Our Team
Meet our experts, faculty, staff and our advisory board to find out who stands behind the Institute.
Experts & Faculty
Prof. Dr. Christopher Kummer
President
Professor of Finance at Hult International Business School, Lecturer at University HSG St. Gall, and Affiliate Faculty at Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness at Harvard Business School.
Prof. Dr. Aswath Damodaran
Faculty
Professor at NYU Stern School of Business, Expert for Valuation. Youtube, Twitter, About Aswath Damodaran in Wikipedia
Meet our faculty
Compounding both academic excellence and internationally renowned business experience, the IMAA faculty have helped propel our institute to the forefront of M&A global education. Our growing faculty of more than 60 professors represent a diverse group of professionals, coming from over 20 countries; they work as corporate executives, entrepreneurs, researchers, consultants and professors. Their expertise makes them subject matter experts, groundbreaking researchers, and award-winning authors. This intersection of practical industry insight, theoretical knowledge, and passion for teaching that our faculty brings to each training strikes at the heart of what IMAA seeks to be.
Prof. David J. Brophy, PhD
Faculty
Professor of Finance at Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and Director of the Center for Venture Capital & Private Equity Finance
Prof. Andrew Campbell
Professor at Ashridge, Director of the Ashridge Strategic Management Centre, Programme Director of Making Successful Acquisitions, former Consultant with McKinsey & Company in London and Los Angeles.
Dr. Keith Dunbar
Managing Director at Potentious Consulting; M&A Thought Leader Award Winner from Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors, and Adjunct Professor at University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Jose Carlos Erustes Calvo
Manager at Ericsson and Professor at Hult International Business School
Dr. Mohammad Faisal Ahammad
Reader (Associate Professor) in International Business Strategy at Sheffield Business School
Andre Gan
Faculty
Managing Partner at Wong & Partners / BakerMcKenzie, Malaysia Corporate and Securities, Head of Competition Group
Prof. Dr. Kamal Ghosh Ray
Director and Professor for Finance & Accounting at Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management
Mohamed Khodeir
Faculty
Corporate Commercial Partner at Al Tamimi & Company and former CEO of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones
Prof. Dr. Kai Lucks
President of the German Association for Mergers & Acquisitions (BM&A), former head of Post Merger Integration at Siemens, and Honorary Professor appointed by the Ministry of Art, Culture, Sciences in Bavaria.
Dhruv Mehra
Faculty
Principal and Asia M&A Transaction Services Leader for Mercer. Formerly on the HR M&A advisory team for a Big Four accounting firm in the US.
Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez
Chairman of the Board at the Project Management Institute; Director Project Management Office at GSK, former Head of Post Merger Integration at BNP Paribas Fortis and Visiting Professor at Solvay Business School, IE Business School and Vlerick Business School
Dr. Karl Popp
Faculty
Director Post Merger Integration at SAP SE; founding member of the German Association for PMI
Roula Khaled
Roula Khaled is a General Counsel at Khazna Data Center. She has over 10 years of experience leading and advising on business transformations and facilitating mergers and acquisitions. Her areas of focus encompass – corporate, commercial, intellectual property and litigation.
Anirvan Sen, CPMI
Faculty
Founder and CEO of Fifth Chrome Advisory, Founder and Partner askme Partners; Cross-Border M&A Integration and Business Growth Expert
Rohit Singh, CFA
Faculty
Private Equity PE Advisor, Malaysia former PwC and Investment Banking
Seng Leong Teh
Faculty
EY, Singapore & Indonesia Partner, Transaction Support and ASEAN Transaction Support Leader
Christopher Young
Faculty
Director at Sobel & Co. and Assistant Professor at Rutgers University, Rutgers Business School
Peter J. Clark
Senior Teaching Fellow at UCL School of Management, expert in Corporate Finance & Valuation
Dr. Stefan Gurmann, M.B.L.-HSG
Partner at Kerres; Specialization in Corporate/Commercial Law, M&A, Litigation/Insolvency Law
Christopher Harrison
CIO at The Falconwood Corperation and Adjunct Professor at NYU School of Law
Sue Frerichs
President Frix Consulting, more than 20 years of M&A transaction and PMI experience
Karim Elmorsi
Co-Founder and Partner at askme Partners
Rick Marchese
Director at Lares Loreno Private Capital
Prof. Dr. Daniel Graewe, LLM
Founder and Managing Partner at Graewe Legal; Lecturer at Nordakademie Hochschule der Wirtschaft
Brian Kenet
Senior Business Advisor, Anchin, Block & Anchin LLP Accountants and Advisors
Mihai C. Tiplea
Former CFO at ADE Aerospace; Expert in Financial Due Diligence and Financial Integration
Donald H. Noble
CEO at Accelebron, Partner at Florida CFO Group, Professor of Corporate and Personal Finance
David Olsson
Co-Founder of Navima, an M&A Technology Platform & IMAA faculty member with 16 years of experience in both private equity and corporate pre- and post-deal activities. In addition, David boasts six years of consultancy experience, further enriching his industry knowledge. Throughout his professional journey, he has played a pivotal role in over 35 transactions, predominantly focusing on cross-border deals.
Dr. Alexander Herzfeldt
Associate Partner, Siemens Advanta Consulting (SAC) with 10 years of experience in M&A projects (pre-deal and PMI) in multiple industries: Strategic Advisor, Researcher in the field of M&A and Service Science.
Dr. Hermann Ali Hinderer
Partner
Dr. Hermann Ali Hinderer is a Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek with extensive experience with regards to all legal aspects of an M&A transaction. He has been admitted as a lawyer since 2004 in Germany and 2009 in California, USA. Hermann has advised corporate investors and private equity funds on numerous domestic and cross-border transactions (buy-side and sell-side) accross a broad range of industries, including but not limited to automotive, IT, health-care and mechanical engineering. A special mention is to be made about his extremely broad and in-depth knowledge and his ability to quickly identify pitfalls in a transaction.
Staff of Imaa
Meet the team
Our international and highly qualified staff are here to support you. Please feel free to reach out anytime so that we can better understand your needs and professional development goals.
Julia Pohl
International Mergers & Acquisitions Expert (IM&A)
This training goes beyond the introduction level and theoretical concepts as it’s designed with ready-to-use tools and practices for industry professionals. Every session is crafted and taught by our M&A veterans who share their insights and know-how gained through years of real-world practice.
Mergers & Acquisitions Professional (M&AP)
The Mergers & Acquisitions Professional (M&AP) is a program designed to meet the needs of auditing, consulting, deal advisory, investment banking, and legal professionals. The M&AP covers all aspects of the transaction process and provides insight into running a successful M&A boutique. Gain knowledge in best practices for the M&A process, valuation, due diligence and also for a unique module on Running a Successful M&A Practice. Gaining the M&AP designation signals to employers, colleagues and clients that you invest in being the best M&A practitioner you can be.
Legal Mergers & Acquisitions Expert (LM&A)
Promising deals can go awry because of poor understanding of legal aspects or simply, a lack of preparation and negligence. The Legal Mergers and Acquisitions Expert certification training program covers all relevant topics within the M&A process from a legal standpoint: pre-deal, during due diligence and negotiations, as well as post acquisition. Join a global network of legal experts and M&A professionals interested in legal issues and become a LM&A Charterholder!
Certified Post Merger Integration Expert (CPMI)
The Certified Post Merger Integration Expert (CPMI) is a tailored program to address the needs of advisors, Human Resource professionals, Project Managers, management consultants, change specialists, corporate M&A and integration teams. The program covers all aspect of the post-merger integration process from planning to implementation. The CPMI program is the only globally oriented Post Merger integration certification in existence and is internationally recognized.
HR Mergers & Acquisitions Expert (HRM&A)
The HRM&A program is designed to meet the needs of Human Resource professionals involved in M&A transactions in both corporate and consulting roles. The HRM&A program covers all aspects of the transaction process relevant for HR including strategy, due diligence, Post Merger Integration (Best of PMI), and compensation and benefits. Gain knowledge in best practices for the M&A process and better understand the HR function and its significance during pre-deal or the post-merger integration phase. The HRM&A designation prepares HR practitioners in preparing for the challenges and practical realities of M&A transactions.
Valuation Training with Prof. Aswath Damodaran
The objective of the training is to provide the fundamentals of each approach to valuation, together with limitations and caveats on the use of each, as well as extended examples of the application of each.
International Hospitality Mergers & Acquisitions Expert (IHM&A)
As a dedicated training for professionals involved in transactions in the hospitality industry this program does not only provide introduction to M&A and its theoretical concepts but is designed with ready-to-use tools and practices for industry professionals. Every session is crafted and taught by our M&A veterans and Hospitality experts who share their insights and know-how gained through years of real-world practice.
Contact us
4th Floor
Building A2
Dubai South Free Zone
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Unit 21-S
Fifth Avenue Place
5th Ave. cor 21st Drive
Fort Bonifacio
1630 Taguig, Phillipines
