Sweden
Olle Ljungqvist MD, PhD, Professor of Surgery, ERAS Society, Stockholm

“Starting in the late 1990s, I’ve had the pleasure of working with Dr. Annemarie Diederich on numerous occasions while serving in various positions at ESPEN (European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism) as General Secretary and Chairman of ENHA (the European Nutrition for Health Alliance) and as founder of the ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) Study Group and later the ERAS Society.

In all of our interactions, I found a person who is extremely professional in her approach to her job and mission. She has a natural way of understanding the roles of different stakeholders and how to maximize input from the different players to get the most out of a project. She has a very strategic mind, is a good team player and always delivers. This makes it easy to work with her, while still holding distinctly different roles in various projects. She instinctively foresees the potential of what is about to develop, as she did with the ERAS project, where she engaged early on at a stage where very few saw the potential that is now starting to develop. She is always thorough and reliable, and a great industry partner for us who work in the medical professions.

To sum up, Annemarie Diederich is a highly quality professional with years of experience working in the medical industry and the kind of person anyone would want to have on a team in a leading position.”

Germany
Dr. Manfred Specker Chairman of the Board, Fresenius Foundation, Bad Homburg

“During my time as Fresenius Special Representative for Research and Target Group Communication at the university and clinic, I had the opportunity to work with Dr. Diederich on numerous important occasions. Our interactions were always characterized by her goal-oriented and committed processing of the questions and problem-solving approach. Dr. Diederich brings with her a high level of in-depth knowledge and broad experience. She approaches difficult challenges intelligently and constructively. Empathetic conversation and excellent communication skills underline her working styles, which leads to sympathy and success in small discussion groups and symposia. The result of her clearly structured and reliable work is efficiency and success. Those with ambitious, future-oriented goals and expectations will discover that working with Dr. Diederich creates the right conditions for success.”

Brazil
Dan Waitzberg MD, PhD, University of São Paulo Medical School

“It’s been a real pleasure to work with Dr. Diederich for more than 20 years. Our ongoing collaboration on experimental and clinical research, conducted with the highest ethical standards and a focus on scientific value, was extremely fruitful. It resulted in the publication of more than 10 papers in relevant clinical nutrition journals. In addition to her deep knowledge of research and education, Dr. Diederich is a person with multiple scientific interests that also captured our attention. One of many examples is the ‘United for Clinical Nutrition’ project that was developed in Latin America under her guidance. The project proved to be of utmost importance for the education and spreading of awareness of hospital malnutrition and its treatment.”

Germany
Hildegard Wolf, Managing Director, Wolf Leadership & Management Consultants, Idstein, Germany

“It has been a great pleasure to work with Dr. Annemarie Diederich in her capacity as Executive VP and Head of Business Units for Fresenius Kabi. I’m an executive consultant with a focus on strategy and people development. Between 2014 and 2019 we developed and moderated several workshops together focusing on establishing organizational change after a significant corporate restructuring decision, strategy development processes and alignment programs behind a shared vision.

In our cooperation, Dr. Annemarie Diederich presented herself as a very strong global leader with particular experience in coping with and moving in a culturally diverse environment. She demonstrated strengths in developing a clear vision of the future and prudent risk-taking in searching for innovative approaches to attain competitive advantage. She also showed decisiveness in accomplishing the desired outcomes. I experienced a trust-based relationship between her and her professional and high-performing leadership team. She understands how to manage complexity, demonstrated a strong sense of urgency, showed high personal commitment and resilience. With her experience and personality, I’m sure she will be a major asset for any company or organization.”