Per Jenster
Shanghai, China
Associate Fellow
Dr. Per V. Jenster is an
Associate Fellow of the Oxford Leadership Academy™ and a
professor of Strategic Management & Marketing at China Europe
International Business School, Shanghai, and formerly at Copenhagen
Business School.
He has also been a professor at IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland and
the University of Virginia, USA. Dr. Jenster's industry
experience includes extensive senior management consulting and he
has taught more than 7000 executives.
A native of Denmark, Per V. Jenster earned a doctoral degree in
strategic management and information systems from the University of
Pittsburgh in 1985. He received a master's degree in economics
(cand. oecon.) from the University of Århus, and was awarded a
Fulbright Scholarship for advanced studies in the U.S.A. His award
winning research is widely published in more than 105 articles,
books and case studies.
Dr. Jenster's industry experience includes extensive senior
management consulting in the areas of strategic management,
marketing planning, competitive analysis, and cost evaluation
studies.
His past clients include diverse organizations such as Alcoa,
AON, Caterpillar, DacoCytomation, Danisco, East Asiatic Company,
Exxon, ICI, IFL, IBM, Philips, Kellogg's, Unilever, Nestlé, Novo
Nordisk,, Novozymes, Norske Shell, Randstad, Bossard Group,
Skanska, TRW, TDC, Telia, TeleNor, TeleDanmark, Texas Instruments,
Nordea, Forenings SparBanken, Westinghouse, Det Berlingske Officin
and Volvo Construction Equipment. Prior to his academic studies, he
worked in product management of branded goods bound for Africa and
the Far East for the East Asiatic Company.
In 1988, Professor Jenster was appointed by U.S. Secretary
Varrity as advisor and member of the Virginia Export Council, U.S.
Department of Commerce. Dr. Jenster has also served on the board of
Icopal, Europe's largest producer of roofing materials, and on the
Executive Boards of the Journal of Strategic Change (Wiley) and
Journal of Competitive Intelligence and Management. During
his years residing in Switzerland, Dr. Jenster held the Royal
Appointment as Honorary Danish Consul to Switzerland (Cantons Vaud,
Valais, Neuchatel, Fribourg).