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Michael Keinert EN

von | Apr 16, 2020

Position / Background 

After studying business administration, Michael Keinert began his professional career with an international auditing company in 1982, during which time he obtained both professional examinations (tax consultant, auditor). After ten years, he moved to a medium-sized, manufacturing pharmaceutical company, where he became Head of Corporate Finance for five years. He then held the position of commercial managing director in two companies in the telecommunications industry. In 2001, Michael Keinert moved to an international consulting firm, where he worked in the areas of private equity and restructuring. He then took over the sole management of an internationally active, medium-sized company for high-performance filtration systems. From March 2013 to December 2018, Michael Keinert was a member of the Executive Board of a medium-sized holding company in the energy supply sector, where he was responsible for finance. From mid-2016, he was also appointed Spokesman of the Executive Board. He has been an independent management consultant since January 2019 and, in addition, a partner of Industrie Consult since July 2019.

Selected Transactions

Within the scope of his activities as CFO, commercial managing director or financial director, Mr. Keinert has been responsible for and operatively accompanied numerous company acquisitions and sales, start-ups and closures of companies and joint ventures as well as group restructurings. Also, he has led the according M&A and due diligence processes. Outside Europe, this has taken place in the USA, South Africa, Russia and China.

Career

  • Arthur Andersen GmbH, Stuttgart
  • Merz + Co. GmbH & Co. KG, Frankfurt/ M
  • DETECON GmbH, Bonn
  • T-Venture GmbH, Bonn
  • Droege & Comp. GmbH, Düsseldorf
  • DIC Investment GmbH, Düsseldorf
  • Blücher GmbH, Erkrath
  • Pfisterer Holding AG, Winterbach

Professional Expertise

  • Finance/ Taxes/ Controlling/ Treasury
  • M&A
  • General Management
  • Result and Process Optimization
  • Change Management and Restructuring
  • Interim and Project-Management

Industrial Focus

  • power supply
  • security & defense / protective equipment
  • telecommunication
  • pharmaceutical industry
  • automotive industry
  • equipment and machinery industry
  • miscellaneous service industries