Tech leadership expert & transformation consultant
The key to sustainable transformation does not lie in technology alone: sustainable companies are created through a conscious balance of technical excellence and people-centred leadership.
Many medium-sized tech companies are currently struggling with a vicious circle: operational entanglement prevents innovation, lack of innovation leads to margin pressure, margin pressure creates even more operational pressure.
As a transformation consultant, I support business leaders in breaking this cycle. I am an ex-tech board member and today I pass on my more than 20 years of management experience in medium-sized technology companies with a systematic transformation approach.
This creates sustainable companies that combine technical excellence and people-centred leadership. Building trust-based management structures and the strategic integration of AI bring innovation and sustainable stability.
What my clients particularly appreciate: I know from my own experience how to successfully set up and restructure business units, how specialisation strategies actually work and how to make the right decisions in difficult situations - whether in negotiations or crisis management. And most importantly: how to act in a people-centred and value-oriented way.
Vita | Curriculum vitae
Personal
- Born 1972
- Project languages: German, English
- Author of the book „Practical Business Continuity Management“
Professional
- Combination of management experience and technical expertise
- Trained business, personnel and leadership coach
- Technical and business management training
- In-depth expertise in IT, software & electronics
- Training specialisations: Strategic corporate management, change management, positive psychology, digital transformation
Private activities
- Sportfliegerei (PPL)
- Endurance sport
- Woodworking
Expertise | Skills
The combination of technical understanding and management experience enables me to holistically understand the specific challenges of tech companies and develop effective solutions.
Core competences
- Technology: electronics, software, high-availability IT operations, cyber security
- Sales & Marketing: Direct and indirect sales of complex solutions
- Organisation: Structure and reorganisation of company divisions
- Strategy & business management: development and implementation of specialisation strategies
- Change management: Successful management of change processes
- Negotiation: solving complex negotiation situations through to M&A
- Management: Overall operational responsibility as a member of the Executive Board
Industry experience
- IT strategy and services
- Software development and services
- Cybersecurity and risk management
- Data centres
- Managed Services
- Cloud computing
Consultancy focus | Portfolio
Strategic transformation
- Specialisation strategies for positioning as an expert
- Digital transformation
- AI integration in management and business processes
- Development of sustainable revenue streams (recurring revenue streams)
- Change management through transparency and participation
- M&A support
Leadership
- Trust-based management culture
- People-centred corporate development
- Building self-organising teams
Operational
- Streamlining and simplifying processes
- AI-based process optimisation
- Project and service management to increase customer satisfaction
Own frameworks
- E²M × LEAD Framework: People-centred leadership framework to increase Efficacy and Eectiveness in corporate management
- CoMeT framework: Recurring management circle, consisting of coaching, mentoring and talk to ensure the implementation of strategic plans and increase the effectiveness and quality of life of company leaders
Certificates | Awards
- Managing Guide GM Consulting