Where does Stefan Hesse work?

Stefan Hesse is Founder of Avatour.

Where did Stefan Hesse go to school?

Stefan Hesse studied at INSEAD (METRO Academy, Strategic Marketing and Value Innovation); Bergische Universität Wuppertal (PhD (Dr. rer. oec.), Applied Database Technologies in Strategic Management); Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät der Universität zu Köln (MBA (Dipl.-Kfm.), Business Administration & Economics).

Stefan Hesse

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Founder at Avatour

Hale, England, United Kingdom

FoundedAvatour

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Avatour's investors · 6

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2020 Avesta FundDenver · $2M – $5M checks BifHamburg Merus CapitalMenlo Park · $200K – $2.5M checks · since 2021 Plug and Play VenturesSunnyvale · $50K – $12M checks Ulu VenturesPalo Alto · $2M checks

Co-founders at Avatour

Prasad BalasubramanianFounder

Devon Copley

Experience

AvatourCEOcurrent2025 — present
AvatourCRO & MD EMEA2024 — 2025
AvatourManaging Director EMEA2021 — 2024Vereinigtes Königreich
GS1GS1 UK - Honorary Lifetime Membercurrent2016 — present
GS1GS1 Global Data Excellence Inc. - Board Member2018 — 2021New York & Brussels
GS1GS1 UK - Member Supervisory Board & Chair Audit & Risk Com. (2007-2017), Honorary Lifetime Member2007 — 2016London, UK
AlkemicsStrategic Advisor2018 — 2022
AlkemicsCFO & UK Managing Director2016 — 2018Paris & London
METRO AGmakro Cash & Carry UK - CFO / Director Finance, IT, SCM & E-Commerce2005 — 2012Manchester, UK
METRO AGVice President Financial Planning & Analysis2003 — 2005Düsseldorf, Germany
METRO AGmakro Cash & Carry Netherlands - CFO / Director Finance , IT and Legal2001 — 2003Amsterdam, The Netherlands
METRO AGMETRO Cash & Carry Romania - CFO / Director Finance, IT, SCM and Legal2000 — 2001Bucharest, Romania
METRO AGMETRO Cash & Carry Bulgaria - Head of Finance1998 — 2000Sofia, Bulgaria
METRO AGMETRO Cash & Carry International - Corporate Financial Controller1996 — 1998Düsseldorf, Germany
BAYER de EspanaConsultant Management Information Systems1995 — 1996Barcelona, Spain
University of BarcelonaGuest Researcher1995 — 1996Barcelona, Spain

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Business StrategyBusiness PlanningRetailBusiness AnalysisManagerial FinanceChange ManagementSupply Chain ManagementE-commerceFMCGFinancial ManagementIT StrategyIT Management

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Corporate FinanceBusiness TransformationWholesaleInternational BusinessRestructuringBusiness Process ImprovementLogisticsMulti-channel RetailInventory ManagementEntrepreneurshipCompetitive AnalysisBusiness Intelligence

Languages Bulgarian · Dutch · English · French · German · Spanish

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Who is Stefan Hesse?: Founder at AVATOUR, Imeve
Where does Stefan Hesse work?: Stefan Hesse is Founder of Avatour.
What companies did Stefan Hesse found?: Stefan Hesse founded Avatour.
Where did Stefan Hesse go to school?: Stefan Hesse studied at INSEAD (METRO Academy, Strategic Marketing and Value Innovation); Bergische Universität Wuppertal (PhD (Dr. rer. oec.), Applied Database Technologies in Strategic Management); Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät der Universität zu Köln (MBA (Dipl.-Kfm.), Business Administration & Economics).

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