International
As a group, we operate with flexible, well-arranged corporate units, who are familiar with our client’s national markets. As such, we are able to successfully support projects beyond country borders.
In partnership
We work consistently in a collaborative network with competent and market-leading partners. We aim to give you access to specialized and innovative knowledge so that we can jointly develop and implement the right strategy for the digital future.
Informs
We teach at universities and organize round tables and specialist events in the interests of a sustainable transfer of expertise. We are also active in various associations.
Advisory board
Making use of common interests, broadening horizons and learning from each other. Entrepreneurs from a range of industries are involved in the Advisory Board. The focus is on periodic exchanges of experience on current management topics and developments. Moreover, members of the advisory board are available as sparring partners.
Ralph Balmer
Sr HR Project ManagerOerlikon
• Many years of national and international experience in operational and strategic human resources management
• Establishment of global HR structures and processes
• Reorganizations and restructurings
• HR M&A, due diligence, HR change and transformations
• HR audits, compliancy and metrics
• Organizational and leadership development
• Project management
Thomas Bernhard
President of the Advisory BoardSTAUFEN.INOVA AG
• CEO of Haag-Streit Group and Haag-Streit AG
• Many years of management experience in development and information technology at national and international companies
• Leadership and advisory services in supply chain management projects of large national trading and transport companies in the function of an associate partner
• Development and management of international shared services centers
• Member on several boards of directors (retail and technology companies, real estate management) and non-profit organizations
Wolfgang Bliem
CEOGrand Casino Luzern Group
• Many years of executive experience in managing online casinos, land-based casinos, hospitality and entertainment businesses
• Many years of international assignments in Europe and South America
• CEO of the Grand Casino Lucerne Group
• Professional focus on management, international sales and marketing as well as trainer and coach in human resources development
• Member on the advisory board for the Gaming Management Program at the University of Nevada, Reno
• Degree from the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
Christoph Bürge
CEOMetzger Rottmann Bürge AG
• Extensive experience in communication strategy and consulting in Switzerland and abroad
• Leadership positions in international advertising agencies in Zurich, Hamburg and Shanghai
• For more than a decade: Co-owner and CEO in personally owned agencies, BoD experience
• Extensive experience in various industries: Retail, consumer goods, food, automotive, watches/jewelry, financial services, telecom, tourism, media, pharmaceuticals, culture
Dr. Elisabeth Dalucas
Senior Consultantosb international
• Consultant (leadership/leadership development, change/cultural change, organization/strategy development)
• Leadership professor (leadership, organizational management, consulting)
• Member of the Board of Directors of Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME)
• President/Member of the Board of Trustees of scientific/cultural foundations
• Many years of management/leadership experience as CEO of small to medium-sized enterprises (creative, meeting & tourism industry)
• Responsible for marketing and communication for scientific and research institutions
Urs Durrer
Head of the office for economyKanton Schwyz
• Many years of executive experience in the areas of communication and marketing
• In-depth experience in politics, public administration, public affairs and lobbying
• Many years of experience in setting up international corporations
• Excellent network in the financial industry and in medical technology
• Member on various boards of directors, and in public associations and foundations
Josef Feierabend
• Many years of experience at Elektro-Material AG as CEO, Board Delegate and previously as Head of Sales and Marketing
• Head of the electrical household appliances division at Robert Bosch AG, Switzerland
• Planning and realization of several company takeovers and their integration
• Various board of directors mandates in manufacturing and trading companies
Erik Füger
COO Technical ProductsDebrunner Koenig Group, St. Gallen
• Several years of experience as plant manager and general manager
• Several years of experience in various functions in industry (production, engineering, logistics, finance and accounting)
• Lecturing activities at universities of applied sciences
• Several years of experience in management consulting as senior consultant
Dr. Andreas Glanzmann
Partner & VR-PresidentBalmer-Etienne AG
• Legal Studies at the University of St. Gallen HSG
• Postgraduate studies in European law
• Legal consultant at an insurance company
• 1991 Joined Balmer-Etienne AG and partner at Balmer-Etienne AG since 1996
Riccardo Griglio
Managing Partnergriglio projects gmbh
• Entrepreneur and consultant, with focus on: Strategy, innovation, M&A and startups
• Many years of experience in project and line management on senior management, executive and board level
• Line experience: Corporate development, business development, business units, online companies
• Contextual experience: Strategy development, M&A, restructuring, innovation, digital transformation
• Industry experience: Consulting, information technology, online, media, industry
Markus Haenzi
CCO Americas and EMEAHans Oetiker Holding AG
• Sales and project experience in the automotive industry and in the international capital goods market
• Many years of management experience in industry in the areas of sales, logistics, procurement, manufacturing and project management
• Management of internal structural projects and restructurings
• Several years of management of an engineering company embedded in an international technology group
• Initiator, founder and Vice President of Swissmem Indutriesektor Automotive
Christina Hanke
Kaufmännische LeiterinNEXPO
• Diverse Marketingleitungen in der Konsumgüterindustrie
• CEO von Foxtrail
• Kaufmännische Leiterin des Zurich Film Festivals
• Heute: Leitung der NEXPO, der Initiative der 10 grössten Schweizer Städte für die nächste Landesaustellung
Serge Hügli
COO Pharmasens AG• Mehrjährige Beratungserfahrung als Senior Consultant im Bereich Organisationsentwicklung,
Design to cost, Design for Manufacturing und Lean- Development und Manufacturing
• Mehrjährige Erfahrung im Maschinen- und Fahrzeugbau, Leiter Entwicklung und Mitglied der
Geschäftsleitung
• Projektleiter internationale Projekte in der Medizinaltechnik
• Verschiedene Linienaufgaben in der Medizinaltechnik
Urs Janssen
Division Manager EMS-SERVICES / Vice President of the Graubünden Chamber of Commerce and Employers' AssociationEMS-CHEMIE AG
• Many years of international management and leadership experience in the machinery and chemical industry in the areas of Sales & Marketing, Supply Chain & Logistics, Product Management & Development, Operations, Human Resources and IT.
• Strategy development in an internat. environment, monitoring & implementation with strategy map, balanced scorecard & KPI’s
• Restructuring and turnaround
• Planning of production sites and relocation of value chains and with make-or-buy decisions
• International sourcing experience and experience in building and leading global sourcing organizations
• Experience in engineering and construction of large plants for the chemical industry
Dr. Helmut Keck
• Many years of international management experience in the machine industry as head of R&D with locations in Switzerland, Austria, Finland, Canada and Brazil
• Former member of the Executive Board of Andritz Hydro Switzerland as Head of the Zurich site
• Attended strategic planning workshops at Group level
• Member of the management team in several company acquisitions and/or mergers including due diligence (assets and liabilities)
• Experience in patent infringement proceedings, ICC arbitration and contract mediation
• Owner of the consulting firm Helmut Keck Consulting with well-known clients from Australia, USA, Norway, Austria
Christian Koch
CEOSteinfels Swiss
• Many years of leadership experience in the process industry at executive management level and in several executive positions in marketing and sales, production and supply chain management
• Responsibility for projects for a variety of strategy and reorganization projects
• Partial responsibility for ERP introduction project
• Member of the board in an industry association
Harry Kramis
CEO Group / FinanceHammer Group
• Many years of management experience in the construction industry as CFO and administrative executive
• Group controller in a larger corporation in the building materials industry
• Head of accounting and consolidation in an international holding (automotive supplier) and in technical trading
• Broad experience in IT, HR and real estate projects
• Overall management and CEO of a smaller group of companies with subsidiaries
• Mandates as member of the board of trustees and investment committee of larger and smaller pension funds
Dr. Pascal Lütolf
Group CFOAlfred Müller AG
• 2005 – 2011 CFO of Trisa Group, responsible for Financial Management, HR, IT, Business Excellence and Real Estate
• 2012 – 2014 CFO of Müller Martini Group
• 2014 – 2015 CEO of Zeit AG
• 2015 – 2019 CEO of Hostettler Group
• 2020 – 2023 Managing Partner, Input Consulting AG
• President of the Industry and Trade Association of the Sursee Region
Roger Mahrle
CEO, Head of Technologysoplar s.a.
• Many years of experience in several management functions in development, project management and sales in the industrial and services sector
• Various line functions in the field of management on a temporary basis as Head of Development, Head of Product Management and in the Executive Board
• Several years of experience in management consulting as senior consultant
• CEO and Head of Technology of soplar s.a., Altstätten
Jane Melmuka
Human Resources Manager• Over 20 years of experience in HR work in an international corporate environment (MEM industry and pharmaceutical sector)
• Many years of leadership experience as HR manager at executive management level
• Development, implementation and support of change projects from an HR perspective
Anja Meyer
Delegate of the BoD and ownersmeyers AG
• Many years of management experience in real estate marketing of special properties for institutional investors and SMEs for one of the leading real estate service companies
• Management and development of real estate investment vehicles; portfolio management and support of optimization processes of real estate investments
• Management and development of skilled staff in the services area, various foreign assignments in China, Austria, France and England
• Setup and development of a company in the Business Center area for Switzerland and Austria
• Office Manager Corporate Finance (M&A + VC) in Zurich, Munich and Madrid
Dr. Urs Meyer
Member of the executive board, head of business unit networksCentralschweizerische Kraftwerke AG
• 20 years of experience in the mechanical engineering industry in the sectors textile, automotive supplier, optics and technology, kitchen technology and in managing industrial holdings
• Several line functions as CEO, managing director, project manager and development engineer in Switzerland, Germany and India
• Experience as member on the boards of directors of two listed Swiss industrial companies. Chairman of the board of a steel trading company, president of the association Smart Grid Switzerland
Peter Möller
Chief Executive OfficerHawa Sliding Solutions AG
• Many years of management experience in the supply field in the mechanical engineering industry, primarily in the area of chain management (executive management level)
• Experience in turnarounds, business process re-engineering, company takeovers and ERP implementation
• Foreign assignments over many years with a focus on productivity increases along the value chain and merging of locations
Gerd Münch
CEOSaarstahl AG
• Many years of experience in the steel industry in executive positions: Logistics, production
• Chairman of the Executive Board of Steeltec AG since 2005
• Since 2013, CEO of Steeltec Group with 5 locations in Europe
• Since 2020, CEO of Saarstahl AG
• Member in various trade associations for the steel industry
Urs Neuhauser
CEO Griesser GroupGriesser Holding AG
• Many years of executive experience in the construction industry
• Several years on executive management level at Jansen Group
• Prior to that, 5 years as CEO of a general contractor company in the German-speaking region
• CEO at Griesser Group since early 2019
• Expertise in corporate management, M&A, turnaround management and internationalization
• Education at HSG (lic.oec.HSG), University of Madrid (MA Marketing) and MIT USA (Executive Certificate Technology)
Dr. Ulrich Schaumann
• Many years of experience in executive positions in supply chain management and operations in internationally active industrial companies
• Management of the headquarters of a plant engineering company
• Responsible for SCM, operations, the global operations network, strategic sourcing, IT and quality management, as well as member of the executive board of the HUBER+SUHNER Group
• Self-employed at “schaumann consulting & services” for selected board seats and consulting assignments
Prof. Dr. Maike Scherrer
Focus Manager Sustainable Supply Chain Management and MobilityZHAW School of Engineering
• Many years of research experience in leading positions in the field of global production networks and supply chains at universities in Switzerland and Canada.
• Member of the Board of Directors
• Member of the University Council of the Thurgau University of Teacher Education
• School president
• Doctorate and habilitation at the University of St. Gallen
Stefan Schulthess
CEO of SGV Holding AG, Group management chairmanSGV Holding AG
• Many years of management experience in the packaging industry as well as in the tourism and restaurant industry and also in industrial shipbuilding
• Seats on boards of various companies in the tourism industry
• Membership in industry associations in public transport and tourism
• President Foundation Board FH Switzerland
Dr. Peter Schüpbach
CEO, Member of the Executive BoardIvers-Lee AG
• Many years of management experience in the pharmaceutical and medical technology industry
• Member of the Board of the Swiss Packaging Institute SVI
Christian Sieber
CEOSieber Transport AG
• Management experience in a wide variety of logistics functions
• Management consulting with focus on logistics and organization
• Project manager and executive functions in transport and logistics companies
• CEO of the Sieber Group
• Various mandates in companies and associations
Ralph P. Siegl
PartnerExperts for Leaders AG
• Former C-level manager and experienced CEO in the international food industry with position in Switzerland and abroad
• Multiple positions as independent board of directors member and BoD chairman in privately held and listed medium-sized enterprises
• Expert for third-party management and governance in family businesses
• Trusted advisor for entrepreneurs, investors and decision makers in corporate ventures
Markus Stieger
Chief Operating OfficerReichle & De-Massari AG
• Several years of experience in mechanical and plant engineering
• Several years of consulting experience as senior consultant and partner in the field of supply chain management
• Various line functions in renowned industrial companies
• COO of Reichle & De-Massari AG
Jürg Sulser
Chairman of the Board, CEO Sulser GroupSulser Logistik AG
• Many years of management experience in the transport and logistics industry as CEO
• Founder and long-term management experience as CEO in the Swiss Logistics Academy, one of the leading training companies in the logistics industry
• Owner and chairman of the board of Sulser Group
Anja Vincenz
Head of Organization, Department of FinanceCanton of Lucerne
• HSG Corporate Finance and Controlling
• Project Management, Project Planning, Strategy
Sabrina Wirz
Head of Marketing and Communication Vetica Group AG• Head of Marketing Communication at Vetica Group AG since 2017
• Management of several «New & Re-Branding» projects
• CAS in Digital Marketing & Ecommerce
Philippe Züllig
• CDO (Chief Digital Officer) with an international retailer
• Development and head of consulting services at an international trading company
• Managing director of a Swiss SME in the industrial sector
• Establishment and expansion of various country subsidiaries as business developer for a large German industrial company
• Process optimization and startup support for an international management consultant
Professional and Best Practice partners
“Linked and Liquid” is the formula that calls for pioneering companies to be networked and flexible. A trailblazing philosophy in STAUFEN.INOVA’s consulting practice and mindset. Our Best Practice partners are companies that work with us to make Lean Transformation transparent. They offer world class solutions in Lean mechanisms. Take a look at our international Best Practice partners as well.
Our partner in French-speaking Switzerland for digital strategies and transformation
Our industry association
Expert partner for succession planning and financial consulting
Our partner for process mining, process analytics and process optimization
Our Best Practice partner for Lean in assembly (short cycles) and all upstream and downstream areas
University partner for knowledge transfer into practice. We are a committed consulting partner in a variety of research projects
University partner for transferring knowledge into practice in western Switzerland. We are a committed consulting partner in a variety of research projects
Our partner in Southeast Asia for site search, company establishment and logistics
We are engaged as expert guest speakers and lecturers
Competence partner for logistics data & process standards: We are engaged as expert guest speakers and lecturers
Our Best Practice partner for assembly (long cycles) and order processing
We support hrs in the area of operational/area planning
Community of interest for intralogistics, conveying and warehousing technology
Our partner for trade & customs compliance
Unser Partner für HR Our partner for HR and recruitment
Our partner for market and sales strategy, business integration, AI management
Our partner for advertising and communication
Our Best Practice partner for Lean & SFM in the construction industry
Our partner in private equity
Our partner in French-speaking Switzerland with SCM competence
Our partner for simulations/processes (especially in the hospital sector)
Professional association for purchasing and supply management: We are engaged as expert guest speakers and lecturers
Our partner for supply chain modeling and simulation
Our partner for strategic procurement: Spendcube, Spendstructur, commodity group allocation, warner group optimization
Our Best Practice partner for SFM
Represents the interests of Swiss medical technology as a professional association and actively promotes opt. conditions
Our partner for engineering combined with process optimization
University partner for knowledge transfer into practice. We are a dedicated consulting partner in several research projects and regularly share information
University partner for knowledge transfer into practice. We are a committed consulting partner in a variety of research projects
Our partner for digital shop floor management
International design agency for holistic client experiences in the areas of branding, product and service design
Our Best Practice partner for SFM
“Cultivate change and transform culture”: Our partner for agile and kanban, the lean of knowledge workers
We are engaged as expert guest speakers and lecturers
