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Executive Education
2009 – a year of new challenges for HHL Executive
After the eminently successful year in 2008,
HHL Executive is now experiencing a year
with some changes and new challenges as
it grows in leaps in bounds, despite the economic
crisis. Although some companies have
been rather reserved regarding plans for advanced
training programs for their high-potentials,
HHL Executive has conducted several
company-specific modules in the first half of
this year. HHL Executive’s partners seem to
be using the crisis as an opportunity to invest
in their best employees to secure a good position
ready for a turbo start when business
picks up again. In February, the Top Executive
Program with DOUGLAS HOLDING ACADE-
MY took place at HHL for the fourth time. The
General Management Program for over 80
executive managers of Volkswagen Sachsen
finished successfully at the end of June. In
this year’s Senior Management Program with
Bertelsmann University, HHL Executive again
hosted over 30 participants in May 2009. But
that’s not all. More seminars and programs
have been planned. In June, HHL Executive
successfully launched its first open enrollment
General Management Program with Professor
New staff
Anja Würfel joined HHL Executive in January 2009
as Administrative Assistant. She supports
the Executive Management in the admin-
istration and marketing of advanced training
programs and seminars. She is responsible
for the preparation and organization of the
programs, ensuring that everything runs
smoothly for the lecturers and participants.
Dr. Torsten Wulf as Academic Director. The six
2.5-day modules will continue until November
2009. The next round starts on January 21,
2010, and will last until June 2010. If you
wish to apply or would like more information,
please visit the website: executive.hhl.de/gmp.
One of this year’s major challenges was the
move to the new premises in Katharinenstraße
17 in July. Here HHL Executive has its own
brand-new seminar and group work rooms
with an excellent infrastructure. The program
office is also now located on the City Campus.
Jana Studemund, Managing Director
of HHL Executive, is excited about the new
facilities: “I am delighted with the rooms in
Katharinenstraße which allow us to be more
independent of the availability of HHL’s lecture
and seminar rooms. We can’t wait to conduct
high-quality seminars for top managers here
and are sure that our customers will be very
enthusiastic about the new learning environment.
Nevertheless, some of our customers
particularly enjoy the special atmosphere of
HHL in Jahnallee, so we will still be offering
programs there too.”
The systematic approach to human resource
development applied by the Stadtwerke
Leipzig is supporting its long-term strategy.
At the same time, it contributes to further
strengthening the entrepreneurial skills of its
staff and executive management. In cooperation
with HHL Executive, a series of seminars
which aim to foster and deepen economical
and managerial competencies has been an
inherent part of human resource development
since the beginning of 2009.
The Stadtwerke Leipzig is pleased to be able
to call upon the extensive experience and recognized
competence of the faculty of one
of the leading business schools in Germany.
“The lecture series is designed for our exec-
utive and middle management. Topics such
as finance and controlling, and strategic, responsible,
sustainable as well as innovation
management are being covered. Working
HHL NEWS – SUMMER 2009
HHL Executive’s new seminar rooms in Katharinenstraße
HHL Executive GmbH
Jana Studemund
Tel. +49 341 9851-699
E-mail: jana.studemund@hhl.de
Web: executive.hhl.de
Strengthening competencies –
program with Stadtwerke Leipzig
together with HHL Executive ensures an expansion
of know-how and competency relat-
ing to the business goals of Stadtwerke Leipzig
and its subsidiaries,” says Raimund Otto,
Commercial Director of Stadtwerke Leipzig.
Raimund Otto, Commercial Director of Stadtwerke
Leipzig, (left) with participants of the lecture series