Headquarters
CEO, COO, Managing Directors

Bernd Schäfer
CEO, Managing Director

Dr Andreas Klossek
COO, Managing Director
Administration

Alexandra Balke
Personal Assistant to CEO

Nadine Winter
Personal Assistant to CEO (parental leave)
HR

Anastasia Arnhold
Head of HR

Shruti Gupta
HR Assistant
Business Development

Dr Ouafae Cohin
Access to Finance Manager

Kirsten Winterfeld
Business Development Specialist
Outreach

Stefano Arciprete
Outreach Manager
Communications

Vanessa Lorenz
Head of Communications

Alexandru Tand
Event Manager

Javor Dimitrov
Graphic Designer
Innovation and Education

Dr Didier Zimmermann
Education and Innovation Director

Jan Eggert
Head of Education

Dr Roland Gauß
Head of Innovation and Business Intelligence

Dr Patrick Nadoll
Senior Advisor – Exploration and Resource Assessment

Dr Laurence Lamm
Senior Advisor – Mineral and Metallurgical Processes

Dr Ignacio Calleja
Senior Advisor – Circular Economy and Recycling

Andrea Dahik
Circular Economy Project Specialist

André Ufer
Project Coordinator Responsible Sourcing

Ferdinand Bulmer
Higher Education Manager

Ligita Baleisyte
Cross-KIC Education Project Manager

Solene Moutier
Education Project Specialist

Anja Suknaic
Project Manager Strategic Education Cross-KIC Cluster

Francisca Mena Gómez
Alumni Coordinator

Dr Dolores Volkert
Head of HEI Capacity Building Initiative

Rosanna West
HEI Capacity Building Initiative Manager

Luisa Bunesco
HEI Initiative Programme Coordinator
Finance and Operations

Cyrille Saunier
Head of Finance

Dita Daukste
Head of Operations

Hichem Sayoud
Operations Manager

Carolina Marín Moncada
Operations Manager

Lisa Breidenstein
Operations Manager

Anar Davaadash
Commercial Operations Manager

Omer Khan
Accountant

Damian Majer
Accountant

Eliza Koziara
Accountant
European Raw Materials Alliance (ERMA)

Dr Massimo Gasparon
ERMA Director

Malgorzata Wolszlegier
ERMA Project Specialist Manager
Innovation Hub Baltic Sea and North

Dr Olli Salmi
Innovation Hub Director

Katja Rauhala
Finance and Administration Officer

Lotta Aalto
Education Manager

Dr Catherine Bounsaythip
Business Development Manager

Mikko Korhonen
Business Development Manager

Hanna Junttila
Business Development Manager

Dr Theo Berthet
Business Development Manager

Ulf Orrebrink
Business Development Manager
Innovation Hub Central and West

Michel Vanavermaete
Innovation Hub Director

Phuong Dai Nestler
Marketing and Financial Officer

Heidi Castro
Finance and Administration Officer

Carolin Hendrys
Business Development Manager

Dr Maria Encina Lopez
Business Development Manager

Nora Groth
Business Development Manager

Steffen Robert
Business Development Manager

Dr Nicolas Menou
Business Development Manager
Innovation Hub East

Krzysztof Kubacki
Innovation Hub Director

Sylwia Wasilewicz Crozier
Administration and Finance Officer

Tina Benda
Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS) Manager

Imre Gombköto
RIS Project Coordinator

Agata Poczmańska
Education Manager

Antonis Politis
Senior Business Development Manager

Danuta Tuchorska
Business Development Manager
Innovation Hub South

Pier Luigi Franceschini
Innovation Hub Director

Valeria De Petris
Administration and Finance Officer

Dr Fabio Ferri
Education Manager

Lorena Jurado
Business Development Manager

Fabio Pegorin
Business Development Manager