André Ziemke is CEO at nextLAP Inc. and chairman of the board of directors at SFN AG. Until 2014, André Ziemke worked as an IT manager at Volkswagen for the Group CIO for two years, then for the Audi CIO for six years. At Audi AG, André Ziemke was responsible for the car manufacturer's production IT. Among other things, he was responsible for the introduction of SAP in the Audi press shops in Neckarsulm and Ingolstadt, the implementation of paperless production at the Ingolstadt site and the introduction of an SAP-based parts list in the Volkswagen Group. Before joining VW, André Ziemke had already successfully set up an e-business company and gained several years of experience in IT consulting. He graduated with a degree in industrial engineering from the University of Karlsruhe.

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Die Universität St.Gallen (HSG) wurde 1898 – in der Hochblüte der St.Galler Stickereiindustrie – als Handelsakademie gegründet und ist heute eine Hochschule für Wirtschafts-, Rechts- und Sozialwissenschaften, Internationale Beziehungen und Informatik. 1899 fanden die ersten Vorlesungen statt. Praxisnähe und eine integrative Sicht zeichnen unsere Ausbildung seit jenen Gründungstagen aus. Wir gehören zu den führenden Wirtschaftsuniversitäten in Europa und sind EQUIS-, AACSB- und AMBA-akkreditiert.