International Advisory Board

Former Rector at Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Former Rector of Universitat PFormer Rector at Universitat Pompeu Fabraompeu Fabra Rector from May 2021 to March 2023, full professor of financial economics and accounting at Pompeu Fabra University since 2001. Amat studied at Autonomous University of Barcelona (PhD in business administration and bachelor’s degree in the same specialty), at ESADE (Bachelor’s degree in business administration and MBA) and at the Stockholm School of Economics (International Teachers’ Programme). He has spent time at various reference centres, such as Linkoping University (Sweden), Massey University (New Zealand), Université de Montpellier (France) and Diego Portales University (Chile).

Former Vice President Confindustria & Executive Vice President IRINOX SpA

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration at Ca’ Foscari and an OPM Executive at Harvard Business School. She currently serves as Vice President and CEO of Irinox SpA and Chair of the Board of the Irinox North America. The company focuses on manufacturing rapid blast chillers and preservation systems suitable for both professional and domestic sector, as well as electrical enclosures.
She holds positions as Vice Chairman of the CUOA Foundation, Vice Chairman of the Unicredit Northeast Advisory Board, Vice Chairman of the Venice International Foundation, member of the Advisory Board of the Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Foundation and board member of Aidaf, the Italian Family Business Association. From May 2022 to May 2024, she held the position of Vice President at Confindustria.

Family Philanthropy Manager - UNICEF

Arianna De Leo serves as Philanthropy Manager at UNICEF HQ in Geneva, with a focus on accompanying and engaging philanthropic families and family business owners in making meaningful contributions to causes they care about while maximizing the impact of their investments for the advancement of children’s rights. In her previous role at UNICEF Italy, she served as Head of Corporate Partnerships and Philanthropy, being in charge of corporate alliances and CSR, philanthropy partnerships, and the innovative finance programme. Before joining UNICEF, she contributed to the set up and led the TIDE Foundation – Technology and Innovation for Developing Economies, a corporate foundation of the venture capital firm TLcom Capital LLP aimed at promoting the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Sub Saharan African countries. At TLcom Capital she also served as Director of Development Impact focusing on impact and ESG policies and metrics. Previously, Arianna De Leo worked for 15 years as Director of Programs of an international NGO in Sub Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia and Central America and as a free-lance development consultant for International Organizations and NGOs. Arianna De Leo studied business administration at LUISS University in Rome and has a master’s in development economics and international Cooperation from Ferrara University.

Vice President Human Resources Canada at L'Oréal

Passionate about leading organizations through business transformations and supporting individuals in their professional development, Andrea is a modern international HR executive with a strong business acumen developed in management consulting and a great deal of experience in various industries, including cosmetics, eyewear, pharmaceuticals, and food.
Currently Vice President of Human Resources for L'Oréal Canada, Andrea has held leadership positions at global and regional levels at L'Oréal in Paris after being HR Director for L'Oréal Italy. Prior to joining L'Oréal, Andrea contributed to the journey of growth of Luxottica Group based in Milan and New York, where he lastly held the position of Vice President of HR North America for the Wholesale Division. Andrea holds a Master of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Venice, Ca' Foscari. He is also a certified PROSCI Change Practitioner and an Approved Coaching Specific Training Hours (ACSTH) certified coach by the International Coach Federation (ICF).

Member of the Awarding Body of EQUIS - Dean Skema Business School

Dr. Alice Guilhon is Dean and Executive President of SKEMA Business School, a top global business school with French origins, now present in 7 countries : Brazil, Canada, China, France, South Africa, UAE, USA. Dean Guilhon is also President of the Conference of Directors of French Management Schools (CDEFM).
Alice Guilhon began her career in 1994 as a Professor at University Aix-Marseille (France) and joined CERAM Business School (France) in 2000 as Dean of Research. She was appointed Dean of CERAM in 2007 and of SKEMA Business School in 2009.
Dr. Alice Guilhon holds a PhD in Management (1993), University of Montpellier I. She is also a graduate of the « Institut National des Hautes Etudes de la Sécurité et de la Justice » and of the « Institut des Hautes Etudes de Défense Nationale » (under the authority of the French Prime Minister).
She is particularly involved in academic accreditation bodies worldwide (EFMD, AACSB) and has 30 years' experience in the academic world.

Member of the Awarding Body of EQUIS - Frese Consulting founder

Hanneke gained extensive strategic and operational human resources experience at business and corporate level at Citibank, where she became VP Human Resources for the front office of the Investment Bank in London, UK, and later Head of Human Resources (EMEA) for Citibank’s Private Bank Zurich. She was then assigned to Citibank’s Head Office in New York, US, as Manager, Human Resources Strategy Development and later held positions as Global Head Expatriate Staffing and Leadership & Development Manager for Global Operations and Technology.
Hanneke returned to Switzerland and joined Zurich Financial Services in 1999 as Chief Human Resources Officer of ZurichRe and was appointed Head Group Capabilities for Zurich Financial Services and Member of the Group Management Board in November 2000.
Since 2005 Hanneke is an independent executive coach to senior executives in global organizations in a variety of industries and not for profit organizations with a worldwide reach. She also works as an executive coach on programs offered by INSEAD Executive Coaching (Fontainebleau and Singapore campus) and the Kets De Vries Institute.
Hanneke is a member of the Awarding Body of EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) in addition to being a Corporate Peer Reviewer for the same accreditation. In 2022, Hanneke launched the Options For Growth Foundation to partner with a select number of nationally accredited academic and educational institutions in Switzerland to fund academic or professional development opportunities for deserving adolescents and young adults who, without financial support, may not be able to benefit from such personal growth experiences.

Director of the Center for European Studies (CEUS) at WHU, Former Dean WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Professor Michael Frenkel is Academic Director, International Programs and Relations and Professor of Macroeconomics and International Economics at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management. He is also Director of the Center for EUropean Studies (CEUS) at WHU. He received his diploma degree in economics and his doctoral degree from the University of Mainz, Germany.
He then worked for three years as an economist at the International Monetary Fund in Washington D.C. before returning to academia. After he joined WHU, he contributed to the internationalization of the business school in both teaching and research. In this context, he has alProfessor Michael Frenkel is Academic Director, International Programs and Relations and Professor of Macroeconomics and International Economics at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management. He is also Director of the Center for EUropean Studies (CEUS) at WHU. He received his diploma degree in economics and his doctoral degree from the University of Mainz, Germany.
He then worked for three years as an economist at the International Monetary Fund in Washington D.C. before returning to academia. After he joined WHU, he contributed to the internationalization of the business school in both teaching and research. In this context, he has also built the most significant international student exchange network of any business school in Germany. He was also Dean of WHU for more than 10 years. His extensive international experience stems from working for several years with the International Monetary Fund and from visiting positions at Harvard University, the University of Michigan Business School, Georgetown University, Carnegie Mellon University, Emory University, Brandeis University, and several other universities abroad. He has also been very active in accreditation activities and served on many accreditation teams around the world for EQUIS and AACSB. Professor Frenkel has worked as a consultant to the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the European Commission. For many years, he was responsible for the economic education of young German diplomats at the Federal Foreign Office.
Professor Frenkel has published more than 100 papers in the fields of macroeconomics and international finance. He has published in numerous international journals, is the co-author of two standard German textbooks in economics and has contributed as an editor or an author to several books.
He serves on the editorial board of the Global Finance Journal and the Journal of Economics and Statistics.