Professional Focus

• Consults with mid-sized companies in special situations, e.g. realignment of production, sales or supply chain structures; restructuring and turnaround; unplanned leadership vacancies and M&A/post-merger integration (PMI)
• Provides cross-functional support of family and private equity firms in transportation and railway technology, automotive and automotive suppliers, mechanical and plant engineering, steel and precious metals, electrical engineering, and construction suppliers

Business Expertise

• Executive roles in the automotive supplier industry at Heraeus and LG Electronics/ZKW
• Head of Corporate Strategy / M&A and member of the Group Executive Committee of Vossloh, a leader in railway technology, and of Heraeus Holding, the precious metals technology group
• Long-time Management Consultant with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in the Operations and Industrial Goods practice groups

Education & Certifications

• Ph.D. from WHU Koblenz (Germany) and University of Michigan (U.S.): Completed doctoral thesis on cross-border M&A
• MBA from WHU Koblenz (Germany), Queen's University (Canada) and ICN Nancy (France)