Dr. Christine Abel was Group Director of Performance & Rewards and a member of the HR Management Teams of METRO Group until the splitting up of the firm. From the end of 2012, she was responsible for strategic directions of the business group in all compensation matters, especially performance-based compensation, pensions and global mobility.

Dr. Christine Abel began her professional career in consulting in 1994 with a focus on corporate pension plan design as well as actuarial reports evaluating long-term obligations. After her move to Hay Group (today Korn Ferry Hay), where she became Partner and Senior Vice President, she successively expanded her advisory spectrum in compensation matters, in particular the structuring of top management compensation and performance management, and led major international transformation projects.

Dr. Christine Abel studied mathematics and computer science. After completing her degree in mathematics, she was awarded a research fellowship of the Graduate College of Informatics and graduated with a degree of Dr. rer. nat. (Ph.D. in Natural Sciences). Finally, Dr. Abel has also served on various supervisory and administrative boards. She is a sought-after speaker and author for industry publications.

Isabel Jahn joined hkp/// group in January 2017 as Senior Manager. She is consulting banks and financial services providers in all HR relevant matters.

After completing her Master studies in International Culture and Business Studies at the University of Passau, Isabel Jahn began her professional career as a graduate trainee in the HR department of one of the German major banks. She remained as an HR advisor responsible for areas such as recruiting, staff development and internal staffing in various business segments and supporting restructuring projects.

In 2004 she moved to on of the largest Swiss banks. Based in Frankfurt, she held various technical expert and management functions in the areas of talent management and development, global HR projects, and HR principles and compensation. Since 2013 she has been an Executive Director in her position as Head of Human Resources Germany and HR Business Partner for Germany and Austria.

Isabel Jahn holds various additional qualifications, including Certified Business Mediator (Chamber of Industry and Commerce, IHK) and Systemic Consultant (Institute for Systemic Consulting, ISB).

Carsten Schlichting began his career 1977 in an governmental  office in Hamburg. In 1980, he continued at the Fraunhofer-Institute for Industrial Engineering (IAO) in Stuttgart, and from 1982-1986 he was responsible for projects in the area of performance management, job evaluation/grading and compensation at the consulting firm Consulectra.
 
In 1986 he moved to Robert Bosch GmbH, where he worked in HR operations at plant level and at the company's head office. At Bosch he was responsible for group-wide executive development and compensation for a total of ten years until his contract came to an end in 2012. He also worked for several years for Bosch in the United States, and from 2005 coordinated the company's HR activities in Europe.
 
Carsten Schlichting has extensive experience in HR tools and processes and how they work together in international networks and matrix organizations. He believes that good concepts and valid tools alone do not guarantee successful implementation: corresponding processes and training, plus efforts to ensure acceptance on the part of line managers and HR business partners, are also required.
 
He is particularly interested in how talent management, grading and compensation models can be interconnected.

Since her start at hkp/// group in spring 2014, Verena Vandervelt primarily accompanies projects on Top Executive compensation with a focus on compensation benchmarks, design of variable compensation systems and job grading. Furthermore, she leads international compensation surveys for Top Executives in DAX- and mid-sized companies as well as international studies on Executive und Non-Executive Director compensation in Europe.

Verena Vandervelt studied Business Administration at the University of Cologne and completed an international double-degree program (CEMS), majoring in Human Resources Management and Finance. She spent her semesters abroad at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing and at HEC Paris.