Dr. Gottfried H. Dutiné held various management positions for more than three decades at major companies such as Philips, Alcatel, Bosch and Motorola. Dutiné retired in 2012 after a long international career. Since the end of his active professional career, he is still active in various supervisory and advisory board positions as well as a freelance management consultant. For IVAM, he is active as an advisory board member and as a Focus Group leader in the area of "Innovation Management".