General Background

Mark Steinkamp is partner and mediator in an international dispute management firm and managing director of a training firm for project and dispute management.

As executive general manager and consultant with professional experience of nearly 30 years in industries such as power generation, power distribution and infrastructure projects, Mark Steinkamp profits from his national and international assignments (USA, Belgium). Managing mega projects and subsequent claims and disputes have become an integral part of his business career. He gained valuable experience in process and general management consulting as well as in project finance and service business. As player in various mergers and acquisition projects he knows about the pitfalls of such endeavours and how to overcome them. As a dedicated team player, people and their development always had and have highest priority. His strong analytical skills and strategic view coupled with his openness to different cultures enable effective results in training and coaching areas.

He has undergone a one year certified mediation training at Akademie im Park, Wiesloch, Germany with focus on mediation in organizations and companies.

His mediation activities are therefore directed towards cases with corresponding background. Cross border and intercultural disputes between organizations and companies are his main focus. As a member of the German Institute for Arbitration (DIS) and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators he is actively promoting systemic approaches to better dispute management.

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Educational Background

Finance Degree from Siemens in-house university (1982).

Post Graduate Certificate in Adjudication at College of Estate Management, University Reading, UK (2007-2008)

Certified One Year Training in Mediation at Akademie im Park, Wiesloch, Germany (2008)

Numerous Trainings in management and leadership skills, moderation, rhetoric and presentation techniques.

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Professional Background

Starting as project purchasing manager for civil engineering followed by assignments as management trainee in Brussels, Belgium; sales, marketing and project manager nuclear systems, chief financial officer power plant development company in New York, NY, USA; management consultant in corporate in-house group, vice president and CFO hydro power business, vice president and CFO power transmission and distribution services division, vice president and CFO airport logistics division, CEO of specialty manufacturing company: all divisions/companies of Siemens AG, Germany

Partner of dispute and project management consulting company GibConsult, in parallel managing director of a training and coaching company GibAcademy in project and dispute management.

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Membership in Professional Organizations

Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit (DIS), Cologne, Germany

Nürnberger Gesellschaft für Mediation (NGM), Nürnberg, Germany

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London, UK

Stowarzyszenie Project Management Polska (SPMP), Warsaw, Poland