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| Dr. Helmut Grasberger | ||
| 1952 | born on 28 August 1952 in Stuttgart, married, 4 children | |
| 1971 | German University Entrance Diploma (Abitur) in Sindelfingen | |
| 1971 – 1973 | Training as Electronic Data Processing Clerk with Daimler-Benz in Stuttgart | |
| 1974 – 1978 | University course in business administration (Dipl.-Kfm; Master of Business Administration) in Munich, on scholarship from Daimler-Benz AG | |
| 1978 – 1980 | Daimler Benz – Corporate Planning; while working on doctoral thesis (Dr. rer. pol. degree) in Munich (Strategic Corporate Planning Using the Portfolio Theory, Example: Motor Industry) | |
| 1980 – 1982 | SCS, Hamburg (consulting company of the BP Group, 800 staff members) | |
| 1982 | Sale of Cologne-based company in the fire extinguisher industry to Total Walther, securing large blank shares for various banks in Cologne | |
| 1983 – 1984 | Managing Director in Cologne (subsidiary of Total Walther) and Karlsruhe (Carl-Metz GmbH, motor engineering), relocation of a fire extinguisher supplier; while working on first restructuring assignments from banks | |
| 1984 | Start-up of Dr. Grasberger & Partner, Turnaround Manager • since then: authored over 200 concepts, approx. 25 CEO appointments |
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| Focal management activities of the past few years | ||
| 2002 – 2006 | Restructuring of logistics group in Essen – turnover: approx. €80m - (shares held in trust), due to partial insolvency of general cargo segment among other things • Expansion of worldwide distribution network in export packaging segment • Restructuring of heavy transport segment • Sale of export/packaging segment by 1 January 2007 Sheet metal processing (exterior facades) in Cologne since 2004 (turnover: approx. € 75m) - Closure of plants - Start-up of US branch - Creation of worldwide distribution network |
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| Entrepreneurial activities (direct/ indirect share takeovers); among other things | ||
| 1987 – 1991 | Take-over of gas/fire extinguisher/valve manufacturer with partial waivers of banks in 1987; sale in 1991 | |
| 1993 | Supported cosmetics company (niche) through insolvency, developed into European market leader, sale to US market leader in 1999 | |
| 1996 | Sheet metal processing in the motor industry: 1 plant in insolvency, 2 nd plant used as rescue company; in 2002 re-sale to former owner |
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| 1998 | Took over insolvent retail chain, sale in 2003 | |
| since 1998 | Shareholder in holding companies | |