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Dr. Norbert Sack joins ESMT Berlin as Dean of Executive Education

Dr. Norbert Sack has been appointed dean of executive education at ESMT Berlin. Previously a partner at the international professional services firm Egon Zehnder, he joined ESMT on January 1, 2018.

Norbert Sack succeeds Prof. Olaf Plötner and Christoph Burger, who led ESMT executive education into the global top 10. He will be joined by ESMT Prof. Konstantin Korotov, who has been promoted to full professor and named associate dean of executive education.

Educated as a physicist, Norbert Sack holds a PhD in applied physics from the University of Virginia. During his 16-year tenure at Egon Zehnder, he led projects in executive search, management appraisal, and leadership development, as well as its global research organization. He also served as global leader of the company’s academia segment, serving universities, research labs, and governmental institutions. He began his career in academic research as a postdoc at the Laboratory for Surface Modifications at Rutgers University (USA). Later he worked as a consultant with McKinsey & Company in Berlin and Washington, D.C.

“Norbert Sack successfully links theory and practice,” said ESMT president Prof. Jörg Rocholl. “With his outstanding international experience with both corporate and academic institutions, he is well-equipped to lead the continued growth of executive education at ESMT.”

 

About ESMT Berlin

ESMT Berlin is a leading global business school with its campus in the heart of Berlin. Founded by 25 global companies, ESMT offers master, MBA, and PhD programs, as well as executive education on its campus in Berlin, in locations around the world, online, and in online blended format. Focusing on leadership, innovation, and analytics, its diverse faculty publishes outstanding research in top academic journals. Additionally, the international business school provides an interdisciplinary platform for discourse between politics, business, and academia. ESMT is a non-profit private institution of higher education with the right to grant PhDs and is accredited by AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS, and ZEvA. It is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion across all its activities and communities.