Dr. Torsten Schlüter

After 25 years in corporate business, I decided to leave the company in June 2022 after successfully restructuring and selling an Italian steel plant. The project is one of the group's very few recent success stories, and a significant value increase was achieved. As Chief Sales Officer, I was able to significantly contribute to this success by positioning the company in the global market and implementing an internationally awarded change program. In my areas of responsibility, I have always seen myself as a driver of development with a consistent focus on customer and value orientation. I always applied my hands-on mentality and high intercultural competence purposefully. Likewise, I have always considered personnel development and the marketing of innovative customer solutions along the value chain as crucial success factors.

Today, as a freelance Interim Manager/Consultant/Business Coach/Senior Advisor, I support, together with my network partners, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in particular, not only in financial difficulties but also in overcoming current challenges such as skilled labor shortages, material scarcity, acquiring new customers, succession planning, or company sales. We also prepare our clients for the demands of the near future, such as e-mobility, digitalization, sustainability, and social change. I have developed particular personal expertise in the areas of Commercial Excellence, Internationalization, Transformation, and Change. A key premise of my approach is to perceive the entrepreneur as a whole person – with all professional and private facets – in all considerations and measures, taking into account clearly defined values. I place the utmost importance on implementation orientation and affordability.