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Markus Koehler

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VP People & Culture Global Regions at Celonis
📍 Germany

Markus Koehler is the VP of People & Culture at Celonis, leading global HR functions. Previously at Microsoft, he was Senior GM of HR, supporting teams that launched AI-powered products like Bing and Copilot. He holds a Master of Business Engineering from Technische Universität Berlin and is described by colleagues as passionate and business-focused.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
VP People & Culture Global Regions
Job Level
Senior
Location
Germany
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Scaling Company Culture
He focuses on creating scalable people solutions to transition Celonis from a start-up to a mature scale-up company.
AI in the Workplace
As an HR leader at Microsoft, he supported the teams behind the AI-powered Bing and Edge. He has also earned a certification in "Fundamental AI Concepts".
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Career

Work history

4-2025
VP People & Culture Global Regions
Celonis
12-2024 - 3-2025
VP People & Culture EMEA, APAC, Americas
Celonis
9-2023 - 11-2024
Senior General Manager Human Resources Web, Windows and Office Experiences Team at Microsoft
Microsoft
12-2020 - 9-2023
GM Human Resources Web and Office Experiences Team at Microsoft
Microsoft
1-2020 - 12-2020
GM Human Resources Web Experience Teams
Microsoft
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Education
1989 - 1997
master of business engineering
Technische Universität Berlin
1989 - 1997
Master
Technical University of Berlin
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