Lars (Markus) Otto
Founding Partner
Experience
Founding Partner
LarTho GmbH
- Trade and sales of new and used furniture, fixtures, exhibition items, and consumer goods of all kinds (excluding food), mainly via e-commerce.
- Company founding and successful market launch
Co-Managing Director
M24 GmbH
- Supplier of furniture and business equipment for restaurants, exhibitions, events, large-scale events, and conferences in the DACH region.
- Took over the company from insolvency and successfully converted it into an online furniture provider
- Profitable sale of existing inventory and transfer into LarTho GmbH
Founding Partner
JUMIS PHARMA GmbH
- Consulting, development, manufacturing, import/export, and sales (including online shop) of products from pharmaceutical plants domestically and abroad.
- Company founding, securing investors, and preparing for an IPO
Sole Managing Director
REINKULTUR GmbH & Co. KG
- The company was founded in 1958 by Walter Täuber in Stuttgart as a building and industrial cleaning service. The business area covers Stuttgart, Tübingen/Reutlingen to the northern Black Forest. In 2016, REINKULTUR was taken over by Lars Otto and sold in 2024 to a facility management group.
- Responsible for up to 80 employees plus freelancers, with consolidated annual revenues in the lower single-digit million range
- Fundamental restructuring and turnaround of the company
- Strategic and operational management of the entire business
- Key account management and customer relationship management, including contract negotiations. Also led marketing, controlling, and finance functions.
- Business planning, control, and analysis of the entire company, as well as cost and profit optimization
- Representation of the company internally and externally
- Turnaround of a multi-year loss-making building and industrial cleaning service into a profitable, future-oriented partner and successful sale to the FCM group
Founding Partner
HORGATECH GmbH
- Trade and sales of new and used tableware, kitchen machines and equipment, exhibition items, and consumer goods of all kinds (excluding food), mainly via e-commerce.
- Company founding and successful market launch
Head of Building/Industrial Cleaning Teams
Raumpflege AG
- At regional and national exhibitions and trade shows.
- Worked in the family business.
Founder and Sole Managing Director
ORGATECH GmbH
- ORGATECH is an owner-managed company and one of the leading providers of rental furniture and flooring in the DACH region. With over 30 years of experience, it is a service partner and outfitter for all types of exhibitions, events, large-scale events, retail spaces, restaurants, and office buildings.
- Responsible for the entire company with 10 branches, up to 180 employees plus freelancers, and consolidated annual revenues in the lower double-digit million range
- Strategic and operational management of the entire business
- Gradual business development: regional, then national, and later international
- Key account management and customer relationship management, including contract negotiations. Also led marketing, controlling, finance, and logistics planning.
- Business planning, control, and analysis of the entire company, as well as continuous cost and profit optimization
- Building, developing, and standardizing all business processes
- Founding and closing companies, business takeovers under §613a BGB, IPOs, and M&A
- Structuring complex financings, including negotiations with banks, venture capitalists, and private equity firms
- Representation of the company internally and externally
- Founding and continuously growing ORGATECH from a garage startup to a market-leading international event outfitter
- Securing several strategically important key accounts, such as Formula 1, UEFA, FIFA
- Successful launch of various innovative furnishing solutions with profitable growth
- Leading multiple growth and reorganization projects to increase efficiency and secure profits
Supervisory Board Member
Raumpflege AG Facility Management
- Provision of all building cleaning services and related activities.
- Major influence in stabilizing the cleaning business and transforming it from a craftsman company into a leading facility management service provider in Baden-Württemberg
Summary
With my many years of experience in company leadership and my strong ability to act quickly and effectively in challenging situations, I am confident that I can make a valuable contribution to your company.
Over the past 25 years, I have served as managing director and partner in various service and consumer sectors. For example, I have worked in events and exhibitions, facility management, and the rental and sale of furniture and business equipment. In doing so, I have gained not only extensive knowledge in strategic planning and operational execution but also a deep understanding of the challenges companies face during transitions.
My focus is always on using entrepreneurial intuition and hands-on pragmatism to increase efficiency, motivate employees, and achieve company goals profitably and successfully.
I bring strong communication skills that allow me to interact effectively with employees and stakeholders at all levels. In my current role as managing director, I led a team through a critical phase and not only met but exceeded our company goals. We have outfitted everything that can be furnished in the exhibition and event industry: World Cups, European Football Championships, Formula 1 worldwide, G7 summits, and more. The company I founded is now successfully developed and ready to be handed over.
I am convinced that with my expertise, commitment, and personality, I can help stabilize your company during a transition or transformation phase or put it on a growth path. With my generalist skills and industry openness, I offer the best conditions for this.
Languages
Education
University of Pittsburgh
General Business Administration · Pittsburgh, United States
Highschool Pittsburgh Johnstown
High school diploma · University of Pittsburgh Johnstown, United States
Internat Zieglische Einrichtung
Secondary school diploma · Wilhelmsdorf, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Building Cleaner
Harry Wagner, Asperg
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