Kurt Hammes is Chief Information Officer at MVB Marketing- und Verlagsservice des Buchhandels GmbH, where he is head of technical product management. He was educated in law and economics at the University of Cologne, and obtained the degree of Dipl.-Kfm. (qualified economist).
From 1992 to 1999 Mr. Hammes was Managing Partner in the consultantcy of Dr. Fuchs & Partner Personal- and Management Consulting, where his focus was in the area of human resources, with key accounts including ÖRAG AG; Kölnische Rückversicherung; Post Bank Data; Sprint Sanierung; R+V Versicherung. From 1987 to 1990 he was Assistant of the management board of Schmalenbach Gesellschaft, Köln, where consultancy activities focused on change management, organization, interims management, integrated IT concepts (master plan), integration of subsidiaries, spin-off, conception and integration of publishing systems, coaching. Key accounts in this period included German Chambers of Commerce, REWE, Aachener und Münchner group, Public Services Duisburg, EU commission, RTL/Sat1, Girindus, VDI Verlag, Heymanns Verlag WEKA, Deubner Verlag, Verlag Recht und Praxis, and Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels."