Markus Epner
Leadership Track
Head of Academy, F24
Markus Epner is a seasoned crisis and security manager with more than 20 years of experience in major industry roles, including at Lufthansa and Boehringer Ingelheim. He studied Security & Crisis Management at the Police Administrative College in Schleswig-Holstein (Kiel) and began his career as one of the first officers in the Kommando Spezialkräfte, with deployments in the Bosnia and Kosovo wars.
During his time in aviation, he managed the evacuation of two flight crews from Mumbai during the terror attacks and later led the crisis response during the COVID-19 pandemic within the pharmaceutical industry.
Since 2022, he serves as Head of Academy at F24 AG, where he is responsible for designing and delivering advanced crisis-management training and simulation programmes.
Markus is known for bringing real-world crisis experience into corporate training: his leadership emphasises experiential learning, digital simulation and cultivating resilience across teams.
During his time in aviation, he managed the evacuation of two flight crews from Mumbai during the terror attacks and later led the crisis response during the COVID-19 pandemic within the pharmaceutical industry.
Since 2022, he serves as Head of Academy at F24 AG, where he is responsible for designing and delivering advanced crisis-management training and simulation programmes.
Markus is known for bringing real-world crisis experience into corporate training: his leadership emphasises experiential learning, digital simulation and cultivating resilience across teams.