Kellogg European Business Club

The current EBC leadership team has been elected in March 2007. You may have a look at our platform for 2007 - 2008: platform
Co-chairs & Contacts
	Remi Grosjean – Overall Co-Chair Born in Paris, Remi spent most of his pre-college education between Paris and London, though his family background makes him a bred Bourguignon. He did his undergrad both in France and in the USA, through the International Partnership of Business Schools between the Reims Management School and Northeastern University in Boston, where he graduated in 2002. He worked 1 ½ years for JPMorgan Chase in private banking and risk management, first in Paris and then in London before working 2 ½ years as a volatility arbitrage trader for KBC Alternative Investment Management, a hedge fund based in London. After working for an entrepreneur this summer in Chicago, he will be looking to continue this entrepreneurial path after graduation. A passionate European, Remi looks forward to build further close interactions with the administration and help improve Kellogg's brand in Europe, make the European student experience here at Kellogg even more diverse as well as improve opportunities for Europeans both in the US and Europe. A wine and food aficionado, don't get him started on EU politics. He plays tennis, is currently learning softball (I know, surprising…) and is an avid follower of the champions' league and the six nation's tournament.
	Tassilo Arnhold – Alumni Chair Born to a German mother and an Ethiopian father, Tassilo is a true global citizen. While mainly growing up in Germany, he also lived in several African countries and the United States. His majors at Kellogg are Marketing, Finance, International Business, and Management & Strategy. Prior to Kellogg, he received a Masters in Economics and Management in Sports Science from German Sport University. After working in marketing strategy, he successfully launched a marketing communications firm in Germany before coming to the US. He also worked in sports marketing for the MLS. Tassilo speaks four languages and wants to leverage his unique cross-cultural understanding in the long term to return to entrepreneurship and promote transcontinental business development between the United States and the European Union. After Kellogg he plans to work in consulting or international marketing to gain the foundations necessary to succeed in the global marketplace. He enjoys reading, architecture, history, and is a passionate soccer player.
	Pedro Meda – Careers Chair Pedro was born and raised in Cologne, Germany where he experienced during 19 years the true "best" carnival of the world! After finishing high school he decided to move to his parents' home country - Portugal - to take his undergraduate in Management at Universidade Nova de Lisboa. There he developed a strong interest for consulting that led him to join a small consulting boutique focused on Small Medium Enterprises. Looking for a more international experience, he later joined the Iberian Office of McKinsey & Company where he worked in Lisbon and Madrid. As fan of Sporting Clube the Portugal and 1.FC Köln, two hopeless unsuccessful soccer clubs, he choose North Chicago, home of the Cubs (last championship 1908) to pursue his MBA. His other interests range from going to concerts, playing squash to cooking. At Kellogg he leads the career efforts of the EBC, helped organizing the Turnaround Conference and participated in several case competitions. Looking forward he wants to focus his career on the healthcare sector.
	Raz Malik – Mentoring Chair Raz is a first year student from England. He is interested in marketing within the hi-tech industry. He has worked throughout the UK whilst working as a business consultant for Oracle Corporation. Prior to that he also spent time working in Ghana, West Africa in brand management for Unilever West Africa. Before arriving in the U.S he was also a part time volunteer for the British Red Cross. Raz holds a BA Honors degree in Public Administration (Majors in Politics & Philosophy) from Manchester University. Raz was the founder and co leader of GIM Turkey and Dubai, which was a new GIM trip, set up this year. He is also involved in the Global Health Initiative project and will be spending his summer working for Abbott International working within their marketing department. As mentoring chair, Raz hopes to welcome the incoming class and assist them in ensuring that their stay at Kellogg is an enjoyable experience.
	Stephen Silzer – Finance Chair Steve is a Chicago native and graduated from the University of Notre Dame with degrees in Finance and German. Despite his American roots, he has close ties to Europe through family and spent nearly a year living and studying in Innsbruck, Austria while in undergrad. While abroad Steve refined his German language skills, in addition to honing his taste for Austrian beer and hiking/skiing the Alps. Prior to Kellogg, he spent the past five years working in Chicago, first as an analyst at an economic consulting firm called InteCap (now part of CRA International) and then as an equity research analyst at Credit Suisse. Having traveled extensively throughout Europe, Steve chose to be one of the leaders for last year's Global Initiatives in Management - Europe class and experience first hand the European business environment. This summer, he will do his internship in brand management at the Quaker Tropicana Gatorade Division of PepsiCo.
	Sergi Perez Lerin – Marketing & Technology Chair Sergi has been all his life growing in Barcelona. At the age of 10 years old he realized that his life will be related to marketing, so later he graduated in Business Administration as well as in Marketing Direction and Interactive Marketing. He started working in a small consulting boutique and after two years he discovered his other professional passion: High Tech. He worked in a young and crazy start-up and then he became Marketing Director in Grupo INFINITY, a more mature company. Sergi's third passion is sharing knowledge, been professor in some universities and business schools in topic related to (obviously) Marketing and High Tech. As Barcelona native he speaks catalan and is official member of the FC Barcelona. After been awarded with the Motorola Research Scholar this summer he will internship for Motorola interactive marketing area. Sergi loves soccer and ski, and he won't miss the next Kellogg Ski Trip!