Matthias Barhainski

Phone: +49 (0) 871 430 888 31
Email: m.barhainski@senator-partners.de
Industry expertise: Automotive & e-mobility, construction/TGA/FM, mechanical engineering
Specialist expertise: aptitude diagnostics & management assessment, onboarding, management audit

Matthias Barhainski works as a partner in our Automotive & E-Mobility, Construction / Technical Building Services (TGA) / Facility Management (FM) and Mechanical Engineering competence centers.
He is also our specialist for suitability diagnostics and onboarding. He has also been involved in management audits and organizational development projects.

After studying business administration at the University of Passau, Matthias Barhainski joined a small cross-industry and cross-position HR consultancy in Munich. There, he learned the trade of a personnel consultant from the ground up.
He began by recruiting suitable candidates as a researcher/recruiter and later built up research teams and managed them as Head of Research. This enabled him to acquire a broad knowledge of many industries and positions and he always knows where to find the right people for a vacancy.
At the same time, he began to build up a client network and acquire his own mandates, which shifted his focus even more towards the needs of his clients.

He gained this experience at a Germany-wide personnel consulting group with a focus on technical professions (engineering positions) and has been with SENATOR from the very beginning.

With his wealth of experience in filling technical and commercial positions, Mr. Matthias Barhainski provides his clients with targeted support in their personnel selection and recruitment. He accompanies candidates competently, empathetically and confidentially on their way to new challenges and careers.

He works according to the motto: not only to find the professionally suitable candidate for his clients, but also the right one.
He is an HR consultant / headhunter with heart and soul.

Mr. Matthias Barhainski has recently accompanied and successfully filled the following positions within the scope of exclusive consulting mandates:

Residential construction management
Head of building technology
Head of Building Automation

Head of Concrete Repair
Head of Construction
CEO
Head of HLS department
Head of major projects department
Branch Manager Electrical Installation / MSR
Head of Purchasing
Head of Quality Management

Rental management
CFO
Logistics division management
Key Account Manager Automotive

Many positions were filled several times in different sectors.

Further reference projects are available on request.

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Dr. Armin Betz

DR. ARMIN BETZ

Phone: +49 (0) 871 430 888 88
Email: a.betz@senator-partners.de
Sector expertise: Automotive & e-mobility, renewable energies / energy industry, mechanical engineering, public service
Functional expertise: Human Resources
Specialist expertise: aptitude diagnostics & management assessment, HR process optimization, management audit

Dr. Armin Betz founded HR Consult Group AG in 1994 and has been its CEO since 1996. His focus is on building networks and cooperation models, which is demonstrated on a daily basis with the PERSONAL TOTAL and SENATOR brands. He supports the continuous further development of systems and processes in HR consulting. Many of HR Consult Group AG's new developments are now standard in the HR consulting industry. The accumulated knowledge of the Group over the past decades is summarized in training courses and seminars and enables a comprehensive and well-founded training as a personnel consultant, which is certainly unique in Germany. With more than 250 successfully trained personnel consultants, this is a USP in the German personnel consulting industry.

He has been working in personnel consulting for more than 25 years and is therefore one of the most experienced personnel consultants in Germany. His consulting focus is on the automotive and mechanical engineering sectors, in particular e-mobility and renewable energies. The areas of human resources and aptitude diagnostics round off his consultancy profile.

For several years, he has been a guest lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences in Landshut on the subject of aptitude diagnostics and its current developments. He is also a lecturer at the Fresenius University of Applied Sciences in Munich on topics such as the latest HR trends, state-of-the-art recruiting methods and potential analyses.

His doctorate in the field of aptitude diagnostics ideally rounds off his areas of expertise, particularly with regard to personnel and management consulting. The dissertation deals with the identification and verification of typical personality traits of engineers as well as the definition of development areas for a successful professional career. These are scientifically derived and presented in the book "Eignungsdiagnostik im Praxiseinsatz".

Before becoming self-employed, Dr. Betz worked for a German premium car manufacturer in product marketing and marketing strategy.

After studying automotive engineering and industrial engineering, he started his career in the automotive industry in the areas of sales, development and marketing and also spent a year in Japan with one of the largest automotive suppliers.

Dr. Armin Betz

Dr. Armin Betz and his team have recently supported the following positions and successfully filled them as part of exclusive advisory mandates:

Management
Director HR Europe
Commercial management
Head of Finance and Accounting
Head of Industrial Engineering
Production management
Branch management
Team leader automation technology
Sales management

Site management
CEO
Director Supply Chain Management
Vehicle construction management
Head of Purchasing
Head of Financial Accounting
Head of Marketing
Residential construction management
Logistics management retail logistics
Personnel management
Service management
Sales management used cars
Plant management

Operations management / production management
CFO
Head of Transportation & Logistics
Management Sales & Technology
Logistics management
Head of Assembly / Warehouse
Technology management
Site management
Purchasing team leader

Many positions were filled several times in different sectors.

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Alexander Bodensohn

Phone: +49 / 175 / 1943242
Email: a.bodensohn@senator-partners.de
Industry expertise: Automotive & e-mobility, information technology and telecommunications
Special expertise: Digitalization for Industry 4.0

After successfully completing his degree in control and automation engineering at Darmstadt Technical University, Alexander Bodensohn began his professional career in R&D in the electrical industry. He initially worked in the fields of displays and smart power components. He then moved to the automotive industry, where he was involved in strategic and operational technology planning. For several years, he was research program manager for the global "railroad technology" research program of a large technology group. He was also instrumental in setting up the "Sensotronic & Microsystems" division for automotive applications. Last but not least, Mr. Bodensohn was responsible for the development and management of a department dealing with the assurance of reliability in motor vehicles and vehicle production.

In 2007, he founded his own management and personnel consultancy, where he has been successfully recruiting experts and executives ever since. The focus here is on finding experts and managers in very tight candidate markets. Here, his clients benefit from a continuously expanded and maintained network in the relevant industry and scientific community - such as for advanced battery technologies and autonomous driving.

As a qualified engineer and successful manager with many years of experience, he not only enjoys a high level of acceptance among candidates and clients, but also supports top management in their recruitment decisions.

Member of the Federal Association of German Management Consultants (BDU)
Member of the Association of German Engineers (VDI)

Andreas-Christoph Hofmann

Telefon: +49 (0) 151 122 01 757
E-Mail: a.hofmann@senator-partners.de
Branchenkompetenzen: Automotive & E-Mobilität
Funktionskompetenz: Marketing & Vertrieb, Handel & Dienstleistungen, Medien
Spezialkompetenz: Marke/Design

Die Herausforderung kennen, bevor sie entsteht

Andreas-Christoph Hofmann zählt zu den Top-Managern der deutschen Automobilindustrie und hat nicht nur über Führung gelesen – er hat sie 35 Jahre lang bei führenden Automobilherstellern gelebt. Als ehemalige Spitzenführungskraft bei Premium- und Mainstream-Marken wie BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Honda und Hyundai kennt er präzise die Anforderungen, die an moderne Führungskräfte im Automotive-Sektor gestellt werden. Sein Betriebswirtschaftsstudium mit Schwerpunkt Marketing bildet das solide Fundament für sein tiefgreifendes Branchenverständnis.

Brückenbauer zwischen Mittelstand und Automotive-Konzernwelt

Durch seine langjährige Zusammenarbeit mit mittelständischen Zulieferern, Partnern und Agenturen hat Herr Hofmann ein tiefes Verständnis für die besonderen Strukturen und Herausforderungen des Mittelstands entwickelt. Er kennt die Schnittstellen zwischen mittelständischen Unternehmen und Automotive-Konzernen aus beiden Perspektiven und weiß genau, welche Führungskompetenzen erforderlich sind, um in diesem anspruchsvollen Umfeld erfolgreich zu agieren.

Bewiesen in der Praxis – auf höchster Ebene

In seiner 15-jährigen Karriere im Top-Management der BMW Group (2002-2017) verantwortete er genau die Schlüsselpositionen, die heute besonders gefragt sind: Strategie (Produktstrategie Marken), Markenpositionierung (BMW i), Produktentwicklung (Portfolio BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce), Kommunikation (weltweite und regionale Markteinführungs- und Lifecycle-Kampagnen) und Vertrieb (Verkaufsförderungs-Maßnahmen zum Push von Fahrzeugen). Er entwickelte nachhaltige KPI-Systeme für die Händlerentwicklung und steuerte komplexe internationale Projekte wie das MINI United Festival oder die IAA – Herausforderungen, vor denen heute viele Unternehmen stehen.

Als Vice President Marketing, Produkt & PR bei Hyundai Motor Europe (ab 2017) bewies er sein Gespür für zukunftsweisende Strategien mit der vielbeachteten „Your turn Elon“-Kampagne und der spektakulären Markteinführung der IONIQ 5 E-Mobilität-Baureihe, bei der 3.000 limitierte Fahrzeuge in nur 2 Minuten ausverkauft waren. Er kennt die Erfolgsrezepte für die digitale Transformation aus erster Hand.

Ihr Vorteil: Ein aktives Automotive-und Agenturnetzwerk und bewährte Besetzungskompetenz

Was Andreas Hofmann besonders auszeichnet: Er hat persönlich über 250 erfolgreiche Personalbesetzungen in der Automobilindustrie verantwortet und deren Weiterentwicklung aktiv begleitet. Er verfügt über ein aktives Netzwerk zu genau den Führungskräften und Spezialisten der Automotive-Branche, die Ihr Unternehmen voranbringen. Seine Auszeichnung mit dem Automotive News Europe Autostars Award 2021 belegt seine Fähigkeit, Unternehmen durch gezieltes Personalmanagement zu transformieren – von einem preisorientierten zu einem technologieführenden Anbieter.

Sofortige Lösungen durch tiefes Automotive-, Agentur- und Mittelstandsverständnis

Seine enge Zusammenarbeit mit führenden Agenturen in Strategie, Kreation und Media sowie mit mittelständischen Unternehmen hat ihm einzigartige Einblicke in die Automotive-Branche verschafft. Er erkennt sofort, welche Persönlichkeiten und Fähigkeitsprofile für die spezifischen Herausforderungen im Spannungsfeld zwischen Mittelstand und Automobilkonzernen benötigt werden. Dank seiner internationalen Erfahrung und hohen Sozialkompetenz identifiziert er nicht nur die fachlich Besten, sondern auch diejenigen, die kulturell optimal zu Ihrem mittelständischen Unternehmen passen und erfolgreich mit den Strukturen der Konzernwelt umgehen können.

Der Partner, der die Sprache der Automotive-Industrie und von Kommunikations-Agenturen spricht

Andreas Hofmann ist kein theoretischer Berater, sondern ein praxiserprobter Automotive-Insider, der die Herausforderungen der Unternehmen aus eigener Erfahrung kennt, bereits erfolgreich gelöst hat und über das Netzwerk verfügt, um für Sie schnell die passenden Führungskräfte zu besetzen – nicht nur zu vermitteln. Er versteht die Dynamik zwischen Mittelstand und Konzernen und findet die Persönlichkeiten, die in diesem Spannungsfeld erfolgreich agieren können.

Andreas-Christoph Hofmann ist ein Partner, der Ihre Personalstrategie in der Automobilbranche auf ein neues Level hebt und speziell auf die Bedürfnisse von Unternehmen im Automotive-Umfeld ausgerichtet ist.

Folgende Positionen hat Herr Andreas-Christoph Hofmann zuletzt begleitet und im Rahmen von exklusiven Beratungsmandaten erfolgreich besetzt:

CPO (Chief Product Officer)
CMO (Chief Marketing Officer)
Leitung Produktstrategie
Leitung Wettbewerbsanalyse
Leitung Produktmanagement (Baureihe)

Leitung Lifecyclemanagement
Leitung Launchmanagement
Leitung PR- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Corporate und Produkt-Pressesprecher
Leitung Marken-/Brandstrategie
Leitung Kommunikationsstrategie
Leitung Marketingplanung
Leitung Marken- und Marketingkommunikation
Leitung Digital (Web/App/Social Media)

Leitung Kommunikationskampagnen
Leitung Customer Experience (CX)
Leitung Kunden- und Marktinformation
Leitung Markenerlebnis und Sponsoring
Leitung internationales Pricing
Leitung Budgetierung und Kostenplanung
Leitung Mediaplanung
Leitung Handelsmarketing
Diverse Führungs- und Fachpositionen im operativen Vertrieb (z.B. Regional Manager, Produktexperten, Verkäufer)

Many positions were filled several times in different sectors.

Further reference projects are available on request.

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Lars Osmers

Phone: +49 (0) 2205 91 89 89-0
Email: l.osmers@senator-partners.de
Industry expertise: Automotive & e-mobility, plastics technology, mechanical engineering
Specialist expertise: aptitude diagnostics & management assessment, onboarding

Lars Osmers is a partner and, thanks to his many years of experience, regularly fills key positions, particularly in medium-sized manufacturing companies, often in family businesses. For his clients, he successfully searches for management personalities as well as qualified specialists, also for difficult technical positions.

He has always been interested in both economic and technical topics and therefore studied industrial engineering at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern. He spent his first professional years at the headquarters of a DAX 30 company and as deputy managing director of a manufacturing subsidiary.

In the following years, he was responsible for projects and restructuring as an interim manager and member of the management of mostly family-run technical companies.

He finally switched to personnel consulting 10 years ago. During this time, he worked as a partner for a renowned Düsseldorf consultancy, which is one of the top 10 German firms, and has been a partner at SENATOR, which is one of the top 20 German personnel consultancies, for eight years.

He prefers to spend his free time with his family, in nature or doing voluntary work. On vacation, he is interested in foreign cultures or enjoys hiking or skiing in the mountains.