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His profound methodological know-how allows him to harmoniously optimize all relevant success factors. That way, he addresses strategic goals, organizational issues, processes, work methods, qualification and motivation of employees, IT and profitability in his projects to accomplish holistic change. During more than 22 years in consulting, he has developed his approach to support organizations in a methodologically sound and fact-based way from clear conceptualization to consistent implementation, thereby enabling them in such a way that lasting and clearly measurable results are achieved. He works with client teams in such a way that all solutions developed are embraced by the employees in the clients‘ organizations.

After his studies of Business Administration and obtaining his PhD from the University of Mannheim, Prof. Selchert worked as a strategy consultant with McKinsey & Company für 7 years. Besides clients from the banking and logistics industries, he has mainly worked for telecommunications, IT, multi-media und high-tech companies in Europe and the US.

In 2000, he accepted the offer to take a professorship at the University of Applied Sciences Ludwigshafen. Besides researching and teaching, Prof. Selchert is Director of the Business IT Master program. As a freelance consultant, he supports clients ranging from DAX 30 companies to small and medium-sized enterprises in a broad range of industry sectors.

… in transformation processes, focusing on customer orientation projects such as customer experience management, customer loyalty strategies, sales strategies and multi-channel management.

During 15 years of professional experience in the US, France, Eastern Europe, the United Kingdom and Scandinavia, she has gained profound intercultural competencies.

After her studies of International Relations at the Institut d’Etudes Politques in Paris, Dr. Annette Oberdieck worked for French and German banks in parallel to obtaining her PhD. Afterwards, she joined AT Kearney, working as a consultant focusing on the banking sector. Afterwards, she joined Citigroup and eBay before starting her career as a freelance management consultant and interim manager in 2009.

Networks are essential for the success of freelancers. The choice of the best consultant based on hard skills and the fit with the client’s corporate culture is a key factor for the success of each project. Dr. Annette Oberdieck chose to join Consocium’s Advisory Board because she is convinced that the combination of the network’s high professional standards and the team’s feeling for the best “match” opens up new opportunities for clients and consultants.

His warm and enthusiastic style allows him to energize client teams and enable them to master unusual challenges.

After his studies in Business Management, he worked as a product manager in the consumer goods industry for several years. After his MBA from the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland, he started his career in strategy consulting at Gemini Consulting (later Capgemini), where he later led the Life Sciences Practice in Central Europe as Vice President. In addition, he was HR Director for Capgemini Consulting in Germany and Switzerland. Since 2011, he has been working as a freelance Strategy Coach (www.g-illert.de).

Günther Illert is a passionate networker and established Healthcare Shapers, a healthcare consulting network, in 2013 (www.healthcareshapers.com). His enthusiasm for collaborative work – particularly in consulting – is the reason why he decided to join Consocium’s Advisory Board.

… large-scale projects for various national and international clients. She continued to work in an international environment after joining a US Internet company. As a freelancer, she covers the whole spectrum from start-ups to large corporations, always focusing on Customer Care, her main area of expertise. Her highly structured way of thinking and her view on the whole organization allow her to put the customer in the center of attention at companies of all sizes. That way, she establishes customer-oriented thinking and behavior in her clients’ organizations.

Particularly in start-ups, she uses her organizational development know-how to help build viable and scalable structures that support collaboration, prevent silo mentalities and strengthen start-up culture.

Bettina is an experienced member of Supervisory Boards of fast-growing companies and brings in this expertise in her work as Advisory Board member. She has been a member of the Consocium network since it was established.

… dialog with his clients from top management to help them find the right answers themselves.

Thereby, he combines analytical precision with conceptual courage and empathy for organizations and people. His main focus is on strategic, organizational and leadership issues, as these are the topics for which most corporate leaders do not find suitable counterparts who combine the required competencies with a neutral external perspective and the good will of a person who solely cares about the development of the company and its leaders.

Dr. Lütke Schwienhorst supports companies in managing change – with a clear view on hard necessities based on the corporate strategy as well as cultural specifics as key factors for change.
Dr. Lütke Schwienhorst’s has several decades of experience with a broad range of strategic, organizational and leadership issues – in theory and practice.