Successful careers rarely follow a straight path.
Like any meaningful journey, there are periods of rapid progress, unexpected turns, demanding climbs, and moments that call for important decisions. Turning back is rarely the preferred option.
At such moments, clarity and perspective matter. Experienced guides help identify opportunities, navigate crossroads, and maintain direction.
Whether you are facing a career transition, a leadership challenge, or a complex business decision, I would be pleased to accompany you for part of the journey.
And if your leadership toolkit requires additional capabilities, perspectives, or practical instruments, I will help you strengthen it.
For individual career questions, leadership challenges, and business-related decisions, I am here to support you as a trusted advisor, coach, and mentor.
OUR VALUE PROPOSITION
What successful careers require
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Clarity and direction
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Effective leadership capabilities
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Trusted dialogue and external perspective
What defines our approach
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Individuality
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Quality
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Practical relevance
What you can expect
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Tailored career advisory
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Professional leadership coaching
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Experience-based mentoring
CAREER ADVISORY
Every career is unique.
No two professional journeys are alike. As responsibilities increase, perspectives change.
Early in a career, opportunities often seem distant. At senior levels, the challenge is sustaining success and determining the next step.
Career crossroads emerge throughout every professional journey. The quality of the decisions made at these moments often determines future success.
Individual career advisory helps create clarity, identify opportunities, and define the right path forward.
LEADERSHIP COACHING
Management and leadership are not the same.
Exceptional leaders create direction, inspire confidence, and generate impact.
They combine business insight with emotional intelligence and understand both their strengths and their limitations.
They recognize that effective leadership requires self-awareness, adaptability, and the ability to respond appropriately to changing circumstances.
Practical coaching helps leaders develop and apply the capabilities that create sustainable results.
BUSINESS MENTORING
Everyday business life is characterized by increasing complexity, uncertainty, and constant change.
Leadership challenges vary according to responsibility, experience, and career stage. Yet one factor remains constant: the value of an experienced external perspective.
Independent reflection, practical experience, and trusted dialogue create new options for action and better decision-making.
Experience-based mentoring provides an environment for reflection, guidance, and personal growth.
MY EXPERTISE
Over the course of more than four decades in business and leadership, I have had the privilege of working across industries, cultures, and continents.
Often referred to as a “Global Industry Nomad,” my professional journey has taken me from Germany to India, China, Turkey, and Brazil, where I held senior executive and regional CEO positions in complex international organizations. These experiences provided invaluable insights into leadership, transformation, growth, and organizational change.
Living and working across diverse business environments taught me that successful leadership is never one-size-fits-all. Every organization, culture, and leadership challenge requires a thoughtful, context-specific approach.
I have experienced the realities of executive leadership firsthand: growth and transformation, strategic decisions and operational challenges, success and setbacks, change and new beginnings.
Today, I draw on these experiences to support professionals, leaders, and decision-makers as they navigate their own career and leadership journeys.
My role is not to provide ready-made answers. My role is to help you ask the right questions, evaluate your options, and make decisions with confidence and clarity.
ADVISORY EXPERTISE
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Sparring and consulting for top executives
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Coaching for executives and teams through all phases of transformation
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Business mentoring for individuals at all levels of the organization
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Access to a global network of senior executives and decision-makers
PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE
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Degree in Business Administration, specializing in Marketing and International Trade
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Extensive leadership experience as a CEO in an international environment, across both DAX-listed and family-owned companies
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More than 20 years of living and working abroad, in India, China, Turkey, and Brazil
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Industry expertise in the automotive sector and industrial supply chains
EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE
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Ziegler Advisers GmbH
Managing Partner
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Schaeffler AG
CEO Euroope
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Concept AG
Executive Board Member
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Daimler AG
Regional CEO for India, China, Turkey, and Latin America
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DaimlerChrysler AG
Director of Corporate Strategy and Asian Alliances
ABOUT ME
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Rooted in the Swabian region
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Lived and based in Stuttgart (Germany), Pune (India), Beijing (China), Istanbul (Turkey), and Sao Paulo (Brazil)
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Married, two adult daughters
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Sports enthusiast, swimming and cycling
"At the crossroads of life, there are no signposts."
Charlie Chaplin
Leadership can be demanding, especially when important decisions must be made without clear signposts.
In such moments, an experienced external perspective can help challenge assumptions, broaden thinking, and create clarity.
My role is to provide exactly that: practical insight, honest feedback, and trusted guidance based on decades of international leadership experience.
I would be delighted to accompany you for part of your journey.