Project overview

02/2022 – 02/2023
"Financial platform"

transition-manager, Emergency management (court appointed)
Sector: Real Estate

07/2018 – 08/2019
"Automotive suppliers"

transition-manager, Scrum master
Sector: Automotive industry, 320 Mio. € sales revenue

• Introduction of agile process
  
  
  

03/2018 – 06/2018
"Automotive suppliers"

transition-manager, CRO
Sector: Automotive industry, 260 Mio. € sales revenue

• Restructuring
• Post-Integration Attendance Take-Over (Bosnia-Herzegowina)
  
  
  

07/2018 – 12/2018
"Automotive suppliers"

transition-manager
Sector: Automotive industry suppliers (Turbo)

• Reversal Chinese investors
  
  
  

10/2017 – 03/2018
"Europe-Middle East"

transition-manager
Sector: Venture-Capital and Private Equity

• Private Equity Investments
  
  
  

02/2017 – 08/2018
Single Family Office

transition-manager
Sector: Others

• Real Estate Portfolio Wipe Out Europe & South America
  
  
  

12/2016 – today
Neschen AG

transition-manager, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Sector: Others

• Management of Supervisory Board
  
  
  

10/2016 – 06/2018
BHDM - Beteiligungsholding Deutscher Mittelstand GmbH

CEO, Owner
Sector: Venture-Capital and Private Equity

• Private Equity Investments
  
  
  

09/2016 – 02/2017
"E-Steelproduction"

transition-manager
Sector: Metal 

• M&A transaction
• Disposal
• Shut down management, Relocation
  
  
  

09/2016 – 02/2017
"Metal-Recycler"

transition-manager
Sector: Metal

• Development foreign activities
  
  
  

08/2016 – 06/2017
"Personnel services provider Europe"

transition-manager
Sector: Personnel services provider

• Market Research, M&A
  
  
  

08/2016 – 02/2017
"Steel-Treatment"

transition-manager
Sector: Mining, Metal

• Development international Joint Venture
  
  
  

06/2016 – 03/2018
PPT

transition-manager
Sector: Pharmaceutical

• Funding Investment Handling
  
  
  

09/2016 – 01/2017
"Automotive suppliers"

transition-manager
Sector: Automotive industry

• Assessment and optimization of processes regarding functionality
• Process improvements throughout entire production chain
  
   

12/2015 – 02/2016
eBZ GmbH

transition-manager
Sector: Electronic

07/2015 – 08/2016
Cybits Holding AG

transition-manager, CEO
Sector: Secure Internet, Communication & Transactions

04/2015 – 08/2016
Ständer LifestyleDrink GmbH

transition-manager
Sector: Industry: Food

• Transition-Management, sales support, structuring, investor contact  
   

   

03/2015 – 10/2016
Cybits AG

transition-manager, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Sector: Provider of online identification and verification services

• Management of Supervisory Board
• Transition-Management, strategic alliance, growth financing
  
  
  
  

01/2015 – 06/2015
DMV Diedrichs Markenvertrieb
GmbH & Co. KG

transition-manager
Sector: Sales service provider

• Development Portfolio
  
  
  
  

12/2014 – 01/2015
Octavian Hotel Hamburg Betriebsgesellschaft mbH

transition-manager, Group Manager
Sector: Hotel business

• Transition-Management, structuring, M&A
  
  
  

12/2014 – 01/2015
Octavian Hotel Holding GmbH

transition-manager, Group Managing Director
Sector: Real estate

• Transition-Management, structuring, M&A 
  block unfriendly take-over
  
  
  
  

10/2014 – 10/2016
Artland Brauerei Hof Renze
GmbH & Co. KG

transition-manager, Transition-Management
Sector: Brewery

• Business Development
  
  
  
  

07/2014 – 10/2014
Arvanitis Metallbau

transition-manager, Transition-Management
Sector: Metal building construction

• Restructuring of the financial situation
  
  
  

06/2014 – 10/2014
MKB Mietkautions AG

transition-manager, Transition-Management
Sector: Finance

• Transition-Management
  
  
  
  

11/2013 – 08/2014
Norwich S.a.r.l.

transition-manager, Member of the Board of Directors
Sector: Commodity Trade, recycling & disposal metals

• Member of the Board of Directors

08/2013 – 09/2016
Swiss Resources Group AG

transition-manager, Chairman of the Management Board
Sector: Industry / Commodity Trade

• Trade in commodities of all kinds at home and abroad, advice and support from wealthy individuals and institutions concerning structuring, coordination, monitoring, etc. of complex asset structures and financing, Family Office Services
  
  
  
  

04/2013 – 10/2016
Wuppertaler SV

transition-manager, Project Management
Sector: Athletics / Professional Soccer

• Member of the Board

transition-manager
Sector: Athletics / Professional Soccer

• Development concept (Honorary)
  
  
  
  
  

07/2012 – 10/2014
Goldsmith Advisors AG

transition-manager, Project Management
Sector: Venture Capital & Private Equity

• Analysis, pursuit of capital asset transactions
  
  
  
  
  

12/2012 – 10/2016
CoBra Beteiligungs GmbH

transition-manager, General Manager

• Setup and portfolio development
  
  
  

05/2012 – 04/2014
Savemynature

transition-manager, Management of Investors
Sector: Internet, Environment, privately owned company

• Business development, funding, restructuring of operation processes
  
  
  

04/2012 – 06/2014
EG Riga

transition-manager, Project Management
Sector: Real Estate

• Real estate transactions, forensics, review of ownership structure
  
  
  
  

11/2012 – 02/2013
Praktiker AG

transition-manager, Board of Directors
Sector: Retail business, listed incorporation (with more than 3,000 employees)

• Management of Supervisory Board
  
  
  

07/2012 – 11/2012
Whitesmith Fund

transition-manager, Deal Structuring
Sector: Venture Capital & Private Equity

• Structuring of the capital spending process „Praktiker-Max Bahr”, backstop funding senior debt deal engineering
  
  
  
  

03/2012 – 08/2012
Green Power Invest Holding AG

transition-manager, Professional Networking
Sector: Renewable Energies & Environment, privately owned company (employees 11-50)

• Business development, fundraising, contact-scouting, investment screening, strategic alliances, funding
  
  
  

07/2011 – 04/2012
Sonne & Wind Beteiligungen AG

transition-manager, Board of Directors
Sector: Venture Capital & Private Equity market-listed incorporation

• Management of Supervisory Board
  
  
  
  

07/2011 – 12/2011
ASA Prevent Finance Group

transition-manager, CRO
Sector: Financial services, automotive, privately owned company (more than 10,000 employees)

• Restructuring of the Financial Division including banks, leasing, insurance and funds (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
  
  
  
  

03/2011 – 02/2013
Q-mo Solar AG

transition-manager, CRO
Sector: Renewable energy & environment, incorporated company

• Business development, funding, strategic alliances, restructuring sales & marketing
  
  
  
  

02/2011 – 06/2011
Smartspeed GmbH & Co. KG

transition-manager, General Manager
Sector: Computer software, private limited company

• Management of creditors, shutdown management
  
  
  

03/2010 – 08/2010
Curanis Holding GmbH

transition-manager, CRO
Sector: Real estate, facility management, corporate entity

• Evaluation of potential: restructuring of the organization, return on investment, contract acquisition, assets, increasing liquidity opportunities, input VAT
• Shutdown Management
  
  
  

06/2009 – 12/2009
Vantargis AG

transition-manager, Funding
Sector: Financial service, incorporated company

• Funding through purchase of company shares, identification of suitable businesses, opening up new business opportunities
  
  
  

06/2009 – 12/2009
Pioneer Medical

transition-manager, Take-Over Management
Sector: Healthcare, incorporated company

• Defense of hostile takeover - Vanguard
  
  
  

01/2009 – 06/2009
Tano Corporate Investment SA

transition-manager, Business Development
Sector: Venture Capital & Private Equity – focusing on agriculture, real estate and energy, incorporated company

• Assignment Real Estate: identification of real estate businesses well positioned in Central Europe in the sectors investment, administration, sales & marketing
  
  
• Assignment Agriculture: identification of businesses representing the agricultural primary production with medium term growth potential in South Eastern Europe, the Caucasus region, identification of suitable businesses (6.000 ha) and setting up an on location team, securing the funding (90%)
  
  
• Assignment Energy: purchase /shareholding of primary production targets geographically focusing on economically weak regions in Europe and also on developing countries
  
  
  

08/2008 – 11/2009
Metalcorp Group

transition-manager, Licensing
Sector: Steel trading incorporated company

• Identification of international licenses for mining of industrial metals. Research assignment for mining rights of industrial metals (preferably iron ore, manganese, bauxite, copper and zinc). Project implementation with local partners, founding of a corporation for a long-term partnership. Providing of bauxite licenses worth 400 million USD
  
  
  
  

05/2008 – 02/2009
Aluval S.A.

transition-manager, Shutdown Management
Sector: Metal Processing Incorporation

• Shutdown management of aluminum factory (Switzerland), closing down operational business and production plant, gathering substantial material for upcoming trial, entitlement to damages: 6 million €
  
  
  

11/2007 – 02/2008
Systaic AG

transition-manager, Funding
Sector: Renewable energy, solar tech market-listed incorporated company

• Pre-IPO Funding of a Solar Tech Company, funding of recapitalization plan – 4.5 million € within a 6 week period, preparations for joining of a strategic investor, doubling of share price after 12 months
  
  
  

06/2007 – 12/2007
"Automotive suppliers"

transition-manager
Sector: Components for electrical machines

• Optimization in planning and supplier reliability
• Selection process, new IT
  
  
  

01/2006 – 09/2011
Bankverein Werther AG

transition-manager, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Sector: Financial services, market-listed incorporated company

• Management of Supervisory Board
  
  
• License protection for market-listed financial service provider, restructuring of a market-listed bank, introduction of a new product concept, achieving positive annual results starting 2009, realignment regionally and nationally, acquisition of strategic investors, generating new business
  
  
• License rescue via pillar strategy,  turnaround followed by positive operation profit for 3 consecutive years, acquisition of  strategic investors, disposal of retail business, exit at NTT Docomo
  
  
  
  

01/2006 – 12/2006
Rieter Automotive Systems

transition-manager, Portfolio Exit
Sector: Automotive, corporate entity

• The shareholder company was in need of portfolio adjustment after years of growth after going public in 2011. The assignment included the following steps: revision of investment strategy, selection of shares, further development of existing shares according to new milestone scenario
  
  
  
  

01/2005 – 05/2006
Serviceline GmbH & Co. KG

transition-manager, Business Development Exit-Management
Sector: HR Services - temporary employment agency

• Business development according to founder’s growth expectations, enticing personnel away from competitors and placing them in various subsidiaries. Phase 1 resulted in doubling the regular business within 5 months including an integration management program in order to finalize the quasi-merger agreeably
  
  
• Mandate to dispose of co-investor’s shares, achieved ROI = 40 % per anno
  
  
  
  

10/2001 – 12/2004
Spütz AG

transition-manager, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, CEO
Sector: Financial Services, market-listed incorporated company

• Management of the Supervisory Board, CEO
• Turnaround indicator:
  • PWC Nomination „Deal of the Year and Hostile Takeover of the Year 2001”, cost reduction program in one financial year (68 %)
    
    
  • Turnaround: from -35 million € to +75 million €, personnel cutback from 104 to 4 employees, transition-manager acting as interim CEO
    
    
  • Portfolio Wipe-out Disposals: Share Deutsche Börse AG (38 million €), CDV AG, Börsenservice GmbH to Baader AG, Tullet & Liberty Ltd. (33 million €), Collins Stewart plc. (17 million €), Lang & Schwarz AG
    
    
  • Supervision of Portfolio Wipe-out: MBO of the Eurobond GmbH, Spin-off IOC AG, Liquidation of Wertpapierhandelshaus AG
    
    
  • Investments: Buyback of Börsenservice GmbH from bankruptcy assets, Twister Ltd. (25 million €)

01/2000 – 12/2004
Sp*rk N.M. GmbH

transition-manager, Managing Director
Sector: Venture Capital & Private Equity Corporate Entity

• Managing Director, M&A Business, Investment
  
  
• Development of basic strategy and implementation of market entry in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, Business Development of individual portfolio shares
  
  
• Takeover of Spütz AG (25 million €) – PWC nomination M&A Deal of the Year and Hostile Takeover of the Year 2001
  
  
• Pricerunner plc. to TeleDenmark (15 million €)
  
  
• Spütz AG from 68 % to 10 % through disposition (25 million €), leftover exit (29 million €)
  
  
  

07/1998 – 12/1999
bmp MC GmbH

transition-manager, CEO
Sector: Venture Capital, Incorp. Company

• Restructuring of Incorporated Company, Restructuring of Venture Capital Entity
  
  
  • Phase 1: Structuring of the the Consulting Services, Spin off of the department ADSL (formerly belonging to Eutelis Consult) to bmp MC as Telecommunications Consultant
    
    
  • Phase 2: Implementation of corporate financing especially M&A processes, transactions: Business Online to Engergis plc., TCP/IP to Primus Telco, Touchnet to Primus Telco
    
    
  • Phase 3: Developing and designing the merger of Management Consultants into the Venture Capital AG
    
    
  • Phase 4: Business development of individual shares, strategic partners, 2 financing, coaching, incorporator management
    
    
• Interim CEO
  
  
  • Turnarounds of non-performing assets and structuring of management levels and processes