My client:
Plastics processor
Medical technology
My Part:
Interim Managing Director / CEO; integration of family business into a corporation
Industry:
Plastics processing, medical technology
Turnover:
€ 70 million
Employees:
300
Situation:
Integration after acquisition
Own area of responsibility: (Turnover / Human Resources)
- Management
Task:
- Assumption of responsibility until the new CEO starts
- Integration of a family-run company into a corporation
Measures:
- On-site presence
- Analysis of the current situation
- Personnel management
- Development of a roadmap for business transformation
Successes:
- Industrial and medical business continue to operate in parallel
- Start of new business with Nestle (Nespresso machines)
- Good acceptance by former owners, employees and new owners
Special challenge:
- Smooth release of the previous owners
- Gaining acceptance as a German in a Swiss company
- Integration of an owner-managed company into a corporation (corporate cultures)
