Executive MBA ETH Class Profile 2014

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Executive MBA ETH

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MBA ETH SCM Class 2014

Facts

Course 12 of the MBA ETH SCM program is diverse in nationalities and affiliations as reflected by the

statistical data provided below.

Total number of students

24

Countries Represented

11

Average Age

36

Average years of work experience

9

Nationalities

American

Argentinian

Chinese

German

Dutch

Indian

Mexican

Portuguese

Sri-Lankan

Swiss

Taiwanese

Examples of companies represented

ABB

AFG

Bühler

Dow Chemical

Huawei Technologies

Huber + Suhner

Novartis

Partners Group

Rheinmetall Air Defence

SAB Miller

Schindler

SR Technics

Swarovski

Switzerland Global Enterprise

The Nuance Group

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Vitali Biegler

, German

German, English, Russian, Slovak

Master of Industrial Engineering, University of Applied Sciences in Ulm, Germany

10+ years experience in supply chain management in machinery industry

Team Manager Operative Assembly and Intercompany Procurement, Bühler AG, Switzerland

• Responsible for supply chain management with focus on assembly materials • Worldwide intercompany order processing

Head of Planning and Purchasing, Steinemann Technology AG, Switzerland

• Developing and implementation of purchasing strategy • Responsible for the global planning and sourcing process

Production and Material Planner, CTS Fahrzeug Dachsysteme GmbH, Germany

• Production planning and monitoring of inbound and outbound delivery process • Supplier assessment and purchasing of assembly materials

My expectations from the program

• Enhance general management and leadership skills

• Deepen the supply chain expertise and benefit from the best practice experiences • Share and develop practical oriented concepts and build a wide professional network

Maria Lucila Cabrera,

arGentinean / italian

Spanish, English, French (g), German (b)

Licentiate in Business Administration & Accountant, Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina

5+ years international experience in supply chain and accounting in oil, FMCG, and pharma industry

Senior Specialist in Contract Manufacturing, Biogen Idec, Switzerland Regional Supply Planner, Johnson & Johnson, Switzerland

• Responsible for OTC products for 25 suppliers, 35+ brands, 20+ countries around EMEA

• Support introduction of Betotal brand and probiotics in Spain, Italy and Greece. Successfully managed regulatory changes, SNC implementation and weekly planning for various suppliers and countries

Supply Planner Baby Care, Procter & Gamble, Argentina

• Achieved 97% service and 7 DOS in capacity constraint environment by effectively coordinating demand planning, production, sales, marketing and transportation

• Conducted process improvements in transportation network, goods unloading and last 100 meters delivering savings and increasing product availability

Fixed Assets and Intra-group Account Focal Point, Shell, Argentina

• Reporting, managing Fixed Assets and Intra-group accounts for Costa Rica and Panama including preparing reports for due diligence

• Resolved inter-company imbalances with 10+ years

• Learn the latest trends and best practices in Supply Chain through the exchange of ideas and experience with peers • Take advantage of the group diversity, the trips and the company visits to understand cultural differences and global

supply chain

Man-Hua Chen,

taiwanese

Chinese, Taiwanese, English, German (b)

BBA in Accounting, National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan

6+ years experience in financial control, project management and accounting compliance in telecommunication and assurance service industry

Project Finance Controller, Huawei Technologies Switzerland AG, Switzerland

• Develop control process for monitoring profit and loss to ensure better monthly performance and KPI • Financial planning, forecasting and analysis

• Construct a financial model for simulating and analyzing profit and loss

Deputy Supervisor, Ernst & Young, Taiwan

• Financial statement audit and analysis

• Internal control reporting and global corporate tax compliance services

• Acquire in-depth knowledge in SCM

• Learn management skills, global perspectives and how to develop my leadership • Expand my international and professional network

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Asser Fayed,

american / eGyptian

English, Arabic

M.Sc. in Engineering Management, Portland State University, USA

9+ years of Corporate Planning and Supply Chain experience in Semiconductor Manufacturing

Head of Global Supply Chain Analytics, SunEdison Semiconductor, USA

• Development of Global Supply Chain Models and Integrated Planning Tools

• Leading analytics team in USA, Singapore, Malaysia and China carrying out business analysis and supporting S&OP

Gross Margin Program Manager, Cypress Semiconductor, USA

• Managing a team of 6 business analysts driving gross margin improvements • Introduction and implementation of Supply chain control processes

Staff Industrial Engineer, Cypress Semiconductor, USA

• Perform strategic and tactical capacity planning • Responsible for factory loading and OEE improvements

• Broaden my knowledge in Global Supply Chain Management

• Gain international experience from studying in Europe and study trips to China, Japan, Russia, and USA • Strengthen my leadership and management skills to help advance my career

Thomas Fischer,

German

German, English, French, Spanish

BA in Business Administration - Industry, Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg, Germany

5 years of leadership experience in logistics and retail of international consumer goods brands

Strategic Inventory Manager Global Supply Chain, Swarovski AG, Fürstentum Liechtenstein

• Optimize stock levels along the value chain including the international production and sales network • Create and improve transparency of global stock development

Manager Retail Systems & Stock Maintenance, Swarovski International Distribution AG, Fürstentum Liechtenstein

• Maintain and execute replenishment calculation systems in order to guarantee a demand oriented order and stock management

• Ensure correctness, processing and consistency of stock and sales data and operation of retail systems landscape

Head of Retail and Logstics, Ravensburger Freizeit und Promotion GmbH, Germany

• Operation of company owned stores including turnover-, cost-center and profit-center responsibility

• Optimization of flow of goods, stock management and warehousing as well as development and maintenance of merchandise management and replenishment systems

• Broaden and deepen my knowledge in Supply Chain Management • Expand my network, get to know people and exchange ideas • Validate my understanding of global economics

Samuel Galliker,

swiss

German, English

BSc in Informatics (with concentration in information systems), University of Zurich, Switzerland

5+ years experience in controlling and informatics, mainly in manufacturing and insurance industry

Business Controller, Schindler Elevator Ltd, Top Range Division, Switzerland

• Performing closings and developing budgets in close cooperation with the CFO

• Providing reports and analyses to measure the performance and to support the management team in decision making

Associate Software Engineer, Accenture AG, Switzerland

• Management of a test team in a development project of a core insurance platform • Analysis and design of a company internal invoicing system for hard- and software services

• Extend my knowledge in general management and learn what is key for a successful business • Improve my understanding of supply chain management in a globalized world

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Daniela Andrea Gaviño Quijano,

mexican / swiss

Spanish, English, Italian (g), French (b), German (b) Bachelor in International Business, ITESM, Mexico

6+ years experience in Inventory Control, Planning and Customer service

Merchandise Planner Europe at The Nuance Group AG, Switzerland

• Manage multiproduct assortment to optimize sales, profitability, and control the flow of stock and availability • Evaluate inventory supply and suggest reorder quantities to support promotional events and communicate issues to

marketing representatives/upper management

Retail Allocator Full Price/Outlet EEA, PUMA AG, Switzerland

• Optimal planning for seasonal merchandise allocation based on ROS and historical performance

• Interact with Managers, Production and Warehouse colleagues to ensure optimum stock levels to produce maximum sell through results

Hub specialist (VMI), Flextronics Latin America, Mexico

• Managed international trading of computer electronics inventory in 6 different locations in the Americas. • Handled different operation systems, performed conciliations of inventory and month-end reports

• Expand my knowledge of the Supply Chain Management & learn the current best practices in this area • Learn how to lead and make rapid, high-level business decisions

• Combine theory with real life practical examples

Martin Hege,

swiss

German, English, French

Ingenieur HTL, Juventus Zürich, Switzerland

19 years of SCM project management and engineering experience in manufacturing industry

Head of Supply Chain Management W+C, Huber+Suhner AG, Switzerland

• Responsible for planning, source, inbound and outbound logistic • Analysis and and improvement of existing Process within Order Delivery

ERP Project Manager, GGSAG, Switzerland

• Evaluate new ERP System

• Implement ERP System within group

Head of Frontoffice and Product Manager, Huber+Suhner AG, Switzerland

• Responsible for order fulfillment • Responsible for product portfolio

• Increase the theoretical knowledge within Supply Chain

• Learn from other participants about their experiences and exchange ideas

• Achieve a senior and strategic level to empower myself to act in an international company

Wouter Hoekstra,

Dutch / Brazilian

Portuguese, German, English, Dutch (g), French (b)

Business Administration, University for Applied Sciences in Aachen, Germany

10 years of procurement experience in defense, cement and consulting industry

Head of Strategic Procurement, Defense Industry, Switzerland

• Lead a team of 8 strategic procurement functions active in a matrix organization • Develop and implement procurement strategies and the procurement function

Global Project Coach Corporate Procurement, Cement Industry, Switzerland

• Develop the procurement function of operating companies’ around the globe • Define and roll out standards and methodologies in procurement

Procurement Consultant, Mgmt. Consulting, Germany

• Optimization of total spend

• Develop and implement procurement strategies and optimize sourcing activities

• Enlarge my understanding and knowhow about supply chain management • Refresh and further develop my skills in general management

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Domenic Janutin

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wiss

Rhaeto-Romanic, German, English, French (g), Italian (b)

Master Business Engineering, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland

15+ years of procurement, customer support and engineering experience in aviation industry

Vice President Key Account Management, SR Technics, Switzerland

• Representing all interests of SWISS International Air Lines Ltd., SR Technics’ largest account • Covering aircraft, engine, component, engineering as well as training services

Vice President ICS Procurement, SR Technics, Switzerland

• Accountable for a three digit CHF million budget for purchased repair services

• Managing the repair cycle of all aircraft components sent to external suppliers for maintenance

• Initiated a company wide warranty campaign increasing overall staff awareness and recoveries up to CHF 4 million

Engine On-Site Representative, SR Technics, Hong Kong

• Initiated aircraft engine fleet management activities taking into account safety and operational requirements • Coordinated activities between customer, the engine manufacturer and SR Technics

• Obtain state of the art SCM knowhow and tool sets

• Platform to exchange experiences and best practices in an international environment • Broaden management and economics skills

Reto Kunz

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swiss

German, English, French (g), Spanish (b)

Dipl.-Ing. FH, Business Process Management, University of Applied Sciences North-Western Switzerland

8+ years experience in Supply Chain Management across diverse industries (machinery, medical and consulting)

General Manager Parts Services, Wärtsilä, Switzerland

• Head of the spare parts business for 2-stroke engines with resonsibility for respective stock value and purchasing volume

• Align the capabilities of teams to requirements of changing market

Manager Strategy & Concepts, Wärtsilä, Switzerland

• Managed cross-functional projects in Wärtsilä’s Global Logistics Services unit

• Played a central role in fundamental change of the organizational setup of Material Management in Global Logistics Services

Category Manager, Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics, Switzerland

• Developed category strategy for the instruments portfolio and implemented respectively • Conducted Supplier audits for planning capabilities and co-audited quality audits

• Deepen and bring my supply chain management skills up to date by enhancing it with cutting edge concepts, methods and tools

• Broaden the understanding of interlinked business processes in a global economy

• Learn from other professionals with different industry, educational and cultural backgrounds

Ralph Langholz

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German

German, English, Spanish

MSc International Agricultural Science, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany

12+ years quality management and trade promotion experience in agribusiness and food industry

Project Manager Natural Ingredients, Switzerland Global Enterprise, Switzerland

• Source food exporters in partner countries (Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America) and match-make them with European importers

• Plan and implement Buyer Missions for food products in emerging and developing economies

Head of International Department, bio.inspecta, Switzerland

• Business development of new certification products

• Set up and training of International Food Certification Agencies

Food Auditor and certification officer, Institute of Market Ecology, Switzerland

• Inspection and certification of farmers and processors according to international food standards • Managing import authorizations according to EU organic food regulation

• Deepen the knowledge in Supply Chain management & management skills • Exchange experiences and best practice with fellow students and lecturers • Networking within Swiss and International industry

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David Chrisdebald Luethi,

swiss

German, English, Spanish, French (g)

Bachelor of Science in Business Engineering, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern of Switzerland

6+ years experience in quality and safety in aviation industry

Quality Manager, Department Quality & Safety, SR Technics Switzerland Ltd., Switzerland

• Quality and Safety oversight within all SRT Supply Chain sites and departments

• Plan and ensure an effective Quality Management System within supply chain in accordance with National Aviation Authorities requirements and International Aviation Standards

• Support continuous improvement process for failure cost reduction and process improvement

Quality Engineer, Department Quality & Safety, SR Technics Switzerland Ltd., Switzerland

• Team leader of the Department Authority Approvals

• Provide consulting and support services to stakeholders on process developments and compliance with the regulations and standards

Business Analyst, Department Engine Materials Services, SR Technics Switzerland Ltd., Switzerland

• Analyzed and improved material handling processes

• Gain and improve core concepts, frameworks and techniques of supply chain management

• Develop an in depth knowledge of methods in planning and control of complex logistics environments • Share best practices in the field studies with international students and tutors

Bladimir Malavé,

swiss

English, German, Spanish, French

MSc Automotive Engineering, University of Applied Science Offenburg, Germany

15+ years of experience in Coaching Operational Excellence, Lean Enterprise Strategy, Quality Management

Operational Excellence Manager, EgoKiefer Business Unit, AFG Industries, Switzerland

• Develop, plan & monitor business unit OPEX strategies • Drive Hand-on project for the divisional SCM-Department

Head Operational Excellence, Siemens Building Technologies, Switzerland

• Developed, managed, and implemented lean operations strategy • Trainer / Coach for Plant Managers & Supply Chain Leaders

Factory Excellence Manager, Siemens Building Technologies, Switzerland

• Conducted lean audits at the factory, as well as across various divisions

• Coached all lean activities at the factory as well as cross-functional activities, such as Lean Enterprise, Six Sigma, Total Productive Maintenance

• Develop knowledge and skills on SCM strategies, tools, best practice and new trends in order to generate a relation with the operational excellence implementation process

• Enhance SCM skills with the target to create lean business models for my organization • Create a network and exchange ideas with industry partners and the ETH Alumni

José Maldonado,

portuGuese

Portuguese, English, French, Italian, Spanish (g), German (b) Master of Civil Engineering, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

8+ years of combined experience in management of E2E delivery of capital goods, construction and engineering in procurement, design, project and construction management; food & beverages, FMCG and construction

Global Capex Strategy, SABMiller Procurement, Switzerland

• Development of Global Strategies for Capex Investments.

• Leading the Capex team in the deployment of the strategies across the regions

Global Construction and Engineering Services, SABMiller Procurement, Switzerland

• Development and execution of procurement and supply management strategies generating value

Program Manager/Technology Leader, Procter & Gamble, Belgium

• Implementation of Facility Engineering technologies across Europe Middle East and Africa

• Delivery of Low cost Standard Design solutions for Construction and Eng. Services via breakthrough ideas

Project Manager/Construction Manager, Bouygues Construction, France

• Project Manager for Design&Build Contracts in France

• Continue my development journey by broadening my knowledge base • Provide the opportunity to change and accelerate my career • Networking and exchange of experiences from diverse backgrounds

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Mani Mohanathas,

sri-lankan / British / swiss

English, German

BSc Honors Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence, The University of Edinburg, United Kingdom

10+ years of investment and private banking experience with a strong focus on digitalization

Start-up / Consultant, Self-employed, Switzerland

• Trained as Chef de Partie and discovered the beautiful art of cooking. Developed, launched and ran a new gastronomy Start-up concept in Zürich with media presence

• Developed and implemented a “pilot” model of self employment to reduce cost of Social Support for the City of Zurich • Developed and launched Vinyo App to easily search, find and buy wine on your mobile (7FTE)

Head of Structured Products, Credit Suisse, Switzerland

• Responsible for the origination and distribution of structured products to internal and external private banking and external asset managers, globally

• Department consisting of Sales, Structuring and Issuing team, Market Making and Trading Desks, cross asset. (50 FTE)

Global Account Manager Tailor Made Structured Products, UBS Switzerland

• Responsible for UBS FX Investor, a multimillion dollar revenue, multibillion dollar volume generating e-commerce offering for the booking of tailor made FX structured products, with a user base of 30’000+ globally

• Financial budgeting and global coordination, including sales, marketing, education (20FTE)

• To develop a deeper understanding of Supply Chain Management and its impact on the future world

• To be able to cross pollenate experiences from Banking & Finances to Supply Chain Management and vice versa • To be able leverage new technologies within Supply Chain Management through understanding and simplification

Philipp Mueller,

swiss

English, German, French, Italian

Licentiate/Master of Law, University of Zurich, Switzerland

6+ years of international experience in project management and private equity industry

Vice President, Structuring Services, Partners Group AG, Zug, Switzerland

Vice President, Structuring Services, Partners Group (UK) Limited, London, United Kingdom

• Structuring and implementation of customized private equity, private infrastructure, private debt and real estate separate account mandates and comingled investment funds for institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds • Structuring of transactions, analysis of regulatory and business developments

• Restructurings, mergers, listings and de-listings of investment funds

• On-boarding of investors, coordination of roll-out and closings, negotiating of contract terms and managing transactions through closing

47 Degrees North Capital Management, Pfäffikon SZ, Switzerland

• Hedge Fund Data Analyst

Man Investments, London, United Kingdom

• Intern, Product Structuring, Transaction Management & Product Management

• Further develop my management and leadership capabilities • Deepen my understanding of supply chain management

• Broaden my network and exchange ideas with people from various industries

Anupam Pandey,

inDian

Hindi, English, German (b)

Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management, IPM, India

17+ years global experience in supply chain, marketing and multiple operational & commercial excellence projects in specialty chemical industry

EMEA Supply Chain Manager, Dow Europe GmbH, Switzerland

• Managing demand and supply of Dow Industrial Solution businesses within EMEA. Responsible for driving performance in the area of service levels, product availability, working capital and supply chain cost to serve.

• Responsible for ensuring resilient value chain within cross functional Order To Cash environment

Manager Commercial Excellence, Clariant International Ltd., Switzerland

• Initiate and deploy Global Commercial and Operational projects for Business Leather

• Provide direction to the Business Management committee and mentor new Green and Black belts

Manager Marketing & Business Processes, Clariant India Ltd. India

• Manage Distribution & Contract Management for Business Unit Paper. Manage Product Line OBA for the Indian Market • Responsible to manage the integrated supply chain processes within India

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Dr. Martin Probst,

swiss

German, English, French, Italian

MSc/PhD in Mechanical Engineering, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Senior Consultant with 4+ years of project management experience in product lifecycle management

Senior Consultant, Intelliact AG, Switzerland

• Concept design and project lead in the field of product data and lifecycle management

Core Team Technical Assistant, Alstom Power AG, Switzerland

• Project planning and budgeting for new generation gas turbine power plants

Project Engineer, SR Technics, Switzerland

• Quality control (reliability monitoring) of aircraft engine parts

• Develop and strengthen general management and leadership skills

• Broaden my knowledge in supply chain management with respect to strategy and operations • Expand my network with people from different industries and cultures

Sumit Thomas Jacob,

inDian

English, Hindi, Malayalam, German (b)

B Tech Mechanical Engineering, Calicut University, India

Post Graduate Certification in Business Management, XLRI Jamshedpur, India

9 years of strategic sourcing experience in emerging markets in manufacturing industry

Business Unit - SCM Specialist, ABB, Switzerland

• Define and implement sourcing strategies in emerging markets to achieve maximum sustainable cost savings

• Responsible for supplier qualification, selection, audit, risk analysis, price negotiations, portfolio management, supplier rating and supplier development program

Local Business Unit – Supply & Production Network Head , ABB, India

• Create supplier base and logistics network in India for current and future global market requirements • New product release and improvement packages for end customer

Local Business Unit – Sourcing Manager, ABB, India

• Responsible for supplier qualification, selection, audit, risk analysis, & price negotiations • Localization of iron casting and precision casting components

• Broaden my knowledge in international SCM and understand existing supply chain challenges across different matured and emerging markets and learn how to address these challenges

• Enhance leadership and general management skills

• Share and learn experiences, ideas and best industry global practices from peers, industry experts & lecturers and apply it back in workplace when applicable

• Build a strong and sustainable network with people across different industries and cultures

Andy Tran,

swiss/american

German, English, Chinese, French (g)

Msc in Life Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland

6 years experience in project management, operation and quality in the pharmaceutical industry

Project Manager, Novartis Pharma, Switzerland

• Leading implementation of global anti-counterfeiting roll-out programs on relevant production site • Managing capital investments of various production equipment & site infrastructure

Discipline Engineer / Technical Expert, Novartis Pharma, China

• Responsible for infrastructure lead & process detail design as part of a site extension project • Construction management, qualification coordination activities

Technical Operation Graduate Program, Novartis Pharma, Switzerland

• Strategy development for masterplan including concept execution, leading optimization projects • Coordination of technical operational support, handling of quality related root cause investigations

• In depth understanding of end to end SC perspectives to drive business results & performance • Broaden management competencies and enhancement of intercultural skills

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Mark Weber,

German

German, English, French (g)

Bachelor Physical Engineering, University of Applied Sciences, Aachen, Germany

14+ years experience in procurement across multiple industries (automotive, telecommunication, metal-working)

Teamleader Strategic Sourcing, upc cablecom GmbH, Switzerland

• Leading a team of 4 sourcing managers

• Procurement of network components, services, IT infrastructure etc. (total spend approx. 500M CHF) • Supplier management (esp. logistic services providers)

Strategic and project buyer, TRW Automotive Electronics & Components GmbH, Germany

• Procurement according complete BOM or commodities • Implementation of an e-Auction- / e-RFQ-tool • Participation in several Six Sigma projects

Deputy purchasing manager, Seidel GmbH + Co., Germany

• Global sourcing of capital goods (i.e. transfer presses, screen printing machines etc.) • Supplier management with focus on French suppliers

• Get state-of-the-art knowledge concerning SCM to extend my qualification portfolio • Extend my business network and share my knowledge with others

• Benefit from the knowledge of the professionals taking part in this program as well as alumni

Colun Yunzhong Zhao,

chinese

Chinese, English, German (b)

MSc in Physical Chemistry, Tianjin University, China

10+ years project management and LCD product development in display industry

Project Leader/FAE, Display LC AG, Switzerland

• LCD display project management; new supplier evaluation • Customer technical support, training

R&D Engineer, Tianma electronics co. Ltd., China

• Evaluation system and products standard system founding as team leader of evaluation group • Automotive display, color STN LCD display development, customer technical support, training

• Improve business management and leadership skills • Learn SC Management knowledge

• Share experience with others from different industries and expand networks

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