York von Massenbach

Professional Focus

• 20 years’ experience in retail industry leadership and management consulting
• Specialised expertise in transformation and change projects, M&A, restructuring and turnaround
• Executive interim management search for general and functional roles at the first and second management levels including CEO, CRO, CFO, CSO, CHRO, CIO and COO, as well as Directors‘ Roles in all key industries
• Complex mission-critical roles in project and program management such as PMO, PMI, and project leaders in ERP implementation, supply chain, purchasing, corporate communications and sustainability
• Track record of successful mandates in the DACH region, Eastern Europe and China
• Extensive network within the top-level interim management community across various industries and functions
• Native German, fluent in English, conversational French, basic Spanish

Business Expertise

• Director within the German interim management arm of another of the world’s top-10 global executive search firms
• Owner of MRC Massenbach Retail Consulting; advised industrial enterprises and financial service providers on business development and company valuations in pre-deal constellations
• Global Director Retail Stores at TOM TAILOR Holding, then SDAX-listed top-10 fashion & lifestyle firm
• Managing Director ALDI and Authorized Representative to the Supervisory Board of ALDI
• Project Leader at BDO, one of the top 5 audit & accounting firms worldwide

Sector Expertise

• Private Equity & Venture Capital
• Consumer Goods & Retail (CGR)
• Apparel & Luxury
• Manufacturing
• Chemicals
• Healthcare

Education & Certifications

• Master’s degree in international politics from King’s College London
• Completed 1st and 2nd State Exams in Law at Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, including legal internship at Berlin Appellate Court
• Lieutenant of the Reserve, German Army, 7th Tank Reconnaissance Batallion Augustdorf