operations. Affiliate Professor, lecturing regularly at HEC. Program Academic Director for International Companies such as MBDA among others.

Chair in Strategic Management and Organisation at the University of Edinburgh Business School and director of the School’s Doctoral Program. He has received several teaching awards including the University of Memphis’ Distinguished Teaching Award. He sits on several Editorial Boards and is an Associate Editor at Journal of Change Management.

Before becoming CEO of the Leadership Pipeline Institute, Kent was Deputy Head of Group Human Resources at A.P. Moller – Maersk. Previously to his deputy position, Kent was Regional HR Manager for Europe from 2000 to 2003. Over the past ten years, Kent has build an unique insight into how to design educational and developmental initiatives that are applicable to cultures across the world.

Professor Liisa Välikangas teaches strategic leadership at DTU Management. She has previously been affiliated with Aalto University  in Helsinki, Stanford University, London Business School and Keio University in Japan. She has also worked for Strategos, a strategic management consulting firm, and SRI International in California’s Silicon Valley.

Mathew’s background is in social sciences and the arts, having studied at the University of Cambridge. He is skilled in partnering business leaders, defining strategy, leading organisational development initiatives and driving HR processes and services in global organisations. 

Peter Moran is Associate Professor of Strategy at CEIBS, Shanghai. Prior to joining CEIBS, Dr. Moran was a Senior Lecturer at UNSW Australia Business School, and an Assistant Professor of Strategy and International Management at London Business School, UK. In addition to his academic career, Peter also has extensive consulting experience with MNEs.

Darrell is Managing Director of Systematic Innovation Ltd, a 40-person company offering a range of systematic innovation products and services to clients around the world. He has also been running the Systematic Innovation network since 2002. The network has offices and affiliates in 20 countries. With over 600 papers and articles to his name, plus the best-selling ‘Hands-On Systematic Innovation’ books, Darrell is now one of the most widely published authors on innovation in the world. Darrell is featured in Who’s Who in the World as one of the world’s most prolific inventors.

Ikhlaq Sidhu is the chief scientist for the Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership in the College of Engineering at UC Berkeley and serves as the primary architect of its curriculum and integrated research. Professor Sidhu joined UC Berkeley in 2005 as founding director of UC Berkeley’s successful Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology.

Oliver Alexy joined the TUM School of Management in July 2012 as Professor of Strategic Entrepreneurship. Previously, he held several roles in the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Group at Imperial College Business School in London, England. He currently teaches on the undergraduate, graduate, and executive programmes at TUM. His research has been published in leading international academic journals.

Roger Hallowell, a former Harvard Business School professor and managing partner of the Center for Executive Development, has designed, and delivered dozens of customized executive education programmes and seminars. He is an authority on strategic initiatives. He obtained his AB from Harvard College and an MBA and Doctorate from Harvard Business School.

Thomas is an Associate Professor in Engineering Design, with research specialization in Design for Quality and Robustness. In 2014 Thomas won the DTU Innovation prize for his approaches and teaching related to Technology Entrepreneurship and Open Innovation. Thomas is now the CTO of spin-out company MASH Biotech ApS and runs a large innovation network and ecosystem around technology entrepreneurship. In 2013 he became the youngest elected member of the Design Society Advisory Board and holds a position as visiting faculty at UC Berkeley and Distinguished chair at CETYS University.

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Jan Recker is an Alexander-von-Humboldt Fellow, Nucleus Professor for Information Systems and Digital Innovation at the University of Hamburg and Adjunct Professor at the QUT Business School. In his research, he explores the intersection of technology, people, and work. In 2019, he was named #1 business researcher under 40 years of age by the German Magazine Wirtschaftswoche.

Jes Broeng is serial high-tech entrepreneur, photonics scientist and professor at the Technical University of Denmark, DTU. He has a Ph.D. and M.Sc. from DTU and is author and co-author of more than 200 publications, 1 textbook, and 18 patents. Jes Dr. Broeng was awarded the European Optics Prize in 1999 and DTU’s Innovation Award in 2016.

Thomas Bolander, PhD, is an associate professor at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Technical University of Denmark (DTU). Thomas has developed and taught a wide range of highly praised courses in mathematics, computer science and artificial intelligence, having received the “teacher of the year” award at DTU in 2006.

Alistair Brandon-Jones is Professor in Operations and Supply Management, Associate Dean for Post-Experience Education at University of Bath, School of Management. He formerly held academic positions at Manchester Business School, University of Bath, and Warwick Business School. In his role as Associate Dean for Post-Experience Education.

Jackie is Director of Practice at DTU Executive Education and co-director of the Master programme in Sustainable Leadership. Jackie has a BS in mechanical engineering from Harvard and an MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development from the University of Cambridge. She has been featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list and has been an expert contributor both on National Public Radio in the US and in The Economist. 

Although always interested in an eclectic range of subjects, my research activities address two complementary themes across both public and private sector organizations: the strategic benefits of operational and supply competence and the dis-benefits of operational and supply failure.

Dr. Laasonen is Academic Director at DTU Executive Education and co-director of the Master programme in Sustainable Leadership. Before transferring to DTU, she was Assistant Professor at the Business Society Management Department at Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University, where she taught the Global Business and Sustainability Master, the International Business Administration and part-time PhD programmes.

Dennis Vink is a Full Professor of Finance and Investment and is member of the Academic Board at Nyenrode Business Universiteit. He is a Visiting Professor of Finance at Stellenbosch School of Business in South Africa, and SPJIMR in India. Dennis is an award-winning instructor and teaches corporate finance and strategic financial management. Furthermore, Dennis is the author of various academic papers that focus on structured finance. He was the President at the European Financial Management Association. He worked with faculty on papers published for the International Center for Finance at Yale School of Management and Princeton Department of Economics. Lastly, he has worked with senior management of major international corporations and hedge funds, such as: ABN AMRO, Apollo Global Management, Gazprom (in St. Petersburg), Reed Business, Shell, S&P (in New York), and ING Real Estate. Dennis is an alumnus of Harvard Business School.

PMA (Oxford), MBA (Harvard). Adjunct Associate Professor of Strategic and International Management at London Business School and director of Ashridge Strategic Management Centre since 1991. Has worked with multi-business corporations, including the relationship between their strategy and organisational design, with particular emphasis on how globalisation, new technology and outsourcing affect strategy. Has previously worked in the world of finance with mergers and acquisitions and provided training to Boston Consulting Group in London, Australia, Europe and Boston. M.A. from Christ Church, Oxford, and M.B.A. ditto from Harvard Business School. Winner of London Business School’s Faculty Teaching Award in 2004. Co-author of the book “Corporate-Level Strategy: Creating Value in the Multibusiness Company” and contributor to other books. 

Adjunct Professor of Strategy at INSEAD, faculty member at Ashridge Executive Education and Visiting Professor at DTU Business. Stephan Schubert has a deep interest in strategic issues, ranging from decision-making processes to business modeling, strategic leadership and organisational transformation. He pays particular attention to the role of mental frameworks, biases and hidden agendas in strategy development. Stephan has worked on client assignments in over 25 countries, from Chile to China, and has gained extensive experience in a wide range of industries.

Stephane has been appointed Program Director for the Executive MBA at the end of 2019. He started his career as a financial engineer, then spent more than ten years as a management consultant, helping corporations with digital transformation, transition to agile, organizational reviews and change, and M&A integration. He co-founded a cryptocurrency startup, taught entrepreneurship and investment management at the Langara School of Management in Vancouver, coached teams in business competitions, and on the side, runs personal development workshops. Stephane holds an MBA from UC Berkeley in California, a Master in Artificial Intelligence, is a CFA Charterholder and an actuary.

Sertan Kabadayi is Professor of Marketing, and the Chair of the Marketing Area at Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University in New York City. He holds a Ph.D. in Marketing from Baruch College, The City University of New York. In addition to his academic career, Sertan has held high-level marketing and sales positions in Philips Electronics Co. and Electrolux Home Appliances Co., having played a key role in the planning and introduction of new product lines. Dr. Kabadayi’s research focuses primarily on the areas of multiple distribution channel strategies, multichannel service delivery, and transformative service research. His work has been published in a variety of academic journals including: Journal of Marketing, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Service Management, Industrial Marketing Management, and Psychology & Marketing. He is currently the Associate Editor of the Journal of Creating Value and Editorial Board Member of Journal of Business Research and Journal of Service Theory and Practice.

Zoran Perunovic is an associate professor at DTU Business. He has worked as a consultant in various managerial disciplines for numerous companies in Europe, North America, and Asia. He has helped several European governments in developing their national innovation systems. Zoran has taught innovation, entrepreneurship, outsourcing, and operations management at several European and US universities. 

Stig Andersen is our Programme Director, and joined the Executive MBA programme in May 2023. Stig has a diverse background and experiences ranging from CEO of Klarlund A/S and Director & Partner at Dokumenter.dk to Management Consultant. At the same time, Stig has completed executive management programmes at various business schools to further his lifelong learning. Contact Stig on +45 27574375 or schhe@dtu.dk.

Ida is our Course Coordinator and joined DTU Executive Education in 2022. Contact Ida at idajoh@dtu.dk.

Amalie is our Deputy Course Coordinator and joined DTU Executive Education in 2022. Contact Amalie at akala@dtu.dk.