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Stephan Meyer

Consultant

Stephan Meyer
Yeroskipou, Cyprus

Experience

Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
1 year

Consultant

E.ON

  • Digital transformation of personnel development
  • Establishing an online academy with web-based training
  • Increasing customer satisfaction, measured by NPS (net promoter score)
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
1 year

Consultant

Zurich

  • Developing a digitalization strategy for the insurance industry
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
1 year

Transition Manager

Daimler

  • Managing the transition of Daimler’s IT departments worldwide to India and Romania
  • Overseeing one of the largest outsourcing projects ever, with a volume of more than €3 billion
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
1 year

Program Manager

Online Retail

  • Coordinating a portfolio of 20 projects: marketing, BI, IT, finance, HR, strategy
  • Implementing Shopware and ERP MS Dynamics
Jan 2018 - Dec 2019
2 years

Consultant

Gematik

  • Leading digital transformation of the healthcare industry with focus on electronic patient records (ePA)
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
1 year

Interim CEO

Healthcare Startup

  • Leading a Big Data initiative in the healthcare industry
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
1 year

Sparring Partner

PwC

  • Advising at partner level on speeding up a digitalization initiative for the finance industry
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
1 year

Consultant

Deutsche Bahn

  • Restructuring the sales department
  • Introducing more agile and lean structures
Jan 2014 - Dec 2015
2 years

Consultant

BER Berlin Airport

  • Providing expert opinion on operational excellence and opening of the airport
Jan 2010 - Dec 2012
3 years

Consultant

Volkswagen/Audi

  • Facilitating an eight-figure Euro annual profit increase by restructuring service processes
  • Developing a new approach for measuring service quality based on Big Data analysis
Jan 2008 - Dec 2008
1 year

Head of Retail Department

Otto Bock Healthcare

  • Founding the new retail department “Premium Products” to access a more affluent customer group
  • Restructuring the organization and acquiring external financing
Jan 2006 - Dec 2008
3 years

Consultant

Novartis

  • Restructuring an entire IT quality management system for the international research department
  • Ensuring compliance with GxP, SOX, and CMMI
  • Directing internal and external vendor audits
Jan 2004 - Dec 2004
1 year

Consultant

Visteon

  • Preventing a site with 100 employees from closing down through problem analysis and crisis negotiations
  • Simplifying processes and coaching the responsible manager
  • Project controlling resulting in a successful crisis resolution
Jan 2002 - Dec 2002
1 year

Consultant

Volkswagen

  • Coordinating 90 simultaneous projects following a strategic realignment
  • Optimizing processes and coaching 90 project managers
  • Introducing an OKR-based reporting system combined with a balanced scorecard
Jan 2000 - Dec 2001
2 years

Member of Executive Board

ICF Kursmakler

  • Co-founding a private equity company and setting up a private equity/venture capital fund
  • Acquiring potential portfolio companies and screening business models
  • Responsible for all marketing activities
Jan 2000 - Dec 2000
1 year

Consultant

Accenture

  • Leading strategic alignment of cooperating domains
  • Operationalizing a vision via KPIs and a balanced scorecard
Jan 2000 - Dec 2000
1 year

Consultant

Deutsche Bahn

  • Making a train ticket purchasable via the internet
  • Defining and negotiating the required business processes within the organization
Jan 1999 - Dec 1999
1 year

Consultant

Volkswagen

  • Implementing a large-scale SAP material management and logistics application
Jan 1996 - Dec 1998
3 years

Consultant

Deutsche Telekom

  • Implementing the largest SAP billing system of that time
  • Responsible for rollout and migration into 120 subsidiaries
  • Managing a large, complex project with more than 300 consultants involved

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Automotive (6.5 years), Healthcare (4 years), Banking and Finance (3 years), Transportation (3 years), Pharmaceutical (3 years), and Telecommunication (3 years).

Automotive
Healthcare
Banking and Finance
Transportation
Pharmaceutical
Telecommunication

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Information Technology (12.5 years), Operations (7.5 years), Strategy (6.5 years), Quality Assurance (6 years), Project Management (5.5 years), and Business Intelligence (5 years).

Information Technology
Operations
Strategy
Quality Assurance
Project Management
Business Intelligence

Summary

Dr. Stephan Meyer empowers his clients to achieve millions of dollars in additional profits. He received his PhD for his leading expertise in modernizing organizations – but here's what the diploma won't tell you: he's the secret weapon behind some of the most successful business transformations you've never heard about (because smart leaders don't broadcast their competitive advantages).

His added value is based on more than 25 years of restructuring and business transformations with both international blue-chip corporations and ambitious family-owned companies. Think Volkswagen, Lufthansa, Novartis, pwc, and Audi – the kind of organizations that don't gamble on consultants who merely talk a good game.

But here's where it gets interesting: While most consultants stop at strategy decks and PowerPoint presentations, Dr. Meyer goes deeper – to the very human core of what makes or breaks transformation initiatives. As a highly experienced psychological counselor, he's spent decades working with employed managers, entrepreneurs, and business owners on the internal challenges that silently sabotage external success.

Productivity paralysis? He fixes it. Self-worth struggles that hold leaders back from bold decisions? He dissolves them. Even panic attacks in high-stakes business meetings – those career-threatening moments nobody talks about at networking events? He's helped more than 50 clients transform these vulnerabilities into unshakeable confidence, achieving their private and professional goals with surprising ease.

This is the rare combination you've been searching for: The strategic mind that can architect million-dollar transformations AND the psychological expertise to ensure your people – especially your leadership team – can actually execute them without burning out, freezing up, or self-sabotaging.

Bottom line? If you're serious about transformation that actually sticks – not just another expensive consulting project that gathers dust in a drawer – you're looking at the profile of someone who's already helped leaders like you turn bold visions into bankable reality.

The question isn't whether you can afford to hire Dr. Meyer. It's whether you can afford not to.

Languages

German
Advanced
English
Advanced

Education

Jan 2017 - Jun 2019

University of Gloucestershire

PhD in Business Admin · Business Admin · United Kingdom

Topic of dissertation: Radical organizational change by killing the (metaphorical) sacred cow.

Oct 1990 - Jun 1996

RWTH Aachen University

Diploma in Psychology, study of business psychology and business management, main focus on organizational development. · Business psychology and business management · Aachen, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Team Kanban Practitioner

Kanban University

SAFe® 5 Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM)

Scaled Agile Inc.

Professional Scrum Master™ (PSM)

Scrum.Org

Professional Scrum Product Owner™ (PSPO)

Scrum.Org

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Where is Stephan based?

Stephan is based in Yeroskipou, Cyprus and prefers 100% remote projects.

What languages does Stephan speak?

Stephan speaks the following languages: German (Advanced), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Stephan have?

Stephan has at least 20 years of experience. During this time, Stephan has worked in at least 7 different roles and for 17 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 1 month. Note that Stephan may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Stephan be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Stephan would be well-suited for roles such as: Consultant, Transition Manager, Program Manager.

What is Stephan's latest experience?

Stephan's most recent position is Consultant at E.ON.

What companies has Stephan worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Stephan has worked for E.ON, Zurich, Daimler, and Online Retail.

Which industries is Stephan most experienced in?

Stephan is most experienced in industries like Automotive, Healthcare, and Pharmaceutical. Stephan also has some experience in Telecommunication, Banking and Finance, and Transportation and Logistics.

Which business areas is Stephan most experienced in?

Stephan is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Operations, and Strategy and Planning. Stephan also has some experience in Quality Assurance (QA), Project Management, and Business Intelligence.

Which industries has Stephan worked in recently?

Stephan has recently worked in industries like Energy, Insurance, and Automotive.

Which business areas has Stephan worked in recently?

Stephan has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Customer Service, and Human Resources (HR).

What is Stephan's education?

Stephan holds a Doctorate in Business Admin from University of Gloucestershire.

Does Stephan have any certificates?

Stephan has 4 certificates. Among them, these include: Team Kanban Practitioner, SAFe® 5 Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM), and Professional Scrum Master™ (PSM).

What is the availability of Stephan?

Stephan is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Stephan?

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