ABTF Partner
Our wide range of services regarding the professional coverage comprises of the entire value chain by a specialized team of practice- and guidance experienced engineers and business economists. This is unique in this form. All colleagues have in addition to a multi-year automotive industry experience a minimum of 10 years of operational management and project practice, partly as CEO, COO and CFO on first or, as unit and department heads on the second level. Each network partner operates independently as a freelance contractor.

Benedikt Berghof
Competencies: Project leadership for digitalisation, CRM process optimisation, web & CX platform management, launch, relaunch & rollouts; digital product ownership, online marketing. Agile & hybrid project management.
Tel.: +49 69 13 37 69 45

Dipl.-Kfm. Luciano D‘Agostino
Competencies: Interim Management, Project management and permanent management roles
Tel.: +49 174 5767667


Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Axel Finkbeiner
Competencies: Automotive and construction machinery industry with the complete supply chain
Tel.: +49 (0) 151 701 30 225

Dipl.-Ing. Hans-Peter Gartner
Competencies: Logistics / Supply Chain Management in internationally operating industrial enterprises
Tel.: +49 170 88 53 172

Dr.-Ing. Marius Gartner
Competencies: Product and Process Development (R&D), Innovation Management, Production and Plant Manager, CIP, lean management.
Tel.: +49 178 92 11 445

Gratuated Engineer Volker Herrmann
Competencies: Certified expert in restructuring management, Risk management, Task force management, General Management, Plant management, "Lean, Six Sigma Black Belt", Automotive industry, Mechanical engineering, manufacturing industry
Tel.: +49 179 3976357

Dipl.-Ing. Mechanical Engineering Dirk Hoffmeister
Competencies: Experience in production and projects in sales in OE, OES and IAM in automotive supply and rolling stock industry.
Tel.: +49 1575 2111 030


Dipl.-Ing. Dieter Mack
Competencies: Development, production, quality, management
Tel.: +49 172 74 368 74

Dipl. Ing. (FH) Andreas Ott
Competencies: Project Management, Process Optimisation, Foundry Industry
Tel.: +49 152 337 13207

Dipl.-Ing. Lutz Reinthaler
Competencies: Focus on automotive industry mainly in the area of plastics- and mechatronics for interior and exterior components. Intensive leadership experience in national and international shareholders and family owned companies.
Tel.: +49 171 873 6628


Dr.-Ing. Wolfram von Schmieden
Competencies: Head of Production, Managing Director in SME’s and International Groups, Restructuring and Process Optimization, Project Management
Tel.: +49 172 25 15 971

Dr.-Ing. Andreas Vieweg
Competencies: Plant manager, COO, production, supply chain, materials management, process improvements, master data management
Tel.: +49 176 32404208

Dirk Volkmann, MBA, Dipl.-Bw.
Competencies: Automotive, mechanical and plant engineering and power industry (particularly renewable energy)
Tel.: +49 – 172 – 24 23 240