Axel is an experienced consultant and executive manager with three decades of experience in guiding clients in every industry sector through corporate turnarounds and transformations.
His clients appreciate Axel’s pragmatic approach towards solving complex stakeholder situations, which he has demonstrated on cases across EMEA and the Americas as a consultant or in an executive role.
Axel co-heads the EMEA Turnaround and Restructuring team. Prior to joining AlixPartners, he founded an internet company, grew it, and then sold it to an industrial investor. He started his career as audit manager at a Big Four company.
Axel holds a doctorate in macroeconomics from the University of Muenster, Germany, is co-editor of a book on stakeholder management in restructurings, and frequently speaks at conferences and on panels.
Key Engagements:
- Developed and implemented an operational restructuring concept for a EUR 2bn intralogistics company
- Implemented 13w cash plan, secured Bridge Financing and supported overall refinancing for a EUR 0.5bn wood-processor
- Implemented Carve-Out concept and subsequent asset sale / solvent liquidation of a 10bn European Food Retailer
- Developed full-potential program for a Germany-based medical device company with €1.5 billion in sales
- Developed full-potential program for a global industrial products company in Germany, South Africa, and Scandinavia
- Performed financial and operational restructuring of the European operations of a global United States–based tier 1 automotive supplier
- Developed an operational restructuring concept plus implementation for a EUR 5bn European mainline airline
- Developed an operational restructuring concept plus implementation for the German branch of a European 10bn dollar beef and pork processor
- Developed scenario analyses and implementation support for the Scandinavian operations of a global airline caterer
- Conducted the financial and operational restructuring of a European holiday resort and river cruise operator
- Supported financial restructuring and negotiations for a global shipping company
- Served as interim chief restructuring officer at a €1-billion European furniture producer and for a hotel and resort chain