In einem Statement für das Fachmagazin „Rail Business ” erklärt Dr. Thorsten Dörr, Partner der internationalen Personalberatung Boyden Interim Management, warum die Bahnindustrie ihren Beschäftigen viel zu bieten hat und warum die beruflichen Chancen in dieser zukunftsorientierten Branche sehr gut stehen.
Dr. Thorsten Doerr specializes in the tailored placement of interim executives at board and senior management level. With 20 years of professional experience in strategy consulting and as managing director of family-owned businesses, he provides organizations with perfectly matched interim executives for mission-critical situations. His clients include international upper mid-market companies across pivotal industries such as automotive suppliers, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, defense, chemicals, and food.
Professional Focus
- Proven track record in successfully placing first and second-level executives, including CEO, CFO, COO, CHRO, CPO, CTO and CSO roles
- Deep expertise in the unique dynamics of family-owned businesses and the specific challenges and opportunities of medium to large companies ("Upper Mittelstand”)
- Applying a proven and tailored methodology that ensures the interim executives we introduce are not only leaders in their fields, but also an excellent match for each clients’ specific requirements and corporate culture
- Active member of Boyden’s Global Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Industrial Manufacturing, and Supply Chain & Logistic Practices
- Extensive experience in delivering international projects across Western and Eastern Europe, Brazil, China, Mexico, and the USA
- Native German speaker with full professional fluency in English
Business Expertise
- Recognized and trusted advisor to executive boards, managing directors, supervisory and advisory boards
- Joined Boyden in 2019, previously 20 years of professional experience as strategy consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and as managing director in international family businesses (Heraeus, Vossloh)
Additional Expertise
- Chemicals
- Drive technology
- Filter technology
- Food and Beverages
- Plant engineering
- Pumps and Compressors
Areas of Expertise
Education & Certifications
- Doctorate in Corporate Finance from WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management and Ross School of Business, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
- MBA from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, with studies abroad at Smith School of Business, Queen’s University (Canada) and ICN Business School Nancy (France)
Interim CPO professionalizes the procurement department of a struggling mechanical engineering company, optimizes purchasing conditions and creates liquidity.
Optimization of production and supply chain in the context of post-merger integration of a medium-sized automotive electronics company in Germany.
A change management experienced interim purchasing manager realizes company-wide synergy potentials in purchasing and thus helps the German subsidiary of a North American metal processing company to sustainably improve purchasing conditions and competitiveness.
Rail Business berichtet im Gespräch mit Thorsten Dörr (Partner bei Boyden Interim Management) über den Mangel an Fachpersonal, der die Weiterentwicklung des Schienen-Sektors gefährdet.
In der Fachzeitschrift „Der Nahverkehr“ berichtet Dr. Thorsten Dörr wie die Bahnindustrie im „Kampf um Fach- und Führungskräfte“ punkten kann.
Industrial Trends Report: Analysing markets, studies, and trends on how AI, machine learning, and digitalisation are reshaping the industrial sector, with expert insights on talent and leadership from Boyden’s Global Industrial Practice Members.
A third-generation family business found itself navigating sudden global disruption with limited internal capability to manage a complex reshoring effort. The solution was not more control, but the confidence to bring in the right external expertise. This is how the family safeguarded its legacy by acting decisively—and differently.
In einem Interview für den Branchennewsletter „Einkäufer im Markt” erklärt Dr. Thorsten Dörr, Partner der internationalen Personalberatung Boyden Interim Management, dass sich das Supply Chain Management spätestens seit der Corona-Krise der Aufmerksamkeit in den Chefetagen sicher sein kann – und welche Rolle Interim Manager bei der Suche nach neuen Lieferanten spielen.
In einem Interview für das Wirtschaftsmagazin „Der Handel” erklärt Dr. Thorsten Dörr, Partner der internationalen Personalberatung Boyden Interim Management, warum Supply-Chain-Manager in den Turbulenzen der Corona-Pandemie zu Krisenmanagern geworden sind, die in kurzer Zeit Lösungen suchen und in bestehende Systeme integrieren müssen – und warum eine hohe Technikaffinität seitens des Supply-Chain-Managers unerlässlich ist.
Contact Dr. Thorsten Dörr today and let's get started