Prof. Dr. Ruth Schmitt - Head of the competence center Governance

Prof. Dr. Schmitt studied Business Administration at the University of Zurich and did her PhD with a focus on Stakeholder Management and Corporate Social Responsibility with a dissertation titled: "Dealing with an open stakeholder Society – An investigation into the Camisea case”. This research was done using a case study from the oil and gas industry to broach the issue of potential governance mechanisms in multistakeholder-situations. Additionally she did a postgraduate degree in Mediation at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland.

Prof. Dr. Schmitt has been working in the insurance industry (Marketing and Professional Insurance) and works as consultant in the field of stakeholder dialogue. At the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland she teaches undergraduate and postgraduate classes in Research Methods and Corporate Social Responsibility.

Prof. Dr. Roman Lombriser

Professor of Strategic Management. Study of business administration at the University of Applied Science St. Gallen. MBA and DBA at the University of San Diego (Prof. Igor Ansoff). Since 1993 lectures of business administration at the University of St. Gallen (HSG).

Practical experience: 1995 to 2003 head of consulting at the Institute for Leadership and HRM  (I.FPM-HSG). Before, twelve years in the financial sector and with Ansoff Associates (San Diego/USA). Since 2008 Partner and Chairman of the strategy consulting firm Forrer Lombriser & Partner.

Area of expertise: strategy development and implementation (mainly SME) as well as strategic leadership of boards. Author / editor of several strategy books. Partner of the research network “Center for Corporate Governance” at the I.FPM-HSG.

Dr. sc. techn. ETH Michael Madjar

Dr. Madjar studied mechanical engineering with a major in process engineering at the ETH Zurich. He did his PhD dissertation in the field of Risk & Safety Science at the ETH Zurich. After that he did a postgraduate degree in Applied Ethics at the University of Zurich and a degree in Mediation at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland.

Dr. Madjar works for SGS as Lead Auditor for social-ethical norms in for-profit and non-profit companies (SA 8000 or BS-IV 2000) and for quality management (ISO 9001, ISO 14001), ecological efficiency analysis and risk analysis. Besides that he is also a research assistant at the Institute of Management, competence center Governance at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland. 

Dr. Ganesh Nathan, Lecturer MSc IM

Dr. Ganesh Nathan, an Australian by nationality and a Swiss resident, has extensive managerial experience in international management, business development and strategic marketing working with large international and multi-national companies both in Asia-Pacific and in Europe, including Central and Eastern European countries; the companies include Nokia (Zurich), Swisscom (Bern) and Telstra (Sydney).

He is a member of Academy of Management (AOM), European Business Ethics Network (EBEN), and Political Studies Association (PSA), UK. He has presented research papers in various conferences and colloquia. His research works includes a book on the politics of multiculturalism titled Social Freedom in a Multicultural State: Towards a Theory of Intercultural Justice, published by Palgrave Macmillan in the UK in 2010. His book was recently endorsed by Ms. Micheline Calmy-Rey, President of the Swiss Confederation. His current research interest is in the area of responsible governance and leadership. Dr. Nathan lectures on subjects related to Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, Qualitative Research Methods and Innovative Management for Master of Science, International Management programme and supervises MSc IM student research projects (including those in collaboration with Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge) as well as Master theses in those related topics.

Ganesh Nathan holds an MS (University of Texas) in Electrical Engineering, an MBA (University of Technology, Sydney), an MA (University of New South Wales, Sydney) in Cognitive Science, and a PhD in Political Theory from Cardiff University, Great Britain.

Prof. Dr. Rolf-Dieter Reineke

Head of EMBA and CAS programs at FHNW in Management Consulting and Change Management. Visiting Professor at universities in Europe and Asia. Master Degree in Economics and Ph.D. in International Management at the University of Münster / Germany (combined with a stay as a Visiting Scholar at the University of Illinois / USA). Practical experiences: Five years full-time at leading consulting companies. 20 years consulting and training experience in more than 40 countries. Executive positions at three German universities. Currently Partner and Managing Director at MC2 Institute Ltd. / Basel and at Meó Corporate Development Ltd. / Cologne. Areas of expertise. International and Intercultural Management, Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Organization, HR, Change Management, Project Management, Cooperation and Alliance Management, Management Consulting, Development Consulting. Numerous books and papers in those fields.

Michael Sitte

Michael Sitte studied Service Management at the University of Applied Sciences Harz in Germany and at Florida Gulf Coast University/USA with a major in Business Consulting. After graduation he worked as a research assistant for the vice-rector’s office and developed a new strategic alumni concept for the University of Applied Sciences Harz.

From 2008 until 2010 he did a Master program in International Management at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland and at the Ashcroft International Business School in Cambridge/UK. He earned a Master of Science degree and started working as a research assistant and assistant to Prof. Dr. Ruth Schmitt at the Institute of Management in March 2010.