Faculty of Business - John Molson MBA International Case ...

University of Kaiserslautern
Manar Alkassar (Competitor)
Manar is currently in the third year of his Master of
Industrial Engineering and Management at the University of
Kaiserslautern. He specializes in International Strategy and
Entrepreneurship. Manar spent a semester abroad at Wake
Forest University focusing on Financial Management and
Marketing Research. He is enrolled in various web-projects
and gained work experience with Mena Water in Dubai (UAE)
and Sirrix AG in Saarbrücken (Germany). Furthermore, he
works at the Chair of Business Information Systems, holds a
merit scholarship from the Foundation of German Business
and spends his free time with photography, preferably in
combination with travelling.
manar@alkassar.de
Dominik Fortmann (Competitor)
Dominik is currently in the third year of his Master of Industrial
Engineering and Management, minoring in Mechanical
Engineering at the University of Kaiserslautern. He specializes
in Marketing and Strategy. Dominik gained work experience
in several medium-sized enterprises. Among working for
the Chair of Marketing in the field of market research, he is
head of marketing of collegiate sports at the University of
Kaiserslautern. At his free time, he enjoys traveling and sports
especially rock climbing, golf and tennis. dfortmann@
googlemail.com
Lucas Pfisterer (Competitor)
Lucas is currently in the fourth year of his Master of
Industrial Engineering and Management at the University of
Kaiserslautern. He specializes in International Relations and
Marketing. Lucas gained work experience in management
consulting with Simon-Kucher & Partners. He spent a semester
abroad at the Seoul National University in South Korea and
at the “Asian Institute for Political Economy” in Hong Kong.
Currently, Lucas works as a teaching assistant at the University
of Kaiserslautern. In his free time, he enjoys running, skiing and
travelling.
luc.pfisterer@googlemail.com
Left to right: Manar Alkassar, Dominik Fortmann,
Lena Himbert (Coach), Lennart Straus, Lucas
Pfisterer, David Zitzlsperger (Coach)
Lennart Straus (Competitor)
Lennart is currently in the third year of his Master of Industrial
Engineering and Management, minoring in Mechanical
Engineering at the University of Kaiserslautern. He specializes in
Marketing and International Strategy. Lennart spent a semesters
abroad at Wake Forest University focusing on Corporate
Finance and Management of Innovation and Technology.
Lennart gained work experience with Robert Bosch GmbH in
Stuttgart (Germany). In his free time he enjoys playing tennis,
snowboarding and travelling to experience different cultures.
lennart.straus@googlemail.com
David zitzlsperger (Coach)
David is currently working as a management consultant
providing services to companies from the automotive,
aerospace and mechanical engineering industries.
Besides his work, David teaches at the Management
Department of the University of Kaiserslautern with a focus on
Strategic Decision Making. He holds a MBA of the Simon Fraser
University and a PhD and a Master of Industrial Engineering
and Management of the University of Kaiserslautern.
zitzlsperger@wiwi.uni-kl.de
Lena Himbert (Assistant Coach)
Lena currently teaches at the Management Department of
the University of Kaiserslautern with a focus on Strategic
Decision Making and Market Research. She holds a MBA of the
University of Vermont and a Master of Industrial Engineering
and Management of the University of Kaiserslautern. Lena is
currently enrolled in the PhD Program of the University of
Kaiserslautern. Amongst others, Lena gained work experience
as a management consultant in the automotive and healthcare
area. himbert@wiwi.uni-kl.de
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