about me
Technical understanding. Entrepreneurial thinking. Consistent implementation.
As an interim executive, I assume leadership responsibility in manufacturing companies – especially during phases of restructuring, transformation and operational realignment.
My professional path combines a solid technical education with a degree in production engineering and over 30 years of industry and management experience. For many of those years, I held senior management positions, including CEO, COO, and plant manager.
I am familiar with the challenges faced by industrial companies from my own operational responsibility: pressure on results and costs, unstable processes, complex changes and the need to win people over to new paths.
My leadership philosophy is characterized by clear decisions, the involvement of employees and consistent implementation – with the goal of making companies more efficient and economically successful in the long term.
Career History & Management Experience
04/2026 – 07/2026
Michael-Kiel-Interim, global market leader in AI and electronics solutions (AT)
EUR 80 million turnover per year; 200 employees, electronics
Operations-Strategy 2030 | Interim COO
Development of a production strategy identifying potential efficiency gains and setting out a concrete implementation roadmap.
from 01/2026
Piquano Interim Professionals
OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE ON A TEMPORARY BASIS
Assoziierter Partner
09/2025 – 12/2025
Michael-Kiel-Interim, a subsidiary of the group based in Baden-Württemberg (Germany)
Turnover of EUR 50 million per year; 350 employees, tooling systems
Interim CEO | Turnaround & surgical stabilisation
Implementation of restructuring measures, improvement in results and stabilisation of the organisation.
09/2024 – 07/2025
Michael-Kiel-Interim, group subsidiary in Baden-Württemberg (Germany)
Restructuring of a mechanical engineering company
EUR 50 million turnover per year; 350 employees, tooling systems
Interim COO / CEO | Restructuring & Transformation
An OPEX cost-cutting programme totalling around €8 million has been implemented or initiated; the cost structure and operational efficiency have been improved.
2012 – 2024
EVVA Sicherheitstechnologie GmbH, Vienna (AT)
Turnover of EUR 100 million per year; 850 employees; Metal & Electronics
Manufacture of mechanical and electronic locking systems
Head of Operations & Quality Management, COO
Operational excellence, international production development and the optimisation of quality, productivity and costs.
2009 – 2012
Watt Drive Antriebstechnik GmbH, Wiener Neustadt (AT)
Turnover: EUR 25 million per year; 250 employees; mechanical engineering & plant engineering
Manufacture of mechanical drive systems
Operations Manager, Authorised Signatory
Overall operational responsibility for production and site development, as well as for improving processes, productivity and cost-effectiveness.
2007 – 2009
Reintjes GmbH, Hameln (Germany)
Turnover: EUR 120 million per year; 450 employees; mechanical engineering & shipbuilding
Manufacture of marine gearboxes
Head of Quality Assurance
Responsibility for quality management in marine gear manufacturing, as well as the further development of quality processes and ensuring that demanding customer requirements are met.
1990 – 2007
Lenze SE, Hameln (Germany)
Turnover: EUR 600 million per year; 3,000 employees; Metal & Electronics, Automotive
Manufacture of mechanical and electronic drive technology
Head of Quality Management
Establishment and further development of quality management, as well as the optimisation of testing processes in mechanical and electronic drive technology.
2004 – 2009 (part-time)
German Society for the Certification of Management Systems
Part-time self-employment providing consultancy services and certification (DQS); assessment and certification services. ISO 9001, DPG, ISO TS 16949
Lead Auditor, Auditor (EU)
Training & Certifications
2026
IFUS-Institut Heidelberg
Transformations- und Turnaround-Manager
Certificate course
2024
incite die UBIT Akademie
Certified Interim Manager
Final Examination Certificate
1986 – 1990
Degree in Production EngineeringFachhochschule Lippe, Lemgo (D)
Qualification: Diplom Ingenieur (FH)
1981 – 1984
Vocational training, apprenticeshipPhoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG, Blomberg (D)
Skilled Mechanical Engineering Worker