We are happy to announce that starting next January 2025, Prof. dr. Svetlana Khapova will assume the position of Associate Dean of Business and Public Engagement. Since 2017, Professor Khapova has served as Head of Department “Management & Organization”, a role she will now pass on to her successor by the end of this year.
We would like to thank Svetlana for her impressive leadership over the past seven years, putting M&O firmly on the map and we find ourselves fortunate that Svetlana Khapova will now use her talents to further develop this very important portfolio for SBE. As she herself states: “This role reflects my passion for bridging scientific research with addressing important business and societal challenges and aligns with my vision of how I would like to contribute to the SBE in the coming years. I began my career with a research-oriented focus, but I have always been fascinated by how we, as a business school, can make our research relevant to business and society. Even while leading the M&O department, I have consistently sought to connect seemingly opposite activities—balancing my roles as a research professor and an advocate for executive education, as well as being a department head and an institutional entrepreneur who continuously develops new initiatives”.
The Faculty Board warmly congratulates Prof. dr. Svetlana Khapova on her appointment and wishes her great success in this important role.