Jörg Hernando (Hernando) Gotthardt-Managing Director
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Experience
Managing Director
HEGO Management GmbH
- Executive Interim Management (CEO, CSO, CMO, CTO)
- Sales / Business Development (Sales and Marketing)
- Change Management / PMO (Transformation)
- Industrial / commercial representation (robotics, metal/plastic products)
- Advisory board and consulting activities (industrial and service sectors)
Head of Group-wide Restructuring
EEW-Group
- Global transformation program for the future-proof and competitive restructuring of the group worldwide
CEO / Managing Director
EEW-Pickhan Umformtechnik GmbH / EEW-Bergrohr GmbH
- Reporting line to the owner and CEO of EEW-Group-Holding
- Member of the extended Group Executive Board
- Revenue responsibility: approx. EUR 45–60 million
- Personnel responsibility: approx. 160 employees directly plus 20–80 temporary workers
Head of Plant and Steel Construction Division
Maurer SE
- Authorized signatory of the holding company
- Reporting line to the owner and CEO
- Extended Board Member
- CEO/Managing Director for Maurer Söhne Rides GmbH, Maurer Rides GmbH, Maurer German Wheels GmbH
- Revenue responsibility: approx. EUR 45 million
- Personnel responsibility: approx. 60 employees directly, 15 indirectly, 5 external agents
- Sales responsibility for Germany and worldwide
CEO/Chairman of the Management Board
Rudolf Flender GmbH & Co. KG
- Directly reporting units: Sales and Marketing; Corporate Strategy and Innovation; Production and Technology; Finance, Controlling, Administration; Purchasing; Human Resources; Logistics; Quality Management
- Personnel responsibility: 3 managing directors, 3 department heads
- Revenue responsibility: EUR 100 million
- Reporting line: Chairman of the Advisory Board
Managing Director
Rudolf Flender GmbH & Co. KG
- Directly assigned units: Sales and Marketing, Purchasing, Human Resources, Logistics
- Staff responsibility: 4 direct, 33 indirect
- Revenue responsibility: EUR 100 million
- Reporting line: Chairman of the Advisory Board
Head of Business Unit / Authorized Signatory / Designated Managing Director
Salzgitter Mannesmann Line Pipe GmbH
- Head of the business unit for HFI-welded steel pipes and profiles
- Revenue responsibility: EUR 380 million
- Staff responsibility: 620 employees
Head of Business Unit / Authorized Signatory / Designated Managing Director
Mannesmann Fuchs Rohr GmbH
- Head of the business unit for HFI-welded steel pipes and profiles
- Revenue responsibility: EUR 360 million
- Staff responsibility: 600 employees
Head of Business Unit / Authorized Signatory / Designated Managing Director
Röhrenwerk Gebr. Fuchs GmbH
- Head of the business unit for HFI-welded steel pipes and profiles
- Revenue responsibility: EUR 100 million
- Staff responsibility: 350 employees
Head of the Flue Gas Technology Business Unit
Bertrams AG
- Head of the flue gas technology business unit
- Staff responsibility: 60 direct, 40 indirect
- Revenue responsibility: EUR 8 million
Sales Manager Flue Gas Technology
Bertrams AG
- Responsible for sales of stainless steel pipes and fittings for chimneys and flue gas systems
- Revenue responsibility: not stated
- Personnel responsibility: not stated
Branch Manager Stuttgart, Pforzheim, Freiburg
Aretz Verwaltungs-GmbH
- Managed the Stuttgart, Pforzheim, and Freiburg branches in facility management
- Revenue responsibility: EUR 14 million
- Personnel responsibility: 2,500 employees
Sales Manager Manhole and Channel Covers
Bertrams AG
- Sales management for manhole and channel covers
- Revenue responsibility: EUR 22 million
- Personnel responsibility: 270 employees
Sales Assistant (Spare Parts Sales)
Roth & Weber oHG
- Spare parts sales in internal sales
- Revenue responsibility: EUR 16 million
- Personnel responsibility: 80 employees
Industry experience
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Experienced in Manufacturing, Metals and Mining, Professional Services, Automotive, Real Estate, and Energy.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Sales, Operations, Production, Marketing, Strategy, and Project Management.
Summary
Focus on performance: Sales & Marketing
Also, if needed: General Management and Transformation
Development and implementation of value-driven and future-focused sales strategies, optimization of product and service portfolios; internationalization through the operational setup of global sales organizations and multi-channel structures (direct sales, 3-tier sales via wholesalers and agents/trading representatives, OEM sales).
Experienced interim manager with strong execution skills and a clear eye for the success factors that matter to a company. Track record of achieving significant revenue and profit growth to secure the future and competitiveness of market-leading industrial companies in autonomous mobile robotics, plant engineering/mechanical engineering, and steel and plastics processing.
Transformation through the adaptation and optimization of organizations and processes. Successfully concluded agreements with the trade union (IG Metall) and works councils on the closure of sites, including a social plan and reconciliation of interests.
Languages
Education
Industrie- und Handelskammer Siegen
Industrial Business Specialist · Industrial Business Specialist · Siegen, Germany
Apparatebau Paul Schmeck GmbH
Industrial Management Assistant · Industrial Management Assistant · Mudersbach, Germany
Berufsfachschule Wirtschaft Wissen
Lower Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Realschule) · Business Studies · Wissen, Germany
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Jörg Hernando is based in Grünebach, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Jörg Hernando speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Intermediate).
Jörg Hernando has at least 42 years of experience. During this time, Jörg Hernando has worked in at least 11 different roles and for 11 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years. Note that Jörg Hernando may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Jörg Hernando would be well-suited for roles such as: Managing Director, Head of Group-wide Restructuring, CEO / Managing Director.
Jörg Hernando's most recent position is Managing Director at HEGO Management GmbH.
In recent years, Jörg Hernando has worked for HEGO Management GmbH and Bertrams AG.
Jörg Hernando is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing, Metals and Mining, and Professional Services. Jörg Hernando also has some experience in Automotive, Real Estate, and Energy.
Jörg Hernando is most experienced in business areas like Sales, Operations, and Production. Jörg Hernando also has some experience in Strategy, Marketing, and Project Management.
Jörg Hernando has recently worked in industries like Manufacturing and Professional Services.
Jörg Hernando has recently worked in business areas like Sales, Marketing, and Project Management.
Jörg Hernando attended Industrie- und Handelskammer Siegen for Industrial Business Specialist.
Jörg Hernando is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
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