Timo Kerzel

Timo Kerzel serves as the Director of Lifelong Learning at IESE Business School since January 2023, where the focus is on transforming executive education through skill and competency development. As an Entrepreneur and Advisor at Candelae since October 2015, Timo Kerzel has been involved in various initiatives related to lifelong learning, the future of education, and university-industry collaboration. From October 2015 to November 2021, Timo Kerzel co-founded TELANTO, which connects company projects with students globally through the Academic Business Cloud. Previously, Timo Kerzel worked at SAP AG for a decade, first as a Marketing Director, managing business strategies and demand generation, and later as a Fellow in the Global Industries Ecosystem, focusing on program management for strategic partnerships. Timo Kerzel holds an Executive MBA from IESE Business School and has further qualifications in Design Thinking and Marketing.