H. Mathias Gehrckens

Partner Transformation Management

Mathias Gehrckens commenced his professional career with training as a qualified shipping specialist and business assistant (WA Hamburg). Following this, he studied economics at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg.

Gehrckens gathered consulting experience in part at Gruber Titze & Partner/Gemini as well as Booz Allen Hamilton. Industry know-how stems from his employment with Aug. Bolten und Döhler.

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Methodological Competence

  • Repositioning/redevelopment/turnaround
  • Strategy development
  • Organization/processes (BPR)
  • Planning, budgeting, management control
  • Market and customer segmentation
  • Sales organization and control
  • Systems conditions management

Industries

  • Transport logistics/shipping companies
  • Consumer goods
  • Commercial trade/mail order business
  • Foodstuffs/beverages
  • Automotive suppliers
  • Mechanical engineering

Selection of Project Topics

  • Repositioning of an international forwarding agent
  • Optimization of warehouse and distribution logistics for the aftermarket business of an automotive supplier
  • Benchmarking analysis for a commercial trade and mail order business organization
  • Redevelopment concept for an automotive supplier
  • Efficiency and effectiveness program for an American manufacturer of semi-luxuries in Germany
  • Strategic and economic review of the investment program of a beverage bottler

Andreas J. Haug

Partner Digital & Multi-Channel

Andreas Haug studied business administration at the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel, Paris and London.

He gathered experience as a consultant through his work for the infoMedia Group, at Consulting Trust and MediaConsult. He acquired his industry perspective from his work for Bertelsmann, Aral und ThyssenKrupp.

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Methodology Competence

  • Strategy development, business development
  • Redevelopment, restructuring and reorganization
  • M&A, due diligence
  • Corporate finance
  • Interim management
  • Marketing and sales management
  • Project and process management

Industries

  • Media
  • IT
  • Telecommunications
  • Tourism
  • Private equity
  • Mail order business

Selection of Project Topics

  • Conception, planning, financing and setup of diverse new business projects
  • Redevelopment, restructuring and reorientation of companies from different industries (including interim management)
  • Initiation and implementation of diverse M&A transactions (including due diligence and post-merger integration)
  • Development of multi-channel marketing and sales concepts in the trade and service area
  • Conception, setup and management of foreign sales companies

Olaf Rotax

Partner Digital & Multi-Channel

Olaf Rotax studied industrial engineering with a specialization in European Business Management at the University of Applied Sciences in North German Wedel and at the University of Buckingham in England.

After receiving his degree, Rotax worked for various companies such as Tchibo, Otto, Shopping24 and Karstadt, primarily in the field of E-commerce.

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Methodological Competence 

  • Strategy development and business development
  • Implementation support and Interim management
  • Process and project management
  • Pragmatic, individual customer solutions

Industries

  • Over-the-counter trade
  • Mail order business
  • Multi-channel trade
  • New media
  • Online trade

Selection of Project Topics

  • Conception of a coffee shop system for Germany
  • Setup of controlling and control systems in trade & Internet
  • Diverse due diligence projects in trade & Internet
  • Strategy development in universal trade & Internet
  • Setup of multiple business segments in the field of new media
  • Restructuring in the field of universal trade & Internet
  • Setup of synergy management for a group of companies
  • Multi-channel integration Internet & traditional business
  • Change management within the context of implementing strategy

Uly J. Wolters

Partner Digital & Multi-Channel

Following his studies in business administration, Master of Business Administration Uly Wolters (graduation from the Justus-Liebig University Giessen) first established his own consulting company before changing over to Andersen Consulting / Accenture.

Following several positions as a successful Internet startup founder (tradera, proXchange), on the market, at OTTO for one, in venture capital for Internet companies, Wolters returned to consulting and served most recently as a partner at Theron, a strategic management consulting boutique, for several years.

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Professional and Methodology Competence

  • Corporate, portfolio, investment strategy and M&A
  • Setup of new business and new business units
  • CEE legislative competence of the states (>7 years of experience on site)
  • eCommerce
  • Competitive and market entry analyses, benchmarking
  • Reorganization

Industries

  • Utility and mail services
  • Telecommunications
  • Media
  • Trade
  • Financial services

Selection of Project Topics 


  • Setup of portfolio management for commercial enterprises with >500 consolidated companies in >30 countries and >20 business segments
  • Reorganization of customer service and restructuring of call center at a telecommunications company (>7,000 call center employees at 19 locations in 3 countries)
  • Post-merger integration of two large power companies and assistance with the transformation process in various business functions
  • Online business model for postal and logistics service providers, publishers, financial service providers and others
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