René Koch

Restructuring Manager

Halberstadt, Germany

Experience

Oct 2022 - Present
2 years 10 months

Restructuring Manager

Schultze & Braun / Insolvenzverwaltung

  • Industry: Industrial construction
  • Task: Preparation of a going-concern forecast and accompanying realignment of the company
Jan 2021 - Sep 2022
9 months

Restructuring Manager CRO

Stronghold Germany GmbH

  • Industry: Industrial / Wholesale
  • Task: Operational pre-insolvency restructuring and accompanying realignment of the company
Nov 2021 - May 2022
7 months

Restructuring Manager

Dentons Germany GmbH / Insolvenzverwaltung

  • Client: E.I.M.G. Installationstechnik KG GmbH
  • Industry: Industrial / Services
  • Task: Operational handling of self-administration with accompanying support in the M&A process
Jan 2020 - May 2021
5 months

Restructuring Manager

Schultze & Braun / Insolvenzverwaltung

  • Industry: Industrial / Crafts
  • Task: Preparation of a going-concern forecast and accompanying realignment of the company
Nov 2019 - Mar 2021
1 year 5 months

CRO & CFO

DIM AG - Deutsche Immobilien Management / DIM Gruppe

  • Responsible for the group companies: DIM Holding AG, DIM Berlin GmbH, DIM GmbH, DIM Property Value GmbH, DIM Engineering GmbH, DIM Deutsche Fonds Management GmbH, ML Real Management GmbH
  • Industry: Real estate / Finance
  • Task: Restructuring of the corporate group
Jun 2019 - Dec 2020
1 year 7 months

Consulting and Implementation / CFO

A consortium of German and Dutch investors

  • Industry: Hospitality / Catering
  • Task: Preparatory measures for the sale of the company
Feb 2019 - May 2019
4 months

Consulting and Implementation and CFO Support

A ProSieben Media Group investment

  • Industry: Media
  • Task: Preparatory measures for a carve-out
  • Focus: Controlling & Reporting
Jan 2019 - Feb 2019
2 months

Consulting

A company of the Ströer Group

  • Industry: Media
  • Task: Development of an acquisition concept
Sep 2018 - Nov 2018
3 months

Consulting

PRETTL Group

  • Industry: Industrial
  • Task: Restructuring concept
Jul 2018 - Dec 2019
6 months

Consulting and Implementation

GREINER Packaging

  • Industry: Packaging
  • Task: Support in closing a site
May 2017 - May 2018
1 year 1 month

Consulting

iSKiA Medizintechnik GmbH & Co. KG

  • Industry: Medical technology
  • Task: Preparatory measures for the sale of the company
Sep 2016 - Feb 2017
6 months
Hamburg, Germany

Service Division

Sodexo Germany

  • Industry: Services
  • Task: Establishment of the Hamburg location
Nov 2013 - Jul 2015
1 year 9 months

CFO & CSO

tmGROUP

  • Industry: Machinery and plant engineering
  • Task: Profit improvement & diversification
May 2012 - Dec 2015
2 years 8 months

CEO / CRO

ESB Elbe Stahlbau GmbH

  • Industry: Metal industry
  • Task: Restructuring & turnaround as well as sale of the company
Jul 2003 - Jun 2011
8 years

CEO & CFO

VIS Verkehrs Industrie Systeme GmbH

  • Industry: Vehicle manufacturing / Industrial
  • Task: Restructuring and related staff reductions with social plan and reconciliation of interests
  • Task: Building a new business unit / VIS Service GmbH - CEO
Jun 1995 - Jun 2003
8 years 1 month
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HAKON GmbH & Co. KG - Unternehmensverbund

  • Group companies: F.W. Schwemann GmbH & Co. KG, C. Dobberkau GmbH & Co. KG, Franz Kerstin GmbH
  • Industry: Wholesale
  • Task: Development, realignment and acquisition of takeover candidates and their integration

Summary

Experienced hands-on manager for companies in special situations, such as turnaround and restructuring phases, exponential company growth (e.g. buy-and-build strategies - planning and implementation) as well as building company structures and preparatory measures for a successful M&A process.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Russian
Elementary

Education

AKAD

Diploma in Business Administration

MZSG Management St. Gallen AG - Malik

Master of Executive Management · St. Gallen, Switzerland

Certifications & licenses

Malik Master of Executive Management

MZSG Management St. Gallen AG

Certified Restructuring and Turnaround Manager

IFUS SRH Heidelberg