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Your Mannheim Network: Industry Chapters

Industry Chapters gather alumni and participants from the same sector, creating spaces to exchange insights, explore trends and challenges, and share experiences.

Covering industries such as energy, healthcare, fintech, and retail, these chapters connect professionals facing similar market dynamics and opportunities, offering a platform to learn from peers and engage in meaningful discussion. Check out the different industry chapters, their topics, and the Mannheimer(s) leading each chapter!

 

Aerospace & Defense

Florian Pleitgen

Mannheim EMBA 2019

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Asset & Wealth Management

Automotive

Victoria Strezova

ESSEC & Mannheim EMBA 2024

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Capital Markets

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Construction & Real Estate

Construction & Real Estate

Sophie Reichenwallner

Part-Time MBA 2027

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Consulting

Sergio Torres

ESSEC & Mannheim EMBA 2011

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Energy

Stephanie Salomon

Mannheim EMBA 2025

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Entrepreneurship

Björn Bronger

ESSEC & Mannheim EMBA 2023

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Fast Moving Consumer Goods

Financial Services

Emily Klaschka

Full-Time MBA 2010

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Fintech & Digital Finance

Stela Koleva

ESSEC & Mannheim EMBA 2022

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Food & Beverage

Denislav Belchinov

Mannheim EMBA 2024

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Hardware & Devices

Hardware & Devices

Dejan Miletic

Mannheim EMBA 2017

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Healthcare

Andreas Käpplein

Mannheim EMBA 2025

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Healthtech & Biotech

Donn Edward Anin

Part-Time MBA 2027

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Hospitality

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Internet & Digital Platforms

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Logistics & Transportation

Machinery

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Media & Entertainment

MedTech

Daniel Cardenas

ESSEC & Mannheim EMBA 2026

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Pharmaceuticals

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Retail

Amin Hashem

Part-Time MBA 2027

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Retail Chapter

Aaron Sperl

Full-Time MBA 2024

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Software & IT Services

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Taxation

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Telecommunications

Wholesale

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ACO Contacts

Laura Lehtola

Manager Career Development

Responsibilities: 

  • Programs: ESSEC & Mannheim EMBA, Mannheim EMBA, Mannheim Master of Accounting & Taxation (both Tracks)
  • Industries: Hospitality, Logistics, Manufacturing, Media/Entertainment, Real Estate
  • Industry Chapters: Aerospace & Defense, Agriculture, Automotive, Chemicals, Construction & Real Estate, Hospitality, Logistics & Transportation, Machinery, Manufacturing, Media & Entertainment, Semiconductors
  • Job-Function Chapters: Leadership, Operations, Procurement, Quality Assurance, Strategy, Supply Chain Management
  • Social Chapters: Dads, DiversAbility, Expats in Germany, Expats outside of Germany, Female Leadership, First Generation Academics, Language Exchange, Moms, Music, Neurodiversity, Theater, Veterans 
  • Alumni Career Counselor
  • Lifelong Learning Offers

Contact: career@mannheim-business-school.com

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Kathrin Schaaf

Coordinator Career Development

Responsibilities: 

  • Program: Mannheim Full-Time MBA 
  • Industries: Consulting, Consumer Goods, Energy, Retail 
  • Industry Chapters: Consulting, E-Commerce, Energy, Entrepreneurship, Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Fintech & Digital Finance, Food & Beverage, MedTech, Retail, Software & IT Services, Wholesale
  • Job-Function Chapters: Advisory, AI & Analytics, Business Development, Customer Success, Human Resources, Legal & Compliance, Marketing, Mergers & Acquisition, Pricing, Product Management, Project Management, Sales
  • Social Chapters: Family Business Owners, Small Business Owners, Startup Founders

Contact: career@mannheim-business-school.com

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Aichurok Toksobaeva

Coordinator Career Development

Responsibilities: 

  • Programs: Mannheim Part-Time MBA, Mannheim Master in Sustainability and Impact Management, Mannheim Part-Time Master in Management Analytics and AI 
  • Industries: Financial Services, Government, Healthcare, Non-Profit, Technology
  • Industry Chapters: Accounting, Asset & Wealth Management, Banking, Capital Markets, Financial Services, Hardware & Devices, Healthcare, Healthtech & Biotech, Insurance, Internet & Digital Platforms, Non-Profit, Pharmaceuticals, Public Sector, Sustainability, Taxation, Telecommunications
  • Job-Function Chapters: Controlling, Corporate Finance, Cyber Security, Data, Engineering, Governance, Internal Audit & Risk Management, IT, Medical Affairs, Research & Development, Treasury

Contact: career@mannheim-business-school.com

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