Cristina Capelli, MSc, EMBA in

Cristina Capelli, MSc, EMBA

Sharpshooter · DISC type DC
Career transition at Career Break
📍 Germany

Cristina Capelli is a finance executive with over two decades of experience, primarily in the Life Science and Biotech industries. A graduate of Kellogg-WHU and Bocconi, she specializes in strategy, M&A, and financial leadership. Colleagues describe her as a bright, perceptive, and standout leader.

An Italian living in Germany for eight years, Cristina is a married mother of three. She identifies as a lifelong learner, recently taking a career break to focus on family, personal growth, and acquiring new skills like learning German and studying Generative AI.

She recently completed an intensive course on Generative AI for Business Applications at Kellogg-WHU.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Career transition
Location
Germany
Personality Overview

How Cristina shows up

Precise But Practical
Thorough Evaluator
Fast But Analytical

They respond well to strong and respectful communication. They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact. They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others.

Priorities

Topics Cristina cares about

Generative AI Applications
Expressed significant recent interest by completing an intensive 4-day course at Kellogg-WHU on GenAI for Business Applications.
Life Science Innovation
Has over 20 years of experience in the Life Science industry, including working with cutting-edge cell and gene therapies at Miltenyi Biotec.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
Career transition
Career Break
1-2025 - 7-2025
Director Finance (CFO) Central Eastern Europe
Nippon Gases
3-2022 - 12-2024
Global Finance Lead for Biomedicine | Cell&Gene therapies | Pharma Start-up business
Miltenyi Biotec
1-2022 - 1-2022
Senior Finance Manager/transition&handover
Bayer
9-2019 - 12-2021
Senior Finance Manager @ Global International Tax&Planning (HQ in Germany)
Bayer
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2-2026 - 3-2026
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WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
9-2021 - 10-2023
Executive MBA
Kellogg-WHU Executive MBA
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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