Ralph Hekmat
Country Manager IMD Germany

Ralph A. Hekmat holds the position of Country Manager at IMD Germany. He is responsible for all IMD activities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Ralph has a degree in industrial engineering and started his career in the automotive industry in South Africa and Spain.

After working for W. L. Gore & Associates (GORE-TEX®) he went for an full-time MBA at SDA Bocconi University in Milan on a scholarship of the ProSiebenSat.1. Media AG. Before joining IMD in 2008, Ralph held managing positions at JOM (Media Agency), MPG (Media Agency), Euro Media Group (Radio) and SevenOne Media (TV). ralph.hekmat@imdplc.com