Welcome to Clemens Gassner Unternehmensberatung
My expertise for your future
I help industrial, engineering, and IT service companies increase competitiveness, implement transformation effectively, and generate sustainable growth - from strategy and business model development to process and cost optimization and scalable organizational structures.
Drawing on hands-on leadership and implementation experience, I analyze challenges, develop practical solutions, and support implementation through to measurable impact.
Areas of expertise:
Competitiveness & Restructuring
- Turnaround and efficiency programs
- Automation
- Development of best-cost locations
- Post-merger integration (PMI)
Sales, Business Development & Growth
- Customer portfolio expansion & acquisition of new major projects
- New business models
- Alignment of the organization for scalable execution
Product and Technology Development
- Acceleration of development processes
- Reduction of product and process costs
Entry into the Automotive Business
- For industrial, engineering, and IT companies
- OEM requirements · Processes and tools
Advisory engagements:
- Stabilization and acceleration of critical engineering and industrialization programs
- Structured preparation, positioning, and support in the acquisition of relevant customer orders and programs
- Strengthening and strategic realignment of business areas
- Performance and efficiency programs in engineering and production organizations
- Realization of global development and manufacturing sites, including start-up management
About me
As a long-standing managing director with strong industrial and technological expertise, I have built, scaled and operationally realigned companies.
Today, I support management teams as a consultant and sparring partner in implementation—focused, decisive, and effective.
- Since 2026: External Advisor at Bain & Company, London
- Since 2025: Independent Management Consultant, Garching / Munich
- Over 25 years of experience in automotive and mechanical engineering (Magna International Inc., Carbo Tech Industries GmbH, Audi AG, Webasto AG, Wintersteiger AG)
- Including over 15 years as managing director (development and production, sales, finance, HR, purchasing, IT)
- Experience in scaling, restructuring, international site development, M&A / PMI and growth programs
- Dipl.-Ing. (Master of Science), Graz University of Technology, Austria
