Andreas Wittmer

Professional Career

Credit Suisse, Zurich, Investment Accounting

Researcher, Eceonomics Department, Aarhus School of Business

Lindberg International, Country Manager Switzerland and Benelux

Research Associate at Institute for Public Services and Tourism

Project Leader Institute für Systemic Management and Public Governance

Teaching Activities

Aviation Systems - Management of the Aviation Value Chain

Aviation Management Asia Compact

CEMS Business Projects

Personal Performance Management Seminar

Anwendungsprojekte Master Marketing, Services Communication

Forschung - Praxis - Venture Projekt, Master of Business Innovation

Affiliations

• Air Transport Research Society
• German Aviation Research Society
• Swiss Transport Academic Society
• World Conference of Transport Research Society
• AIEST - International Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism
• SKAL Club
• Swiss Aerospace Cluster
• Swiss Aviation Journalists (SAJ)
• Aeroclub of Switzerland (AeCS)
• Aeroclub of Eastern Switzerland (AeCO)

Awards

FAI Honorary Group Diploma for extraordinary works in public aviation education and research (handed out on 5th October 2008 for CFAC-HSG)

Pro Aero Honorary Diploma for excellent works in the field of civil aviation 2011

Peter Keller best paper award for paper "Explicit and implicit customer loyalty factors in the leisure Airline industry" at the 65th AIEST Conference in Lijiang, China 23 - 27 August 2015.

CS Best Teaching Award 2019 of the Student body of the University of St. Gallen.

CEMS Master of International Management, Best School Award 2019, responsible as Academic Director.

Editorial Boards

• Journal of Air Transport Management
• International Journal of Aviation Management
• Tourism Analysis
• Editor of the CFAC-The Aviation Series
• Scientific Advisory Board of European Aviation Conference
• Scientific Advisory Committee of Air Transport Research Society

Research Cooperation

Future Scenarios for Swiss Aviation System: Impact for the Swiss Economy and Society in 2040; Partners: FOCA, SWISS, Zurich Airport, Geneva Airport, Basle Airport (CHF 120’000)

Skyguide, Strategy and Business Model Development for a Safety System of Drones in Switzerland (CHF 120’000)

Lugano Airport Business Case (CHF 60’000)

Aviation Research Center Switzerland (member of Board (no remuneration), regular smaller and bigger research project cooperations)

Foundation for Aviation Competence (member of foundation board (no remuneration), regular cooperations in education and reserach)

Additional Information

Dr.Andreas Wittmer is Head of International Networks, Academic Director of the CEMS Master ofInternational Management and Senior Lecturer in Management with special focuson Aviation at the University of St. Gallen. Furthermore, he is Managing Director of the Center for Aviation Competence and Vice Director at the Institute for Systemic Management and Public Governance. In addition he holds guest teaching positions at Swiss and international Universities on Bachelor-,Master- and Executive Level. His research focuses on network industries, suchas Aviation. His interests link with a better understanding of efficiencies generated by networks and the impacts on stakeholders. There is a link to ongoing digitalisation, which accelerated with the growth of Internet connectivity and is going into new levels of how value is generated. From this perspective he researches into consumer perception and behaviour and Service management. He regularly publishes in international journals and books. He is member of several editorial journal and conference boards. Furthermore, he is Vice President of the Swiss Aerospace Cluster, Vice President of the Swiss Aviation Research Center and freelance aircraft accident investigator at the Swiss Aircraft Accident Investigation Office. He holds awards for best teaching at Modul University Vienna, Best Paper Awards from AIEST Conference and Honours from FAI and Pro Aero Foundation for excellent work with the Center for Aviation Competence at the University of St. Gallen.