Moritz Hornung
Managing Partner and CEO
Experience
Jul 2023 - Present
2 years 1 month Allersberg, Germany
Managing Partner and CEO
Emergize GmbH & Co. KG
- Advising leaders at all levels, up to senior executives, on designing and implementing change initiatives and solving complex organizational challenges.
- Leading and turning around mission-critical projects and programs, fostering agile collaboration, boosting operational excellence and optimization, and resolving conflicts.
- Conducting workshops, one-on-one coaching, and targeted interventions.
- Regularly speaking as a keynote on topics like organizational bionics and modern leadership challenges.
Jun 2022 - Jun 2023
1 year 1 monthSelf-employed
Hornung Management Consulting
- Consulting, interim management, and keynote speaking.
Oct 2020 - Oct 2021
1 year 1 month Nuremberg, Germany
Lecturer (part-time)
Technical University Georg Simon Ohm
- Specialist speaker for project-based seminars (project management fundamentals, team building, communication, and presentation) with top ratings from students.
Apr 2019 - May 2022
3 years 2 months Erlangen, Germany
Project Manager Consulting
Siemens Advanta – Operations Consulting
- Responsible for leading and delivering consulting projects in reorganization, project turnaround, excellence initiatives, and strategy implementation, with proven success in executing assigned projects.
- Portfolio element owner for bionic management systems, lean management, program management, and OKR.
Apr 2015 - Mar 2019
4 years Erlangen, Germany
Head of Project Management
Primetals Technologies Germany GmbH
- Line managing and developing a project management and logistics department during a joint venture setup, with up to 25 staff.
- Successfully evolving the PM role and establishing new training paths.
- Redesigning global project governance and implementing effective risk management strategies for mission-critical projects.
- Ensuring smooth execution of a project portfolio generating triple-digit million annual revenue, including negotiating claims with clients and suppliers.
Oct 2013 - Mar 2015
1 year 6 months Erlangen, Germany
Lean Program Manager
Siemens AG Metals Technologies (from Jan 2015 Primetals Technologies Germany GmbH)
- Program lead for designing, launching, and evolving a cross-border change program to boost process efficiency, cut costs, and speed up cross-project learning.
- Successfully engaging departments across the entire value chain, from sales and operations to research and development.
- Demonstrable reduction of non-conformance costs by preventing follow-up errors and process loops.
Jul 2011 - Sep 2013
2 years 3 months Erlangen, Germany
Technical Project Manager
Siemens AG Metals Technologies
- Lead technical manager for demanding green- and brownfield large-scale rolling mill projects worth tens of millions, focusing on China and Korea.
- Responsible for the compliance of all technical electrification, automation, and drive solutions.
- Coordinating technical sub-contracts, negotiating and awarding procurement, supporting commissioning, and negotiating acceptance with end customers.
Sep 2008 - Jun 2011
2 years 10 months Erlangen, Germany
Commissioning Engineer for Drive and Automation Technology, worldwide
Siemens AG Metals Technologies
- Engineering and commissioning complex rolling mill control systems and drive trains for mills and processing lines.
- Conducting technical service assignments and global commissioning, with a strong focus on China.
Mar 2007 - Aug 2007
6 months Kemnath, Germany
Scholarship Holder in Hardware Design for Imaging Devices
Siemens AG Medical Solutions
Building an external consulting business
- Context: Technology group, training and education, internal consulting
Introducing constraint-focused project portfolio management (CCPM)
- Context: IT provider, external consulting
End-to-end process optimization for order management and invoicing
- Context: Energy supply, municipal utility, external consulting
Conflict resolution in international R&D collaboration
- Context: Shipbuilding/digitalization, energy technology group, external consulting
Learning organization and continuous improvement in project delivery
- Context: Mobility/trains, plant engineering, internal consulting
OKR rollout for global strategy program
- Context: IT, technology group, internal consulting
Organizational change management and PMO sparring for global production transition
- Context: Pharma, external consulting
PM(O) design and consulting for IT project restructuring
- Context: Energy supply, municipal utility, external consulting
PMO and change management for IT restructuring & outsourcing
- Context: IT, technology group, internal consulting
Project excellence and culture shift in a global transformation program
- Context: Petrochemicals, plant engineering, external consulting
Role harmonization and learning path design
- Context: IT provider, external consulting
Strategy implementation for a global digitization initiative
- Context: Technology group, external consulting
Strategy execution/collaboration in project delivery
- Context: Steel industry, plant engineering, external consulting
Turnaround/learning organization in an agile development context
- Context: IT provider/banking, external consulting
Turnaround of international R&D program
- Context: Shipbuilding, energy technology group, internal consulting
Summary
I am an authentic and driven leader with over 15 years of experience in project and program management, from international plant engineering to reorganization initiatives. For me, leadership means creating clarity in unclear situations—clarity that allows action despite uncertainty and constraints. As a true believer in lifelong development, I see conflicts and obstacles as opportunities for people and organizations to emerge stronger. With my hands-on leadership and consulting experience, I combine deep expertise, practical execution skills, and a knack for motivating people into action. I’m creative in designing effective yet lean structures and processes to achieve set goals.
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
Education
Oct 2011 - Jun 2013
Friedrich Alexander University, Erlangen
Master of Business Administration · Business Administration · Erlangen, Germany · 1.3
Oct 2004 - Jun 2008
Georg-Simon Ohm University of Applied Sciences, Nuremberg
Diploma Engineer (FH) · Precision Engineering/Mechatronics · Nuremberg, Germany · 1.8
Certifications & licenses
Advanced Knowledge Viable System Model
Scio
Certified OKR Master
die.agilen GmbH
Certified SAFe 5 Agilist
Scaled Agile Inc.
Critical Chain Project Management (*)
Blue Dolphin by ChangeBase
Lean Business Expert
Siemens AG
Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Foundation
PeopleCert
Meta-Theoretical Conflict Mediation
Hephaistos Coaching Center
OKR Coach
Workpath
Organization Designer for Agile Teams and Companies
intrinsify
Professional Scrum Master (PSM I)
Scrum.org
Certified Project Management Professional
GPM – Society for Project Management
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