Lars O.-Interim mandate for the AI-LIVE project
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Interim mandate for the AI-LIVE project
AI LIVE, IEM GmbH
AI - ANALYZE AND IMPLEMENT
Founding shareholder
LarTho GmbH
Trade and distribution of new and used furniture, furnishings, trade fair equipment, and consumer goods of all kinds (except food), primarily through e-commerce.
- Company formation and successful market launch
Co-Managing Director
M24 GmbH
Provider of furniture and business equipment for restaurateurs, trade fairs, events, large-scale events, or conferences in the DACH region.
- Acquisition of the company out of insolvency and successful conversion into an online furniture provider
- Profitable sale of existing inventory and transfer to LarTho GmbH
Founding shareholder
JUMIS PHARMA GmbH
Consulting, development, production, import and export, and distribution (including online shop) of products made from pharmaceutical plants in Germany and abroad.
- Company formation, acquisition of investors, and preparation for an IPO
Sole Managing Director
REINKULTUR GmbH & Co. KG
The company was founded in 1958 by Walter Täuber in Stuttgart as a provider of building and industrial cleaning services. Its business area covers the Stuttgart region, Tübingen/Reutlingen, and extends to the northern Black Forest. REINKULTUR was acquired by Lars Otto in 2016 and sold in 2024 to a corporate group active in facility management.
Areas of responsibility & tasks:
- Responsibility for the company with up to 80 employees plus freelancers and consolidated annual revenue in the low single-digit millions
- Fundamental turnaround and restructuring of the company
- Strategic and operational management of the entire company
- Key account management and customer relationship management, including contract negotiations. In addition, management of business functions such as marketing, controlling, and finance.
- Business planning, management, and analysis of the entire company, as well as fundamental cost and earnings optimization
- Representation of the entire company internally and externally
Achievements:
- Turnaround of the building and industrial cleaning service provider, which had been loss-making for several years, into a profitable, future-oriented cleaning partner and successful sale to the FCM corporate group
Founding shareholder
HORGATECH GmbH
Trading in and distribution of new and used tableware, machines and equipment for kitchen outfitting, exhibition items, and consumer goods of all kinds (except food), primarily through E-Commerce.
- Company formation and successful market launch
Management of building/industrial cleaning teams
Raumpflege AG
Management of building/industrial cleaning teams at regional and national trade fairs and exhibitions
Reason for change:
Idea to establish a business with rental furniture (ORGATECH)
Founder and sole managing director
ORGATECH GmbH
ORGATECH is an owner-managed company and one of the leading providers of rental furniture and floor coverings in the DACH region. With over 30 years of experience, the company is a service partner and outfitter for all types of trade fairs, events, large-scale events, retail spaces, restaurants, and office buildings.
Areas of responsibility & tasks:
- Responsibility for the entire company with 10 branches, up to 180 employees plus freelancers, and consolidated annual revenue in the lower double-digit millions
- Strategic and operational management of the entire company
- Gradual business development, initially regional, then national, and later international
- Key account management and customer relationship management, including contract negotiations. In addition, management of operational functions such as marketing, controlling, finance, and logistics planning.
- Business planning, management, and analysis of the entire company, as well as continuous cost and profit optimization
- Establishment, further development, and standardization of all operational business processes
- Formation and closure of companies, business transfers pursuant to §613a BGB, IPO, and Merger & Acquisitions
- Structuring of complex financing arrangements, including negotiations with banks, Venture Capitalists, and Private Equity companies
- Representation of the entire company internally and externally
Professional achievements:
- Founding and continuous, dynamic development and expansion of ORGATECH from a garage-based company into a market-leading, internationally active event outfitter
- Acquisition of several strategically important key accounts such as Formula 1, UEFA, and FIFA
- Successful market launch of various innovative outfitting solutions combined with profitable growth
- Implementation of several growth and reorganization projects to increase efficiency and secure profitability
Supervisory Board Member
Raumpflege AG Facility Management
Provision of all services related to the building cleaning trade, as well as all activities associated with them.
Significant influence on stabilizing the Raumpflege business and transforming it from a trade company into a leading Facility Management service provider in Baden-Württemberg
Industry experience
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Experienced in Retail, Food and Beverage, Sport, Professional Services, Manufacturing, and Pharmaceutical.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Sales, Strategy, Finance, Logistics, Marketing, and Operations.
Summary
- Successful, hands-on pioneer shaped by the skilled trades and SMEs, and a broadly experienced entrepreneur with more than 25 years of international professional and management experience in the service and consumer sectors. For example, in events and trade fairs, facility management, and the rental and sale of furniture and business equipment.
- Proven track record and success in building and developing innovative and profitable business models and companies, including all related activities in founding, marketing, sales, and the development of sustainable structures and processes.
- Broad leadership and project experience with cross-location and multicultural service teams (up to 180 employees).
- Solid cross-industry expertise in corporate management, restructuring, business development, key account management, sales and marketing, as well as all relevant business functions. Internationally shaped and experienced.
- Innovative strategic thinker with an eye for what is feasible and a strategically grounded entrepreneurial personality with a hands-on mentality who approaches challenges responsibly and with a focus on results, gets things moving, and leads them to commercial success.
- Communicative, extroverted, and versatile leader who provides clarity and direction, works very well with people at all business levels, and is highly valued by them.
Skills
- Ms Office
- Navision
Languages
Education
Harry Wagner
Training as a building cleaner · APPRENTICESHIP · Asperg, Germany
University of Pittsburgh
General Business Administration · Pittsburgh, United States
Highschool Pittsburgh Johnstown
General university entrance qualification/Abitur · ECONOMICS · University of Pittsburgh Johnstown, United States
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Experience
Global experience
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Profile
Frequently asked questions
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Lars is based in Lindau (Bodensee), Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Lars speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Intermediate).
Lars has at least 31 years of experience. During this time, Lars has worked in at least 7 different roles and for 9 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 5 months. Note that Lars may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Lars would be well-suited for roles such as: Interim mandate for the AI-LIVE project, Founding shareholder, Co-Managing Director.
Lars's most recent position is Interim mandate for the AI-LIVE project at AI LIVE, IEM GmbH.
In recent years, Lars has worked for AI LIVE, IEM GmbH, LarTho GmbH, M24 GmbH, JUMIS PHARMA GmbH, and REINKULTUR GmbH & Co. KG.
Lars is most experienced in industries like Retail, Food and Beverage, and Sport. Lars also has some experience in Professional Services, Manufacturing, and Pharmaceutical.
Lars is most experienced in business areas like Sales, Finance, and Logistics. Lars also has some experience in Strategy, Marketing, and Operations.
Lars has recently worked in industries like Retail, Food and Beverage, and Sport.
Lars has recently worked in business areas like Sales, Finance, and Logistics.
Lars holds a Master in APPRENTICESHIP from Harry Wagner and a Master in ECONOMICS from Highschool Pittsburgh Johnstown.
Lars will be available full-time from October 2026.
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