Dr. Chiara Freichel

The Schunk Group (~10,000 employees) is leading supplier of products made of high-tech materials as well as machines and systems. In my role, I am responsible for the development and implementation of our eBusiness strategy for all business units in mechanical engineering. The scope of my position ranges from vision development to successful commercialization of the service offerings in eBusiness. This includes all digital initiatives towards the end customer that can be offered as a service on a portal.

INBESO Consulting GmbH, a spin-off of the University of Würzburg, is a consulting company supporting modern digital business concepts. As Head of Business Development, I am driving the operational and strategic development of the company and implement digitization projects with our customers. The company's mission is to support organizations in developing and implementing future-proof, IT-supported corporate strategies and selecting suitable software systems on a proven, methodology-based foundation.

We build software that helps to understand, improve and automate business processes. As Chief Marketing Officer I am res­pon­sible for sales stra­tegy, pro­duct & price po­li­cy, and busi­ness de­velop­ment.

Logistics and Supply Chain Association - Establishment of the regional group Main-Franconia - Organization and moderation of numerous events to gain practical insights into the supply chain of companies in various industries - Member recruitment

Chair for Business Administration and Information Systems - Prof. Dr. Axel Winkelmann - Management and operational implementation of a large research project funded by BMBF - Financial management of the chair - Cross-project controlling of 6 research projects, successfully implemented a new controlling system - Human resource management of student and research associates - Teaching the course Business Software 2 over several semesters, supervising student teams in learning to use 10 different ERP systems

Marketing of products and customer support at major trade fairs and events, e.g. for MAN, Volkswagen, Faurecia at IAA Frankfurt, Coty or Pfanner

KOMPASS Tutoring and Mentoring Program – Supporting students during the beginning phase of their studies