I go where the action is – in Europe, Asia, and the US. As a managing director or interim CFO, I ensure profitable growth. As a reorganization and restructuring consultant, I lead companies out of crisis. As a controller, I get costs under control. As an expert in joint ventures and M&A, I create powerful organizations.
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Since 2014, I have successfully completed twelve interim mandates in Germany and abroad. I offer you more than 25 years of experience in finance and management positions in the automotive sector, mechanical and plant engineering, and the consumer goods industry. I am just as familiar with listed companies with matrix structures as I am with working with family businesses or private equity investors (family offices).
An internationally active German group of companies had entered into a joint venture with a Chinese founder as a minority shareholder. The project had stalled, defeating several interim managers. In my mandate, I was able to make a significant contribution to the company's successful IPO three years later.
Restructuring of a minority stake in the Stihl Group | Financing international growth | Risk management | Building a global finance team (52 employees)
On behalf of the investor (an internationally renowned family office), I restructured theglobal finance team (21 employees) for a German global market leader inlithium-ion batteries with production sites in Europe, China and the USA, andlaid the foundation for further growth by establishing a holding company.
Strengtheningthe equity structure to finance further growth | ERP system implementation |Global treasury management | Selection and onboarding of a permanent CFOsuccessor
In this mandate, the owner (an internationally active family office with €2.5 billion in revenue and more than 50,000 employees) commissioned me to increase cost transparency and realign management in one of his companies.
Establishment of a CFO office with the areas of finance, controlling, purchasing, human resources, and IT | Training of a permanent successor
In the second half of 2024, I supported a complex M&A transaction on behalf of the private equity shareholder and maintained business operations as a replacement for the CFO, who had unexpectedly left the company.
Sales project with five-year plan created | Investor discussions | Crisis management as interim CFO
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Interim CFO, commercial managing director and commercial director for SMEs and PE investors (family offices): Kromberg & Schubert · BMZ Group (Stihl) · Changzhou Globe (Stihl) · Knorr-Bremse · Aixtron China · KSB Shanghai Pump (China) · Körber Schleifring (Shanghai)
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Head of Mergers and Acquisitions at Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG with 34 international acquisitions and four divestments in five years
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Lead of international IT projects, ERP implementations, and SAP Expert Trainer (Accenture)
From long trails in the Himalayas and the Andes, I know that the path to the goal can be exhausting and rocky. I apply this to my mandates: As with trekking, I rely on perseverance, teamwork, clear leadership, and the willingness to push boundaries for success. This explicitly includes the willingness to make tough decisions at times.
My work is not about status symbols, but about commitment. I expect clear commitment – from clients as well as from the teams I work with. My style is pragmatic, direct, and unpretentious. I also like to be close to the action—in production, sales, or service. By interacting with the people there and with the eye of an industrial engineer, I often find the information that I, as an executive and finance manager, can translate into growth and profits.
I'll go wherever you need me to be – even abroad. Just let me know. Give me a call: +49-157-503 625 65 – or send me a quick message.
