Change Partner
 

Profile Alexandros Skempes

Core competence: Change management, organisational design, process optimisation and employee mobilisation

Alexandros Skempes is an experienced manager, competent consultant and trainer for enterprises undergoing complex change and optimisation processes. His personal focus is on analysing, drawing up concepts and effectively realising and supporting integrated processes of change, on optimising operational and organisational structures and on improving communication and cooperation in all the divisions of an enterprise and in various sectors. Many years of experience as a chief executive and corporate consultant with responsibility, together with his analytical and conceptual skills, profound operational, business-related, technical and organisational expertise in combination with his communicative, integrative competence make him a popular partner with our clients.

After completing his studies as an industrial engineer, Alexandros Skempes gained initial professional experience in the automotive supply industry where he supported various projects aimed at optimising development, manufacturing and logistics processes. Since 1990 he has been a successful consultant, trainer, project manager and facilitator, having supported and realised a number of projects in industrial, commercial and services enterprises.

Since 2006 he has been a partner and Managing Partner with ChangePartner AG. Since 2007 he has also been a lecturer in the Process Management Masters study course at the Nürtingen-Geislingen University of Applied Sciences (Economics and the Environment).

In his leisure time he is involved in supporting youth sports and is himself also a passionate skier, yachtsman and - most recently - golfer. He has lived together with his wife Inge Wohlfarth since 1986. They share their love for their three children and their mutual hobbies.

Personal information

Date of birth: 21.01.1964
Family status: married, 3 children

Educational background:

  • Advanced technical college entrance qualification, Kirchheim commercial vocational college
  • Graduated industrial engineer / Esslingen Technical University of Applied Sciences
  • Leadership training (Rudi Obrecht Training, Switzerland)
  • Participation in the AKJ study group (just-in-time, production and project management), Prof. Schmidt, Saarbrücken University of Applied Sciences
  • Consultant training (various trainers and institutes)
  • Qualification as a trainer for change methods (various trainers and institutes)
  • Master college systemic consulting (R. Balling, Professio, Ansbach)
  • Qualification as a coach (J. Kreyenberg, Professio, Ansbach)

Professional experience

  • 1986 – 1990 Logistics and systems planning, Pebra Paul Braun GmbH, Esslingen, project manager, and assistant department head
  • 1990 – 2000 Freelance corporate consultant and project manager
  • 1996 – 2000 At the same time managing partner with hsp GmbH, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, agent, corporate consultant trainer and project manager
  • 2000 – 2005 Member of the Management Board and shareholder, hspAG, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, responsible for operations in the areas of finances, controlling, personnel, procurement, organisation, agent, corporate consultant, trainer and project manager
  • 2002 – 2005 Founder, partner and member of the Supervisory Board, hso AG, Leinfelden-Echterdingen
  • Since 2006 Founder, partner and managing partner with ChangePartner AG

Consulting and training experience

  • Since 1990 Management, consulting and training work on a regular basis in Germany and Switzerland
  • Experience in the sector: Automotive manufacturers and suppliers, industry, mechanical engineering, pharmaceuticals, trade and services
  • Main areas of consultation: Change management and organisational design, employee mobilisation and job optimisation, manufacturing and business process design, operational and organisational structures, team organisation and group work, project management, the selection and optimisation of IT systems, logistics concepts, product development processes, production, quality and development systems, personnel development, system partnerships between producers and suppliers and cross-company association and research projects
  • Main areas of training: Executive and employee qualifications, facilitation and presentation, change and project management, process and job optimisation, organisational design, employee mobilisation, management systems, consultant qualification programme and specialist coaching for executives and employees
  • Focus of facilitation: Cooperation and co-facilitation in the AKJ study group at Saarbrücken University of Applied Sciences, facilitation and management of various cross-company association projects in the automotive industry, cooperation and facilitation of a research project of the Federal Ministry of Research and Technology and the Fraunhofer Society, the IAO Stuttgart Institute for Work Management and Organisation.

References

  • Automotive: Audi Technische Entwicklung Ingolstadt, Daimler Geschäftsbereich PKW Entwicklung Sindelfingen, TRW Repa Alfdorf, Visiocorp Esslingen, Reitter & Schefenacker Sound Esslingen, Lemförder Metallwaren Lemförde, Jost-Werke Neu-Isenburg and Wolf-rams-Eschenbach, BorgWarner Transmission Systems Heidelberg, Ketsch und Arnstadt, GKN Löbro Offenbach, ACTS Sailauf, Geiger Technik Garmisch-Partenkirchen, BorgWarner Turbo Systems Kirchheimbolanden, Beru Ludwigsburg, Gienanth Eisenberg
  • Industry: Hofstetter Schwaigern, AS-Motor Oberrot, Maquet Medizintechnik Hirrlingen, Siemens, Communications Division, Munich, R. Stahl Waldenburg, Atlantic Zeiser Emmingen, Kärcher Winnenden, C. & F. Fein Bargau, Heidelberg Postpress Ludwigs-burg, Miele & Cie Euskirchen, Schwan-Stabilo Heroldsberg, Böhringer Ingelheim Biberach, Schnorr Tellerfedern Sindelfingen, Intersnack Köln, Grohmann Lüftungstechnik Forchtenberg, CAE Elektronik Stollberg, Hexal Holzkirchen, Sandoz Holzkirchen, Sanofi Aventis Frankfurt, KACO new energy Neckarsulm, HeidelbergCement Heidelberg, Beiersdorf Manufacturing Hamburg
  • Commerce: VBH Holding AG Korntal-Münchingen, SEG GmbH Hockenheim, tegut Gutberlet Stiftung & Co Fulda, Aktionshaus Felzmann Düsseldorf, Phönix Pharmahandel Mannheim
  • Services: FIDUCIA IT AG Karlsruhe, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft IAO Stuttgart, AOK Baden-Württemberg, Roll Spedition Crailsheim, Anterist & Schneider Saarbrücken, ExecuJet Aviation Zurich, Informatik Service Gesellschaft Cologne, Schenker Deutschland

Languages

German, English, Greek