Professor Thomas Sherman

Thomas Sherman has been Professor in Management and Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD and CEDEP (European Centre for Executive Education) since 1985.

Areas of Specialisation
Thomas’s style is highly energetic, interactive and relaxed. He uses these skills to ensure that participants are always engaged actively in his sessions. His focus of expertise falls into these areas;

managing change and innovation, managing dynamics of high performance team, balancing organisational careers and personal development, leadership and managerial styles.

List of Clients
Thomas has over 25 years experience consulting to middle and senior management of international corporations in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Companies include:  ABB, Astra-Zeneca, AXA , Boston Scientific, BMS Bristol-Myers- Squibb, Caja de Madrid, Citibank, ExxonMobil, Ericsson, HSBC, France Telecom, Heineken International, IBM Canada-Europe, ING Group, KPMG, L’Oréal, LVMH,  Nestlé Europe-Asia,  Nespresso,  P&G-Gillette, Peugeot-Citroën,  Renault,  SAP, Tata Group (India), Valeo and Volkswagen

Career Background
For the last 22 years, he has also been designing and delivering tailored executive programmes (as well as MBA modules) for the following academic institutions: Euroforum / Universidad de Complutense (Espana), IESE Barcelona (Espana), ILO International Labour Organisation (Switzerland), ABIN Abecor Banking Institute (Germany), ITP International Business Schools Teachers Programme (England) and Université de Lausanne / IDHEAP Institut des Hautes Etudes en Administration Publique.

Previously, he held posts as Professor of Interpersonal and Organisational Communication at IMEDE (International Management Institute- Lausanne University) and as Professor in Communication, Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, Toronto, Canada.

In addition to his academic roles, Thomas is Partner and Senior Consultant at the “Executive Research Institute” (Lausanne, Switzerland) – a position held since 1985.