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Turnaround & Restructuring

Sustainable stabilization through fast, decisive execution — securing jobs and guiding companies safely through critical phases. Turnaround success depends on immediate action, clear stakeholder management, and operational stabilization, with the first weeks often determining whether a business recovers or collapses.
What Sets Me Apart:
Turnaround & Restructuring

Turnaround Instead of Liquidation

Sustainable stabilization through consistent execution – with the goal of securing jobs and making companies future-proof. When things really get serious, experience, resilience, and the ability to act quickly are needed.

Turnaround situations require quick, decisive action. There’s no time for long analyses – decisions must be made and implemented. In my mandates, I have learned that the difference between turnaround and liquidation is often decided in the first weeks. That’s why I focus on what matters: stakeholder management, operational stabilization, and developing sustainable concepts.

Services Offered

My Services in Detail

I help you achieve your goals with customized strategies, practical solutions, and hands-on execution to drive success.

Preparation of restructuring reports (IDW S6) with all required components

Business continuity concepts and business plans for banks, investors, and shareholders

Operational restructuring and realignment – from concept to implementation

Stakeholder management and communication with all parties

Task force formation for quick decision-making in crisis situations

Cultural integration in mergers and acquisitions during crisis situations

Saving jobs, stabilizing companies, creating sustainable solutions. In my turnaround mandates, I have secured over 1,000 jobs and achieved millions in benefits for stakeholders.

Turnaround & Restructuring

Reference Examples

Restructuring and turnaround experience across subsidiaries of Nordzucker AG and Credit Suisse as well as a specialized art logistics company — including securing nearly 1,000 jobs through operational realignment, cultural integration, and strategic repositioning. Projects delivered measurable corporate benefits, from mid double-digit million impacts to long-term stabilization of business units.

Nordzucker AG Subsidiary
Preparation of an IDW S6 restructuring report for a DAX corporation subsidiary. Sale instead of liquidation, securing 325 jobs. Corporate benefit in the mid double-digit million range.
Credit Suisse Subsidiary
Turnaround & integration of six locations into a new Germany GmbH. Task force formation, cultural integration of formerly competing companies. Securing 600 jobs.
Art Logistics Company
Operational realignment and location preservation of a specialized logistics company. Adaptation to changed market conditions and successful repositioning.
About me

I guide companies through internationalization, turnaround, and M&A – with over 20 years of experience as interim CEO/COO. This experience has taught me that every situation is unique, but successful solutions are always based on the same principles: clarity, integrity, and consistent execution.

In my mandates, I have saved production sites from closure, implemented international market entries in the USA, China, and Europe, and successfully guided complex restructurings. I have learned that the difference between success and failure often lies in the details – and in the ability to bring all stakeholders along.

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