Autor/-in: Hermann Simon

Simon has published over 40 books, translated in 27 languages, including the worldwide bestsellers Hidden Champions, Confessions of the Pricing Man, Price Management, and True Profit! No Company Ever Went Broke from Turning a Profit. From 1995 to 2009 he served as CEO of Simon-Kucher & Partners. He has advised many of the world's leading companies, and has served as a board member of foundations and corporations.

Before committing himself entirely to management consulting, Simon was a professor of business administration and marketing at the Universities of Mainz (1989-1995) and Bielefeld (1979-1989). His visiting professorships include Harvard Business School, Stanford, London Business School, INSEAD, Keio University in Tokyo, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

He has served on the editorial boards of numerous business journals, including the International Journal of Research in Marketing, Management Science, Recherche et Applications en Marketing, Décisions Marketing, and European Management Journal. He was also a columnist for Manager-Magazin, Germany's top business monthly (1988-2015) and president of the European Marketing Academy (EMAC).

Simon studied economics and business administration at the Universities of Cologne and Bonn, where he graduated in economics and earned his Ph.D. in management science. He has received many international awards and three honorary doctorates. He is honorary professor at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing and the Hermann Simon Business School in Shouguang, China, has been named in his honor.