Sandor Talas undertakes academic research on the impact of M&A and change on employees and managers as this could be key to success in post-merger integration. In this episode, we explore the psychological consequences on people such as their natural defence mechanisms when the news breaks. 

Christian Bucheli heads corporate development, change and communications at PAYONE and leads on strategy with WORLDLINE Merchants Services´ Joint Ventures and Independent Partners entity.

Christian holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in international business consulting. He successfully completed the advanced strategic management and negotiation for value creation programs at IMD Business School, where he also serves as a member of the advisory board of the Faculty Center for Global Business Transformation and guest professor.

He is a mentor to startups at F10 Innovation Incubator in Zurich.

Laurens Hoekstra advises boards and C-suites in brand transformation and technology and builds on an extensive experience and training in business administration and logistics.

He worked with international, leading companies such as Vattenfall, ING Group, SkyTeam, JDE, KPN, Ikea, KLM AirFrance, Rabobank, Solvay, Merck, NN, Volkswagen and Wolters Kluwer.

Laurens  frequently lectures on brand implementation and brand technology, and he set up a master’s programme for brand management. He is co-author of the book “Future Proof your Brand” and published topical blogs. Laurens mentors and coaches’ students and scale-ups.

Jules Domenichini has 20+ years experience in corporate advisory and investment with a focus on Private Equity, Special Situations and Distressed investments. He has been successfully involved in 50+ transactions for a cumulative value in excess of EUR 12bn and is a board member of investment holdings and portfolio companies.

Gilles Mougenot is one of the founders and a managing partner at Argos Wityu, an independent European private equity firm specialising in transforming SMEs. 

Close to the management teams, Gilles has accompanied numerous entrepreneurs on complex transformation and growth operations across the six countries where the group now invests.

Gilles graduated from the Institute of Comparative Law and holds a DESS degree in Business Law. He is the author of “Tout Savoir sur le Capital-Investissement” (Everything You Need to Know about Private Equity) which is now published in its 6th edition.

Jeppe Hansgaard is the founder and CEO of Innovisor, a consultancy in change, deploying the power of networks, communities, and ecosystems.

Jeppe made a major breakthrough when crafting #ThreePercentRule, an algorithm that identifies the 3% of employees that shape the perceptions of up to 90% of their colleagues.

He speaks at major conferences and has published several articles dealing with the benefits of connectivity in organisations.

Anirvan Sen is an experienced leadership and strategy advisor with 25+ years senior management experience across Europe, APAC, South Asia, Middle-East & Africa, and the US with some of the world’s largest companies. He has a strong track record of leading, mentoring and advising senior business leaders with growth, mergers & acquisitions (M&A) and transformation initiatives.

Anirvan Sen has founded Fifth Chrome and Roundtableinsights and mentored dozens of start-ups and scale-ups.

Marco is Chief Operating Officer with Geneva Capital Group GCG and  GGI Global Alliance, where he handles the group's operations, business development, sales, and CRM activities.

Marco supports M&A firms, Investment Bankers and Professional Service Firms with achieving global reach and serving clients more efficiently and effectively.

He is passionate about ESG and CSR and collaborates with various organisations addressing sustainability issues.

Silke Wischeropp is member of the Executive Committee and General Counsel with Archroma.

As a qualified lawyer, Silke developed strong expertise in Mergers & Acquisitions and Transactions working on numerous transactions with major players in the chemical specialty industry, including textile and paper chemicals, industrial consumer specialties and the energy sector.

Dwayne Branch has more than 15 years of Restructuring and Transformation experience. He is a chartered accountant and holds the ICAEW Certificate in Insolvency. Dwayne currently serves as a Chief of Staff as part of the Global Financial Advisory practice of a Big 4 professional services firm. He spent time running large Transformation projects and has also led complex Change programs including the transformation of a multi-billion pound organisation.

He is passionate about inclusion.

Dwayne is a qualified change manager and completed the Oxford Said Business School Major Projects Leadership Academy in 2021.