Meet our team

Paul Eschmann

Paul Eschmann joined Basel Area Business & Innovation as Head of International Markets and Business Affairs in March 2022.

He previously worked as Commercial Manager for a medium-sized food producer and was already working as Director Asia for Basel Area Business and Innovation. Before that, he was employed as a manager at Accenture Switzerland in the Legal & Commercial Services department and as a Commercial Project Manager at Siemens Power Generation.

Paul Eschmann has a Business Administration degree from the Duale Hochschule Lörrach. He also studied Law at the Universities of Regensburg and Erlangen. He was admitted to the German Bar in 2004.

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Andreas Paulicks

Andreas Paulicks is a Senior Partner at the consulting firm PM&P and has been the Chief Representative in Germany and Austria for Basel Area Business & Innovation and formerly for the predecessor organization BaselArea. He has worked for PM&P as a Consultant for Strategic Marketing and International Expansion for over 20 years. During this time, he has advised companies such as Emerson, ABB, Michelin and Alstom as well as investment promotion agencies in investor acquisition.

Andreas Paulicks holds a degree in business administration with a specialization in marketing.

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Anke Hollnagel, PhD

Anke Hollnagel joined Basel Area Business & Innovation in 2019.

She was previously Head of Marketing and Sales at Doetsch Grether Ltd., a medium-sized Swiss pharmaceutical company. She also worked as a Senior Brand Manager for Colgate-Palmolive Ltd. and Consultant for Boston Consulting Group.

Anke Hollnagel studied Food Chemistry at the Technical University of Berlin and Leeds University. She obtained a PhD in Food Chemistry from the TU of Berlin and an Executive MBA from the University of St. Gallen.

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Bon Oh

Bon Oh has been working for Basel Area Business & Innovation since 2020.

Bon Oh is the founder and CEO of Aurum Care Management. Prior to that, he was Chief Operating Officer at Deloitte Consulting Korea. He also led the Life Science Industry Sector at Deloitte Korea and was the leader of the Strategy and M&A consulting service. In his different functions, he has supported top-tier multinational pharmaceutical companies and startups in Korea about their overseas expansion, R&D, supply chain management, and commercialization strategies.

Bon Oh holds a Bachelor in Business Administration and Mass Communications and a Master’s degree from the Graduate School of International Studies from the Yonsei University in Seoul.

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Claudia Hennig

Claudia Hennig has been working for Basel Area Business & Innovation since 2016.

Further, Claudia is a Senior Project Manager at PM&P, where she successfully coordinated numerous international market research projects for multinational life sciences companies like Abbott, Roche and Siemens with a focus on product innovation and positioning. In addition, she holds a Market Research teaching assignment at International School of Management (ISM), Frankfurt.

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Daniel Meier

Daniel Meier has been with Basel Area Business & Innovation since 2016.

He has worked in various functions at the predecessor organization BaselArea since 2007. Before this, he worked as Senior Consultant with KPMG in the field of Corporate Tax and as Account Manager at MLP Private Finance for wealthy private customers.

Daniel Meier studied law at the universities of Basel and Bern.

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Diana Cortesi

Diana Cortesi has worked with Basel Area Business & Innovation since 2018.

Diana Cortesi previously worked in Strategic Sales and Marketing at Miele. She brings with her valuable professional experience in a variety of business sectors like pharmaceuticals, insurance and start-ups.

Diana Cortesi completed a trilingual degree in International Business Management, studying in Colmar in France, Lörrach in Germany and Basel in Switzerland, supplemented with a semester in Cambridge in the UK. She subsequently completed an MBA in Bern with a specialization in Corporate Development.

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Fabio Marelli

Fabio Marelli has been working for Basel Area Business & Innovation since 2020.

Prior to this, he completed internships at the Swiss Embassy in Berlin and at SWISS International Air Lines, and worked for Baloise and UBS during his studies.
Fabio Marelli studied economics at the University of Basel and graduated with a Master’s degree in Markets and Public Policy in 2019.

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Nathalan Charmillot

Nathalan Charmillot joined Basel Area Business & Innovation as Manager France and Benelux in the International Market & Business Affairs team in 2022.

Previously, Nathalan worked as a Financial Controller and Business Intelligence Analyst at the Hôpital du Jura.

He completed his bilingual Bachelor’s degree in Management at the University of Fribourg. Afterwards, he went on to graduate with a Master’s degree in Business Innovation at the University of St. Gallen (HSG).

Valentina Francia

Dr. Valentina Francia joined Basel Area Business & Innovation as Manager of International Markets in the  International Market & Business Affairs team in 2022.

Valentina worked as a biomedical researcher in academic institutions in Italy, the Netherlands, and Canada before coming to Basel. She is an expert in pharmacology, gene therapy, and nanotechnology and she brings with her extensive experience as a communication manager for pharmaceutical scientific societies, project accelerator for academic and industrial research networks, and conference organizer.

Valentina received her master’s degree in molecular biology at the University of Milan (Italy) and she holds a PhD in nanomedicine and pharmacology from the University of Groningen (the Netherlands).

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Vilde Godtlibsen

Vilde Godtlibsen joined Basel Area Business & Innovation in 2022

She is currently enrolled in a master’s program in Business and Administration that specializes in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Rushford Business School. Previously she completed a bachelor’s degree in Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo. She gained experience in social media and content creation by working as an intern for a startup company in Basel.

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Jayne Riemer-Chishty

Jayne Riemer-Chishty has been working for Basel Area Business & Innovation since 2019.

She is Vice President Global Relationships at BootUP Ventures in Silicon Valley. Previously, she was responsible for trade promotion and representation at GACC Midwest (AHK USA – Chicago). Her international career at Deutsche Bank took her to the Basel Area, where she supported the region’s dynamic life science companies.

Jayne Riemer-Chishty holds a BA in International Economics & Cultural Affairs and German from Valparaiso University and completed a Management Development Program at IMD in Lausanne.

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Krishna Bhatia

Krishna Bhatia has been working for Basel Area Business & Innovation since 2018.

An accomplished industry expert, Krishna has diversified international experience in New Business Development, startups, and strategy consulting, especially market entry strategies for Indian and European markets. She is also specialized in supporting European SMEs to gain access to India and helping Indian companies invest in the West. Also an active startup investor, she has invested in many Indian tech startups.

Before this, she was working with Syndicate Bank, a government bank based in India on their international business and treasury operations. Her international consulate career at the Netherlands Business Support Office in Bangalore, India landed her at Basel Area Business & Innovation.

Krishna graduated with honors in statistics from Delhi University and an MBA from Goa University. She is fluent in English, Hindi & Tamil.

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Maxime Ung

Maxime Ung has been working for Basel Area Business & Innovation since 2020.

Prior to that, Maxime Ung worked in China with international companies in the high-tech and audio/video sector. He was a consultant at the Paris International Chamber of Commerce with a focus on Asia. Maxime Ung further founded Frootful Connexions. The consulting agency supports companies from Europe and Asia in growing their business and entering new markets.

Maxime Ung holds a Bachelor of Science in Management from INSEEC Business School in Paris, and a Master in International Development from ISEAM Management School in Paris.

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Shuguang Yuan

Dr. Shuguang Yuan has been working for Basel Area Business & Innovation since 2021.

Prior to that, he worked for Actelion and Idorisa in the field of computational drug discovery. He is the co-founder of AlphaMol Science Ltd, a health-tech startup located in Basel and Shenzhen. Additionally, Dr. Shuguang Yuan holds a professorship at the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology.

Dr. Shuguang Yuan finished his Ph.D. with Marie Curie Fellowship in three different institutions in Europe including KU Leuven, the Polish Academy of Sciences, and EPFL.

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Xiaoping Zou

Xiaoping ZOU has been working for Basel Area Business & Innovation since 2021.

Prior to that, Xiaoping ZOU worked in Shanghai as an Investments Representative, responsible for attracting and helping Chinese companies to invest in Wallonia of Belgium. She is an experienced FDI promotion practitioner.

Xiaoping ZOU studied French Language and Literature at Shanghai Int’l Studies University. She is fluent in French and English, Chinese is her mother tongue.

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