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Klaus Struc

CEO, Managing Partner

Independent Management Consultant & Interim Manager
Operations Management - Skyplastic Austria
Head of Production Quality - Original Equipment Manufacturer and Aftermarket - Mahle AUT
Head of Operational Excellence EU & Global Team Member - Mahle DE
Head of Lean Management & Product Results Original Equipment Manufacturer - Mahle AUT

Reinhold Trummer

CSO, equity partner

Independent Management Consultant & Interim Manager
President - Magna Cartopsystems
Executive Director Overall Sales Vehicle Development & Production - Magna Steyr
General Manager Production SAAB Cabrio 93 - Magna Steyr
Head of Quality Development SAAB Cabrio 93 - Magna Steyr
Head of Quality Technology Series Production - Magna Steyr
Project Planning Continuous Casting Plant - Voest Alpine

Walter Meitz

CIO, equity partner

Founder of the IQX GROUP (2003)
100+ consulting and interim mandates
Director Supply Chain Management - ams AG
Director OE & Human Resources - Knapp Logistik AG
Director Supply Chain Management - Voest Alpine

Hannes Freisl

CFO, equity partner

Independent Management Consultant & Interim Manager
Director Global Engineering & Group Office Controlling - MPT USA
Director Finance - MAGNA Powertrain Lannach
Head of Controlling & Order Processing - AVL List GmbH

Alexander Schröfl

Equity Partner

Independent management consultant & interim manager
Business area manager & managing director - Hirtenberger Engineered Automation
Managing director - ATB Spielberg, ATB Welzheim, Motorenwerke Subotica doo
Sole managing director - Austria Druckguss GmbH
Managing director Eybl Development - Eybl International AG
Global executive customer manager GM & Fiat - Magna Steyr Vehicle technology
Overall project management engineering, manager Project management - Magna Steyr vehicle technology

Michael Gadler

Equity Partner

Independent management consultant & interim manager
VP Project & Contract Mgmt. & Low Cost Country Sourcing - Sandvik Mining & Construction GmbH
VP Group Projects - Sandvik Mining & Construction GmbH
Head of Sales Support Testing Technology - AVL List GmbH
Division Manager "Product Management Modules & Sequencing" - Magna Steyr Powertrain AG
Management Q Production Powertrain, Project/Plant Management Austria, USA, Mexico, Steyr Daimler Puch AG

Christoph Hundseder

Equity Partner

Independent management consultant & interim manager
CNC machining technician - Bosch Rexroth AG
Production manager foundry and mechanical production - Gruber & Kaja
Segment manager mechanical production - Gruber & Kaja
Shift manager mechanical production - Gruber & Kaja

Franz Nigitz

Equity Partner

Independent management consultant & interim manager
Managing director and general manager - ZKW-Slovakia sro/ LG-Electronic company
Vice president global purchasing - ZKW-Group GmbH
Director purchasing and quality management - MAGNA STEYR Battery Systems / MAGNA STEYR Fuel Systems
Director Global Supply Chain Management - MAGNA CAR TOP SYSTEMS-Global
Director of Global Quality Management - MAGNA STEYR-Global
Executive Director Procurement & Supply and Quality - MAGNA STEYR-North America
Director Procurement & Supplier Quality - MAGNA STEYR-Global
Head of Purchasing - SIEMENS Transportation Systems Graz

Thomas Pleli

Equity Partner

Independent management consultant & interim manager
General manager and COO - FACC AG
Managing director - HTP and Gruber & Kaja
Technical manager GGW - Hammelwerke

Roland Trummer

Equity Partner

Independent management consultant & interim manager
Commercial managing director - AME GmbH
Commercial director - AME GmbH & Co KG
Head of projects and ERP/EDP - AME GmbH & Co KG

Wolfgang Andreatta

Senior expert

Independent management consultant & interim manager
Sole managing director - ThyssenKrupp Aufzugswerk
Plant manager - ThyssenKrupp Aufzugswerk Austria
Operations manager - Pankl Engine Systems GmbH
Head of production of engine components - Pankl Systems GmbH
Head of planning & technology - Pankl Systems GmbH
Key account - Pankl Systems GmbH

Joseph Bauer

Senior expert

Independent Management Consultant & Interim Manager
Managing Director POLLMANN AUSTRIA
Plant Manager Metal / Plastic Injection Molding & Microelectronics NANOGATE
General Manager CARCOUSTICS SLOVAKIA
Manager of Operations LEGGETT & PLATT AUTOMOTIVE - Berndorf
R & D Manager HIRTENBERGER AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY
Production Manager EYBL INTERNATIONAL ROMANIA
Production Manager MAGNA EYBL
Project Manager BOMBARDIER ROTAX

Klaus J. Besch

Senior expert

Independent Management Consultant & Interim Manager
General Manager Novem Car Interior (Novem AG) SLO
General Manager SMP Automotive Interior Modules (Motherson) SER
Managing Director Eissmann Automotive North America (EGA) USA/AL
Managing Director Eissmann Automotive Slovakia (EGA) SK
Managing Director Eissmann Automotive South Africa (EGA ) SA
Project manager relocations to the subsidiary in South Africa (EGA) SA

Jacint Besenyei

Senior expert

Self-employed management consultant & interim manager
consultant at various companies in Hungary
Managing Director - Schnyder H
Senior Manager Quality and Production - Ledem 2000 H
Production Quality Leader - Philips H
Production Leader Electronics and Powertrain - Visteon H
Manufacturing Engineer - Emerson Fisher H

Rita Besenyei

Expert

Self-employed Management Consultant & Interim Manager
Senior Interim Manager-Contract - Magna International D
Change Manager Specialist - Dräxlmaier Group H
Service Management Specialist - Kuka Robotics H
Program Manager - International Wellness Institute H
Spa Manager - Velence Resort & Spa H
Resource Management Specialist - Visteon H

Hannes Beschta

Expert

Independent management consultant & interim manager
Project manager supply chain management - Wacker Neuson Linz GmbH
Corporate lean manager - Wacker Neuson Group
Head of supply chain management - Himmelfreundpointner GmbH
Head of production planning and control - Himmelfreundpointner GmbH
Machining technician - Reform-Werke Bauer & Co GmbH

Frank Bezjak

Senior expert

Self-employed management consultant & interim manager
Director Purchasing IPO - SMP GmbH
Head of Purchasing and SQA - KTM Sportcar GmbH
SCM Project Management / Russia - Complete Vehicle - Magna Steyr
Head of Strategic Purchasing Interior - Magna Steyr
Manager Supplier Support / SQA - Business Unit GM - Magna Steyr
Quality Technology - Johnson Controls

Patrick Brauer

Senior expert

Self-employed management consultant & interim manager
CFO, managing director - Lohberger Group Austria
CFO, member of management, managing director of the plants - Cycleenergy Austria
CFO, member of management - Anger Machining Austria
Manager Accounting - Fabasoft Austria
Tax consultant candidate - Süd-Ost Treuhand

Hans Erlach

Senior expert

Independent management consultant & interim manager
Head of quality management - MAHLE Filtersysteme Austria GmbH
Head of development and product group responsibility for mechatronics - MAHLE Austria GmbH
Site responsibility, head of development and production of mechatronics - MAHLE Austria GmbH
Head of mechanical and electrical test bench engineering, project planning - AVL List GmbH
Head of production - MAHLE Filtersysteme Austria GmbH
Engineering, International Project Management, Managing Partner, WEMA GmbH
Development Engineer, Laboratory Management - AVL List GmbH

Robert Feichtlbauer

Senior expert

Independent management consultant & interim manager
Overall - Head of Quality Management - Bulmor GmbH
Overall - Head of Quality Management - FACC AG
Group leader in production - FACC AG

Gerhard Freissmuth

Senior expert

Independent management consultant & interim manager
Interim manager and managing director - Vienna Airport Technology
IBN management / operations management - Vienna Airport
Project management - Baxter Bio Science AG
Management of systems and electrical engineering - Austria Tabak AG
Project manager & sales technician - Vienna Airport Technology

Heiko Gabbert

Senior expert

Board of Directors / COO - Polytec Group
Managing Director - Polytec Plastics Germany
Head of Development Component Production - VW
Project Manager - Faurecia
Project Manager - Riesselmann & Sohn Plastics Technology

József Györe

Expert

Independent management consultant & interim manager
Head of Quality - Duvenbeck Immo Logistik HU
Global Plant Project Manager - SMP Automotive HU
Quality Group Leader - Mercedes Benz HU
Project Manager and Product Developer - Robert Bosch HU
Marketing Manager - Ross Systems HU
Project Manager - Isotron DE
Software Developer - SE Electronics EN

Jelle van der Haak

Expert

Independent Management Consultant & Interim Manager
Senior Supply Chain Manager Foam BU - Johnson Controls Automotive
Logistics Manager NTU Slovenj Gradec - Johnson Controls Automotive
Regional Supply Chain Manager - Johnson Controls Automotive
Project Manager and Group Buyer - Electronics Division - Johnson Controls Automotive
Packaging Buyer Europe - Johnson Controls Automotive
Regional Logistics Analyst Great Britain - Johnson Controls Automotive

Markus Hofer

Senior expert

Self-employed management consultant & interim manager
VP Operations EMEA - FORTNA
SVP Global Project Execution - Körbler Supply Chain
Global Director Onsite Operations - Knapp AG
Head of Project Realization - Knapp AG
Head of Software Consultants - Knapp AG

Ivan Jukic

Expert

Independent Management Consultant & Interim Manager
Global Procurement Director - Energy Systems, organizational unit of Knill Group
Procurement Director - Mosdorfer GmbH, ML Production sro, part of Knill Group
Industrial Project Manager - Mosdorfer GmbH, ML Production sro, part of Knill Group
Managing Director - Armatura servis Ltd, Croatia
Chief engineer - Armatura servis Ltd, Croatia

Attila Juranovitz

Expert

Independent Management Consultant & Interim Manager
Interim Supply Chain Manager (CONTI)
Supply Chain Manager (KAYSER Automotive)
Supply Chain Manager (BENTELER AUTOMOTIVE, Mor)
Production / Logistics Manager (RUDOLPH Logistik Gruppe, Györ)
Logistics Area Manager (JOHNSON CONTROLS)
Production Process Analyst (HAMMERSTEIN , MÖR)
Controller (FOXCONN HUNGARY Gyarto Kft.)

Ivan Kramer

Senior expert

Independent Management Consultant & Interim Manager
Chief Operating Officer - Energy Systems, organizational unit of Knill Group
Managing Director - ML Production sro, part of Knill Group, Slovakia
Plant Manager - ML Production sro, part of Knill Group, Slovakia
Head of technical preparation and planning department - Dalekovod production Llc, Croatia
Head of casting and pressing facility - Dalekovod dd, Croatia

Rita Kuske

Senior expert

Self-employed management consultant and interim manager
Interim project/recruiting and onboarding (Atlas Elektronik GmbH Bremen/Thyssen Group)
Interim project Active & Direct Search (MAGNA BDW technologies Soest GmbH)
Interim project Active & Direct Search (ODA Germany Oslo/Berlin)
Senior Consultant Placement/ Training and Coaching (E.ON SE, Essen, Hanover)
Senior Consultant Placement Consultant and Coach (DTAG, Bonn, Hamburg, Bremen)
Senior Consultant Placement Consultant and Coach (t-System international GmbH, Münster, Oldenburg)
Owner and HR Consultant (rk Personalberatung, Oldenburg and Vechta)
HR consultant / team leader in the IT area / direct search (Convenio AG, Rolandseck)
HR consultant / team leader in the IT area / direct search (Dr. Schwerdtfeger personnel consultancy)
Managing director, trainer (Strategy & Training, Vechta)

Petra-Stefanie Madlé

Senior expert

Self-employed management consultant & interim manager
Lecturer FH Vienna
SHEQ Manager CEE region - Henkel Central Eastern Europe GmbH
General Manager, Plant Manager - Henkel South Russia
Production Manager - Henkel Central Eastern Europe GmbH
Research & Development Manager - Henkel Central Eastern Europe GmbH

Günter Markowitz

Expert

Self-employed management consultant & interim manager
Course leader / Lean Coach / Trainer - Step Up Austria
Senior Lean, PM Consultant, Interim Manager - Company Angels Managing
Director Quality Support Automotive - Company Angels
Head of Change / Lean Management - Magna Powertrain
Assistant to the Board of Directors Operation - Magna Steyr Powertrain
Project Manager In-house optimization projects - Steyr Daimler Puch

Klaus Mundle

Senior expert

Independent management consultant and interim manager
Head of Product Lines, SVP - Evatec AG - Switzerland
Product Manager - Evatec AG - Switzerland
Segment Manager LED - Tridonic - Austria
Head of R&D - Tridonic - Austria
Product Manager - Tridonic - Austria
Product Manager - VAT Vacuum Valves AG - Switzerland
Systems Engineer - Unaxis Semiconductor - Switzerland

Stefan Mushroom

Expert

Independent management consultant and interim manager
Division manager, factory manager (Continental AG)
production manager, quality manager (Continental AG)
operations manager and complaints management (Magna Steyr)
technical planner and draftsman - industrial assembly

Mathias Pflügl

Expert

Independent management consultant and interim manager
Group Director Product Realization & Project Management - Astotec Automotive Safety
Director Project Management Office - Astotec Automotive Safety
Director Corporate Development - PyticGmbh
Director Project Management Office - Hirtenberger Automotive Safety
Director Product Development - Hirtenberger Automotive Safety
Head of Hydraulics & Injeciton Systems - Magna Powertrain
Head of Design & Testing Injection Systems - Magna Powertrain
Development Engineer Injection - Magna Powertrain

Holger Pöchhacker

Senior expert

Senior Expert (IQX GROUP GmbH)
Director Business Development Austria & Switzerland (Samsung Electronics AT & CH)
Director, Head of Division TV & AV Austria & Switzerland (Samsung Electronics AT & CH)
Managing Director Personal Health Board Member Philips Austria & Philips DACH
Managing Partner ( Saturn Vienna XIV Handelsges.mbH)
National Purchasing & Sales Coordinator Saturn (Media-Saturn Beteiligungsges.mbH)
Head of Purchasing & Sales Intern.
Department ( INDO Group) Customer Development Manager ( Hutchison 3G Austria GmbH “Drei”
Management Consultant (Pricewaterhause Coopers)

Robert Pracher

Senior expert

Independent management consultant & interim manager
Vice President Sales ZF Friedrichshafen AG Germany - global responsibility
Executive Director Marketing & Sales EU OEM's global - Magna Powertrain Lannach - Austria
Customer Business Manager (Sales & Program Management) global responsibility - Magna Powertrain Lannach
Head of Industrial Engineering (Steyr Daimler Puch / Magna Drivetrain) Graz - Thondorf & Lannach - Austria
Process planning - optimization - Lean Manufacturing - Steyr Daimler Puch Graz - Thondorf Austria
 

Christian Rauscher

Senior expert

Independent management consultant & interim manager
COO - EBNER Industrieofenbau GmbH
Chief Technology Officer - WINTERSTEIGER AG
General Manager - LIEBHERR Transportation Systems GmbH & Co KG
Managing Director - HTP Automotive GmbH/ HTP Aerospace GmbH
Production Manager - KTM Sportmotorcycle AG
Project Manager Assembly BMW X3 - Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik GmbH

Jürgen Reisinger

Senior expert

Self-employed management consultant & interim manager
General Plant Manager - ZKW Slovakia sro
General Manager - Magna Steyr Fuel Systems GmbH
Management of the ILZ assembly plant - Magna Powertrain
Head of Logistics / IT / Organization - Tesma Engines and Transmission Technology

Robert Schaffernak

Senior expert

Independent Management Consultant & Interim Manager
Executive Consultant SDIBS - Automotive Battery Division of Samsung SDI
Managing Director - Samsung SDIBS
Managing Director Cells and Battery Packs - Magna Steyr Battery Systems
CTO and General Manager BU Cells & Battery Packs - Magna E-Car Systems
Management of the E/E department -Engineering - Magna Steyr Vehicle Technology
Head of E/E Engineering - Steyr Daimler Puch Vehicle Technology
Head of Electrics/Electronics Advance Development - Steyr Daimler Puch

Christian Schleehuber

Expert

Self-employed management consultant, interim manager
Team leader production control (MAGNA Gesellschaft für Innenhochdruckverfahren mbh)
Business Unit Leader (MAGNA Gesellschaft für Innenhochdruckverfahren mbh)
Center Manager (MAGNA Gesellschaft für Innenhochdruckverfahren mbh)
Optimizer (MAGNA Gesellschaft für Innenhochdruckverfahren mbh)
Production/setup employee (MAGNA Gesellschaft für
Innenhochdruckverfahren mbh)
Management of the house fitters (Möbel Mahler)
Heating and ventilation engineers

Bettina Schoeller

Senior expert

Self-employed management consultant
Managing director of WIKI Childcare GmbH & IST Social Services GmbH
Lecturer KF Uni Graz (team and leadership)
Management of EKO Life GmbH “psychology based solutions”
Founding and management of an internationally active advertising and media agency
Management and consulting for various startups E-commerce

Wolfgang Schmidt

Senior expert

Senior Expert (IQX GROUP GmbH)
Head of Quality and Site Management - Ceram Austria Frauental
Risk and Launch Management - SAMSUNG SDI Battery Systems Premstätten
Head of Development Quality - SAMSUNG SDI Battery Systems Premstätten
Head of Quality Consulting and Audits - MAGNA STEYR Graz
Head of Quality Consulting - MAGNA STEYR Graz
Quality Lead Management - MAGNA STEYR - Global
Head of Risk Management - MAGNA STEYR Graz
Head of Quality Assurance and Quality Management - Magna Presstec
Head of Quality Assurance and Quality Management - Palfinger Hebetechnik
Assistant to the Management, Head of Cost Reduction Projects - Palfinger Hebetechnik

Hermann Seitz

Senior expert 

Independent management consultant & interim manager
COO and CAO - IEV AG Vienna
Vice President Group Manufacturing & ProcessEngineering - ZKW Group GmbH Wieselburg
Vice President & General Plant Manager - ZKW Elektronik GmbH Wiener Neustadt
Director Operations, authorized signatory, member of the site management - ZKW Group GmbH Wieselburg
Vice President Group Operations - ZKW Group GmbH Wieselburg
Intermis Director Operations - ZKW Slovakia
Supply Chain Manager - ZKW Group GmbH Wieselburg
Operations and Production Manager - MODINE AUSTRIA GmbH

Anton Simon

Senior expert 

Senior Expert (IQX GROUP GmbH)
EVP Region Gemany, SMP Group
COO, SMP Group
General Manager, SMP Deutschland Gmbh, Plant Neustadt adDonau
Business Unit Leader, Manager Operations, Suspa GmbH Altdorf
Plant Manager, Mitras Kunststoffe GmbH Weiden
Production Planning, Controlling, Mitras Kunststoffe GmbH Weiden

Marc Thamm

Senior expert 

Senior Expert (IQX GROUP GmbH)
Managing Director (Vossen GmbH & Co. KG)
Director Supply Chain Engineering (D. Swarovski KG)
Interim Managing Director (Swarovski Subotica DOO)
Head of Strategic Development Operations (D. Swarovski KG)
Senior Manager Strategy (D . Swarovski KG)
Project Manager Corporate IT (D. Swarovski KG)
Project Manager IT (Grünenthal GmbH & Co. KG) Management
consultant (PricewaterhouseCoopers, IBM Business Consulting)

Christian Vogrinec

Senior expert

Independent management consultant & interim manager
Division / plant manager - ProfiTireen / Continental AG
Project manager procurement & production - Magna Steyr
Strategic buyer - Magna Steyr
Group manager purchasing - Magna Steyr
Group manager quality management purchased parts - Magna Steyr
Group manager quality management purchased parts - Magna Powertrain
Production / logistics planner - Magna Steyr
Production planning - Magna Steyr

Thomas Wieser

Senior expert

Independent management consultant & interim manager
CFO and COO - Gaulhofer Industrie-Holding GmbH
Head of Finance and Controlling - Gaulhofer Industrie-Holding GmbH
Controlling and Head of Controlling - Pankl Racing Systems AG

Till Zöhrer

Junior Expert

Master's degree in International Industrial Management - FH JOANNUEM GmbH
Affiliate Management Trainee - AVL List GmbH
Concept for identification and implementation of RPA - Voestalpine High Performance Metals GmbH & FH JOANNEUM GmbH Warehouse
logistics & sales - Northland Professional GmbH