Finance and Commercial Director
Key tasks and activities
- Finance and Commercial Director
- Representation to funders
Profile
Originally from Berlin, Gabriele Herrmann-Krotz studied economics at Goethe University in Frankfurt. She began her career in banking, international trade and trade fair. In the late 1990s, Herrmann-Krotz moved into the education sector, where she was involved in the management of the not-for-profit Hertie Foundation and worked on the executive board of the Karl Kübel Foundation. She also spent time at the University of Bologna in Italy and Harvard Business School in Cambridge, Boston, where she was able to further enhance her skills in leading not-for-profit organisations. Her most recent position was Managing Director of the L3S Research Center, which conducts basic and applied research at the University of Hanover, specialising in web science and digital transformation. Gabriele Herrmann-Krotz, graduate economist, took up her position as Finance and Commercial Director of ZB MED on 15 February 2018.
Educational background
- Studies of economics at the University of Frankfurt am Main
- Studies at the University of Bologna
- Studies at the Harvard Business School Cambridge / Boston
Career to date
- Banking, international trade and trade fairs
- Management of the not-for-profit Hertie Foundation
- Executive board of the Karl Kübel Foundation
- Managing Director of the L3S Research Center
- since February 2018
Finance and Commercial Director of ZB MED
Professional bodies and associations
- Board of Curators of the TH Köln
