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Market conditions have not only changed the economy in general, but also have an impact on every individual professional career planning. Uncertain future scenarios for many industries have led to many professional careers being in a standstill or uncertainty mode. We have taken this phenomenon into account and have summarized our thoughts in our current issue of the eAdvisor. Read more: GAIN_Newsletter_eng_Mar23.pdf

Every one of us sometimes wishes we had the ability to fly, to soar to new heights. In our newsletter, we address the question how professional advancement can succeed in today's turbulent world. Appropriately, we also present the new book "Learning to Fly" by Mike Rosenberg, with whom we also conducted an interview. If you want to learn more about the interview with Mike Rosenberg and also dive into the world of Biostructural Analysis, download our latest GAIN eAdvisor: GAIN_Newsletter_Oct22.pdf

thyssenkrupp Automotive Body Solutions GmbH

are the "body experts" in the thyssenkrupp Group. The product range extends from plant engineering for entire assembly lines through the manufacture of complete bodies to volume production. thyssenkrupp Automotive Body Solutions supplies mainly premium OEM customers such as Porsche, Mercedes AMG, Audi, Aston Martin, Bentley and Tesla. The plant engineering business with its 1,000 employees is based in Wadern-Lockweiler in the Saarland, while the volume production business is located in and around Heilbronn. In total, the company employs 2,300 people at 6 locations worldwide. The company's “model plant” is located in Mühlacker and includes the following data: 40,000 square meters in size, 268 robots, 3-shift operation with 240 employees. There is an engineering center in Fulda, in Pune (India) and in Sibiu (Romania), a service/engineering unit in Russia as well as in China. There is also a sales office in the USA and the UK. As part of the growth strategy, the position of HR Business Manager was successfully filled in mid-2022 to strengthen the HR Business Management team for the Heilbronn site.

With Ms. Patricia Käppel (M.A.) we were able to gain an experienced HR lady from the aviation industry of Recaro Aircraft Seating, who started her professional career in the automotive industry at Schaeffler. In addition to her positive and committed nature, Ms. Käppel convinced us with her technical expertise as HR Manager in the areas of personnel development and change management as well as HR Business Partner. With her drive and expertise, Ms. Käppel, who has a degree in education, will be a valuable addition to the HR team at thyssenkrupp Automotive Body Solutions and will actively drive forward the company's growth strategy and operations.

GAIN Management Advisors

GAIN Management Advisors GmbH is a German, internationally active personnel and management consultancy. The consultancy was founded in 2012 by Wolfgang Doell, today operates from the company's headquarters in Kronberg (Taunus) and is managed by the partners Wolfgang Doell and Thorsten Bach. GAIN Management Advisors serves clients in the automotive, manufacturing, construction and real estate industries as well as start-ups and private equity. The service portfolio includes executive search, board advisory, management audits and potential analyses, strategic recruitment, career consulting and diversity & inclusion. Visit us at www.gain-advisors.com. 

Acutal Search Mandates

This is an excerpt of our actual search mandates. For further information, please contact info@gain-advisors.com

With over 1,200 employees worldwide and 8 manufacturing facilities on 4 continents, AFT is known around the world as a pioneer and innovator in the development, design and manufacture of intelligent pumps and pumping systems. The Armstrong philosophy is based on a number of core principles: Community, Service, Learning and Innovation. Our client's position today would not have been possible without its outstanding customer collaboration, community support and focus on innovation. Based on this, the company supports its clients in a variety of industries, including hospitality, retail, residential, data centers, industrial, commercial, transportation, education, energy services, government, healthcare, and the pharmaceutical industry. As part of its European growth strategy and to solidify its European market presence, GAIN successfully filled the position of Regional Sales Manager West & Northern Europe in June 2022.

Although the European sales hub is located in Mannheim, the search mandate included the challenge of finding an international sales manager who knows the regional markets in France, Benelux and Northern Europe. With Cédric Meurens, an experienced salesman with an international background from the direct pump competition was finally found. The experienced businessman with a strong technical affinity has worked as a sales manager for well-known companies such as Rehau or Grundfos in his previous professional positions and has excellent market expertise. At AFT, Cédric Meurens sees his further career step in an international sales position, with the opportunity to successfully position the brand in Europe and to actively participate in its growth.

GAIN Management Advisors

GAIN Management Advisors GmbH is a German based but internationally active HR and management consultancy firm. GAIN was founded in 2012 by Wolfgang Doell. The organization operates from the company's headquarters in Kronberg (Taunus) and is managed by the partners Wolfgang Doell and Thorsten Bach. GAIN Management Advisors serves clients in the automotive, manufacturing, construction and real estate industries as well as start-ups and private equity. The service portfolio includes executive search, board advisory, management audits and potential analyses, strategic recruitment, career consulting and diversity & inclusion. Visit us at www.gain-advisors.com.

Actual Search Mandates

This is an excerpt of our actual search mandates. For further information please contact info@gain-advisors.com

Rainer Müller joins the GAIN consulting team as Principal as of March 1, 2022 to strengthen the presence in Northern Germany and to give GAIN Management Advisors a face in this region. In addition to decades of experience in responsible positions in the automotive and general industry, he also has several years of experience in executive search. In this way, he will provide his and GAIN's clients with holistic and sustainable advice.

In addition to the regional focus in his home country of Northern Germany, Rainer Müller will mainly support industrial clients in strategic personnel management as well as in strategically relevant change processes. The resulting search mandates can also have a national and international character, and encompass the various functional areas of a company, representing the entire value chain in the form of a holistic solution approach.

"In his 5 years of consulting, Rainer Müller has worked with many well-known industrial clients and during this time has also successfully filled difficult positions. Thanks to his additional training as a STRUCTROGRAM® Trainer, he also has excellent skills to further market our areas of potential analysis and career consulting," says Managing Partner Thorsten Bach. GAIN founder Wolfgang Doell also welcomes the addition to the consulting team, "we are looking forward to working with Rainer Müller and welcome him to our GAIN family. Rainer is an excellent fit for GAIN in terms of his personality, his ethical understanding and his quality standards. He will complement our areas of expertise and industry segments in a meaningful way."

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