Christoph Rohloff

Global PMI Partners works with numerous businesses, academic institutions, and other organizations, as Strategic Partners, to develop our services, innovate and support in the delivery of M&A programs to our clients. For more information on our German Strategic Partner, Frankfurter Gruppe, please visit their website: Frankfurter Gruppe

Professional Background

• Top management advisor in complex merger, restructuring and change processes
• 10+ yrs PMI consulting experience on Managing Partner-level
• Focus on PMI change management, change communication, org design, process optimization and overall project mgt. & governance
• Management experience in business development and M&A-lead in international printing machinery business
• Co-author of book on “Post-Merger Management” and several articles on PMI
• Initiator and lead trainer for certified PMI training course at EBS University
• Business mediator and conflict coach

M&A Skills & Expertise

• Expertise in designing and executing complex and highly dynamic blueprints for PMI project-architectures and organisation designs
• Focus on adequate and balanced change management approach to both technical and socio-cultural aspects of merger integrations
• Co-lead function jointly with internal project lead in steering PMI projects that allows for omnipartial and effective project support
• Highly skilled and agile facilitator in demanding and critical situations during the course of the PMI project
• Cert. design thinking expert, business mediator, systemic change consultant, risk manager, lead trainer for PMI
• Executive MBA on Entrepreneurial Management, Ph.D. on systemic change dynamics

Project Highlights

• Cross-sectoral experience in, among others, automotive, chemical, infrastructure, energy, finance, machinery industries and public sector
• Change Management design and implementation at ITFC (Islamic Development Bank) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, as part of consolidation after a merger and reorganization incl. focus on leadership alignment
• Integration lead for European railway logistics merger (VTG): Strategy review of business case capturing relevant value drivers, PMI blueprint, Day 1, communication planning, org design
• Integration advisor and change co-lead for internal merger and reorganization at Bosch (Diesel and gasoline business unit)
• Integration lead for 2^nd wave integration for Continental in a UK-based acquisition
• Integration advisor and lead PMI-trainer for Bayer AG: Development of a company-wide global PMI blueprint approach, design, and support of company-wide PMI governance structure, training design and courses for designated PMI project and workstream managers