Michael Schlenk

Michael Schlenk has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Michael is currently serving as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board at PAION AG since May 2022. Prior to that, they co-founded and held multiple roles at Arcensus, a company they co-founded in 2021. At Arcensus, they were a Shareholder and Co-Founder from February 2021, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Co-Founder from March 2021 to January 2022, and Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Co-Founder from January 2022 to April 2023.

Before Arcensus, Schlenk founded BAMP GbR in 2019 and served as the CEO and Founder. In 2002, they also founded schlenkCONSULT GbR and worked as the Owner and Founder. Moreover, they have experience as a private investor and shareholder at CENTOGENE from January 2011 to an unknown end date. Additionally, they held the roles of Member of the Supervisory Board from June 2014 to June 2017 and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at CENTOGENE from January 2011 to June 2014, where they significantly grew sales and staff count.

Schlenk's previous experience includes serving as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Investor at OXID eSales AG from April 2008, being a Member of the Supervisory Board of the MBA Program at the University of Potsdam in 2008, and as the CEO and Investor at curasan AG from October 2014 to September 2019. Michael also worked as the CEO and Investor at ProBioGen AG from an unknown start date to July 2010, and as the General Manager at TriDiMed GmbH from an unknown start date to an unknown end date.

Overall, Michael Schlenk has demonstrated strong leadership and entrepreneurial skills throughout their career, founding and leading multiple companies in various industries.

Michael Schlenk attended the University of Hamburg from 1976 to 1982, where they obtained a degree in Diplomkaufmann. Their field of study at the university included trading, marketing, and psychology. Following this, from 1982 to 1983, they enrolled at the University of Bradford, where they pursued an M.B.A. degree with a focus on international marketing and finance.