Mag. Karin Carpentier, MBA
Managing Partner
Multilingual and entrepreneurial leader with long-standing experience in managing front-line organizations and alliances across cultures and geographies. Significant track record in crafting and implementing sales and go-to-market strategies as well as in turning businesses around, shifting performances and driving transformational agendas across Financial Services and the Media landscape. Held various sales management and executive positions in Unisys Corporation, Thomson Reuters, NZZ Media Solutions, audienzz and Match-Maker Ventures.
Positions Held Include
NZZ MEDIA GROUP, Switzerland
- CEO NZZ Media Solutions AG & Chairman audienzz AG
THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION, Financial & Risk Division
- Head of Sales Specialists Europe
- Managing Director Switzerland & Senior Site Representative Geneva Hub
- Global Head of Corporate Sales & Accounts
- Head of Markets & Specialist Sales, Continental Europe Middle East Africa
REUTERS CORPORATION
- Head of Markets & Specialist Sales, Research & Asset Management, EMEA East
- Business Manager, Global Account Deutsche Bank
- Marketing Group Leader, Central & Eastern Europe
UNISYS CORPORATION
- Business Development Manager, Banking Solutions, Germany and Europe
Technical University Munich (TUM)
- Member of the Advisory Board of Executive Education
- Guest lecturer in change management: transformation of the media industry
- Permanent coach to TUM’s Executive MBA class
Core Competencies
- Front-line strategies & global business expansion
- Revenue growth management & business transformation
- International sales leadership
- Channel & alliance management
- Startup scaling & market creation
- Client service excellence
- People & talent management
- Financial services, media, advertising
- Corporate mindfulness
Education & Certificates
- Master in Economics & Business Administration, University of Economics and Business, Vienna, Austria
- MBA, NIMBAS Graduate School of Management, Utrecht, Netherlands and Associate Institute of University of Bradford, UK
- Certified Trainer for Mindfulness in Organisations, Institute of Mindful Leadership, Austria
- Global Executive Program, Tuck School of Business, New Hampshire and ie-Business School Executive Education, Madrid
- Leadership 3000 Development Program, University of Michigan