The advisory board was established in 2006 to provide additional assistance to the board members. It is an institution which - unlike the annually altering board - provides support considering the club’s aims for a longer period of time.

The key tasks of the advisory board are:

• arrange contacts in the economic sector, the advisory board is often able to operate as a „gate-opener"

• the discussion of strategic questions with the respective board

• outward representation of the club, especially towards public institutions like the University of Cologne an KölnAlumni

• the activation of the alumni-network (in addition to the alumni-team)

The advisory is not a decision making institution, but rather a consultant to the respective board.Primarily because of the continuous work, which goes beyond the one year term in office of a board, the advisory board has a big Know-how, which can be useful in major decisions such as bigger financial investments.

 

Advisory Board 2023 - 2028

 

Dr. Raphael Kübler spent his semester abroad at the HEC in Paris. Raphael is one of the founding members of the PIM & CEMS Club. He had been working on the board for several years, primarily as its treasurer. He has been working at the Deutsche Telekom AG in different executive positions for 20 years, most recently as the head of the controlling division.    

             

             

           

Jens Jonen, LL.M. was part of the board in 2003, after he spent his CEMS-semester in Rotterdam 2001 as well as one semester at the Pennstate University in the US in 2002. After having worked in different international sales and management positions in the field of Credit insurance and Factoring, he joined the Hansekontor-Group, a specialised boutique-broker in the field of Creditinsurance and Factoring as Managing Director in 2016. Besides his CEMS-Master in Management, Jens holds a Master of Law-Degree from the University Münster focused on insolvency law.

 

                

Norman Schmitz served the PIM&CEMS Club in multiple roles: board member for International Relations (2012), CEMS Alumni President Germany (since 2015) and advisory board member (since 2019). E spent his exchanges in Pittsburgh, US (STAP) and Sao Paulo, Brazil (CEMS). After his studies, Norman joined the consumer goods multinational Henkel where he held different roles in the areas of SCM, Finance and Audit.

 

 

 

Felix Bäsecke was President for Internationals in 2014. In line with studying Economics at UoC he spent an exchange semester in Bangkok, Thailand. Since 2017 he is a HR-Marketing Manager for the Employer Brand of Detecon International GmbH, the consultancy of Deutsche Telekom AG.

 

 

 

Angela Potschernik was part of the Club's Board in 2014 and President for Marketing & Publications. She spent her semester abroad at the Rotterdam School of Management. Since 2018, she has been working in recruiting at McKinsey & Company and leads the European Recruiting for Growth, Marketing & Sales.

 

 

 

Lena Bell was part of the Club Board in the anniversary year 2015 and responsible for the "Socials & Club" department. She spent her CEMS semester abroad in Chile and her CEMS internship in Spain. After completing her Master's degree, she joined McKinsey & Company in Cologne as a consultant and is currently a project manager with a focus on Future Mobility & New Business Models and responsible for strategic exchange with CEMS worldwide. She has been part of the Advisory Board since 2024.

 

 

 

Jens Lin was a member of the club board in 2016 and has been active in the club's alumni team since 2022. He spent his time abroad at the NCCU in Taipei, Taiwan. After holding various positions in e-commerce, Jens now works for van Laack & partners, a management consultancy specializing in procurement and DSC.

 

 

 

Berkan Poyraz, active as a member of the Executive Board for International Affairs in 2013, completed his semesters abroad in Dunedin, New Zealand, and Prague, Czech Republic. He has also been a member of the Alumni Team since 2018. Over the past 8 years, Berkan has gained extensive experience in various positions within the aviation industry. Since 2023, he has been working as a Business Analyst at Swiss International Airlines and drives the further development of the Revenue Management & Pricing Systems of all Lufthansa Group Airlines.