Prof. Dr Achim Schmitt
Dean, EHL
Prof. Dr. Achim Schmitt is Member of the Executive Leadership Team and Dean of EHL Hospitality Business School in Lausanne, Switzerland.
After almost 20 years in strategy consulting, Achim has gained substantial knowledge in strategy formulation, corporate turnarounds and managing underperforming business situations. In his earlier career, he participated in the turnaround of 15 companies and currently functions as a strategy advisor in Switzerland and Germany.
Academically, Achim has worked at the University of Geneva (Switzerland), Collège des Ingenieurs (CDI) in Paris (France), China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai (China), Columbia Business School in New York (USA), Universidad de los Andes in Bogota (Colombia) and Audencia Business School in Nantes (France).
Achim holds a PhD from the University of Geneva and obtained his Habilitation at the University of Paris‐Dauphine in France. He is a Visiting Professor at the University of Geneva, an Associated Researcher at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland, and an academic board member at China Europe International Business School (CEIBS). He currently holds two board memberships in the private sector.
After almost 20 years in strategy consulting, Achim has gained substantial knowledge in strategy formulation, corporate turnarounds and managing underperforming business situations. In his earlier career, he participated in the turnaround of 15 companies and currently functions as a strategy advisor in Switzerland and Germany.
Academically, Achim has worked at the University of Geneva (Switzerland), Collège des Ingenieurs (CDI) in Paris (France), China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai (China), Columbia Business School in New York (USA), Universidad de los Andes in Bogota (Colombia) and Audencia Business School in Nantes (France).
Achim holds a PhD from the University of Geneva and obtained his Habilitation at the University of Paris‐Dauphine in France. He is a Visiting Professor at the University of Geneva, an Associated Researcher at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland, and an academic board member at China Europe International Business School (CEIBS). He currently holds two board memberships in the private sector.
