Ian holds Bachelor and Diplom Betriebswirt degrees in Finance and Accounting from Leeds Polytechnic in the UK and Bremen Hochschule in Germany. He has 20+ years of experience in international businesses, speaks fluent English and German. During the course of his career Ian has been a continuous learner, adding, amongst others, his MBA with the Open University and Master Black Belt (Lean Six Sigma - business process improvement) certification whilst with General Electric. After extracurricular research into the topic of “Emotional Intelligence”, Ian is now a qualified coach in the EQ-i 2.0® Tool from MHS, a certified MBTI® trainer and lectures at the MBA course of the mid-market university in Bielefeld.