The GCI Management Team
- All locations
- Munich
- Vienna
- Salzburg
- Bozen
Andreas Aufschnaiter
After earning his degrees at the Universities of Innsbruck and Venice, Dr. Andreas Aufschnaiter started his career as a consultant at Arthur Andersen & Co. in Vienna. He has been active in the GCI Group since its founding. Presently, he is concentrating on his CEO position at MS Industrie AG based in Munich.
Klaus Ackermann
Education:
University of Innsbruck; Marquette University, Milwaukee USA
Professional Experience:
More than 13 years management consulting
4 years IT-consulting
3 years marketing /advertising
(Interim) management of multiple small and medium-sized companies
Industry Focus:
Retail, Startups, Luxury goods, FMCG
Consulting Focus:
E-commerce, digital business models, webdesign, online-marketing, startup-consulting, M&A, reorganisation / restructuring
Felix Bausch
Education:
LMU Munich (MSc. Economics), FU Bolzano (BSc. Economics, Political Sciences, Philosophy)
Professional experience:
Since 2014 at GCI Management
Industry Focus:
Automotive, mechanical and plant engineering, life sciences
Consulting Focus:
Strategy, corporate finance, capital markets, M&A
Andrea Borgato
Andrea Borgato studied in Verona. After several years of assistant accounting and consulting duties in Stuttgart, he began as a controller in Milan. Shortly thereafter, he assumed the management of a medium-sized automobile parts supplier in Bavaria. He then founded his own internet company and sold it. Since 2005, Dr. Borgato has worked as interim manager and consultant in controlling, due diligence, business planning and restructuring, in particular in German- and Italian-speaking Europe.
Michael Bussmann
Education:
Economics University of Hamburg, Munich
Professional Experience:
16 years GCI Management, Dr. Wieselhuber & Partner and others
5 years management of a real estate development company
various supervisory board memberships
Industry Focus:
Real estate, construction
Consulting Focus:
Project and company financing, capital markets, innovations in real estate
Christian Dreyer-Salzmann
After studying mechanical engineering at ETH Zurich, Christian Dreyer completed an MBA at INSEAD in Fontainebleau. He then spent several years as a consultant with McKinsey & Comp. in Germany and Austria before joining GCI’s associate Hansen Sicherheitstechnik AG as managing partner. After 15 years, he took Hansen public on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under GCI’s leadership and sold all shares to a Polish group.
His focus is on private equity and investment management. He was and is a shareholder and supervisory board member in several GCI investments or GCI mandates (including MS Industrie, Beno Holding, Frener & Reifer, Wolftank Adisa, MetrioPharm, DARWIN). He is also Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the listed PE company Aurelius Equity Opportunities KGaA.
Konstantin Dreyer
While studying process engineering at Graz University of Technology, Konstantin Dreyer founded the social business Sindbad and gained his first entrepreneurial experience. After graduating, he first spent two years with the international AxFlow Group in technical sales as area manager for western Austria. He then spent two years as a management consultant at SHS Unternehmensberatung, where he learned the principles of analysis, optimization and implementation of entrepreneurial strategies. Since 2023, he has been actively looking for his own investments with GCI.
Alexander von Franckenstein
Andreas Frischherz
Education:
University of Economics and Business Administration Vienna; SDA Bocconi, Milano
Professional Experience:
25 years top-management consulting (McKinsey & Comp., Ernst & Young, Cap Gemini, Droege & Comp., GCI)
2 years head of marketing (IT services)
Industry Focus:
steel/steel processing, paper/pulp, chemicals, wood industry, food processing, machine building, engineering, logistics
Consulting Focus:
strategy, business development, business planning, management/controlling systems, process optimization, working capital management, organizational development, change management
William Gorton
Master in Management Grande Ecole (MIM), ESCP Europe Business School, Paris / Madrid / Berlin
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc. Hons) in Geology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Professional Experience:
Over 4 years of consulting experience at PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH in the digitization team for the public sector, specializing in strategy consulting projects and M & A processes in the gambling, broadband and energy sectors.
Several years of experience in private equity (DUBAG Investment Advisory GmbH) and in the financial sector (Credit Suisse Group AG, Erste Group Bank AG).
Industry Focus:
Gambling industry, broadband sector, energy industry, financial industry
Consulting Focus:
Strategy, Business Development, Corporate Finance, M&A
Lukas von Guggenberg
Education:
University of Innsbruck and Modena, Business Administration
Professional Experience:
15 years management consulting at Deloitte Consulting, General Electric and GCI Management
Founder and managing director of a restaurant chain
Industry Focus:
Industrial / mechanical engineering, Automotive
Consulting Focus:
Growth strategies, internationalization, marketing, sales
Stefan Hasper
As a qualified mechanical and business engineer, Stefan Hasper started at KPMG Consulting in business process optimization for international conglomerates, both locally as well as internationally. At GCI, Stefan Hasper concentrates on comprehensive, thorough consulting for medium-sized companies. His main focus is on implementation-oriented restructuring, and all the way through to active interim management. His entrepreneurial accountability is made evident by his position on the Board at STEMAS Investment Capital AG and his role as Managing Director of a medium-sized manufacturing enterprise.
Alexander Kagan
Ausbildung:
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (MSc Digital Economy seit 2022, BSc Internationale Betriebswirtschaft)
ESADE Ramon Llull University (Internationales Austauschprogramm)
Kompetenzzentrum für Emerging Markets & Mittel- und Osteuropa (Master Class CEE)
Berufserfahrung:
Seit 2020 bei GCI Management (Top-Management Beratung)
BIPA Parfümerien GmbH (Digitalisierung)
St. Anna Kinderkrebsinstitut (Employer Branding)
Stadtwerke München GmbH (Controlling)
Branchenfokus:
Logistik, Stahl/Stahlverarbeitung
Themenschwerpunkte:
Digitalisierung, Prozessoptimierung, Working Capital Management, Strategieentwicklung, Business Planning, Supply Chain Management und Strategie
Josef Zacharias Köhl
Education:
Master studies Technology and management-oriented business administration (specialization: logistics and finance & accounting) at TU Munich
Industrial engineering (specialization: manufacturing) at HS Ulm/Neu-Ulm
Banking apprenticeship at HypoVereinsbank AG in Starnberg
Professional Experience:
Consulting (M&A / Finance / Portfolio management, Project management) GCI
Enterprise Development at Linde Engineering in Pullach
Project management at BMW AG in Munich
Lean Management at HeineOptotechnik GmbH&Co.KG in Herrsching
Banking at HypoVereinsbank AG subsidiary Herrsching a.A.
Since 2019 Managing Director of Wicked Cricket UG
Industry Focus:
Medical engineering, Automotive, Industrial engineering, Manufacturing industry
Consulting Focus:
Strategy, M&A, corporate finance, portfolio management, project management, process optimization, interim management, financial controlling
Walter Maderner
Education:
Theoretical Physics, University of Vienna
Professional Experience:
20 years top-management consulting (Roland Berger, AT Kearney, GCI)
12 years management in various industries
Industry Focus:
production industry with global production footprint (steel processing, machine building), transport logistics, logistics service providers
Consulting Focus:
strategy, business development, business planning, market sizing, pricing, process optimization, supply chain strategy and management, organizational development
Miriam Martin
After training as a wholesale and foreign trade clerk, Miriam Martin worked as a department manager in a food wholesaler. She later switched to plant engineering and took over the administrative management there. Since April 2021, she has been assistant to the management at GCI, as well as assistant to the board of Darwin AG and administrative assistant for several other investments.
Astrid Mebarki
Education:
business school
apprenticeship as an industrial clerk
Professional experience:
7 years in an industrial company incl. training: Finance and Controlling clerk (focus on scheduling and planning of finished products and auxiliary materials)
2 years in craft business: secretary
1 year Secretary of the Chairman of the Central Works Council of a large insurance company
11 years of office assistant/processing in the retail trade with 6 branch companies
10 years as Assistant Managing Director
With GCI since 2011
Industry focus:
Industry (glass fibre production and processing) – Building society – Solar system installation – Perfumery
Consulting focus:
Administration, Office Management (Office and Back Office), Secretariat, Assistant
Justus Meyer
Education:
FOM Munich & Berlin, MCI Management Center Innsbruck
Professional Experience:
5 years management consulting at GCI
2 years professional experience in a whole sale company
Industry Focus:
Retail
Consulting Focus:
Marketing, Communication
Andrea Philipps
Education:
University of Bayreuth (business adminstration, business graduate)
St. Mary’s University (Halifax, Canada, business administration)
Professional experience:
Longterm professional experience in various private equity companies as well as restructuring consultancies
Industry focus:
Automotive, retail, construction, industrial engineering
Consulting focus:
M&A, corporate valuation, business planning, capital markets, strategy, business development
Florian Renner
Education:
LMU Munich (Law)
Professional Experience:
11 years management consulting at GCI
Legal clerkship OLG Munich
Industry Focus:
Steel/Steel processing, timer industry, food industry, mechanical engineering, logistics
Consulting Focus:
Going Public, Capital Markets, Being Public
Ines Spiegler
Education:
State-certified medical assistant; Training group of the reinsurance company Swiss Re Germany AG (formerly Bayerische Rückversicherungs AG)
Professional experience:
Medical assistant (internist)
Back office in reinsurance: DACH area, HUK, property business and personnel marketing (recruiting and transfers)
Many years of experience as a personal assistant to the head of department (Aptar Pharma) and management (ROSS and LIEBSCHER GmbH & Co. KG)
With GCI since March 2015
Industry focus:
Medicine and pharmacy, reinsurance, personnel marketing and consulting
Consulting focus:
Office management, communication, primary contact for GCI Munich
Pascal Tybusseck
Education
Business Engineering (M.Sc.) TU Munich
Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA)
Professional experience
MEAG Munich RE Ergo Asset Group – Renewable Investments
EY – Transaction Advisory Services
M&A analyst with Munich private equity firm
Industry Focus
Energy and infrastructure, automotive, financial services
Consulting Focus
M&A, corporate valuation, strategy, startups
Felix Wallner
Education:
International Business Sciences, University of Innsbruck
Professional Experience:
Internships in the media industry and at automotive suppliers
Freelance services in IT
7 years consulting experience at GCI Management
Since 2014 managing director of Hanhart 1882 GmbH
Industry Focus:
Luxury goods, automotive, financial industry
Consulting Focus:
Strategy, corporate finance
Markus Wenner
Following his legal sciences studies in Germany and the US, Markus Wenner began his career working for three and a half years as an attorney at the international law firm of Clifford Chance in the areas of M&A and corporate finance. After one year at GSM Industries as an investment manager he switched to GCI Management, specializing in M&A, investment, capital market and corporate finance projects. Markus Wenner is founder and owner of several small- and mid-sized companies. Furthermore he is member of diverse supervisory boards.
Philip Wolfsteiner
Education:
University of Economics and Business Administration Vienna; HEC, Paris
Professional Experience:
10 years top-management consulting
Industry Focus:
steel/steel processing, wood industry, food processing, machine building, logistics
Consulting Focus:
process optimization, organizational development, management-/controlling systems, business planning, strategy, working capital management