Markus Redelstab - Interim CTO for R&D Transformation

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Chieming, Germany

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Experience

Dec 2025 - Present

11 months

Munich, Germany

Founding

Redelstab Advisory

Restructuring & interim management: Leading and stabilizing R&D organizations during periods of change and growth, particularly during strategic realignment, M&A or to bridge leadership vacancies
R&D operating models: Assessing and redesigning devel...

Dec 2025 - Apr 2026

5 months

Consulting project: European lighting group

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Global restructuring and transformation focused on innovation capability and time-to-market
Developing a new R&D operating model and establishing a KPI framework
Developing a data-based foundation for decisions on prioritization and resource alloc...

Jan 2023 - Present

3 years 10 months

Wedemark, Germany

CTO

Sennheiser electronic SE & Co.KG

Key aspects as a member of the Executive Board:

Responsible for shaping and implementing the strategy of the Sennheiser Group, particularly with regard to all impacts on research and development
As part of management and with full commercial po...

Jun 2022 - Present

4 years 5 months

Head of Development

Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co.KG

Analysis of the R&D footprint and site strategy
Implementing a growth strategy and scaling (internal/external)
Increasing process efficiency and decision-making speed

Mar 2019 - Present

7 years 8 months

Waiblingen, Germany

Vice President Electronics R&D, Mechatronics, SW and Connectivity

ANDREAS STIHL AG & Co. KG

Responsible for digital transformation in the Executive Board division for Development (technological and cultural), particularly in connection with the digital fleet solution “STIHL connected” and its associated apps
Establishing agile frameworks a...

Jan 2017 - Present

9 years 10 months

Munich, Germany

Senior Director Electronics R&D Consumer Products Global

Bosch, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH

Overall responsibility for the electronics development of a division of BSH Hausgeräte GmbH (Bosch Group) with revenue of approx. 1 billion euros and ten thousand employees
Successfully launched numerous core products: fully automatic coffee machine...

Oct 2011 - Present

15 years 1 month

Traunreut, Germany

Head of Electronics Development

Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH

Implemented a successful strategic shift from “Buy” to “Make” for the fully automatic coffee machine product category
Transformed an initially loss-making business unit into the number two player in the global market with sustainably excellent profi...

May 2007 - Present

19 years 6 months

Regensburg, Germany

Project Manager

Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH

Managed the corporate project to build technological expertise in User Interface technology, particularly high-resolution TFT touch color displays
Implemented the technology through a pilot project (Gaggenau oven) and derived a multimedia platform f...

Feb 2007 - Feb 2009

2 years 1 month

Ettlingen, Germany

Development of an Optical Transient Recorder (OTR) for the temporal qualification of light sources (switching time measurement)

Nanutech Engineering

Temporal qualification of light sources (switching time measurement)
Target customers: TFT/LCD manufacturers in Asia
Cooperation with DMS GmbH

Oct 2006 - Oct 2008

2 years 1 month

Development of a Motion Blur Analyzer for measuring motion artifacts in LCDs in research and production

Nanutech Engineering

Measurement of motion artifacts in LCDs in research and production
Target customers: TFT/LCD manufacturers in Asia
Cooperation with DMS GmbH, Karlsruhe

Aug 2006 - Dec 2006

5 months

Ettlingen, Germany

Consulting on the implementation of CANopen (CAN Bus) in a transmission wear measurement system

Nanutech Engineering

Implementation for a project in the field of transmission wear measurement systems
Consulting as part of a research project with the University of Karlsruhe

Apr 2006 - Apr 2008

2 years 1 month

Programming of a device driver (Windows) for a PCI card to control a sample handling system

Nanutech Engineering

Contract development together with the Völpel engineering firm, Ettlingen
Customer in the laboratory / medical technology sector
PCI card for controlling a sample handling system

Nov 2005 - Nov 2008

3 years 1 month

Ettlingen, Germany

Development of a colorimeter according to the color space specifications CIE 1931 and CIE 1976 for highly accurate measurement

Nanutech Engineering

Cooperation with DMS GmbH and Autronic Melchers in Karlsruhe
Target customers: TFT/LCD manufacturers in Asia
Colorimeters according to the color space specifications CIE 1931 and CIE 1976 for highly accurate measurement of the spectral composition...

Jul 2005 - Jul 2007

2 years 1 month

Hardware and software interface (USB) development for a high-precision light source

Nanutech Engineering

Cooperation with DMS GmbH
Target customers: TFT/LCD manufacturers in Asia
Development of a high-precision light source in connection with colorimeter development

Jan 2004 - Dec 2004

1 year

United States

Developer - Scientist

Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory

11/2004 Final presentation of the research results from the work for SNAP (SuperNovae Acceleration Probe) at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, USA.

03/2004 Start of work on the SNAP astronomy research project

Development of FPGA-based readout electronic...

Dec 2003 - Nov 2005

2 years

Ettlingen, Germany

Design of a high-precision spectrometer (Multispect-8)

Nanutech Engineering

Cooperation with DMS GmbH and Autronic Melchers in Karlsruhe

Simultaneous measurement of light with wavelengths from 300nm to 900nm on eight channels
The device was presented at several conferences, including SID in San Francisco, CA
First eight-...

Oct 2003 - Oct 2004

1 year 1 month

Karlsruhe, Germany

Programming of a software interface to receive climate data from a Data Logger

Nanutech Engineering

Cooperation with Ingenieurbüro Völpel, Karlsruhe
Software interfaces for receiving climate data from a Data Logger based on JAVA

May 2003 - Dec 2003

8 months

Karlsruhe, Germany

Development of an IEEE-488 interface to convert serial RS-232 data into parallel IEEE-488 bus data

Nanutech Engineering

Contract development for HAMEG Instruments in connection with the development of device drivers (Windows Vxd and Linux)

Jan 2002 - Jan 2004

2 years 1 month

Karlsruhe, Germany

Development of device drivers

Nanutech Engineering

Customer: HAMEG Instruments, now Rohde & Schwarz, Munich
Development of NI LabView drivers for all measuring devices in the premium segment, especially oscilloscopes, power supplies, frequency generators and counters

Oct 1999 - Oct 2001

2 years 1 month

Karlsruhe, Germany

Development of a TENS device in the field of medical technology for treating atrophied muscles

Nanutech Engineering

Contract development in medical technology
TENS device in the field of medical technology for treating atrophied muscles
Target group: People with physical limitations

Dec 1998 - Dec 1999

1 year 1 month

Karlsruhe, Germany

Design of a circuit for the secure transmission of ECG signals

Nanutech Engineering

Contract development in medical technology
Prototype for the secure transmission of ECG signals over distances of up to 100m based on existing network infrastructure

Sep 1998 - Sep 2000

2 years 1 month

Karlsruhe, Germany

Software development for an oximeter to determine the CO₂ content of exhaled air and diagnose shock lung

Nanutech Engineering

Contract development in medical technology
Oximeter for determining the CO₂ content of exhaled air and diagnosing shock lung

Jul 1997 - Jul 2000

3 years 1 month

Karlsruhe, Germany

Development of a device testing machine (TED)

Nanutech Engineering

TED = Test Environment for electronic Devices

Presentation and sales at several trade fairs (e.g. MessComp) from 1999 to 2001

Cooperation with Ingenieurbüro Völpel

Jan 1997 - Dec 2007

11 years

Ettlingen, Germany

Managing Director / CEO

Nanutech Engineering

Self-founded engineering firm in Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe - Ettlingen
Core responsibilities: HW/SW development (see projects)
Initially alongside studying electrical engineering

Jan 1995 - Present

31 years 10 months

Karlsruhe, Germany

Development of a digital power controller for an infrared heat radiator in the field of medical technology

Nanutech Engineering

Digital power controller for an infrared heat radiator in the field of medical technology, particularly equipment-based cosmetics
Addressing and solving EMC issues

Jan 1992 - Dec 1997

6 years

Bruchsal, Germany

Founder

Euro Electronics GbR

Founded together with a partner after the telecommunications monopoly was abolished
Core business: Sales, configuration, and service of IT systems and telecommunications equipment

Industry experience

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Experienced in Healthcare, Cosmetics, Manufacturing, Information Technology, Telecommunication, and Professional Services.

Healthcare

Cosmetics

Manufacturing

Information Technology

Telecommunication

Professional Services

Business area experience

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Experienced in Product Development, Information Technology, Procurement, Project Management, Quality Assurance, and Strategy.

Product Development

Information Technology

Procurement

Project Management

Quality Assurance

Strategy

Summary

More than 30 years of responsibility in research and development—as an entrepreneur, R&D leader, CTO and board member. In my roles at Bosch-Siemens Hausgeräte, STIHL and Sennheiser, I have restructured organizations, led digital transformations and deve...

Skills

Leadership / Interim: Interim Cto, Interim Head Of R&D, Vp Engineering, Head Of Electronics Development, Board Member / Managing Director, Leadership Of Global R&D Organizations (Up To 350 Employees), P&L Responsibility, Budget Responsibility, Restructu...

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

French

Elementary

Education

Oct 1998 - Jul 2005

Hochschule Karlsruhe - Technik und Wirtschaft

Dipl. Ing. · Communications Engineering - Electrical Engineering · Karlsruhe, Germany · gut

Oct 1995 - Oct 1998

Technische Universität Karlsruhe

BWL/VWL · Industrial Engineering · Karlsruhe, Germany

Parallel studies in BWL/VWL and Electrical Engineering

Sep 1983 - Jul 1992

Gymnasium St. Paulusheim

Allgemeine Hochschulreife · General · Bruchsal, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Certified Bosch Product Engineering Leader

Ausbildung zum Business- und Life-Coach

DAF (Deutsche Akademie für Focusing, nach Eugene T. Gendlin)

Coach/Berater & Trainer (in Arbeit)

DAF (Deutsche Akademie für Focusing, nach Eugene T. Gendlin)

Zahlreiche Fortbildungen im Bereich Führung, Prozesse, Technologie, agiler Frameworks (SCRUM), Kommunikation, Qualitätsmanagement und Entwicklungsmethoden über zertifizierte Akademien (in Vorbereitung)

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 26

Experience in Healthcare 32 y

Avg length 5 y 2 m

Longest experience 31 y 9 m

Global experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, United States)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Founding, Consulting project: European lighting group, CTO

Main industries Healthcare, Cosmetics, Manufacturing

Main business areas Product Development, Information Technology, Procurement

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Certifications earned 5

Profile

Member since

October 2026

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Markus is based in Chieming, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

Markus speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Elementary).

Markus has at least 35 years of experience. During this time, Markus has worked in at least 26 different roles and for 10 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 4 months. Note that Markus may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Markus would be well-suited for roles such as: Founding, Consulting project: European lighting group, CTO.

Markus's most recent position is Founding at Redelstab Advisory.

In recent years, Markus has worked for Redelstab Advisory, - confidential -, Sennheiser electronic SE & Co.KG, Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co.KG, and ANDREAS STIHL AG & Co. KG.

Markus is most experienced in industries like Healthcare, Cosmetics, and Manufacturing. Markus also has some experience in Information Technology, Telecommunication, and Space Exploration.

Markus is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Information Technology, and Procurement. Markus also has some experience in Project Management, Quality Assurance, and Strategy.

Markus has recently worked in industries like Cosmetics, Healthcare, and Manufacturing.

Markus has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Procurement, and Project Management.

Markus holds a Master in Communications Engineering - Electrical Engineering from Hochschule Karlsruhe - Technik und Wirtschaft and a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering from Technische Universität Karlsruhe.

Markus has 5 certificates. Among them, these include: Certified Bosch Product Engineering Leader, Zertifizierter Six Sigma Green Belt, and Ausbildung zum Business- und Life-Coach.

Markus is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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