Success as a benchmark

Confidence arises from the quality of the results as well as the overall impression and integrity of principal actors. The tasks set in interim and project management settings are just as diverse as the contracting companies and situational conditions. taskforce managers bring competence and experience with them from many years in management positions and from over 200 successfully completed projects.

Below, you may want to check out selected reference projects of taskforce managers in interim and project management. (currently only in German language)

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  • Strategical repositioning

    Customer:
    Worldwide of operating gear engines manufacturer
    Branch:
    Mechanical engineering
    Position:
    Mkg Dir.

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    • Build
    • Know How
    • Project Management
    • Turnaround
    • Consulation
    • Cost Cutting
    • Revenue Increase
    • Focusing
    • Interim Mgmt.
    • Internationalisation
    • Process Optimisation
    • Sales & Marketing
    • Strategy / BD

    Situation

    • Lack of overall strategic and operational concept
    • Necessary to market a development of the most important product

    Tasks

    • Launch a new product
    • Strategic realignment

    Result

    • Strategic repositioning of the company
    • And planning, management of the organization launches a new product line (10 countries)
    • Design / implementation of Produktkatalogues (600 pages, English / D)
    • Development / Setting up a new website
     

  • Marketing and sales development

    Customer:
    US Mechanical engineering group
    Branch:
    Engineering
    Position:
    Mkg Dir.

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    • Build
    • Turnaround
    • Revenue Increase
    • Focusing
    • Interim Mgmt.
    • Process Optimisation
    • Sales & Marketing
    • Strategy / BD
    • Vacancy

    Situation

    • These fields are focusing in marketing and strategy
    • Unprofitable product lines or to low margins
    • Lack of focus distribution

    Tasks

    • Management of the strategy development process for all five business units
    • Development and introduction of the European marketing strategy
    • Establishment of the marketing organization

    Result

    • Thorough introduction of the European Marketing Strategy
    • Successful Turnaround
    • Value Proposition for each Unit
     

  • Repositioning brand / reorganisation product portfolio

    Customer:
    Manufacturer of wellness and Health Care to products
    Branch:
    Health Care; Wellness
    Position:
    CRO

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    • Know How
    • Buying / Logistics
    • Project Management
    • Ressource
    • Supply Chain Mgmt.
    • Technic / Production
    • Turnaround
    • Cost Cutting
    • Revenue Increase
    • Focusing
    • Internationalisation
    • Process Optimisation
    • Sales & Marketing
    • Strategy / BD

    Situation

    • Übernahme der Gesellschaft durch Großkonzern
    • Teilweise unrentables Produktportfolio; unwirtschaftlich Anzahl von SKU's (stock keeping units)
    • Uneinheitliches Markenbild
    • Verstaubtes Image

    Tasks

    • Kompletter internationaler Produkt-Relaunch bei gleichzeitiger Reduktion der SKU's (stock keeping units)
    • Minimale Handelsretouren von Altware
    • Steuerung über alle UB's (Produkt-Mgmt., Marketing, Sales, Produktion, F&E, Auslandsgesell. etc.)
    • Abverkauf Altware und saisonkonforme Einführung Neuware

    Result

    • Re-Branding mit sofortigem internationalen Rollout
    • Reduktions SKU's von knapp 1.000 auch ca. 200
    • Anpassung Produktportfolio auf internationale Standards
    • Nachhaltige Erhöung des EBIT
     

  • Business management / management of a national company

    Customer:
    Leader in wood-based industries
    Branch:
    Particleboard and MDF manufacturing, laminate flooring
    Position:
    Manager

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    • Build
    • Personal
    • IT / Organisation
    • Know How
    • Buying / Logistics
    • Out-/Insourcing
    • Project Management
    • Rebuild
    • Ressource
    • Supply Chain Mgmt.
    • Technic / Production
    • Turnaround
    • Consulation
    • Cost Cutting
    • Revenue Increase
    • Finance
    • Focusing
    • Interim Mgmt.
    • Internationalisation
    • PMI
    • Process Optimisation
    • Sales & Marketing
    • Strategy / BD
    • Vacancy

    Situation

    • Dismissal of the previous jobholder
    • Construction of a factory led to a liquidity weakness
    • Structures inbusiness areas were outdated and not optimal
    • Additional production capacity should capture the market
    • No risk, no adequate knowledge of competition

    Tasks

    • Operational Management as manager of the national organization
    • Due diligence regarding acquisition of competitors
    • Charge optimization through a tried
    • Introduction / expansion of a business Shared Service Centers nationwide
    • mprovement of the Treasury (Banks - Insurance). In a tight liquidity situation through appropriate reporting arrangements and procuring sufficient sufficient liquidity

    Result

    • Sustainable yield improvement of the country - from the weakest to the strongest unit of the group.
    • Extending the working hours without extra pay around EUR 2 million permanent improvement in earnings.
    • Upon formation of the national business Shared Service Centers about 8 man-years of synergies.
    • By introducing risk management impetus to strategic discussions
    • Through intensive monitoring as well as by competition due diligence process good assessment of strengths and weaknesses compared to the market together with the following additional strategic orientation
     

  • Crisis communication, brand appearance

    Customer:
    Leading enterprise group in the area Property and facility management
    Branch:
    Property management; facility management; real estates
    Position:
    Interim Manager

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    • Build
    • Personal
    • IT / Organisation
    • Know How
    • Buying / Logistics
    • Out-/Insourcing
    • Project Management
    • Rebuild
    • Ressource
    • Supply Chain Mgmt.
    • Technic / Production
    • Turnaround
    • Consulation
    • Cost Cutting
    • Revenue Increase
    • Finance
    • Focusing
    • Interim Mgmt.
    • Internationalisation
    • PMI
    • Process Optimisation
    • Sales & Marketing
    • Strategy / BD
    • Vacancy

    Situation

    Tasks

    Result

    • Entwicklung eines spezifischen Reputation Management Ansatzes
     

  • Sanierung und Neuausrichtung einer Business Unit

    Customer:
    Intern. Dienstleistungskonzern
    Branch:
    Automotive
    Position:
    CEO

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    • Build
    • Personal
    • IT / Organisation
    • Know How
    • Buying / Logistics
    • Out-/Insourcing
    • Project Management
    • Rebuild
    • Ressource
    • Supply Chain Mgmt.
    • Technic / Production
    • Turnaround
    • Consulation
    • Cost Cutting
    • Revenue Increase
    • Finance
    • Focusing
    • Interim Mgmt.
    • Internationalisation
    • PMI
    • Process Optimisation
    • Sales & Marketing
    • Strategy / BD
    • Vacancy

    Situation

    • Negative Ergebnisse seit Bestehen der Organisationseinheit
    • Technokraten verantworten kaufmännische Prozesse
    • Zu breites Produktportfolio

    Tasks

    • Restrukturierung und Überführung in die operative Gewinnzone
    • Kostensenkung
    • Ertragssteigerung
    • Business Development

    Result

    • laufendes Projekt
     

  • Crisis coping and positioning as an innovation leader

    Customer:
    Board of directors of a brand manufacturer of navigation systems and navigation software
    Branch:
    Consumer Electronics, automotives, telematics
    Position:
    Vorstand und CTO

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    • Build
    • Personal
    • IT / Organisation
    • Know How
    • Buying / Logistics
    • Out-/Insourcing
    • Project Management
    • Rebuild
    • Ressource
    • Supply Chain Mgmt.
    • Technic / Production
    • Turnaround
    • Consulation
    • Cost Cutting
    • Revenue Increase
    • Finance
    • Focusing
    • Interim Mgmt.
    • Internationalisation
    • PMI
    • Process Optimisation
    • Sales & Marketing
    • Strategy / BD
    • Vacancy

    Situation

    • Brand leader already known as a technologically
    • Brand leader already known as a technologically
    • "A lot of obligations," "honor old" inevitable retreat from the U.S. "
    • Two business order intake and sales well below expectations
    • "Move to new building appears imperative."

    Tasks

    • Positioning as a leader in innovation requires decoupling of the R & D activities of crisis management
    • "Ordered sales close to the target margin accounts of rescheduling agreements with the suppliers"
    • Renegotiation of existing contracts, completion of settlement agreements, preventing further damage / loss
    • "Initiating a product campaign, opening the carrier channels as a new sales channel (Mobile Navigation) gains strategic projects in the automotive"
    • Selection of a new rental property, contract and organization of the parade

    Result

    • "Introduction of new navigation systems at IFA 2010 trendsetting for the industry. Doubling the market share in Germany and Europe"
    • "Clearance by the Preiserrosion without enhancement. Significant concessions by the suppliers in just four weeks."
    • "Renegotiating the backlog leads to significant financial relief. Retreat from the U.S. is completed without any bad press, and without further impairment of European operations."
    • "New products for Symbian, Android, Windows Mobile and iPhone bring more than 60% market share. Acquisition of significant and pioneering new contracts in the Automotive secure the future of the division"
    • Due to successful negotiations with the previous owners may move to be avoided completely even at a reduced rent
     

  • Ertragssteigerung durch Restruturierung und Portfolio-Optimierung

    Customer:
    Großer anglo-amerikanischer Asset Manager
    Branch:
    Finanzdienstleistungen
    Position:
    CEO

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    • Personal
    • Out-/Insourcing
    • Turnaround
    • Cost Cutting
    • Revenue Increase
    • Interim Mgmt.
    • PMI
    • Process Optimisation
    • Sales & Marketing
    • Strategy / BD

    Situation

    • Massive Börsenkorrekturen
    • Überaltetes Produktportfolio
    • Ungünstige Kostenstrukturen

    Tasks

    • Right-Sizing, Prozessoptimierung und Outsourcing von Teilbetrieben
    • Verbesserung der Produktperformance, Steigerung der Effizienz und Fokussieren auf alternative Vertriebswege und Plattformen

    Result

    • Aufsteiger des Jahres 2003 der Investmenthäuser von Rang 53 auf 18 auf dem deutschen Markt
    • Große Vertriebserfolge bei Neuprodukten in der Schweiz, Spanien und Italien
     

  • Restructuring and turnaround under § 44 KWG test

    Customer:
    American bank
    Branch:
    Financial Services
    Position:
    CEO

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    • Build
    • Personal
    • Supply Chain Mgmt.
    • Turnaround
    • Interim Mgmt.
    • Process Optimisation
    • Sales & Marketing
    • Strategy / BD

    Situation

    • Feststellung erheblicher Mängel in der Bearbeitung der Geschäftsprozesse nach §44 KWG Prüfung
    • Zu großer Geschäftsausweitung im Global Custody Bereich

    Tasks

    • Behebung aller aufrichtsrechtlichen Mängel
    • Implementierung der bankinternen Software unter Einbindung von lokalen, landesspezifischen Anwendungen
    • Sicherstellung der Servicequalität gegenüber institutionellen Kunden
    • Zentralisieren bzw. Outsourcen von landestypischen Geschäftseinheiten

    Result

    • Behebung aller aufsichtsrechtlichen Beanstandungen
    • Einführung einer volumensgerechten IT-Plattform in allen Lokationen
    • Kein institutioneller Kunde hatte während der Restrukturierungsphase gekündigt
    • Zentralisierung von Geschäftseinheiten in Boston; Outsourcing von München nach London / Zürich
     

  • Führen einer Vertriebs- und Serviceeinheit

    Customer:
    Großer amerikanischer Outsourcing-Anbieter
    Branch:
    Dienstleistungen
    Position:
    Leiter

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    • Personal
    • IT / Organisation
    • Out-/Insourcing
    • Turnaround
    • Revenue Increase
    • Interim Mgmt.
    • Sales & Marketing
    • Strategy / BD

    Situation

    • Mangelhafte Service-Qualität
    • Bestehende Kundenbeziehungen waren belastet
    • Zugang zu neuen Kunden in Finanzsektor nicht möglich

    Tasks

    • Verbesserung der Service-Qualität und der Kundenzufriedenheit
    • Erschließung neuer Geschäftsfelder und Kundenpotentiale
    • Ausbau und Penetrierung existierender Kunden

    Result

    • Nachhaltige Steigerung der Kundenzufriedenheit und der Service-Qualität
    • Erfolgreiche Positionierung des Outsourcing-Konzepts für Finanzdienstleister in Zentraleuropa
    • Steigerung des Geschäftvolumens um über 100%