Management Team
Michael Schlenk MBA
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Schlenk earned a Diplom-Kaufmann degree from University Hamburg, Germany, and an MBA from University Bradford Management Centre, U.K. After 6 years as management consultant in the area of technnology transfer Michael Schlenk worked more than 20 years in the Life Science industry.
Christoph Ehlers LLM
Managing Director and General Counsel
Christoph Ehlers is a fully qualified lawyer who obtained his degrees from the University of Konstanz, Germany, and the University of San Diego, CA. From 1983 to 1997, he held different positions at Commerzbank AG, Germany’s second largest private bank, e.g. in investment banking and as executive assistant to the CEO. From 1992 to 1997, he was responsible for the management of all branches in Southwestern Germany.
Stefan Maeser PhD
Chief Marketing Officer
Stefan Maeser studied biochemistry at the Free University of Berlin, worked at the Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin and the Institute for Genebiological Research Berlin GmbH and continued as a NATO research fellow at the Institute for Molecular Virology, University of Wisconsin – Madison, USA.
Christine Uekert BA
Chief Financial Officer
In July 2011 Christine Uekert joined Centogene AG as Director Finance and Administration.
Prior to joining Centogene Christine held various senior management positions in finance, controlling and administration in IT businesses like SPM Technologies and SAP.
Shivendra Kishore PhD
Director Research&Development
Shivendra brings to Centogene a multi-faceted background, which combines biochemical engineering, academic research and strategy healthcare consulting carried out in diverse cultural environments.