Volker Herrmann
Dipl.-Ing. (FH)

Professional Background

• Study of plastics/ rubber and production engineering
• Product developer for dynamic plastics/ rubber assemblies
• Head of application technologies plastic processing methods
• Production manager and manger industrialization
• Technical director: product developement, project management, industrialization
• Plant manager (interim manager)
• C-level manager, CEO, CTO, COO, Germany, Eastern Europe
• Expert for operational restructuring/reorganization
• Independent consultant, interim manager

Interim manager and consultant to the medium-sized automotive supply industry with more than 25 years of operational and strategic management experience, including as CEO, COO, CTO, certified expert in corporate restructuring and reorganization.

Core Competencies / Functions / Roles

• Automotive & supplier industries manufacturing companies tool- & mechanical engineering
• Turnaround management
• Operational restructuring, conception, implementation (IDWS6, StaRUG, CRO)
• Rationalization, efficiency- and performance enhancement process optimization (lean management, TPS, six sigma black belt)
• Plant and production management, industrialization, CTO, COO, CEO transition, tranformation