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the session.
IESE and WHU warmly invite you to an inspiring session on “Board Experiences in Startups and SMEs”.
Join us as IESE Professor Marc Sachon engages in a dynamic conversation with Frithjof Struye, a board member, investor, and growth strategist with over two decades of international leadership experience. Frithjof has steered organizations through transformation, growth, and strategic realignment—both as Board Member at CPT AG and Chairman of the Board at Gemaco Poland. In this session, he will share powerful, practice‑tested insights on how boards can add real value in fast‑moving business environments.
This session is related to the High-Performance Board Member Program (HPBM) that IESE Business School and WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management created together and aimed at a better understanding of the workings, responsibilities, and dynamics of a corporate board. And strives, among other objectives, to enhance your core competencies to forge strategic partnerships between the board and senior management.
Join us for an insightful online discussion session on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 18:00 (CEST)!
Frithjof Struye brings more than 25 years of international leadership experience in corporate strategy, business development, sales management, M&A, and leadership advisory. He is the Founder and Managing Partner of several companies, including Business Markers Germany, Equivatus, and fs ventures, where he supports SMEs and global organizations in designing and executing growth and transformation strategies. His board experience includes roles as Board Member at CPT AG, ONE AI, and Netto Group Services, as well as Chairman of the Board at Gemaco Poland. In these roles, he contributes to governance, strategic alignment, and effective management oversight. Frithjof also teaches entrepreneurship as a guest lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences in Krefeld/Mönchengladbach, Germany.
The session will be moderated by Marc Sachon, IESE Academic Director of the HPBM Program.
This program is a collaboration with