Dr. Claus Pfelzer

Phone: +49 151 74 56 69 21
Email: c.pfelzer@senator-partners.de
Industry expertise: Logistics, transportation, and traffic, financial services
Functional expertise: Information technology
Special expertise: Laser technology

Senator Partners to welcome Dr. Claus Pfelzer as a new member of its team of consultants.

With his doctorate in applied physics on the use of gas lasers in infrared spectroscopy and his scientific work at a large research institution focusing on solid-state lasers, Dr. Pfelzer has acquired in-depth specialist knowledge in the field of laser technology. He then spent 30 years working in the field of information technology, focusing on various specialist areas such as logistics and financial services. This combination of skills, which is extremely rare in Germany, sets him apart in the consulting market.

His professional experience in the field of information technology includes consulting and line management for IT projects, the operation of IT systems, and the management of IT organizations. He has particular expertise in developing precise requirement profiles for management and specialist roles. Through targeted discussions with decision-makers, he identifies factors critical to success and supports companies in filling key positions with the right people – both in terms of professional qualifications and the respective corporate culture.

His structured approach has proven itself in filling demanding positions for marketing, Internet, and e-commerce systems, as well as for payment systems in the area of critical infrastructure (KRITIS), which, due to their critical nature, have correspondingly high IT security requirements.

As an executive in the IT sector, Dr. Pfelzer was responsible for department heads, teams, and project groups for 16 years. His extensive experience in the targeted selection of employees now forms the basis for the successful filling of positions in digital transformation and high-tech areas such as laser technology and its applications.

Thanks to his scientific work as a physicist and his career at an IT consulting firm and a large, internationally active logistics company, Dr. Pfelzer has an excellent network and access to highly qualified executives and specialists.

His motto is: "Don't just dream of success, work for it."

Dr. Claus Pfelzer most recently supported the following positions and successfully filled them as part of exclusive consulting mandates:

Head of IT Projects
Head of IT Operations
Team Leader IT Service Management

Business Analyst
budget manager
IT project manager
SAP Systems Architect
Java Software Architect
application manager
Information Security Officer
Senior SAP Consultant
Senior Software Developer JAVA
Senior Specialist Output Management

Many positions were filled multiple times in different industries.

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Uwe Rautzenberg

Mobile: +49 151 6884 2197
Phone: +49 (0) 8243 99 31 990
Email: u.rautzenberg@senator-partners.de
Industry expertise: Mechanical engineering, production, stamping, forming technology, and metalworking
Functional expertise: Marketing and sales, Supply chain management
Special expertise: Internationalization

SENATOR Partners to welcome Uwe Rautzenberg to the team as an experienced expert. With his extensive knowledge of mechanical engineering, production, stamping and forming technology, and metalworking, he significantly enhances the group's potential.

With degrees in industrial engineering and mechanical engineering, both from the Technical University of Munich, Uwe Rautzenberg has an excellent academic background. His more than 25-year career in management positions, including several years as a managing director, is characterized by sustained success and a clear strategic focus.

His outstanding professional achievements are reflected in various areas. In business development, he was able to secure the company's continued existence through successful turnarounds and transformations and achieve significant increases in sales and efficiency. His global experience includes establishing an international production network with responsibility for sites in the US and China, as well as developing strategic alliances on a global level. With impressive innovative strength, he has opened up new business areas and accelerated processes through targeted digitization projects. In addition, his leadership skills are evident in the successful reorganization of sales, production, service, and purchasing, as well as in the implementation of challenging change management projects, such as the introduction of a team-oriented corporate culture and lean management.

Uwe Rautzenberg is convinced that careful personnel selection is the foundation for successful organizations. Even as a young engineer, he recognized in Kaizen workshops that their success depended largely on the right selection of team members. The same principle is even more important when filling management and key positions, especially when companies expect excellent performance.

Thanks to his personal dedication, extensive network, and international expertise, Uwe Rautzenberg, as a SENATOR partner, offers the ideal support for filling management and key positions in medium-sized companies with the perfect candidates. True to his motto, "The right person for the job is the key to lasting success," he focuses on excellent solutions that enable companies to reach their full potential and achieve top performance.

Mr. Uwe Rautzenberg most recently supported the following positions and successfully filled them as part of exclusive consulting mandates:

sales manager
Key Account Manager
sales consultant

sales representative
Head of Internal Sales
Production Team Leader
Lean Manager
QS/QM manager
Head of HSE (Environment and Occupational Safety)
IT team leader
personnel manager

Human Resources Officer
purchasing manager
Supply Chain Manager
Logistics Manager
Commercial Director
chief financial officer
Head of Finance and Accounting
controller

Many positions were filled multiple times in different industries.

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Peter Schönberger

Phone: +49 (0) 17647539309
Email: p.schoenberger@senator-partners.de
Industry expertise: eHealth, medical technology, sports
Functional expertise: Legal & compliance
Special expertise: Aptitude diagnostics & management assessment

Peter Schönberger studied law in Munich and worked as a lawyer in renowned law firms until he took over the legal department of an eHealth group in 2006. During this time, he accompanied the company's development into a Tecdax group, particularly in the context of inorganic growth and in his role as a key player in the German telematics infrastructure.

In 2011, Peter Schönberger took over responsibility for the Group's global HR division. There, he was primarily responsible for the international harmonization of the national subsidiaries, digitization, supporting executives, and establishing a corporate health management system.

In 2014, Mr. Schönberger left the company and joined the management of a professional sports club, which the founder of the group had previously taken over through Mr. Schönberger's mediation. As managing director, he reached the final of the German Ice Hockey League twice with the Kölner Haie and was also represented on the league's legal and economic committee.

Peter Schönberger has been working in HR consulting since 2019, bringing with him expertise gained from many years of entrepreneurial activity. He has in-depth knowledge of IT, particularly in the field of telematics infrastructure. Peter Schönberger is still licensed to practice law and can approach candidates for legal positions on a "colleague-to-colleague" basis. Thanks to his management experience in human resources, he also quickly establishes a good level of rapport with HR managers.

Peter Schönberger has also completed LUXXprofile master training. Mr. Schönberger uses the LUXXprofile intrinsic analysis method to analyze candidates in the final selection stage of recruitment processes and existing company executives in order to increase the fit between the position and the candidate or executive. His intrinsic training also helps him to regularly assess candidates' drivers.

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Dr. Achim Stegner

Phone: +49 (0) 8161 4050035
Mobile: +49 (0) 151 701 666 95
Email: a.stegner@senator-partners.de
Industry expertise: Financial Services
Functional expertise:Finance & Accounting, Legal & Compliance, Risk Management
Special expertise: HR Process Optimization

Senator Executive Search Partners is delighted to have gained Dr. Achim Stegner, a manager with many years of international experience in the financial services industry, particularly in the insurance, banking, and financial intermediary sectors, for its partner network.

Dr. Stegner brings with him many years of (executive board) experience, a broad background in finance and operations, and a very positive track record in development and change management. In the financial services industry, he has held various operational and strategic positions in middle and back office, at the interface with IT, and at executive board level.

With his broad expertise, Dr. Stegner supports companies in the fields of primary insurance and reinsurance, the banking industry, and other financial services in all aspects of personnel consulting. Thanks to his wealth of entrepreneurial experience and broad functional background, he is a valued partner in finding the right candidates for expert and management positions, not only in the areas of finance, risk, operations, and at the executive level.

With his in-depth knowledge and practical experience, Dr. Stegner is also intensively involved in the exciting field of sports, clubs, and associations.

As a board member and previously as a senior executive, Dr. Stegner frequently used his industry and technical expertise to develop promising strategies and implement them, including the corresponding organizational development. In an international environment, he has also organized both expansion and growth and managed a wide range of transformation issues.

Dr. Stegner laid the foundations for his professional career with vocational training as a bank clerk, his studies in business administration, and his subsequent work as a research assistant at a university, accompanied by his doctorate. Dr. Stegner then moved into the insurance industry, working at both the corporate level and the level of individual national companies.

Before joining Senator Executive Search Partners, he was the spokesperson for the board of directors of an international primary insurance company within a large corporate group.

His motto: "Finding and attracting the right people is the most important key to success, not only in business."

Excerpt of positions that Dr. Achim Stegner has successfully filled in his career to date:

Managing Director / Branch Manager
Head of Business Development & Operations
Head of Property Underwriting

Head of Claims Management
Head of Finance & Controlling
Head of Global Reporting
Head of Risk Management
(Senior) Risk Controller
Head of Legal & Compliance
Head of Enterprise Architecture Management

Head of Process Management
Head of Audit
Program Director, International Transformation

Many positions were filled multiple times in different industries.

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Jürgen Thielemann

Phone: +49 (0) 151 1616 2946
Email: j.thielemann@senator-partners.de
Industry expertise:Consumer goods,mechanical engineering
Functional expertise:Human resources
Special expertise: HR process optimization

Jürgen Thielemann is a partner with extensive expertise in the consumer goods and mechanical engineering industries. With his experience in the valve and control technology industry as well as in the field of manufacturing plants and mechanical engineering, he successfully fills all specialist and management positions in these areas. His particular area of expertise is human resources, where he successfully finds and recruits candidates for HR positions in all industries. He also applies his experience to the onboarding of executives and top specialists. Mr. Thielemann enriches SENATOR Executive Search Partners with his personality and skills.

After completing his university education with a degree in production engineering, he began his professional career in science and organizational consulting. Mr. Thielemann then worked primarily in the consumer goods industry, in shopfitting, and in the fittings and control technology industry for the steam and energy sector. As a manager, he was responsible for the functional areas of human resources, management systems, IT, and organization. Most recently, he served for many years as Chief Human Resources and Organization Officer in the plant engineering sector and as Technical Managing Director at one of the most renowned international consumer goods manufacturers in the premium cookware sector. In addition, Mr. Thielemann has many years of experience in project management and in development and change projects and has been involved as a volunteer labor court judge, as an advisor to a large German health insurance company, and as a lecturer at universities.

Mr. Thielemann attaches particular importance to comprehensive personnel consulting and sustainable, professional cooperation—both with companies and with candidates. In order to find the right candidate, it is essential that the company and the consultant have a common understanding of the position to be filled. Success factors for this include jointly developing an accurate job description and the key requirements for potential candidates, as well as determining the corporate culture.

His motto:
As an independent entrepreneur and partner, I personally vouch for first-class results "to the point" with my name.

Excerpt of positions that Mr. Jürgen Thielemann has successfully filled in his previous career:

Chief Security Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer, Chief Technology Officer, Chief Operating Officer
Management, General Manager
Head of Operations
Commercial Management
Head of Human Resources
Head of Human Resources Development
plant management
Head of Production