"The Executive MBA has broadened my professional horizon. It has not only strengthened my strategic thinking and problem solving skills but also gave me the knowledge and the right tools to switch my career from a specialist in tax law to general management.

The internationality of the program and the course as well as the high diversification of the attendants in the class gave me the best training for a management position. Especially the entrepreneurial project at Heraeus showed me a different inside of the company. During this project I was challenged to think outside the box. The practical approach enabled me to apply the learned tools in an entrepreneurial project.

The MBA gave me a fundament which is of essence for my new job in New York. I am happy to continue supporting the MBS and further development of the Alumni Network."


Maike Schuh-Klaeren
ESSEC & MANNHEIM Executive (Modular), MBA Class of 2008
Country of Origin: Germany
Current Job: President, Heraeus Inc., New York, USA

Maike Schuh-Klaeren studied law and specialized in tax law. She started her career as attorney-at-law at KPMG Frankfurt in the international tax department. Later she joined the tax department of Heraeus Holding GmbH, where she was as Senior Manager responsible for the international taxes of the group.

"Nearly two years of stress and pressure, numerous assignments and deadlines, too much work and too less time for family & friends. Indeed, this MBA program was challenging, but to be honest: 'I would do it again'

Looking back at my Executive MBA, I remember many valuable lectures that have broadened my view and my competence to run business successfully. I appreciated the international spirit of the program, additionally enriched by professors coming from all over the world.

It was a unique experience for me to create a business plan within our entrepreneurial project for a venture in Eastern Europe embedded in a team with three classmates from Russia, France and Australia."


Markus Heilig
ESSEC & MANNHEIM Weekend Executive MBA, Class of 2007
Country of Origin: Germany
Current job: Director and member of the regional board Private Wealth Management Germany-South Dresdner Bank

Markus Heilig was head of a department at Dresdner Bank when he enrolled in the MBA program. His employer supported him with regards to the MBA program and promoted him to his current position during the MBA program. At the same time, he has been able to bring in his experiences and skills gained during the Executive MBA in different projects in the bank.
A few weeks ago, he joined the Alumni network of Mannheim Business School both to stay in contact with his former classmates and to use the advantages of a successful Alumni Network.

"Before joining the European MBA I did a Bachelor of International Business at ITESM, one of Latin America's most recognized business schools. Upon graduation I worked as a Project Manager for two international projects at a German-American automotive company in Querétaro, Mexico.

To further my career and my personal development, I decided to pursue an MBA in Germany, with the European MBA at Mannheim Business School as my first choice. The MBA experience boosted my professional development and enabled me to successfully enter a two-year Bosch Graduate Management Trainee Program in Germany and China. During this time I had the chance to apply the strategic knowledge gained during my MBA, both on operational and executive level."


Marielle Kreft
Class: Mannheim European MBA, Class of 2006
Country of Origin: Mexico
Current Job: Strategic Purchaser, Robert Bosch GmbH