Focus of work

• Management of strategy projects
• Strategy implementation and controlling
• Head of change management programs
• Design and implementation of management development programs
• Training in the areas of strategy, change management and leadership

Work experience and current roles

• Expert for integrated corporate development. Successfully working as a consultant, coach and in executive education for companies and top decision-makers since 1994.
• Experience in many industries and equally familiar with supporting SMEs and working for corporate structures
• C-level experience in strategy, change management, leadership and management development.
• Sought-after moderator, keynote speaker and lecturer

Currently the following functions include

• Winter Management Consultants: Founder & CEO
• TOPOS Personalberatung Munich, Partner
• Frankfurt School of Finance & Management: Associate Professor, Management Consultant and Trainer for Strategy, Leadership & change
• ZfU International Business School, Zurich: Core Faculty for Strategy
• Donau Universität Krems: Associate Professor for Strategy, Change & Leadership
• Cooperative State University Baden-Württemberg: Professor for International Management

Working languages

German and English

Industry experience

• Automotive
• Banking & Insurance
• Building & Construction
• Capital Equipment
• Defense
• Environmental Solutions
• Pharmaceuticals & Health Care
• Publishing, Media & IT
• Real Estate Services
• Wholesale & Retail

Education

• Study of business administration at the Munich Ludwig-Maximilians-University
• Doctorate at the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich. In 1998 he received his doctorate for his highly acclaimed development of an integrated “Theory of the Observer”, a basic work on consulting approaches based on systems theory.