Seestatt Consulting & Interim Management AG Goes CYLAD Experts
Seestatt Consulting & Interim Management AG, the leading Swiss Senior Expert Organisation, joined forces with CYLAD Consulting - the leading French/German independent Management and Strategy Consulting Group. Seestatt Consulting & Interim Management AG acts as of September 1st, 2020, under the name of CYLAD Experts and will be part of the global CYLAD Consulting network with locations in Paris, Toulouse, Hamburg, Pfäffikon/Zürich, Melbourne, Montreal. CYLAD Experts will continue to offer the same high quality expertise and more unique services.
CYLAD Consulting advises both major industrial enterprises and SMEs in their growth, transformation and performance improvement. The majority of CYLAD Consulting's team has a top tier consulting background. CYLAD Consulting manages complex industrial projects, the firm's DNA is naturally structured to tackle projects using a cross-functional approach, breaking down silos and addressing many levels of complexity.
CYLAD Experts will combine the consulting methodology with senior expert experiences for sustainable results in consulting and interim management. CYLAD Experts understand the challenges coming from INNOVATION, CHANGE, GROWTH, PERFORMANCE and DIGITAL BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION. CYLAD Experts' new location is at Zentrum Staldenbach 5, 8808 Pfäffikon.
What we do differently
Problem solving from professional consultants
Majority of our team has a top tier consulting background
Implementation starts at concept phase
We keep in mind what your organization can realistically manage and achieve
Senior Experts with multiyear line management experience
We have run businesses ourselves as managers and entrepreneurs
Cross-functional thinking is part of our DNA
Managing programs is our origin - we think & work cross-functional to unlock full potential of your team
Focus on Innovation, Growth, Performance, Change & Digital Transformation
We support you in all dimensions to build your agile High Performance Organisation
Business sense and operational know-how
We link top-management's business judgement with operational performance
Our profile
CYLAD Consulting & CYLAD Experts combine an experienced team and an international track record …
Expertise in Consulting
FAST, FLEXIBLE AND CREATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR A MEASURABLY BETTER PERFORMANCE
A mutually defined performance strategy creates the corner stone for corporate success. This finding we portray into a business model with associated efficient processes. Thus we determine responsibilities, identify the necessary competences and derive the system requirements. Special attention is needed to look for “soft factors“ like corporate values, corporate identity and corporate culture. Whether we act as project managers or interim managers: we convince people with fast, flexible and creative approaches - enabling accountable performance growth.
Strategy
Vision and Mission
Group Strategy
Business Unit Strategy
Strategic Success Factors
Strategic Goals and Tasks
Digital Strategy
Process Management
Acquisition Processes
Supply Chain Processes
Innovation Processes
Innovation Management
Agile Processes
Support and Management Processes
Organisation
Process Organisation
Agile self-regulating Organisation
Structure
Roles and Responsibilities
Systems
Skills and Core Competencies
Culture and leadership
Corporate Values
Corporate Identity
Corporate Culture
Trust and Failure
Culture
Key Performance Indicators
Change Management
Expertise in Interim management
AS ENTREPRENEURS AND MANAGERS, WE KNOW YOUR CHALLENGES FROM OUR OWN EXPERIENCE
Our Interim Managers have many years of experience in the top management of medium and large corporations and solved many challenging situations which you are facing now. Our service distinguishes itself in professionalism, highest quality of delivering and supreme competence at the level of your needs, solicited specifically in content and time. A special focus we allocate to “soft factors“ such as corporate values, corporate identity and corporate culture. We convince as Interims Managers with fast, flexible and creative solutions - for a measurable performance improvement.
Corporate situations
Reorganisation and Restructuring
Turnaround and Reorientation
Merger and Acquisition
Resizing and Diversification
Internationalization
Digitization
Benefits for our clients
Specific Skills of our Experts
Implementation geared Managers
Concept to Implementation
Measurable Improvements
Fast and Flexible
Personnel bottlenecks
Management of Demanding Projects
Bridging Vacancies
Supplementation of Know-how
Strengthening of Resources
Establishment of Foreign Site
Leading the Digital Business Transformation
Partner network
SeestattExperts Partner
Over 200 associated Managers
Track Record as Line Manager
Broad Management Expertise
Cross-industry Solutions
FAST, FLEXIBLE AND CREATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR A MEASURABLY BETTER PERFORMANCE
A mutually defined performance strategy creates the corner stone for corporate success. This finding we portray into a business model with associated efficient processes. Thus we determine responsibilities, identify the necessary competences and derive the system requirements. Special attention is needed to look for “soft factors” like corporate values, corporate identity and corporate culture. Whether we act as project managers or interim managers: we convince people with fast, flexible and creative approaches – enabling accountable performance growth.
STRATEGY
Vision and Mission
Group Strategy
Business Unit Strategy
Strategic Success Factors
Strategic Goals and Tasks
Digital Strategy
PROCESS MANAGEMENT
Acquisition Processes
Supply Chain Processes
Innovation Processes
Innovation Management
Agile Processes
Support and Management Processes
ORGANISATION
Process Organisation
Agile self-regulating Organisation
Structure
Roles and Responsibilities
Systems
Skills and Core Competencies
CULTURE AND LEADERSHIP
Corporate Values
Corporate Identity
Corporate Culture
Trust and Failure Culture
Key Performance Indicators
Change Management
AS ENTREPRENEURS AND MANAGERS, WE KNOW YOUR CHALLENGES FROM OUR OWN EXPERIENCE
Our Interim Managers have many years of experience in the top management of medium and large corporations and solved many challenging situations which you are facing now. Our service distinguishes itself in professionalism, highest quality of delivering and supreme competence at the level of your needs, solicited specifically in content and time. A special focus we allocate to “soft factors“ such as corporate values, corporate identity and corporate culture. We convince as Interims Managers with fast, flexible and creative solutions - for a measurable performance improvement.
Corporate situations
Reorganisation and Restructuring
Turnaround and Reorientation
Merger and Acquisition
Resizing and Diversification
Internationalization
Digitization
Benefits for our clients
Specific Skills of our Experts
Implementation geared Managers
Concept to Implementation
Measurable Improvements
Fast and Flexible
Personnel bottlenecks
Management of Demanding Projects
Bridging Vacancies
Supplementation of Know-how
Strengthening of Resources
Establishment of Foreign Site
Leading the Digital Business Transformation
Partner network
CYLAD Experts Partner
Over 200 associated Managers
Track Record as Line Manager
Broad Management Expertise
Cross-industry Solutions
We combine the know-how and experience of more than 30 experts for fast, measurable results.
Focus
WE STAND FOR INNOVATION, GROWTH, CHANGE, PERFORMANCE AND DIGITAL BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION
Our experts understand the challenges coming from INNOVATION, CHANGE, GROWTH, PERFORMANCE and DIGITAL BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION from own experience in the business world. With the application of competent methodology coupled with industrial understanding we develop together with you the optimally geared solutions for the specific requirements of your company and you support from check up to completion.
Innovation
Our experts accompany you on your way yo enhanced innovation power
- Innovation check-up : How innovative is our company ?
- Innovation & Digitisation strategy : Competitive advantage through innovation & digitisation.
- High innovation organisation & processes : Innovation can be organised.
- Innovation management : Innovation is a board room task.
- Trend monitoring & innovation needs : Innovation for your customers.
- Innovation portfolio & roadmap : The road to innovation excellence.
Growth
Our experts revitalize your company towards enhanced growth
- White spots : Where can our company grow profitably?
- Growth strategy : Organic growth vs. mergers & acquisitions.
- High growth organisation & processes : Scalable business model
- Growth management : Ambitious targeting & mobilization, post merger management
- Mobilisation & stimulation program : Sales mobilisation & stimulation
- Growth & change culture : Readiness for ongoing change
Change
Our experts enable transition as your change agents
- Change assessment : Where is there a need for and willingness to change?
- Change strategy : Success factors for change addressed?
- Agile organisation & processes : Design and keep dynamic
- Transformation & change management : Organisational development with stakeholders
- Change roadmap : The road to excellence through change
- Leadership culture : Willingness to change
Performance
Our experts become architects and master builders of high performance organisations
- Performance gaps : Where does our company have potential?
- High performance strategy : Performance is no coincidence
- High performance organisation & processes : Is your company a high performance organisation?
- Performance improvement program : Systematic performance enhancement
- Leadership culture : We go for #1
Digital Business Transformation
Our experts do know your existing business as well as the digital challenges in depth, they are the ideal partner for building your organisation for the digital future.
- Digital fitness assessment : Where is your company on its way to digital mastery? Where is need for action?
- Digital radar : How strongly is your business threatened by digital disruption? What should be done?
- Digital strategy : Eco-systems, customer value, go-to-market, disruption and focus on implementation
- Digital design : Implementation planning for market offerings, partnerships, processes and organisation
- Digital business transformation : Transformation and partner management, agile leadership, culture change.
- Anchoring digital capabilities : Building teams and skills, methodological competences and early warning systems.
Our experts accompany you on your way yo enhanced innovation power
- Innovation check-up : How innovative is our company ?
- Innovation & Digitisation strategy : Competitive advantage through innovation & digitisation.
- High innovation organisation & processes : Innovation can be organised.
- Innovation management : Innovation is a board room task.
- Trend monitoring & innovation needs : Innovation for your customers.
- Innovation portfolio & roadmap : The road to innovation excellence.
Our experts revitalize your company towards enhanced growth
- White spots : Where can our company grow profitably?
- Growth strategy : Organic growth vs. mergers & acquisitions.
- High growth organisation & processes : Scalable business model
- Growth management : Ambitious targeting & mobilization, post merger management
- Mobilisation & stimulation program : Sales mobilisation & stimulation
- Growth & change culture : Readiness for ongoing change
Our experts enable transition as your change agents
- Change assessment : Where is there a need for and willingness to change?
- Change strategy : Success factors for change addressed?
- Agile organisation & processes : Design and keep dynamic
- Transformation & change management : Organisational development with stakeholders
- Change roadmap : The road to excellence through change
- Leadership culture : Willingness to change
Our experts become architects and master builders of high performance organisations
- Performance gaps : Where does our company have potential?
- High performance strategy : Performance is no coincidence
- High performance organisation & processes : Is your company a high performance organisation?
- Performance improvement program : Systematic performance enhancement
- Leadership culture : We go for #1
Our experts do know your existing business as well as the digital challenges in depth, they are the ideal partner for building your organisation for the digital future.
- Digital fitness assessment : Where is your company on its way to digital mastery? Where is need for action?
- Digital radar : How strongly is your business threatened by digital disruption? What should be done?
- Digital strategy : Eco-systems, customer value, go-to-market, disruption and focus on implementation
- Digital design : Implementation planning for market offerings, partnerships, processes and organisation
- Digital business transformation : Transformation and partner management, agile leadership, culture change.
- Anchoring digital capabilities : Building teams and skills, methodological competences and early warning systems.
Industries
WE ARE FAMILIAR WITH YOUR INDUSTRY - AND BRING IN THE BEST PRACTICES FROM OTHER INDUSTRIES
Our clients are looking out for experts, which know about the problem sets of your industry. We provide you with just that and make also sure that the teams are composed of people that bring you best practices from other business areas. Whether industry, trade or health care: the challenges are often similar. Extend your horizon with CYLAD Experts and benefit from “out-of-the-box“ ideas together with creative solution strategies from other business areas.
Banking & Insurance
Media
IT and Telecom
Retail
Public administration
Energy
Medtech
Health care
Industry
Construction
Transportation
Logistics
References
Customer testimonials
Our experience team
Our experienced team of experts will help you and your business to succeed
Marcel Altherr
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- IT and Telecom
- Trade
- Industry
- Health care
- Public administration and financial services
CORE COMPETENCIES
Marcel Altherr is an expert in change management projects in the IT sector, for digital strategies, complex and innovative software projects and for management of large IT project portfolios. His work is coined by the image of bridge-building between technology and general management helping to achieve strategic company objectives in a direct and sustainable way. Marcel Altherr supports companies from developing innovative ideas up to their realization, he assumes leadership for turnarounds of IT projects and follows companies in their implementation of agile methods , structures and modern innovation processes. He supports companies by heading strategic IT projects, acts as interim manager in IT organizations or as a coach and group leader of workshops. He speaks German and English.
EXPERIENCE
25 years experience as a technology manager plus years of experience in multinational companies, as CIO, Head Innovation manager and Co-founder of several start-ups as well as lecturer of various universities.
DEGREES
Dipl. math., MTE IMD Lausanne.
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Paul Bannister
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- IT and Telecom
- Trade
- Industry
- Health care
- Public administration and financial services
CORE COMPETENCIES
Marcel Altherr is an expert in change management projects in the IT sector, for digital strategies, complex and innovative software projects and for management of large IT project portfolios. His work is coined by the image of bridge-building between technology and general management helping to achieve strategic company objectives in a direct and sustainable way. Marcel Altherr supports companies from developing innovative ideas up to their realization, he assumes leadership for turnarounds of IT projects and follows companies in their implementation of agile methods , structures and modern innovation processes. He supports companies by heading strategic IT projects, acts as interim manager in IT organizations or as a coach and group leader of workshops. He speaks German and English.
EXPERIENCE
25 years experience as a technology manager plus years of experience in multinational companies, as CIO, Head Innovation manager and Co-founder of several start-ups as well as lecturer of various universities.
DEGREES
Dipl. math., MTE IMD Lausanne.
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Niklaus Blaser
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- High-Tech
- Software, IT/Telco
- Industry
- Textile
- Defence
CORE COMPETENCIES
Niklaus Blaser is an expert in design and implementation of strategies, digital business transformations, change processes, crises management, in business development and business planning, with organizations and processes. His current focus is on leading digital business transformation, Industry 4.0 and digital strategies. He accompanies complex, international strategy-, innovation-, M&A- and change projects. As interim manager he acts in line- and turn-around management functions. As a coach he supports start-ups as well as family businesses and coaches PMI processes. He speaks German, English and French.
EXPERIENCE
Leading digital business transformation at Rieter Machine Works Ltd., several change leadership mandates with RUAG, nine years of strategy, M&A and business planning experience as VP at Swisscom. Managing a turnaround as head of a service unit at Swisscom. International management experience in interdisciplinary high-tech fields as global engineering director working for DeLaRue Ltd. and Talaris Ltd. in London, product innovation at Ascom and Ericsson. He successfully evaluated and established software-nearshoring partnerships in Eastern Europe. He also coached PMI transitions as an advisor, acted as board member of a start-up company and as trustee of an educational organization.
DEGREES
EMBA at IMD Lausanne, El. Engineer FH; VR-CAS HSG (Certified Director for Board Effectiveness), CAS Innovation Management, CAS Global Certified Negotiator HSG, Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (FH Burgdorf), Certificates in “Leading Digital Business Transformation”, “Digital Strategy”, “Digital Analytics” and “Digital Execution” from IMD Lausanne, Artificial Intelligence Diploma from MIT Sloan, Training in Systemic Principles.
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- High-Tech
- Software, IT/Telco
- Industry
- Textile
- Defence
CORE COMPETENCIES
Niklaus Blaser is an expert in design and implementation of strategies, digital business transformations, change processes, crises management, in business development and business planning, with organizations and processes. His current focus is on leading digital business transformation, Industry 4.0 and digital strategies. He accompanies complex, international strategy-, innovation-, M&A- and change projects. As interim manager he acts in line- and turn-around management functions. As a coach he supports start-ups as well as family businesses and coaches PMI processes. He speaks German, English and French.
EXPERIENCE
Leading digital business transformation at Rieter Machine Works Ltd., several change leadership mandates with RUAG, nine years of strategy, M&A and business planning experience as VP at Swisscom. Managing a turnaround as head of a service unit at Swisscom. International management experience in interdisciplinary high-tech fields as global engineering director working for DeLaRue Ltd. and Talaris Ltd. in London, product innovation at Ascom and Ericsson. He successfully evaluated and established software-nearshoring partnerships in Eastern Europe. He also coached PMI transitions as an advisor, acted as board member of a start-up company and as trustee of an educational organization.
DEGREES
EMBA at IMD Lausanne, El. Engineer FH; VR-CAS HSG (Certified Director for Board Effectiveness), CAS Innovation Management, CAS Global Certified Negotiator HSG, Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (FH Burgdorf), Certificates in “Leading Digital Business Transformation”, “Digital Strategy”, “Digital Analytics” and “Digital Execution” from IMD Lausanne, Artificial Intelligence Diploma from MIT Sloan, Training in Systemic Principles.
Carsten Bremer
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- Building Materials and Machine Construction,
- Automotive and Construction
- Glass Manufacturing
CORE COMPETENCIES
Carsten Bremer is a pragmatic general manager with an international track record of building, leading and transforming industrial business units, and an entrepreneurial engineer with proven successes of increasing industrial performance. He has broad industrial and technical expertise and excels at managing and reducing complexity in production, logistics, quality and technology. He speaks German, English as well as French and is an innovative leader who initiates and leads changes in an international environment.
EXPERIENCE
Carsten Bremer has more than 25 years of industrial and international experience in the building materials and machine construction industries: COO Saint Gobain Building Glass Germany, CEO Saint Gobain Building Glass Switzerland, Global Investment Director and CTO Saint Gobain Building Glass. He has led successful product developments and construction of several production locations in the USA, China, India and Poland.
DEGREES
Dipl.-Ing. Maschinenbau (Aachen); Executive MBA (St. Gallen)
Jürg Brönnimann
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- Industry
- Transportation
- ICT
- Media
CORE COMPETENCIES
Juerg Broennimann is an expert in IT service management and processes. He is leading performance improvement, organisational development and digital transformation initiatives. He takes over the lead of project and line management mandates. He speaks German, English and French.
EXPERIENCE
Track record as CEO of an IT System Integrator, head of IT Services Operations, Business Unit Manager and responsible for digitizing aeronautical data, 9 years of management consulting experience at KPMG & JBC. Certified IT Service Manager (exin).
DEGREES
Strathclyde MBA, Bachelor in Business Administration FH
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INDUSTRY FOCUS
- Building Materials and Machine Construction,
- Automotive and Construction
- Glass Manufacturing
CORE COMPETENCIES
Carsten Bremer is a pragmatic general manager with an international track record of building, leading and transforming industrial business units, and an entrepreneurial engineer with proven successes of increasing industrial performance. He has broad industrial and technical expertise and excels at managing and reducing complexity in production, logistics, quality and technology. He speaks German, English as well as French and is an innovative leader who initiates and leads changes in an international environment.
EXPERIENCE
Carsten Bremer has more than 25 years of industrial and international experience in the building materials and machine construction industries: COO Saint Gobain Building Glass Germany, CEO Saint Gobain Building Glass Switzerland, Global Investment Director and CTO Saint Gobain Building Glass. He has led successful product developments and construction of several production locations in the USA, China, India and Poland.
DEGREES
Dipl.-Ing. Maschinenbau (Aachen); Executive MBA (St. Gallen)
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- Industry
- Transportation
- ICT
- Media
CORE COMPETENCIES
Juerg Broennimann is an expert in IT service management and processes. He is leading performance improvement, organisational development and digital transformation initiatives. He takes over the lead of project and line management mandates. He speaks German, English and French.
EXPERIENCE
Track record as CEO of an IT System Integrator, head of IT Services Operations, Business Unit Manager and responsible for digitizing aeronautical data, 9 years of management consulting experience at KPMG & JBC. Certified IT Service Manager (exin).
DEGREES
Strathclyde MBA, Bachelor in Business Administration FH
Arturo J. Egli
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- Industrial processes
- Machine manufacturing
- Industrial plant engineering and construction
- Measurement technics
- Energy supply
CORE COMPETENCIES
Arturo J. Egli has visionary, holistic, interdisciplinary and connected thinking and is known for his entrepreneurial actions. He has several years of experience in management of complex and interdisciplinary projects, general management, product management, reorganizations, outsourcing, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, change management. He is very well connected in the power industry. His languages are D, E, F, I, Sp.
EXPERIENCE
CEO for over 10 years in 3 companies and over 18 board mandates. Many years of international experience in energy policies, power generation, process engineering, marketing and sales. Committee work (ASME, VSE, Swissgrid etc.).
DEGREES
MSc in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering from the Notre Dame University and ETH, Advanced and Executive Management Development Programs, London Business School.
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Daniel Frutig
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- Industrial: Manufacturing, Building supply
- Life Science: Medtech / Healthcare
- Support Services,
- Proptech
CORE COMPETENCIES
Daniel Frutig is an expert for international business development, transformations, cost reductions, carve-outs and spin-offs. Leadership, corporate governance and people development are his core competencies striving to increase corporate value, creating and securing industrial jobs. He speaks German, English and French.
EXPERIENCE
Daniel Frutig is successful Swiss manager and entrepreneur. Longstanding international line experiences as CEO and Member of the Board of Directors. He is experienced in developing and implementing growth strategies, innovations, digital business models, product development, production/supply chain management, sales as well as customer services. 15 years of consulting and corporate services (Sulzer, Accenture), 15 years of industry experience as CEO/MD (Swisscom, Compass Group, Arbonia, Medela). Several board memberships.
DEGREES
Dipl. Ing, Executive MBA HSG, Insead IDP-C
Dr. Andrea Gelli
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- Industry Automation
- Traffic Management
- Banking
- Insurance
- IT and Telecommunication
CORE COMPETENCIES
Dr. El. Ing. Andrea Gelli is an expert in project management, in application development, in the design of IT-organizations, processes and Q-systems. He is specialized on the conduct of complex ICT projects, reorganization of projects and change projects as well as cost estimation, appraisals, planning and reviewing of IT projects. He speaks German, English, French and Italian.
EXPERIENCE
Line experience as business unit head, project management at Atraxis, head of application engineering at Helsana, 10 years of consulting work at ELCA and QSM, honorary president of the oratory choir Zürich.
DEGREES
Electrical engineer graduate for systems und computer science, dissertation on robotics, Graduation as Dr. El. Ing. Several management programs at the IMD Lausanne.
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- Industrial processes
- Machine manufacturing
- Industrial plant engineering and construction
- Measurement technics
- Energy supply
CORE COMPETENCIES
Arturo J. Egli has visionary, holistic, interdisciplinary and connected thinking and is known for his entrepreneurial actions. He has several years of experience in management of complex and interdisciplinary projects, general management, product management, reorganizations, outsourcing, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, change management. He is very well connected in the power industry. His languages are D, E, F, I, Sp.
EXPERIENCE
CEO for over 10 years in 3 companies and over 18 board mandates. Many years of international experience in energy policies, power generation, process engineering, marketing and sales. Committee work (ASME, VSE, Swissgrid etc.).
DEGREES
MSc in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering from the Notre Dame University and ETH, Advanced and Executive Management Development Programs, London Business School.
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- Industrial: Manufacturing, Building supply
- Life Science: Medtech / Healthcare
- Support Services,
- Proptech
CORE COMPETENCIES
Daniel Frutig is an expert for international business development, transformations, cost reductions, carve-outs and spin-offs. Leadership, corporate governance and people development are his core competencies striving to increase corporate value, creating and securing industrial jobs. He speaks German, English and French.
EXPERIENCE
Daniel Frutig is successful Swiss manager and entrepreneur. Longstanding international line experiences as CEO and Member of the Board of Directors. He is experienced in developing and implementing growth strategies, innovations, digital business models, product development, production/supply chain management, sales as well as customer services. 15 years of consulting and corporate services (Sulzer, Accenture), 15 years of industry experience as CEO/MD (Swisscom, Compass Group, Arbonia, Medela). Several board memberships.
DEGREES
Dipl. Ing, Executive MBA HSG, Insead IDP-C
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- Industry Automation
- Traffic Management
- Banking
- Insurance
- IT and Telecommunication
CORE COMPETENCIES
Dr. El. Ing. Andrea Gelli is an expert in project management, in application development, in the design of IT-organizations, processes and Q-systems. He is specialized on the conduct of complex ICT projects, reorganization of projects and change projects as well as cost estimation, appraisals, planning and reviewing of IT projects. He speaks German, English, French and Italian.
EXPERIENCE
Line experience as business unit head, project management at Atraxis, head of application engineering at Helsana, 10 years of consulting work at ELCA and QSM, honorary president of the oratory choir Zürich.
DEGREES
Electrical engineer graduate for systems und computer science, dissertation on robotics, Graduation as Dr. El. Ing. Several management programs at the IMD Lausanne.
Axel Gerock
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- Automotive and Automotive Supply (OEM, Tier 1 & 2)
- Mechanical Engineering including suppliers
- Measuring Equipment and Device Construction
CORE COMPETENCIES
Axel Gerock is an expert in restructuring (Strategic New Orientation, Turn-around, Business Fix etc.) as well as in change management in the areas of quality (reorganization, new alignment), nationally and internationally, as well as in conception and implementation. As an educated generalist he takes on Interim Management responsibilities in companies (business management and general management). He is fluent in German, English, French and Italian and has conversational skills in Spanish and Dutch.
EXPERIENCE
Technical Sales Management/General Management in the automotive supply industry Supplier TCG Herrmann GmbH (Germany) and TCG group (8 plants in 5 countries). More than 6 years in Consulting (Steinbeis Transfer-center turn-around/financing and Axel Gerock Consulting). Worked many years within the SME/family business sector, Private Equity companies and accompanied many start-up operations. Did Pro bono work at the IHA (economic minded youth) and in general sport.
DEGREES
Banking Clerk, Diploma in Business Administration VWA, Studies in Production Technology (Pre-diploma) at the Aalen University, Process Audit VDA 6.3, Quality Field Engineer VDA 19.1 Inspector for Technical Cleanliness.
Dr. Bruno Glaus
SECTOR FOCUS
- Industry
- Services
- Transportation
- Health Care
- ICT & Media
CORE COMPETENCIES
Dr. Bruno Glaus has expertise in strategy and performance consulting, business process reengineering, high performance business design and sales & marketing management. He coaches complex strategy- and reorganization projects and innovation-management initiatives. He is fluent in German, English und French.
EXPERIENCE
Line management experience as Director of Marketing, Business-Unit Manager and Country Manager at Hilti. 22 Years of consulting experience at McKinsey&Co, HPO and SeestattExperts. He has several board assignments in large and start-up companies. He engages as volunteer in social community projects.
EDUCATION
Dr. oec. HSG
Jann Hatz
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- Industry
- Retail
- Consumer goods
- Services
- Health care
- Media
CORE COMPETENCIES
Jann Hatz is an expert in strategy formulation and digitization. He has many years of experience in strategic marketing in both B2B and B2C. He is committed to developing people and organizations so that they can grow and realize their full potential. For this, he relies on his expertise in process optimization and organizational development. He speaks German, English, French and Italian.
EXPERIENCE
Jann Hatz has over 25 years of international management experience in both project management and executive functions. He was responsible for the global marketing of a medium-sized special machinery manufacturer, headed corporate development for the Migros Group, was in corporate development at Hilti and headed strategy projects at Andersen Consulting. For more than 25 years, he has been involved with digitization topics, both customer and market related as well as for internal company applications. He is a volunteer in supporting start-ups and in the social sector and serves as an officer in the Swiss Air Force.
DEGREES
MSc Electrical Engineering ETH Zurich and MBA INSEAD Fontainebleau.
Dr. Guido Kaufmann
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- IT & telecom
- Retail
- Media
- Med tech
- Industry
- Transportation
CORE COMPETENCIES
Dr. Guido Kaufmann is an expert on IT management and business-IT alignment. Specific focus areas of his work are IT strategy, architecture and governance; IT management in transformation & change situations; M&A (IT due diligences, post merger integrations, carve outs, …); IT-performance & efficiency programs; technology & innovation management; digital transformations; sourcing. He is fluent in German, English, French.
EXPERIENCE
More than 20 years of experience as CIO/Head of IT and member of executive management boards in large and medium sized enterprises, e.g. Swisscom Innovations/Directories, Swiss Railway, Hotelplan Group or Metall Zug Group. Beside his professional activities Guido Kaufmann is guest teacher at the universities of St. Gallen and Lucerne in IT management and digital transformation. He is also co-founder of two Internet Startups.
DEGREES
Dr. phil. nat. (Computer Science).
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- Automotive and Automotive Supply (OEM, Tier 1 & 2)
- Mechanical Engineering including suppliers
- Measuring Equipment and Device Construction
CORE COMPETENCIES
Axel Gerock is an expert in restructuring (Strategic New Orientation, Turn-around, Business Fix etc.) as well as in change management in the areas of quality (reorganization, new alignment), nationally and internationally, as well as in conception and implementation. As an educated generalist he takes on Interim Management responsibilities in companies (business management and general management). He is fluent in German, English, French and Italian and has conversational skills in Spanish and Dutch.
EXPERIENCE
Technical Sales Management/General Management in the automotive supply industry Supplier TCG Herrmann GmbH (Germany) and TCG group (8 plants in 5 countries). More than 6 years in Consulting (Steinbeis Transfer-center turn-around/financing and Axel Gerock Consulting). Worked many years within the SME/family business sector, Private Equity companies and accompanied many start-up operations. Did Pro bono work at the IHA (economic minded youth) and in general sport.
DEGREES
Banking Clerk, Diploma in Business Administration VWA, Studies in Production Technology (Pre-diploma) at the Aalen University, Process Audit VDA 6.3, Quality Field Engineer VDA 19.1 Inspector for Technical Cleanliness.
SECTOR FOCUS
- Industry
- Services
- Transportation
- Health Care
- ICT & Media
CORE COMPETENCIES
Dr. Bruno Glaus has expertise in strategy and performance consulting, business process reengineering, high performance business design and sales & marketing management. He coaches complex strategy- and reorganization projects and innovation-management initiatives. He is fluent in German, English und French.
EXPERIENCE
Line management experience as Director of Marketing, Business-Unit Manager and Country Manager at Hilti. 22 Years of consulting experience at McKinsey&Co, HPO and SeestattExperts. He has several board assignments in large and start-up companies. He engages as volunteer in social community projects.
EDUCATION
Dr. oec. HSG
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- Industry
- Retail
- Consumer goods
- Services
- Health care
- Media
CORE COMPETENCIES
Jann Hatz is an expert in strategy formulation and digitization. He has many years of experience in strategic marketing in both B2B and B2C. He is committed to developing people and organizations so that they can grow and realize their full potential. For this, he relies on his expertise in process optimization and organizational development. He speaks German, English, French and Italian.
EXPERIENCE
Jann Hatz has over 25 years of international management experience in both project management and executive functions. He was responsible for the global marketing of a medium-sized special machinery manufacturer, headed corporate development for the Migros Group, was in corporate development at Hilti and headed strategy projects at Andersen Consulting. For more than 25 years, he has been involved with digitization topics, both customer and market related as well as for internal company applications. He is a volunteer in supporting start-ups and in the social sector and serves as an officer in the Swiss Air Force.
DEGREES
MSc Electrical Engineering ETH Zurich and MBA INSEAD Fontainebleau.
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- IT & telecom
- Retail
- Media
- Med tech
- Industry
- Transportation
CORE COMPETENCIES
Dr. Guido Kaufmann is an expert on IT management and business-IT alignment. Specific focus areas of his work are IT strategy, architecture and governance; IT management in transformation & change situations; M&A (IT due diligences, post merger integrations, carve outs, …); IT-performance & efficiency programs; technology & innovation management; digital transformations; sourcing. He is fluent in German, English, French.
EXPERIENCE
More than 20 years of experience as CIO/Head of IT and member of executive management boards in large and medium sized enterprises, e.g. Swisscom Innovations/Directories, Swiss Railway, Hotelplan Group or Metall Zug Group. Beside his professional activities Guido Kaufmann is guest teacher at the universities of St. Gallen and Lucerne in IT management and digital transformation. He is also co-founder of two Internet Startups.
DEGREES
Dr. phil. nat. (Computer Science).
Dr. Reto G. Loepfe
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- Investment goods
- Semiconductor
- Flat panel displays
- Photovoltaics biotechnology
- Clinical diagnostics
- Medical devices and chemical analytics
CORE COMPETENCIES
Dr. Reto G. Loepfe is a generalist with broad leadership experience in high-tech industries. His consulting focus is on growth strategies, business globalization and innovation. He brings a set of well-founded skills in the development of growth strategies, change management and building and leading project management offices. Dr. Loepfe works on conception level as well as on the implementation level. He speaks German and English and knows some basic Italian and French.
EXPERIENCE
More than 20 years of management experience in the areas of high-tech and life science equipment as CEO, business unit manager, executive vice president of marketing, product development, corporate quality management and as CIO. Pro bono work in the field of social, education and administration of municipalities.
DEGREES
Dr. sc. techn. ETH (Elektrotechnik); Executive MBA (HSG).
Dominik Marti
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- Transportation
- Construction
- Industry and Services
CORE COMPETENCIES
Dominik Marti has an extensive and broad experience in the elaboration of strategies as well as the design of organisations and processes. He has lead several projects with the top management of big Swiss companies, especially in business restructuring, creation of new business units or process improvement. Apart from his experiences in consultancy he has management experiences as CEO. He speaks German, English and French.
EXPERIENCE
Management experiences as CEO of two companies in construction industry and transportation. More than 5 years of management consulting experience in Swiss and French companies in telecommunication, production industry, banking and aviation.
DEGREES
M. Sc. ETH Zürich / Lausanne, specialty in production and business administration.
Markus Meili
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- Retail
- Consumer goods
- Industry, int’l market research
- Health care
- Interior design/furniture and Internet Start up
CORE COMPETENCIES
Markus Meili is expert for strategic marketing and sales as well as innovation management with the focus on profitable growth. In his career he successfully managed very difficult turn around situations. He is a solution oriented coach and motivator with very strong skills in negotiations. With his empathy and his social competences he is a very competent mediator resolving complex conflicts. He supports shareholders & management in mastering change and orchestrates succession planning in family enterprises. As a interim manager he takes over the responsibility for turn around and /or strategical new orientation of companies.
EXPERIENCE
More than 25 years of experience in the leadership of complex service and industrial companies. Successful turn arounds as well as development of new, internet based businesses.
DEGREES
OPM Harvard Business School, Betriebsökonom FH specialization in Marketing.
Karin Peter Dietrich
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- Banking and Services
- Consumer- and Luxury Goods
- Retail Trade and Shopping Centers
CORE COMPETENCIES
Karin Peter Dietrich is an expert in elaboration and implementation of internationalization and business development strategies. She accompanies projects with operational leadership skills and cross-cultural competence to succes by putting strategies alive. She disposes of an extensive and detailed know-how of all relevant communication and sales channels in the focus field of Retail and E-Commerce. You can rely on her strenth of an all-embracing view and synergetic combination of all touching points in the management of client relationships CRM. She speaks German, English, French, Italian, Spanish and Russian.
EXPERIENCE
10 years in Line: Associate Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. of NY (CH and USA) as well as Director Business Unit Jakob Schlaepfer & Co. AG (CH), Sales National Jockey International (CH) and International Cerruti 1881 (D) and Fink Modelle GmbH (D). 20 years as Entrepreneur: Development Export Markets and Retail Real Estate in Europe with Representative Office (RUS) as well as Interim Management Sales Marketing SMEs (CH).
DEGREES
lic.oec.HSG (CH) – International Management Program, Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. of NY (USA)
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- Investment goods
- Semiconductor
- Flat panel displays
- Photovoltaics biotechnology
- Clinical diagnostics
- Medical devices and chemical analytics
CORE COMPETENCIES
Dr. Reto G. Loepfe is a generalist with broad leadership experience in high-tech industries. His consulting focus is on growth strategies, business globalization and innovation. He brings a set of well-founded skills in the development of growth strategies, change management and building and leading project management offices. Dr. Loepfe works on conception level as well as on the implementation level. He speaks German and English and knows some basic Italian and French.
EXPERIENCE
More than 20 years of management experience in the areas of high-tech and life science equipment as CEO, business unit manager, executive vice president of marketing, product development, corporate quality management and as CIO. Pro bono work in the field of social, education and administration of municipalities.
DEGREES
Dr. sc. techn. ETH (Elektrotechnik); Executive MBA (HSG).
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- Transportation
- Construction
- Industry and Services
CORE COMPETENCIES
Dominik Marti has an extensive and broad experience in the elaboration of strategies as well as the design of organisations and processes. He has lead several projects with the top management of big Swiss companies, especially in business restructuring, creation of new business units or process improvement. Apart from his experiences in consultancy he has management experiences as CEO. He speaks German, English and French.
EXPERIENCE
Management experiences as CEO of two companies in construction industry and transportation. More than 5 years of management consulting experience in Swiss and French companies in telecommunication, production industry, banking and aviation.
DEGREES
M. Sc. ETH Zürich / Lausanne, specialty in production and business administration.
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- Retail
- Consumer goods
- Industry, int’l market research
- Health care
- Interior design/furniture and Internet Start up
CORE COMPETENCIES
Markus Meili is expert for strategic marketing and sales as well as innovation management with the focus on profitable growth. In his career he successfully managed very difficult turn around situations. He is a solution oriented coach and motivator with very strong skills in negotiations. With his empathy and his social competences he is a very competent mediator resolving complex conflicts. He supports shareholders & management in mastering change and orchestrates succession planning in family enterprises. As a interim manager he takes over the responsibility for turn around and /or strategical new orientation of companies.
EXPERIENCE
More than 25 years of experience in the leadership of complex service and industrial companies. Successful turn arounds as well as development of new, internet based businesses.
DEGREES
OPM Harvard Business School, Betriebsökonom FH specialization in Marketing.
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- Banking and Services
- Consumer- and Luxury Goods
- Retail Trade and Shopping Centers
CORE COMPETENCIES
Karin Peter Dietrich is an expert in elaboration and implementation of internationalization and business development strategies. She accompanies projects with operational leadership skills and cross-cultural competence to succes by putting strategies alive. She disposes of an extensive and detailed know-how of all relevant communication and sales channels in the focus field of Retail and E-Commerce. You can rely on her strenth of an all-embracing view and synergetic combination of all touching points in the management of client relationships CRM. She speaks German, English, French, Italian, Spanish and Russian.
EXPERIENCE
10 years in Line: Associate Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. of NY (CH and USA) as well as Director Business Unit Jakob Schlaepfer & Co. AG (CH), Sales National Jockey International (CH) and International Cerruti 1881 (D) and Fink Modelle GmbH (D). 20 years as Entrepreneur: Development Export Markets and Retail Real Estate in Europe with Representative Office (RUS) as well as Interim Management Sales Marketing SMEs (CH).
DEGREES
lic.oec.HSG (CH) – International Management Program, Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. of NY (USA)
Ulrich Sieker
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- IT and telecom market
- Public administration (federal and cantonal)
- Transport and transportation
CORE COMPETENCIES
Ulrich Sieker is an expert in the development and optimization of organizations and their processes, as well as in supporting transformation processes. He is well versed in strategic issues and has profound knowledge in human centered design, digital transformation, use of blockchain technology, innovation and product development. He speaks German and English.
EXPERIENCE
Many years of management and leadership experience at Swisscom AG, as CFO of a large corporate unit, in the development of the subsidiary WinGo and the orientation of the service units as a sales channel. Consulting experience as Business Consultant at AWK Group and CGI Group.
DEGREES
University for Applied Science Osnabrück, Germany/ University of Gothenburg, Sweden: Diplomkaufmann (FH) Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Certificate in Future Commerce
Dr. Ralf-Eckhardt Türke
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- Across all sectors
- primarily in Information and communication technology
- Mechanical engineering
- Health care
- Public companies and institutions
- Consumer goods
- Insurance,
- Construction
- Development aid, start-up.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Ralf-Eckhard Türke is an architect of evolutionary transformation and for building dynamic capabilities in teams and organisations. His speciality is the radical integration of strategy, organisation and digitalisation to reach collective performance- and cost potentials. He initiates and facilitates agile transformations and cultural change as advisor, facilitator and trainer. He works in German, English and Spanish.
EXPERIENCE
Production and supply chain engineer in the construction and consumer goods industry, senior consultant, business developer and IT systems designer in the development of Controlling- and ERP-systems, innovation stream lead at the Management Centre St.Gallen, head of a university competence centre, founder and managing director of the HSG spin-off Sustainance.
DEGREES
- Industrial Engineer in Mechanical Engineering at Darmstadt University of Technology (TUD), Germany and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Phd. in transdisciplinary governance from University of St.Gallen, Switzerland.
Tomasz Mlynarczyk
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- Discreet and process manufacturing
- Med-tech and life sciences
- Healthcare, trade
CORE COMPETENCIES
Tomasz Mlynarczyk is an expert in Value Chain Management, from strategy to operational implementation. His core areas are: Supply Chain Strategies and Operating Models, Collaboration Management, Planning and Controlling, Process and Performance Management, IT Systems and Digitalization. He speaks German, English and Polish.
EXPERIENCE
As former co-founder and partner of the consultancy company Inova Management he has profound experience in the realization of complex projects, transformation endeavours and ad-interim functions in national and international companies and corporations, with public and private ownership. He is lecturer and speaker at various educational institutions in Switzerland.
DEGREES
MSc Engineering and Industrial Management ETH Zürich.
Dr. Matthias Urban
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- Industry, especially Machinery and Plant Engineering
- High-Tech
- Automotive (OEMs and suppliers)
- Private Equity
CORE COMPETENCIES
- R&D and innovation management: R&D processes and efficiency improvement, R&D organization and outsourcing, modularization of product architectures and complexity reduction
- Operational improvement: Design-to-cost and value engineering, purchasing and supply chain, lean manufacturing, process optimization
- Restructuring and turnaround management: Fix cost reduction and restructuring controlling
- Strategy/M&A: Due diligence for Private Equity companies, Business Unit strategy
- Languages: German, English and French
EXPERIENCE
8 years line experience as Head of the global R&D of Bobst SA: Leading a global team of ca. 350 engineers. 14 years experience in consulting with Top-Management consultancies McKinsey & Company and Bain & Company.
DEGREES
Diploma in physics, University of Kaiserslautern, PhD, Swiss Federal Technical Institute, Lausanne.
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- IT and telecom market
- Public administration (federal and cantonal)
- Transport and transportation
CORE COMPETENCIES
Ulrich Sieker is an expert in the development and optimization of organizations and their processes, as well as in supporting transformation processes. He is well versed in strategic issues and has profound knowledge in human centered design, digital transformation, use of blockchain technology, innovation and product development. He speaks German and English.
EXPERIENCE
Many years of management and leadership experience at Swisscom AG, as CFO of a large corporate unit, in the development of the subsidiary WinGo and the orientation of the service units as a sales channel. Consulting experience as Business Consultant at AWK Group and CGI Group.
DEGREES
University for Applied Science Osnabrück, Germany/ University of Gothenburg, Sweden: Diplomkaufmann (FH) Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Certificate in Future Commerce
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- Across all sectors
- primarily in Information and communication technology
- Mechanical engineering
- Health care
- Public companies and institutions
- Consumer goods
- Insurance,
- Construction
- Development aid, start-up.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Ralf-Eckhard Türke is an architect of evolutionary transformation and for building dynamic capabilities in teams and organisations. His speciality is the radical integration of strategy, organisation and digitalisation to reach collective performance- and cost potentials. He initiates and facilitates agile transformations and cultural change as advisor, facilitator and trainer. He works in German, English and Spanish.
EXPERIENCE
Production and supply chain engineer in the construction and consumer goods industry, senior consultant, business developer and IT systems designer in the development of Controlling- and ERP-systems, innovation stream lead at the Management Centre St.Gallen, head of a university competence centre, founder and managing director of the HSG spin-off Sustainance.
DEGREES
- Industrial Engineer in Mechanical Engineering at Darmstadt University of Technology (TUD), Germany and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Phd. in transdisciplinary governance from University of St.Gallen, Switzerland.
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- Discreet and process manufacturing
- Med-tech and life sciences
- Healthcare, trade
CORE COMPETENCIES
Tomasz Mlynarczyk is an expert in Value Chain Management, from strategy to operational implementation. His core areas are: Supply Chain Strategies and Operating Models, Collaboration Management, Planning and Controlling, Process and Performance Management, IT Systems and Digitalization. He speaks German, English and Polish.
EXPERIENCE
As former co-founder and partner of the consultancy company Inova Management he has profound experience in the realization of complex projects, transformation endeavours and ad-interim functions in national and international companies and corporations, with public and private ownership. He is lecturer and speaker at various educational institutions in Switzerland.
DEGREES
MSc Engineering and Industrial Management ETH Zürich.
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- Industry, especially Machinery and Plant Engineering
- High-Tech
- Automotive (OEMs and suppliers)
- Private Equity
CORE COMPETENCIES
- R&D and innovation management: R&D processes and efficiency improvement, R&D organization and outsourcing, modularization of product architectures and complexity reduction
- Operational improvement: Design-to-cost and value engineering, purchasing and supply chain, lean manufacturing, process optimization
- Restructuring and turnaround management: Fix cost reduction and restructuring controlling
- Strategy/M&A: Due diligence for Private Equity companies, Business Unit strategy
- Languages: German, English and French
EXPERIENCE
8 years line experience as Head of the global R&D of Bobst SA: Leading a global team of ca. 350 engineers. 14 years experience in consulting with Top-Management consultancies McKinsey & Company and Bain & Company.
DEGREES
Diploma in physics, University of Kaiserslautern, PhD, Swiss Federal Technical Institute, Lausanne.
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