Accelerate your career

As director of a business function, professional specialist or newly appointed general manager, your company is looking to you to maintain excellence and provide impeccable service to internal and external customers. To step up into a more senior role, you’ll need to understand strategy, people, processes and systems across different functions, and how they integrate to drive value.
IESE’s portfolio of programs for functional directors will help you accelerate your transition to senior management.


  • Testimonial

    “The PMD offers an extremely focused approach that includes key learnings on both technical and soft skills, as well as very practical examples and positive role models. It definitely changed my interaction with my team, my daily work, my personal outlook and my views on how to get things done.”

    JULIANE MULLER

    JULIANE MULLER, PMD MUNICH ‘14
    PMD REGIONAL MANUFACTURING CHIEF ENGINEER, ADAM OPEL AG, GERMANY
  • Testimonial

    “Our programs for functional managers gather groups of highly talented participants with a wealth of collective knowledge and experience. My objective as a professor is to harness this knowledge and guide each and every participant to help them maximize their learning experience and take their careers to new levels.”

    ERIC WEBER

    ERIC WEBER
    ASSOCIATE DEAN, IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL
  • Testimonial

    “The PDD was a way of learning how to make decisions based on the different approaches of the participants. It also helped me appreciate and focus on our responsibility and respect for the people and society you are doing business in.”

    XAVIER VILA

    XAVIER VILA, PDD ‘07
    COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR, DAMM, SPAIN
  • Testimonial

    “The PLD allows you to learn from your peers and share different points of view. When you work on a case study as a team, you see a rich diversity of viewpoints and cultural differences that force you to think about management challenges in a new way.”

    TOM KINSELLA

    TOM KINSELLA, PLD BARCELONA '15
    GROUP MARKETING DIRECTOR, ALLIED IRISH BANKS, IRELAND

A WORLD OF SOLUTIONS TO MEET YOUR BUSINESS NEEDS

IESE ALUMNI

When you complete an Executive Education program for CEOs, general managers and senior executives, you gain the status of alumnus of IESE Business School. This means you are eligible to join and leverage the full benefits of the IESE Alumni Association – a global community of 45,000+ business leaders.

When you join IESE, the network is forever.


LEARNING EXPERIENCE

At IESE you will experience active learning methodologies and a general management approach.

Exchange and share insight with world-class peers. Broaden your perspective exponentially and build a business network.

Hone decision making by studying real-life case studies. Take concepts to action in simulations and faculty-led workshop.

Develop an action plan to address a key strategic challenge that you face in your organization or in your career.

RANKINGS

#1 in Executive Education 2015-2020 by Financial Times | IESE Business School
#2 in Executive Education 2022 by Financial Times | IESE Business School
#3 in Open Programs 2022 by Financial Times | IESE Business School