Michael graduated from University of Applied Sciences in Esslingen holding a Major in Business and Engineering and also holds a Master in Education and Human Resource Development from University of Stuttgart. Michael Kantel has been working as a Senior Executive Advisor for Friedrichs & Partner / Kestria Germany since 2006. He has a very strong background in sales and marketing, with professional engagements at senior management level at FESTO, Apple Computer, Adobe Systems, XEROX and Pitney Bowes. In those positions, he served customers mainly from Industrial / Production / Automotive and Technology sectors.
As a Senior Executive Advisor for Friedrichs & Partner / Kestria Germany, Michael Kantel focuses on the Industrial/Production and Technology/Telecommunications sectors. In addition he is an Associate Professor at the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) -Schools of Business, Engineering and Social Work- in Stuttgart where he teaches Human Resource Management.
Michael served as a member of the Kestria Executive Board from 2017 to 2025.
