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Klaus HärtelKH

Klaus Härtel

Supermalter

Restructuring / HR Management / Coaching

€1,000/day
Kempten, DE
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Klaus

Management and HR expert | Restructuring | Coaching

HR Interim Manager with over 12 years of experience in international corporations, medium-sized companies, and family businesses. Specializing in restructuring, layoffs, HR processes, and executive coaching.
Long-standing experience in working with works councils, particularly in negotiations on works agreements, social plans, and balancing of interests.

Extensive expertise in organizational change, process optimization, and strategic HR alignment. I support executives and management teams in developing and implementing sustainable and economically sensible solutions.
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Core Competencies & Services
✅ HR Interim Management (incl. HR Management, Senior HR BP, Project Management)
✅ Consulting and execution of restructuring & layoffs (balancing of interests, social plans)
✅ Process optimization of HR processes & support for transformation and change
✅ Executive Coaching & Business and Career Coaching
✅ Works Council Negotiations & Creation of Works Agreements
✅ Workshops & Training (incl. HR Process Optimization, HR Management, Employee Appraisals)
✅ Outplacement Consulting
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Book your initial consultation. We look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,
Klaus Härtel

human-impact-consulting.org
  • German

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Kempten (up to 50km), München (up to 50km), Nürnberg (up to 50km), Würzburg (up to 50km), Augsburg-Innenstadt (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Schneider Electric Automation GmbH
    HR Business Partner (ad interim)
    TECH
    January 2026 - Today (5 months)
    Lahr/Schwarzwald, Germany
    - HR project management for layoffs (40 employees)
    - Negotiation of works agreements, e.g. contract wages, introduction of MTM, Flex@Work
    - Training and coaching of executives
    HR Interim Management Business Coaching Negotiation Works Council Works Agreements
  • Allplan Nemetschek (Softwareindustrie)
    Head of People & Culture
    SOFTWARE PUBLISHING
    August 2025 - November 2025 (3 months)
    München, Germany
    • • HR project management for layoffs (55 employees) in 7 countries
    • • Realignment of HR department due to newly created matrix organization
    • • Preparation of budget planning (headcount, costs)
    HR Interim Management change-and-transformation-management Compliance Layoffs HR Management
  • Tegometall
    HR Project Management
    MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
    April 2025 - July 2025 (3 months)
    Switzerland
    • • Preparation and support of site closure (80 employees) for the plant in Germany
    • • Optimization and digitalization of HR processes
    • • Preparation for ISO 9001 certification
    Personnel Management Change and Transformation Management Restructuring HR Interim Management Labor Law

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Education

  • Master of Business Administration
    Northumbria University
    1998
    Master of European Business Administration, European Business Administration
  • Diplom-Betriebswirt (FH), Personnel Management
    Coburg University of Applied Sciences
    1997
    Diplom-Betriebswirt (FH), Personalwirtschaft

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