Executive Advisory
I. Adaptive Strategy Development and Implementation
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Executive Advisory
I. Adaptive Strategy Development
Strategy is not decided in presentations, but in the quality of long-term decisions.
I support leadership teams in structuring, evaluating, and implementing adaptive strategies.
Core Scope:
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Adaptive Strategy Design: Design of resilient corporate and portfolio strategies that respond effectively to market volatility.
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Scenario & Path Dependency Modeling: Quantification of realistic business scenarios and derivation of actionable strategic options.
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Business Case Rigor: Modeling and quantification of investment and capital allocation decisions.
Impact: Leadership teams decide faster, more clearly, and more consistently—based on transparent logic and well-defined objectives.
II. Corporate Transformation
Transformation requires more than ambition. It requires functioning decision and control mechanisms. I align organizations so that strategic intent translates into operational impact—across governance, performance management, and leadership.
Core Scope:
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Turnaround & Restructuring Architecture: Design and execution of restructuring programs with a focus on sustainable profitability.
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Performance Architecture: Implementation of KPI-based management systems that reinforce effective strategic decision-making.
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Leadership Calibration: Alignment of top management around strategic priorities and portfolio steering.
Impact: Decisiveness, execution discipline, and sustainable performance. Transformation becomes a systemic capability.
III. M&A and Investment Strategy
M&A is not only a financial instrument; it is a strategic lever.
I support M&A and investment decisions with a consistent focus on strategic logic, financial robustness, and operational feasibility.
Core Scope:
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M&A Strategy and Target Screening: Development of M&A strategies and identification of value-accretive targets.
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Strategic & Commercial Due Diligence: In-depth analysis of market assumptions and business models.
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Deal Mechanics & Negotiation: Design of transaction structures and negotiation strategies to maximize deal value.
Impact: Transactions with clear strategic impact and realizable value creation.
Recent Track Record
Group CFO | Renewable Energy | Corporate Strategy & Restructuring
Full responsibility for strategy, restructuring, and financial performance management of an international renewable energy group. Recalibration of portfolio, cost, and growth decisions and restoration of operational steering capability. Turnaround of multiple international businesses with significant earnings improvements.
Chairman, Board of Advisors | AI / Energy Deep Tech Start-up | Growth Strategy
Board-level responsibility for strategic market positioning, KPI logic, and resource allocation; establishment of scalable decision-making and governance structures to steer growth of an AI/energy deep-tech start-up.
Interim CFO | Biotech, €30m Revenues | Corporate Strategy & Restructuring
Interim CFO responsibility for corporate strategy, group business case, and restructuring of the business model and cost base; development of decision-ready foundations for board and supervisory board approval of growth financing.
Strategic Advisor | Family Offices, €200m Investments | Investment Strategy
Strategic advisory support for individual investments (€200m) for family offices in batteries as well as transportation and logistics; structuring of decision-ready investment cases based on robust market, competitive, and risk analyses.
CFO | EdTech, €30m Revenues | Group Strategy & International Scaling
CFO responsibility for group strategy, group business case, and board-approved country strategies; strategic and financial safeguarding of international scaling.
Investment Strategy Lead | Private Equity Firm | Commercial Due Diligence
Lead responsibility for commercial due diligences (automotive, technology) with a focus on market, competitive, and red-flag analyses; direct decision basis for pricing and investment commitments.
Head of Strategy | Utilities, €20bn | Digital Business Models
Responsibility for strategy and implementation logic of a digital business model in the utilities sector; board approval of the roadmap for transforming traditional utility structures into digital revenue models.