Karsten Kärcher Premium Member

Ph.D., M.Sc., F.Inst.T.T., F.T.S.

Managing Director and Co-Founder

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Aberdeen, United Kingdom

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Personal information

Wants

Contacts in, media, film, television, information technology, travel, tourism

Haves

Extensive expertise in, sales, marketing, new media, information technology, travel, tourism

Interests

Film production, movie production, script writing, travelling, scuba diving, sailing

Professional experience

2007 - present

Managing Director and Co-Founder

(The company name is only visible to registered members)

Industry: Media Production

2008 - present

Advisory Panel Member

Strathclyde Entrepreneurial Network (SEN), http://www.essential.strath.ac.uk/

Industry: Consulting

2007 - 2008

Beirat (Non Executive Director)

Pisano Holding GmbH, http://www.pisano-holding.com

Industry: Information Technology & Services

2002 - 2008

Visiting Senior Fellow

University of Surrey School of Management, http://www.som.surrey.ac.uk

Industry: Information Technology & Services

2005 - 2007

Director / Partner

Tiscover UK Limited, http://www.tiscover.co.uk

Industry: Information Technology & Services

2002 - 2007

Advisory Board Member

Strathclyde 100 Entrepreneurial Network, http://www.strath.ac.uk/s100

Industry: Consulting

2001 - 2005

Vorstand (Board Director) for Sales / Marketing / Finance

Tiscover AG (Austria), http://www.tiscover.com

Industry: Information Technology & Services

1997 - 2005

Non Executive Director

Travel Technology Initiative (TTI) Limited, http://www.tti.org

Industry: Information Technology & Services

2000 - 2004

Marketing Director

International Federation for IT and Travel & Tourism (IFITT), http://www.ifitt.org

Industry: Information Technology & Services

1999 - 2001

Non Executive Director

Genesys Information Limited, http://www.genesysinformation.com

Industry: Information Technology & Services

1997 - 2001

Strategic Account Director

Telewest PLC (now Virgin Media), http://www.virginmedia.com

Industry: Telecommunication

Status

Entrepreneur

Educational background

University/College

University of Strathclyde, Scotland, Hochschule St. Gallen, Switzerland, 1991 - 1996

Management Science, Business Computing, Ph.D.

University of Strathclyde, Scotland, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Bra, 1990 - 1991

Operational Research, M.Sc.

Universität Kaiserslautern, Germany, 1988 - 1990

Information Technology, Business Studies, Informatik, Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Vordiplom

Languages

German (First language), English (First language), French (Basic knowledge), Italian (Basic knowledge), Spanish (Basic knowledge)

About me

Dr. Karsten Kärcher is managing director as well as co-founder of Microbella Limited. In the past, he has been a Board Director of Tiscover AG in Austria and managing director of companies in Italy, Germany, England and Scotland. He has presented widely internationally, including an address of the United Nations in Geneva, and has written a book as well as many book chapters and academic journal articles on topics regarding new information and communication technologies.

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Prof. Dr. Reiner Hartenstein, Oliver Becker, Prof. Dr. Hans-Dieter Zimmermann, Pete Lindow

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