Petra Seisl

Petra Seisl holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration.

In 1998 she completed her thesis on “The Downside of Downsizing and Implications for the Management”, for which she received the Award of the Bayerische Landesbank. She published further articles discussing Human Resources and Post Merger Integration related topics. While working on her thesis she consulted companies on strategy and HR related issues. Her clients included MVV GmbH Munich, Time/System Hamburg, AKL Metallbau Leipzig, Burda Munich (Editorial Department Forbes), PbS Munich. During this time she also worked as an Assistant Professor at the department for HR and organization studies at the University of Federal Armed Forces Munich with Prof. Dr. Marr.

From 1997-2001 Petra held several management positions at EADS Munich.

From 1998-2000 she was the Head of the Personnel and Organization Development Department of the Military Aircraft Business Unit.

From 2000-2001 she was a member of the EADS Merger Integration team, accountable for all HR and cultural related issues.

Since 2002 Petra has been working as free-lance trainer and consultant for Hermann & Associates where she also co-developed the ChallengeX Method.

Her clients included among others Astrium Deutschland GmbH and Airbus. Petra also holds a teaching position at the Munich Academy for Television and Film.