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With my consulting company I offer my clients coaching and consulting as they manage strategic change. A strong heritage in manufacturing and industrial services, knowledge-based innovation and an international presence are prominent features among my customers.Based on my professional and personal background I am also approached to support clients as they are challenged by succession processes in family owned businesses and change management in mediums sized companies (“Mittelstand”) of German origin.www.lorenzfreudenberg.com

Responsible for strategy and group-wide implementation of global HR principles, standards and initiatives.Key contributor to the Freudenberg Group's organizational development with a focus on recruitment, coaching and retention of the international executive talent base.Established HR structures to develop the talent base in the growth regions China, India, Russia and Latin America. Secretary of the Global Executive Team.

Drafting the HR-strategy as part of a change management initiative, reporting to the Speaker of the Management Board.

Restructuring of a production facility introducing lean production principles.

Introduction of the Freudenberg Group's continuous improvement and lean production principles (GROWTTH) as part of a post merger integration.

Decentalization and outsourcing for finished goods logistics.Development and implementation of material group management and the necessary interfaces between purchasing and logistics.Reorganization of empties and packaging logistics for customers in the automotive industry.

Starting my career as a project team member in a change management initiative focused on post merger integration, organizational development and restructuring.Moved on to sales, working as a sales representative and supported the development of a business model serving local technical distributors.Got promoted into Branch Management, first personnel responsibility and further field service experience.