Thomas Töpfer Profile
Education
| 1984 - 1986 | Degree in Economics, University of Würzburg, Diplom (similar to Master's Degree) | |
| 1982 - 1984 | Degree in Business Management, University of Nuremberg, pre-degree certificate | |
Career Progression
| Since 2014 | Work for "first-tier" private equity companies and various other companies (see references) |
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| 2014 - 2015 | SAG Group GmbH, Chairman of the Management Board and Interim Manager for restructuring |
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| 2009 - 2013 | Bilfinger SE, Board Member, responsible for Industrial Services, PPP, HSEQ and sometimes Construction in Australia |
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| 2001 -2010 | Rheinhold & Mahla AG/ Bilfinger Berger Industrial Services AG, Board Member before becoming Chairman of the Board from 2004 onwards |
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| 1995 - 2001 | Rheinhold & Mahla AG, Division Managing Director |
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| 1986 - 1995 | Toepfer Planung + Beratung GmbH, Management consultancy | |
Work on the supervisory / advisory council
Various current and former mandates
Key Achievements
- Development and implementation of complete corporate realignment
- Creation of a new field of business (Industrial Services) and development of sales from € 60 million (1995) to € 4 billion (2013) owing to a sharp increase in profitability
- Profitability improvement
- Restructuring incl. refinancing
- Business process redesign
- More than 40 company acquisitions and subsequent post-merger integration processes
- Approx. 20 divestment projects
- Organisational development with comprehensive governance structure and shared service centre
- PPP incl. IPO of a listed infrastructure fund
- Private equity
