Prof. Fred Lemke, PhD, MBA, BCom (Hons)

Fred is Professor of Marketing and Sustainability (since 2002) and has worked in consulting and executive education since 2004. His expertise spans strategy, innovation, supply chains, marketing, and sustainability, with a strong focus on customer-centric value creation and the quality of relationships that enable long-term performance. His doctoral research explored relationship quality in business contexts and how trust, collaboration, and perceived value shape organisational outcomes. He has worked with leaders from SMEs to large organisations, including global firms, and has delivered consulting and executive education across Europe, the United States, and New Zealand. Selected engagements include work with organisations such as Bostik, DSM, Hager Group, FrieslandCampina, Barco, Sioen, Televic, SCK CEN, Schneider Form, Inve, Shell (Germany), AGC Glass Europe, Nespresso, ABinBev, Sony Deutschland GmbH, and UPS Europe (where confidentiality permits). Fred is also an experienced executive educator and facilitator, and a keynote and invited speaker at international conferences. He has a substantial body of research publications across these domains.When Fred is coaching, he stays firmly in a coaching role. He does not provide consulting-style solutions or directives. Coaching is a partnership focused on clarity, ownership, and sustainable action - an area, where Fred truly excels.​

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Focus areas: coaching career and life transitions, leadership development & impact, change readiness & growth, strategy and execution, innovation and competitive advantage, sustainable value creation, customer-centricity and experience, resilience in supply chains.

 

Practicalities: Fred is based in Hamilton and works online and in person (where feasible). He coaches in English and can also coach in German.