Introducing our World-Class Faculty
Our faculty is the core of our Executive Education Programs: we select renowned WHU faculty for our programs as well as adjunct faculty members who have many years of experience in Executive Education teaching. Our faculty members are experts in their fields of research and publish in renowned journals. They provide participants with practice-oriented knowledge based on the latest research and best practices. Further, our faculty have close links to business and can provide insights into their processes, challenges, and strategies.
Faculty Members

Prof. Dr. Martin Fassnacht
Holder of the Otto Beisheim Endowed Chair of Marketing and Commerce, Academic Director MBA Program - WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

Prof. Dr. Christina Günther
Professor of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises - WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

Prof. Dr. Christian Schlereth
Professor of Digital Marketing - WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

Peter Sprong
CEO - SprongCom GmbH

Dr. Carsten Rübsaamen
CEO & Co-Founder - BOOKBRIDGE

Prof. Dr. Felix Reimann
Professor of International Business & Supply Management - WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

Dipl.-Ing. Karsten Drath
Managing Partner Leadership Choices and Adjunct Faculty Center for Responsible Leadership - WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

Dr. Peter Kreutter
Director - WHU Foundation

Prof. Dr. Ayse Karaevli
Chair of Corporate Management and Change - WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

Matthias Hartmann
CEO / Chairman of the Management Board - Techem GmbH

Prof. Dr. Burcin Yurtoglu
Professor of Corporate Finance - WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

Prof. Dr. Miriam Müthel
Chair for Organizational Behavior - WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

Prof. Dr. Michael Frenkel
Professor of Economics - WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander
Professorin und Inhaberin des Lehrstuhls für Familienunternehmen - WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Business

Matthias Augustin
Business Coach

Prof. Dr. Utz Schäffer
Professor of Management Accounting & Controlling - WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

Prof. Dr. Arnd Huchzermeier
Professor of Production Management - WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Prof. Dr. Dries Faems
Chair of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technological Transformation - WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Weigand
Deputy Dean and Associate Dean Academic Programs, Chair of the Institute for Industrial Organization - WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

Prof. Dr. Lutz Kaufmann
Chair of International Business & Supply Management - WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

Prof. Dr. Sascha Schmidt
Professor of Sports and Management - WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

Prof. Dr. Martin Glaum
Professor of International Accounting - WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

Prof. Dr. Christian Andres
Chair and Professor of Empirical Corporate Finance, Associate Dean Research and Academic Director of Doctoral Program - WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

Prof. Dr. Ove Jensen
Chairholder of WHU’s Chair of Sales Management and Business-to-Business Marketing - WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rebecca Kristina Steinhage
Senior Vice President Human Resources - Miele & Cie. KG

Prof. Dr. Martin Högl
Professor of Leadership and Organization - Ludwig-Maximilians- University Munich

Prof. Dr. Serden Ozcan
Chair of Innovation and Corporate Transformation - WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

Prof. Dr. Peter Witt
Professor of Technology and Innovation Management - University of Wuppertal

Prof. Dr. Holger Ernst
Chair of Technology and Innovation Management - WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

Prof. Dr. Garen B. Markarian
Professor of Financial Accounting - WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

Prof. Dr. Christoph Hienerth
Chair of Entrepreneurship and New Business Development - WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

Prof. Dr. Jochen Menges
Chair of Human Resource Management and Leadership - University of Zurich

Prof. Dr. Stefan Spinler
Professor of Logistics Management - WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

Prof. Dr. Tim Oliver Brexendorf
Apl. Professorship of Marketing - WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management