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Holger Schäfer

Fractional CEO/COO | TK- & IT-Infrastructure

€2,000/day
Frankfurt am Main, DE
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Holger

I am an entrepreneur – not a consultant. From 2010 to 2024, I founded, built, grew through an acquisition, and successfully sold a B2B company for complex telecommunications and IT infrastructure solutions. I know the complete cycle that many of my clients are currently going through firsthand.

What distinguishes me from classic interim managers: I was in the situation myself – with my own capital, my own responsibility, my own risk. No corporate background, no bird's-eye view. But operational leadership, entrepreneurial decisions, and personal commitment for 15 years.

Today, I support owner-managed medium-sized companies and PE portfolio companies in the TK/IT environment as a Fractional CEO/COO, advisory board member, or M&A sparring partner – in the phases that really matter: growth, acquisition, integration, succession.
  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Frankfurt am Main (up to 50km), München (up to 50km), Hamburg (up to 50km), Stuttgart (up to 50km), Düsseldorf (up to 50km)

Experience

  • PHONEKOM AG
    Post-Exit Advisory Board & Transition Advisory – B2B TK/IT Company
    TELECOMMUNICATIONS
    January 2025 - July 2025 (6 months)
    Friedrichsdorf, Germany
    After the successful sale of my company on January 1, 2025, I advised the new management during the transition phase as an advisory board member. The focus was on operational stabilization after the change of ownership, knowledge transfer to key clients and strategic partners, and support for open integration issues. In parallel, sparring on sales strategy and competitive positioning.

    Result / Added Value

    Smooth transition, customer loyalty secured, new management operationally capable.
    Corporate Management & P&L Responsibility Interim Management M&A & Post-Merger Integration Sales Development & Sales Restructuring Strategic Repositioning & Niche Focus

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Education

  • Diplom Betriebswirt (BA)
    Mannheim University of Applied Sciences
    1994
    Duales Studium der Betriebswirtschaftslehre

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