Manuel Vermeer
Manuel Vermeer (born April 6, 1961 in Iserlohn ) is a German sinologist and management consultant.
Vermeer is the owner of the management consultancy Dr. Vermeer-Consult and advises German companies in India and China.
biography
Manuel Vermeer was born in Iserlohn in 1961 to an Indian mother and the German linguistics professor Hans Josef Vermeer (1930-2010).
He studied classical and modern Sinology with Günther Debon at the Institute for Sinology at the University of Heidelberg, as well as Romance studies with a focus on Spanish and did his doctorate on the Chinese special economic zone of Hainan .
Vermeer worked as an interpreter on two state visits by the Chinese Prime Minister and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China to the German Chancellor Helmut Kohl in 1985 and 1986. He also trained Chinese interpreters at the Germersheim Interpreting Institute at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz .
Since 1988 he has been a lecturer in Marketing East Asia, Chinese language (general language and technical language business), culture and economics at the East Asia Institute at Ludwigshafen University . In this role he was co-author of a Chinese textbook at the East Asia Institute.
He also runs his management consultancy Dr. Vermeer Consult. He advises European companies in the Asian business, primarily China and India, with a focus on recruiting, management, strategy, intercultural management, leadership and coaching. He teaches at numerous universities in Germany, Denmark, Spain, India, China, etc. In addition, he is a key note speaker at home and abroad and a. Active as Senior Advisor Asia at Mannheim Business School as well as Senior Advisor of the Taplow Group and Member of the Board of Chinese Studies, Somaiya University, Mumbai , India.
Manuel Vermeer lives with his wife in Wiesloch near Heidelberg.
Publications
- Xiang Zhang: Negotiating successfully in China. Minimize risks, optimize contracts. Translated from the Chinese by Manuel Vermeer. Gabler, Wiesbaden, 1997, ISBN 3-409-18927-0
- Langenscheidt phrasebook Chinese . Langenscheidt, Berlin, 2000, ISBN 3-468-22091-X
- China.de . Gabler, Wiesbaden, 2015, (3rd edition). ISBN 978-3-8349-4704-8
- (with Clas Neumann ) Practical Guide India. How to successfully manage your India business. Gabler, Wiesbaden, 2016 (2nd edition), ISBN 978-3-8349-4702-4
- With the water comes death: thriller . KBV, Hillesheim, 2016 (3rd edition). ISBN 978-395441264-8
- The year of the rooster . Book on Demand, 2020 (2nd edition). ISBN 978-3-74319261-4
- Death at the Taj Mahal . KBV, Hillesheim, 2018. ISBN 978-3-95441431-4
- Travel know-how KulturSchock China: everyday culture, traditions, rules of conduct . Reise Know-How Verlag Peter Rump GmbH, 2018. ISBN 978-3-83172846-6
Web links
- Dr. Vermeer-Consult (website)
- Manuel Vermeer on the website of the East Asia Institute of the Ludwigshafen University of Applied Sciences ( Memento from August 14, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Review by China.de ( Memento from October 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vermeer, Manuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sinologist and lecturer at the East Asia Institute at the Ludwigshafen University of Applied Sciences |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 6, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Iserlohn |