Elementum Team

Prof. Dr. Philipp Bagus
Chairman of the Board
Elementum International AG

Philipp Bagus is Professor of Economics at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid. His research focuses on monetary and economic theory. His work has published in international journals such as the Journal of Business Ethics, Independent Review, American Journal of Economics & Sociology, and many others. His research was awarded the O.P. Alford III Prize in Libertarian Scholarship, the Sir John M. Templeton Fellowship, the IREF Essay Prize and the Ludwig Erhard Prize 2016. Philipp Bagus is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Ludwig von Mises Institute Germany. He is a multiple author, such as “We can do it – alone!” (2017), “Why others are getting richer at ýour expense – and what role the state and our paper money plays” (2014), “The Tragedy of the Euro: A System Destroys Itself” (2011).

Thorsten Schulte

Board Member
Elementum International AG

Thorsten Schulte aka “Der Silberjunge” is probably the best-known silver expert in Germany. In late 2010, his book “Silver – The Better Gold”, which already exceeded the mark of 20,000 copies sold in the first half of 2012. In November 2011, his second book “Saving Assets – Invest In Silver” was published. In mid-2017, he published the bestseller “Loss Of Control: Who threatens us and how we protect ourselves”, which was number one in the Spiegel bestseller list for several weeks.

Manfred Batliner

Board Member
Elementum International AG

Manfred Batliner (trustee and innovation manager MBI, politician) is the Managing Director of the Unternehmerzentrum AG founded in Liechtenstein in 1999. As a former Managing Director of the Liechtenstein Chamber of Commerce, his areas of expertise include innovation management, fiduciary, finance and accounting. His generational awareness and political activity as a member of parliament in Liechtenstein from 2009-2017, as well as his membership at numerous associations and organizations, are the basis of his team-oriented, economic and social actions.

Prof. Dr. Hans Jürgen Bocker

Honorary President since 2017
Chairman of the Board from 2007 – 2016
Elementum International AG

Dipl.-Ing., Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. Prof. Dr. Bocker held professorships in business administration and was active on many fronts with his dual education in technology and business. As a cosmopolitan, he worked as a consultant, author, financial and business journalist and columnist and has been working for decades on the topics of precious metals and mines.

Stephan Bogner

CEO
Elementum International AG

Diplom-Kaufmann Stephan Bogner began his business studies at the ISM Dortmund, Germany, in 1998 and was one of many who was enthusiastic about Prof. Bocker’s lectures on economics and the financial system. Mr. Bogner was the first (and so far the only) student at that university who wrote a diploma thesis on the subject of precious metals as an effective inflation protection.

Mark Luitz

Managing Director
Elementum Deutschland GmbH

Mark Luitz has been a sought-after professional in the field of stock exchanges and precious metals sectors for many years. Early on, he began to recognize the trend of commodities and currency metals. Since 2004, Mr. Luitz has been a trader for an asset management company specializing in commodities (including energy).

Günther Luitz has been familiar with the topics of real estate, finance, securities, insurance and precious metals for more than 40 years and is also well-connected with experts and analysts in these sectors. This knowledge advantage is very much appreciated by his clients. His extensive expertise is valued at many seminars and lectures, whereas he is also popular in the press and television. He is editor of the book “And the gold shines forever …”.

Born in Slovenia, Mr. Pravica has lived in Germany since 1973. For more than 30 years he has been working as an independent entrepreneur in various areas of the training of financial service providers, as a seminar leader in Germany and abroad, initiator and developer of financial companies with exclusive products in the real estate, insurance, securities, mutual funds, fund policies, and special product offerings in precious metals.

Tanja Schweikart

Assistant to the management

Silvia Pravica

Intermediary care

Astrid Jung

Administration

Maike Luitz

Marketing

Blanka Zalokar

Intermediary care

Diana Engelhardt

Accounting