Profile Alexandros Skempes

Core competencies: change management, organisational design, process improvement and employee mobilisation

Alexandros Skempes is an experienced manager and competent consultant, who has a successful history in assisting businesses in complex change and improvement processes. His most distinguished area of expertise is structured analysis, custom-tailored conceptual designs and successful implementation of comprehensive processes of change. Years of experience as chief executive and consultant in combination with his analytical and conceptual capabilities, profound expertise in business administration and organisation and related technical issues, paired with communicative, integrative competence make him a sought after partner by our clients.

After completing his studies as an industrial engineer, he gained first professional experience in the automotive supply industry where he accompanied various projects aimed at improving development, manufacturing and logistics (e.g., start-up management, just-in-time manufacturing and delivery, IT system introduction).). Since 1990, he has been a successful consultant and project manager. He has accompanied and implemented more than 30 different projects in businesses from industry, trade and services. His main focus is on planning and implementing comprehensive change processes and improving the organisation of distribution, development, production and logistics.

In his leisure time, he is involved in supporting youth sports and is also a passionate skier, yachtsman and golfer. He has been living with his wife, Mrs. Inge Wohlfarth, for 20 years. They share their love for their three children and common hobbies.

Personal information

Date of birth:
21.01.1964

Family status:
married, 3 children

Educational background:

• Fachhochshulreife (technical college entrance qualification), business college
• graduated (diploma, equivalent to a master’s degree) in industrial engineering/ Fachhochschule Esslingen
• leadership training (Rudi Obrecht Training, Switzerland)
• participation in the study group AKJ (just-in-time, production and project management), Prof. Schmidt, Saarbrücken
• consultant training (various trainers, hso AG, Leinfelden-Echterdingen)
• training for trainers for change methods (various trainers, hso AG, Leinfelden-Echterdingen)
• systemic consulting (R. Balling, Professio, Ansbach)

Professional experience

• 1986 – 1990, logistics and systems planning, Pebra Paul Braun GmbH, Esslingen, project supervisor, instructor and assistant head of department
• 1990 – 2000, freelance business consultant and project supervisor, involved in various consultation projects for a number of clients
• 1996 – 2000, also managing associate, Holger Schaar + Partner GmbH, Echterdingen, business consultant and chief project supervisor for change processes
• 2000 – 2005, member of board of directors and shareholder, hspAG, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, responsible for operations in the areas of finances, controlling, personnel, acquisition and organisation, chief procurement manager and project manager for consulting and training projects.
• 2002 – 2005, founder, shareholder and member of the supervisory board, hso AG, Leinfelden-Echterdingen.
• Since 2006, founder and managing director of ChangePartner

Consulting and training experience

• Since 1990, has worked as consultant and trainer in Germany and Switzerland
• Sectoral experience: automotive suppliers, industry, mechanical engineering, trade and services
• Main areas of consultation: change management and reorganisation projects, employee mobilisation and workplace improvement, manufacturing and business process design, organisational design, team organisation and group work, project management, data processing systems, logistics concepts, simultaneous engineering, quality and process management systems, personnel development and qualification, system partnerships between producer and supplier
• Main areas of training: project management, workplace improvement, employee mobilisation, executive and employee coaching
• Clients and project experience: TRW Repa GmbH, Reitter + Schefenacker GmbH & Co. KG, AS-Motor GmbH & Co. KG, Lemförder Metallwaren AG, DaimlerChrysler AG, Jost-Werke AG, BorgWarner Transmission Systems GmbH, GKN Löbro GmbH, BorgWarner Turbo Systems GmbH, ACTS GmbH, Jostra Medizintechnik GmbH, R. Stahl AG, SIEMENS AG Division ICN, Geiger technik GmbH, Audi AG, VBH Holding AG, FIDUCIA IT AG, Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KG, C. & E. Fein GmbH, AOK Baden-Württemberg and many more

Languages

• German, English, Greek