Our members

Our independent members offer their services as interim managers in almost all disciplines of the value chain. Each has extensive experience in his or her area of expertise. They support each other and enable everyone to benefit as needed from their own experience within the scope of their mandates. When required, companies can also draw on a pool of members for multidisciplinary challenges.

Hartmut Albers

Functions:
CEO, COO, CSO, Supply Chain Manager, Project Manager

Industries:
Transport, Logistics, Financial Services, Energy, Network Operators

Expertise:

Development, Restructuring, Turnaround, Internationalization, Process Optimization, Customer journey

Motto:
Clear objectives create transparency and commitment


Mohammed Assef

Functions:
Project Management, Ramp-up Management, R&D, Manufacturing

Industries:
Automotive/Supplier Industry, Machine Construction

Expertise:

Operational Management & Strategic Consulting for new Ramp-ups, Taskforce / Program Management, Business Process Optimization / Transformation, PDP, SCM, QM, Lean Manufacturing

Motto: 
Vision by leadership - Identifying potentials and achieving them together

Christoph Babendererde

Functions:
CFO, CRO, Management Board

Industries:

Machine Construction, Automotive / Supplier Industry, Start-ups

Expertise:

Strategy development and implementation, restructuring, (re-)financing as well as organisational development and establishment of stringent, lean and digital finance processes

Motto:
Simplicity is the result of clarity.

Roland Bachmeier 

Functions:

Supply Chain Management, Project Management, COO

Industries:

Automotive, Supply Industry, Air- and Defense Industry

Expertise:

Strategic & operational management SCM (Logistics & Purchasing), process optimization supply chain and productional environment, taskforce, operational Management C-level, supplier management, global transportation management

Motto:
The world would stand still without Supply Chain!

Lutz Beutgen

Functions:
Operations Management (Engineering, Production & Supply Chain Management)

Industries:

Automotive / Supplier Industry, Metal and Plastics Processing

Expertise:

Process Optimization, Cost Reduction, Delivery Bottlenecks, Production Ramp-ups as well as Site Planning, Relocation and Closure.

Motto:
"Nothing is as constant as change" (Heraclitus).

Roland L. Emig

Functions:
CRO, CFO, CEO, PMO

Industries:

Automotive / Supplier Industry, Machine Construction, Plant Construction

Expertise:

Turnaround & Restructuring, Linking Performance Management and Financial Management, Organizational Adjustment, Process Optimization

Motto:
In calm weather, anyone can easily be a steersman - in wild water, it's more fun.

Iris Kastner-Nauke

Functions:
Human Ressources

Industries:
Predominantly Chemistry, Metal Construction

Expertise:

Individual and Collective Labor Law, Restructuring and Turnaround, Development of Strategic HR Development Concepts, Organizational Development, Coaching and Training of Managers

Motto:
"Don't look for problems. Find solutions." (H. Ford)

Jörg Löchner

Functions:
Finance Leadership and Project Management, Management Board

Industries:
Automotive, Biotech, E-Commerce, Renewable Energies

Expertise:

Supporting companies in change situations (M&A Transactions, PMI, IPO, Restructuring), setting up and developing financial organizations, modeling business processes as well as digitalization and IT integration.

Motto:
Devise. Deliver.

Petra Lüschen-Peters

Functions:
Transformation Management, Corporate Management

Industries:

Automotive, Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Expertise:

Integrate organisation, processes, steering and systems across divisions together with me to ensure that they function easily end-to-end. Transparent. Adaptable. Sustainable.

Motto:
People. Transformation. Excellence – People make the difference

Dr. Bastian Marheineke

Functions:
Sales / Sales Management, Management Board

Industries:
Automotive / Supplier Industry, Semiconductors, Machine Construction

Expertise:

Development / Repositioning of Companies and Sales Organizations, Expansion in Asia, Process Optimization and Digitization, Interdisciplinary and Intercultural Management, Empowering and Motivating Sales Employees

Motto:
We are all Sales!

Serge Megazzini

Functions:
CSO, Sales Management

Industries:
Automotive / Supplier Industry, Machine Construction

Expertise:

Strategy Planning, Business Development, Commercial Excellence, Digital Transformation, M&A Transition Management, Multicultural Management, Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Motto:
Turning challenges into business opportunities

Andreas Pfeifer

Functions:
Program Management, Technical Sales

Industries:
Automotive / Supplier Industry

Expertise:

Optimizations throughout the PDP (Product Development Process), Task Force / Program Management, Technical Sales, Value & Cost Engineering, Process Management, Supplier Development

Motto:
Support, Guide, Lead and Implement

Robert Schirra

Functions:
Sales, Project Management, Product Management, Intercultural Coaching

Industries:
Automotive, Electronics / Electromechanics, Plastics & Metal Processing

Expertise:

As an interim executive, taking on management functions (CSO, BU Leader) or as an expert, leading challenging special projects in these areas (optimization: strategy, organization, processes, business, portfolio)

Motto:
NO-ROCKET-SCIENCE – I deliver solutions from practice for practice

Michael Schmidt

Functions:
Human Resources, Lawyer

Industries:

Automotive / Supplier Industry, Machine Construction

Expertise:

Reorganization, restructuring, merger & acquisition, post-merger integration, collective bargaining agreements, salary structures

Motto:
Nothing is as constant as change



Roger Schmidt

Functions:
CEO, CRO, COO, CSO, Management Board, Project Manager PMO & Transformation

Industries:

Machine Construction, Plant Construction, Automotive / Supplier Industry, Automation Technology, Packaging Technology, Printing and Coating Technology

Expertise:

Turnaround & Restructuring, Business Development, Internationalisation, Process Optimisation, Digitalisation and Project Manager Transformation

Motto:
If you change nothing, nothing changes!

Jörg Schumacher

Functions:
Operations Management (Technical, Plant and Production Management)

Industries:
Automotive / Supplier Industry, Machine Construction and Metal Processing, Packaging Technology (Metal), Printing and Painting Technology

Expertise:

Operational Management, Factory Organization, Process Optimization, Lean, Shop Floor Management / Employee Integration, Relocations, Production Ramp-ups

Motto:
Advice and Support - Active assistance in critical situations

Gert Spruner von Mertz

Functions:
CEO, CRO, COO, Technical Management, Program or Plant Management 

Industries:
Automotive / Supplier Industry, Machine Construction, Metal Processing 

Expertise:

Specialist for manufacturing companies in change situations - Operational Management and Performance Restructuring or Process Optimization, Organizational Development and Agility

Motto:
performance.people.change – I make employees stakeholders

Olcay Süzeroglu 

Functions:
Project management and consulting in the process industry

Industries:

E-mobility, automotive/supplier industry, mechanical and systems engineering

Expertise:

Optimization of production processes, tool and production relocation, Restructuring, Product Cost Optimization, Bottleneck Management Task Force, Start-up management and shop floor management

Motto:
Search and master your next challenge

Jörg Tylinda

Functions:
Supply Chain Management, Customer Service, Sales & Operations Planning

Industries:
Automotive / Supplier Industry, Sanitary Industry

Expertise:

Management of SCM Positions in different levels, Optimization of processes in the areas of Customer Service, Production Control and Material Disposition

Motto:
I come to leave


Alexander Venn

Functions:
Purchasing, Logistics and Materials Management

Industries:
Plant and Machine Construction, Metal Processing, Manufacturing Industry and Services

Expertise:

Management, Organizational Development, Strategy Development and Implementation, Process Optimization, Project Management, Restructuring, Post-Merger Integration

Motto:
„Well done is better than well said“ (Benjamin Franklin)

Rainer Weltring

Functions:
Quality Management according to ISO 9001 and IATF 16949

Industries:
Automotive Suppliers, Energy Technology, Machine Construction, Public Administration

Expertise:

Development, Setup, Implementation and Reactivation of Quality Management Systems, training of employees, Audits, FMEA moderation, Supplier Management

Motto:
Well-done Quality Management "earns" more than it costs!

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