SALON LUITPOLD | Die aus dem Osten | Wende in den Führungsetagen mit Simona Stoytchkova

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For a turnaround in management - "Those from the East" with Simona Stoytchkova

Managers from the East of Germany are still a rarity in the West. More than 30 years after reunification, this is hard to believe and yet a reality. Simona Stoytchkova grew up with her parents and brother in East Berlin's prefabricated housing estates in a divided Germany. After reunification, she began an impressive career in the West and made it to the boardroom of a global financial company. This makes her an exception in the corporate world.

Today, she sees herself as a bridge-builder between East and West and emphasizes the enormous transformation that East Germans achieved after reunification - a skill that is becoming increasingly important in volatile times. Her wish is for a Germany in which attributions such as "East" and "West" no longer play a role. To achieve this, old prejudices need to be broken down - and this will only work if personnel and location decisions are also rethought in the business world.

Simona Stoytchkova explains how this can be done in an interview with Peter Felixberger, Program Director of Murmann Verlag.

Simona Stoytchkova was a board member of internationally listed companies such as State Street and IG. Starting out in auditing, her career took her through London, Paris, Munich and Frankfurt, where she worked for renowned banks such as Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, Lehman Brothers and Société Générale. Today, the author is passionate about diversity, female empowerment and sustainable leadership so that there are more top executives like her with East German origins.