• Experienced in dealing with cognitive diversity and intercultural settings, especially Asia-Europe
• “Sixth Sense” for team chemistry, corporate culture and “the people side of business”
• Multidisciplinary approach, incl. 10+ years experience as entrepreneur

Expertise

• Strategy Development & Implementation
• Culture Change, Agile & Digital Transformation, Change
• China-Strategy & China-HQ-Alignment
• Organisational Development & Team Alignment
• Leadership Development & Executive Coaching

Professional Background

• Co-Founder & Managing Partner of hivetime Consulting, Shanghai (2014-2022)
  • Clients (Selection): AIIB, BASF, Continental, Daimler, Maserati, NIO, Porsche, Siemens, SMS Group, Standard Chartered, ZF,…
• Visiting Professor for “Change”, “Leadership” und “Organizational Behavior“ in the EMBA-Programs of the Universities of: St. Gallen, ESADE, HEC/BMI, Aberdeen, Berlin School of Creative Leadership, Jiaotong, etc.
• Vice Director of Sino-German School for Postgraduate Studies (CDHK), Tongji University, Shanghai (2009-2014)
• Strategy Consultant, SLBB Consulting, Düsseldorf
• Research & Teaching Assistant, Bonn University

Education & Training

• MSc Sinology, Philosophy, Organizational Psychology – Bonn University
• PhD on Strategic Thought – Bonn University
• Certified “Four Rooms of Change” Consultant
• Languages: German, English, Mandarin-Chinese