Markus Urban

With over 25 years of professional experience, including since 2002 in leadership positions, I have gained comprehensive knowledge of all aspects of HR. I am proficient in all HR topics with the following specializations:

• Leadership responsibility (Head of HR) for international HR organizations

• Consulting/coaching of management boards, executives, and employees

• HR strategy, realignment, and transformation

• Personnel and organizational development, change management

• Individual and collective labor law and co-determination

I am strong strategically and operationally and enjoy a good mix of both. I have been involved in companies across various industries and in different phases: during successful periods and strong growth phases, but also in economic crisis scenarios that required restructuring.

From this experience, I can define and implement an HR agenda as an HR Executive, depending on the company's needs.

3 Core Competencies

• Expert in leadership, management, and steering of international HR organizations. Experienced and proficient as Head of HR in consulting and coaching management boards, executives, and employees on all HR topics with a focus on HR Business Partnering and Counseling, realignment and transformation, personnel and organizational development, recruiting.

• Many years of experience in company phases of restructuring, realignment, and downsizing. Track record in various companies in negotiating equalization of interests and social plans. Competent stakeholder management with involved parties: management, employee representatives, internal legal counsel, and external law firms.

• Expert in matters of individual and collective labor law and co-determination. Constructive shaping of social partnership with works councils and unions. Negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and works agreements.