For more than a decade, I have enjoyed the trust of numerous industrial clients while supporting their transatlantic development projects and local executive searches with lasting success.
More than ever does the strategic decision to enter the North American market or to set up a local production facility require in-depth knowledge of the particular local circumstances.
Many years of experience in the US – as President of BMW Manufacturing, CMO in the start-up world of electro-mobility, and as founder of CSJ Schmitz-Justen & Company, LLC, a partner within the EASC Group – are the foundation of my extensive, country-specific knowledge and my network of relationships. As committee member of the US National Academy of Sciences, I had the opportunity to interact with numerous decision makers in industry and politics.
The majority of my supervisory and corporate board seats originated from this holistic support of successful localization or acquisition projects in the automotive and manufacturing industries.
Doctorate in mechanical engineering (RWTH Aachen University),
Managing chief engineer at the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology, Honorary Adjunct Professor at Technical University of Chemnitz and Clemson University, SC