Kevin van den Boom, Germany, MBA Class of 2017
Project Lead Business Intelligence / Big Data, Daimler AG

Why did you choose to study at Hochschule Pforzheim?

I wanted to do the next career step. Certainly, there are different options to do so, but for me a MBA study seemed to be the perfect fit. Hochschule Pforzheims very good reputation, combined with its extensive academic & professional network and the excellent price-performance ratio convinced me to choose Pforzheim.

What was your career path like after graduation?

After graduation I applied and got accepted for an IT project management position at Daimler AG. Currently, I mainly manage large-scale business intelligence / analytics projects.

What aspects of the MBA program would you tie to your success after graduation?

The MBA´s networking opportunities are very directly linked to my career success, as I got offered to write my thesis at Daimler´s business innovation lab at the end of my first semester. Apart of that, many of the people I met during the MBA (students, professors & the MBA staff) shaped my mind set during very intense 1.5 years, which helps me in my job.