SGMI - Key Persons
Alexander Haldemann is an internationally renowned expert on strategic branding and communication. His research and projects focus on the following disciplines:
Alexander Haldemann was born in Berlin and studied Economics at the University of St. Gallen (HSG). He earned his Ph.D rer. pol. at Prof. Dr. H. P. Wehrli's Institute of Business Administration at the Zurich University. Besides working as a director of the Center for Brand Management at the SGMI Institute of Management St. Gallen, Alexander Haldemann heads one of the leading agencies for Branding and Corporate Identity with branches in Zurich, Berlin, and San Francisco.
Job Titles:
- Director of the Center for Online Marketing & Social Media
Anna-Lena Klein is a graduate in Advertising, Marketing as well as Social Media Management. She can rely on long-lasting years of experience in marketing, social media & SEO as well as affiliate marketing. Her main topics as director of the Center for Online Marketing & Social Media at SGMI Management Institute St. Gallen are:
Social Media
Digital Marketing
Online Marketing
In company-specific programs and workshops, she supports companies on social media and online reputation issues and helps them to master the social web, strategically and conceptually. Furthermore, she holds lectures at conferences on a variety of topics and intensively works on the impact of social media on search engine optimization (SEO). Anna-Lena Klein also organizes branch-specific online marketing and social media conferences for companies and managers.
Working as a journalist, TV producer, TV coach, presenter and political advisor, Anton Schaller has always devoted his life to the subject of communication. He worked as an editor for prestigious newspapers, as TV producer for renowned publishing houses, and as head and presenter of known broadcast formats in Swiss television such as "Tagesschau", "Rundschau", "Arena", "10vor10", or "Schweiz aktuell". His political career was just as much of a success as his business career. He was elected to National Council and appointed president of his political party. Today, his practical experience and his expertise allow him to apply his communications expertise on SGMI Institute of Management St. Gallen.
Chris Stern is an entrepreneurial pragmatist with a highly practial approach to business adiminstration. As an expert consultant for international business strategies he advises companies in the US and Europe achieving sustainable market positions on the background of his extensive management and board experience. Chris Stern holds a Master of Business Administration of the Graduate School of Business Administration Zurich as well as a Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) of Trinity College & University. He is a senior lecturer and project director at the SGMI Institute of Management St. Gallen and for over two decades has successfully directed a wide range of open seminars, company-specific courses, and consulting projects on:
Christoph Keller holds a degree in Economics from the University of Zurich with integrated postgraduate studies as business teacher in economic and legal subjects. As a long-standing member of the executive board and head of management education at Management Programm St. Gallen he has a deep knowledge in the education sector. At the SGMI Institute of Management St. Gallen his focus is on finance and controlling.
He can rely on a long experience as line manager, management consultant and coach which allows him to train participants of all levels in open and company-specific seminars gaining highest customer satisfaction. As a consultant, Christoph Keller advises renowned domestic and foreign companies. Thanks to his numerous counseling and training projects, he is vastly experienced in the areas of:
Financial Management
Controlling
Profit Management
Strategic Management & Controlling
Daniel Schmidlin studied business administration at the University of St. Gallen (degree lic.oec. HSG) with specialization in organizational development. He has a proven track-record in the field of management development. As Director Corporate Programs he is responsible for the worldwide project business of the SGMI Institute of Management St. Gallen including conceptual design and implementation of integrated management development projects based on the St. Gallen model of management. He analyses strategic development needs and creates focused development programs for our customers together with the SGMI expert-team.
Being a recognized leadership expert he offers a year-long experience as lecturer, coach and consultant. His focus is on leadership behaviour and leadership tools for small and medium-sized businesses as well as multinational companies:
Leadership-style analysis
Personality analysis
Employee engagement and -motivation
Value-based leadership
Personal strength-/weaknesses analysis
Leadership concepts of the future (generation Y)
Paradigm shift
Communication, negotiation and conflict management
He is training international managers in German- and English-language seminars for years and with highest customer satisfaction. As an executive coach he directly supports decision-makers of all levels.
Erhard Büchi has extensive experience in the training of executives with particular specialization in the fields of finance and accounting, controlling and financial management. After graduating as mag.oec. HSG from the University of St. Gallen, he worked as a seminar and training manager for renowned companies before applying his vast knowledge at the St. Gallen Management Centre as a consultant and lecturer on the topics of Controlling, Financial Management, Personal-Computing and Management Techniques. Besides working at the SGMI Institute of Management St. Gallen, he held office of Supervisory Bord Chairman of the Swiss Union of Raiffeisen banks for 16 years and has been finance director and mayor of the municipality Embrach for many years.
Howard Finch studied at the University of North Georgia and Mercer University and holds a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Alabama. At the Florida Gulf Coast University he headed the Department of Financial Management and Planning and served as associate dean. He later assumed the office of rector at the Brock School of Business engagements, where he also worked as professor of finance. At the SGMI Institute of Management St. Gallen, Howard Finch is responsible for the e-learning program ‚Financial Management'. His research and projects focus on the following disciplines:
Job Titles:
- Director of the Center for Personal Leadership & Motivation
The Canadian-born Mark McGregor is one of our most sought management coaches, top executive coaches and keynote speakers on an international level. He is considered a pioneer for principals-based leadership. As director of the Center for Personal Leadership & Motivation at SGMI Management Institute St. Gallen he is a passionate expert on the topics of:
Leadership & Leadership Development
Change Management
Team Building, Team Development & High Performance Teams
Motivation & Psychology of Winning
Life Balance & Re-energizing