Managing Partner

• Focus on business transformation:
• Turnaround management: restructuring, reorganization, realignment, crisis and stakeholder management, stabilization.
• Performance improvement: strategy development, reorganization, cost reduction, efficiency enhancement, business building, carve-out, M&A and PMI.
• Industry expertise in construction and engineering, mechanical and plant engineering, business services, process industry, energy and infrastructure.

Reference projects Advisory Services (Selection):

• 2024-10-01 – present: Preparation and support for transactions for a publicly listed private equity firm (currently managing assets >€2.7 bn).
• 2024-10-01 – 2025-07-31: Development and implementation support of service and growth strategy for a global German industrial company, construction supplier, family-owned (revenue €1.8 bn).
• 2024-04-01 – 2024-09-30: Sole managing director appointment for the German subsidiary of a French group and leading provider of construction and engineering services (revenue €19 bn).
• 2023-06-01 – 2023-09-30: Support for a business unit of a global technology company for security products and systems (revenue €350 m).
• 2022-04-01 – 2022-05-31: Improvement of indirect spend (maintenance/OPEX and CAPEX) for clients in the chemical industry; client: one of the Big Three management consultancies.
• 2021-12-01 – 2022-06-30: Definition of DACH strategy, further development of organization and business processes for a fast-growing, owner-managed engineering company focused on life sciences (300 employees).
• 2021-05-01 – 2021-12-31: Establishment of new business activities, founding of branches, hiring key staff, securing client orders for an international plant engineering company (revenue €430 m).
• 2020-11-01 – 2021-01-31: Preparation of carve-out of a group division (revenue €6 bn), definition of preconditions for M&A attractiveness, benchmarking, target organization, implementation plan for an international strategy consulting boutique.
• 2020-03-01 – 2021-03-31: Corporate transformation including reorganization of units and processes for an industrial services group.
• 2019-05-01 – 2020-02-29: Advisory on restructuring and sale of a technical services company (revenue €50 m) for an infrastructure services provider and operator of a chemical park (revenue >€300 m).
• 2018-10-01 – 2018-12-31: Due diligence of a large infrastructure operator for a top-2 strategy consulting firm worldwide.
• 2018-08-01 – 2022-01-31: Board member Industrial Services Division (revenue US$200 m, HQ in UAE); advising the division head and owners of a major South Asian engineering and construction company (revenue US$1 bn).
• 2018-01-01 – 2020-04-30: Identification and support of acquisitions for a private equity firm focused on energy (capital invested US$32 bn).
• 2017-01-01 – 2024-06-30: Evaluation of funding applications and innovations from over 50 European SMEs and startups for a European institution (total funding €95 bn).

Reference projects Management Support:

• 2024-11-01 – 2025-06-30: Chief Transformation Officer for special machines, plants and services (revenue €100 m); definition of focus areas and transformation program, cost reduction, efficiency enhancement, top-line measures, sale of a subsidiary (Italy).
• 2023-04-01 – 2024-05-31: Vice President Operations responsible for two plants in Germany (approx. 700 employees, OPEX €194 m, CAPEX €36 m); plant management, optimization, reorganization, restructuring and operational improvements.
• 2022-05-01 – 2023-05-31: Head of Business Unit Measurement and Analysis Systems (revenue €20 m); management, unit realignment, turnaround with order intake increase of 110%, revenue growth of 80% and EBIT margin of 14%.
• 2018-10-01 – 2020-03-31: CEO and CRO (jointly liable officer) for a globally leading technology group in mechanical and plant engineering (revenue €200 m); implementation of restructuring concept according to IDW S6, strategy and organization development, stakeholder management, breakeven after 2013.
• 2017-12-01 – 2018-11-30: Transition Director in integrated facility services (revenue €500 m); target organization, due diligence, unit setup, cutover planning, head of southern region.
• 2017-01-01 – 2018-06-30: Head of Business Unit Building and Utility Services (revenue €70 m); stabilization, reorganization, strategy, cost structure, integration and completion of problematic projects.