Martin Jäger - CEO

Krumbach (Schwaben), Germany

Experience

Jan 2022 - Jun 2025

3 years 6 months

Baesweiler, Germany

CEO

Quip GmbH

Technical service provider (contract manufacturing) in high-tech mechanical engineering, rail vehicle construction, staffing services, revenue approx. €200 million (until 2023), approx. €100 million (since 2024), approx. 1,000 employees at 25 sites in Germany
Functional responsibility at group level for company development, operations, sales, marketing, digitization, accounting, controlling, HR, IT, legal, procurement
Strategic repositioning of the group as a contract manufacturer in high-tech mechanical engineering, doubling the EBITDA margin
Carving out and sale of non-strategic business units (2 subsidiaries with approx. €100 million in revenue)
Consolidation of the group structure, merging standalone companies under one brand
Comprehensive standardization and digitization of core and support processes
Significant streamlining of leadership and administrative structures
Professionalization of finance and reporting structures

Jul 2019 - Dec 2021

2 years 6 months

Ulm, Germany

Commercial Managing Director

Beiselen GmbH

Agribusiness wholesale and retail company, family-owned, revenue approx. €1.3 billion, approx. 800 employees at 50 locations in Germany and Austria
Functional responsibility at group level for company development, organization & processes, digitization, accounting, controlling, HR, IT, logistics, construction management, home & garden business unit
Development and implementation of a comprehensive profit enhancement program, operational turnaround with revenue growth of 20% and EBIT increase of 120% within 12 months
Merger with a competitor to form the largest private agribusiness in Germany and Austria (group revenue approx. €2.5 billion)
Design and implementation of a joint venture for marketing organic grain
Digitization of customer processes/customer journey, development of a digital customer platform ("digital farming") including crop disease forecasts, crop protection/fertilizer advice, web shop, pricing model for grain purchase
Evaluation, selection and integration of digital partner companies
Establishment of drop-shipping/e-commerce as an additional sales channel for the home & garden product line
Introduction of an online academy for training employees and customers (product training)
Development and implementation of company-wide planning and budgeting

Nov 2018 - Jun 2019

8 months

Interim Chief Financial Officer/Chief Restructuring Officer

Mid-sized staffing service provider, revenue approx. €80 million, approx. 3,000 employees
Functional responsibility at group level for finance, accounting, controlling, IT, digitization
Short-term liquidity support, development of a restructuring plan, operational turnaround
Implementation of short- and medium-term financing plans, securing bank financing

Jan 2011 - Nov 2018

7 years 11 months

Vienna, Austria

Chief Sales Officer/Chief Operating Officer/Chief Restructuring Officer, Member of the Board

Trenkwalder Group AG

International staffing service provider, part of the Droege Group, revenue approx. €850 million, 55,000 employees, 17 country subsidiaries (focus: DACH, Eastern/Southeastern Europe), 200 branches
Central board of the management holding with functional responsibility for sales, key account management, marketing, product development, operations/recruiting, digitization, IT, e-learning, international recruiting (cross-country recruiting)
Various executive and supervisory board roles within the group (CEO AT, CEO DE, chairman of the board in CH and LI, supervisory board member in several country subsidiaries)
Direct P&L responsibility for country subsidiaries AT, DE, CH, LI, CZ, SK, PL (approx. €550 million revenue)
Turnaround/restructuring of the entire group by rehabilitating country subsidiaries and streamlining holding structures
Closure of permanently unprofitable business units (e.g., country subsidiary Romania)
Establishment of transparent leadership structures, development of group-wide performance controlling, implementation of operational and financial KPIs
Optimization and digitization of core processes for 55,000 employees and approx. 1 million applications per year, realization of significant efficiency potentials, measurable improvement of process quality
Repositioning the brand, diversification/building new product areas (evolving from a single-product company to a full-service HR provider)
Acquisition of an e-learning platform developer (papagei.com) out of insolvency, roll-out of e-learning for internal staff training, development of e-learning as a product offering
Development and consistent implementation of a holistic digitization strategy, establishment as digital leader in the industry (group-wide implementation of a candidate management/CRM system)
Implementation of data-driven candidate marketing to significantly reduce cost to hire
Systematic acquisition and development of new and existing customers through the establishment of international key account management
Group-wide consolidation/standardization of IT structures (infrastructure and applications)

Jan 1997 - Dec 2011

15 years

Düsseldorf, Germany

Managing Partner

Droege & Comp. Internationale Unternehmerberatung

Acquisition and profit-responsible execution of consulting projects at C-level (e.g., SAP, RWE, Leica, Carl Zeiss, Boehringer Ingelheim, Generali Insurance, Recaro Aircraft Seating, Diehl Aerospace, Luxair, Neckermann, Schäfer Shop)
Restructuring/turnaround, strategic realignment/business transformation, change management, organizational development (shared services in international group structures), comprehensive profit improvement and cost reduction programs, supply chain optimization (especially procurement optimization)
Acquisition and execution of international projects with consulting fees of up to €15 million
Establishment and management of functional and industry-specific centers of excellence (with P&L responsibility)
Development and implementation of performance-based compensation structures in consulting projects

Jan 1994 - Dec 1997

4 years

Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany