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Robert Minge
+49 89 452249-385

Robert is part of the Solution Group Automotive and Mobility and also manages mandates in the industrial/technology segment. He leads interim management assignments worldwide in the form of management functions at C-level or in project management. The approximately 100 mandates that Robert has managed since 2021 have focused on the implementation of demanding management tasks along the value chain (turn-around/restructuring performance & go to market).

In addition, he is committed as an ESG officer to cross-departmental transformation projects in the area of ​​ESG/sustainability within our customers’ corporate organizations.

Robert has an international academical and business career in leading technology companies – with around 20 years of experience in SME and intl. corporations. For almost nine years he held various leadership roles within the Webasto Group (Corporate Sales, Business Development, Key Account Management). Previously, he developed a key client of MD Elektronik GmbH for around six years.

In addition, Robert brings practical experience as a business mediator. Further, he is part of the professional startup scene in Berlin, as well as a network member of Münchener Kreis, an organization for digital transformation.

INDUSTRY FOCUS

  • SME, family businesses, listed companies, Private Equity
  • Mobility, Automotive
  • Energy storage (battery cell & module, battery pack)
  • Mechanical & plant engineering, industrial/technology
  • Related industry sectors with industrial manufacturing (e.g. Chemicals, metal processing, electronics, plastics production & finishing, tool construction)

TECHNICAL FOCUS

Transformation

  • e.g., programs for profitable growth (organic, inorganic)

Transaction

  • e.g., M&A, carve-ins and carve-outs, due diligence, fusions and takeovers

Restructuring

  • e.g., efficiency programs in direct and indirect areas of the company

Performance programs

  • e.g., in the areas of digitization, sustainability/ESG
  • Modern management principles, cultural programs
  • Disruption, new technologies

VOCATIONAL STATIONS

  • Executive positions in the automotive supply industry with leading global system suppliers as well as strategic partners
  • MD Elektronik GmbH: Head of Sales of an internationally operating key customer and Tier1 supplier
  • Webasto Group: various international director functions (within sales, marketing and business development)

A selection of Robert Minge’s current mandates

Automotive & Mobility

Implementation Corporate ESG roadmap

Transformation, Sustainability

  • Interim Role: Senior Executive Technology Advisor
  • Transformation: ESG, Sustainability
  • Company: Publicly listed steel company, 30,000 FTE, €5b, global footprint, no integrated ESG roadmap
  • Industry/segment: Industrial technology/automotive
  • Duration: 5 years
  • Country: BeNeLux, global organizational scope
  • Mission/results: Corporate ESG roadmap definition and implementation; CO2 global footprint reduction by 2x%; value improvement

Perform global HR- & Business transformation

Transformation, Reorganization

  • Interim Role: PMO and workstream lead
  • Transformation: implement new target operation model
  • Company: Listed Tier1 supplier, technology provider of safety-relevant solutions for the mobility industry, 30k FTE, €8b, global footprint
  • Industry/segment: Industrial technology / automotive
  • Duration: 18 Monate
  • Country: D-A-CH
  • Mission/results: define global HR organisational setup, execute IT/ERP implementation, install global HR business partnering

+ Assignment of an additional mandate in the area of human resources management and mandates in project management

Perform Growth- & Factory Industrialization

Transformation, Growth

  • Interim Role: CEO
  • Transformation: Go-To-Market & organizational development
  • Company: pioneer (<100 FTE, <€20m) of high-performance battery packs for electromobility and energy storage solutions
  • Industry/segment: Industrial technology / energy storage
  • Duration: 18 months
  • Country: D-A-CH
  • Mission/results: perform growth; establish manufacturing factory; develop organisation

+ Assignment of another mandate in the area of investor relations, finance, and sales


Industrial Technology

Improve Sales Performance and Business Topline

Reorganization, Performance Improvement

  • Interim Role: Senior Advisor to Sales/ BD organization
  • Transformation: from product to system provider
  • Company: listed developer and manufacturer of high-tech digital cameras / machine vision products
  • Industry/segment: Industrial technology/ electronics
  • Duration: 14 months
  • Country: D-A-CH
  • Mission/results: higher market and client penetration, more profitable client contracts, improvement of competetiveness

+ Another mandate to restructure the management level in China/Beijing

Execution Corporate- & Business IT Strategy

Transformation

  • Interim Role: Head of IT and organizational coach
  • Transformation: IT, business and digitization
  • Company: Private family-owned group, plastic packaging, 25k FTE, €4b, global footprint
  • Industry/segment: Industrial technology / process Industry
  • Duration: 16 months
  • Country: D-A-CH
  • Mission/results: setup business integrated IT organization; performance improvement; IT strategy execution

+ Another IT mandate in the area of ERP migration

Perform Downsizing Programme

Restructuring

  • Interim Role: CEO, Managing Director
  • Transformation: reduce headcount and structural costs
  • Company: traditional mid-size company in the field of high-quality technology paper and applications
  • Industry/segment: Industrial technology / paper honeycomb and rolls
  • Duration: 12 months
  • Country: D-A-CH
  • Mission/results: execute restructuring plan, improve profitability and competetiveness

+ Another mandate to improve sales performance and profitability


Energy Storage

Project Manager Customer and internal quality

Reorganization, Performance improvement

  • Interim Role: Senior Quality Manager
  • Transformation: set up processes, methods and tools
  • Company: Manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries for electromobility and stationary energy storage
  • Industry/segment: Industrial technology / automotive and stationary energy storage
  • Duration: 16 months
  • Country: Nordics
  • Mission/results: client de-escalation; performing “house of quality”, reduction of quality costs and client satisfaction

Project Manager DC Block

Transaction

  • Interim Role: Project Manager strategic partnership
  • Transformation: scale, growth and development
  • Company: Scandinavian battery cell manufacturer (grown-up) ramping up its first gigafactory
  • Industry/segment: Industrial technology / battery startup for automotive and stationary energy storag
  • Duration: 9 months
  • Country: Nordics
  • Mission/results: strategical partner-setup defined, funding demand and estimated start of production

Perform organizational/structural downsizing

Restructuring

  • Interim Role: CEO/CRO
  • Transformation: Implementation of structural measures, adaptation to market requirements
  • Company: develops and produces high-performance cell contacting systems for the propulsion of modern fuel cell, hybrid and electric vehicles
  • Industry/segment: Industrial technology / energy storage
  • Duration: 18 months
  • Country: D-A-CH
  • Mission/results: improve competitiveness, execute restructuring agenda, secure client business contracts


Ongoing assignments

Programm Management M&A

Transaction, Growth

  • Interim Role: Senior M&A Manager
  • Transformation: acquire co-development and new business
  • Company: Pioneer of large battery storage
  • Industry/segment:Industrial technology / energy storage
  • Duration: 5 months
  • Country: D-A-CH
  • Mission/results: identify targets, technical and commercial due diligence, perform M&A

Perform growth and market development

Transformation, Restructuring

  • Interim Role: Business Unit Head
  • Transformation: Sales, business development
  • Company: Global Company develops high performing batteries for car, truck and stationary applications
  • Industry/segment: Industrial technology / energy storage
  • Duration: +10 months
  • Country: D-A-CH
  • Mission/results: develop structure of business unit, maintain client relationship, ensure automotive process standards

Global R&D and PM Organisation Restructuring

Restructuring

  • Interim Role: Global Head / VP R&D und PM
  • Transformation: Downsizing and structural cost reduction
  • Company: Supplier to the household appliance industry which also offers electronic systems for other technology-related sectors – including commercial kitchen equipment, HVAC/R and electromobility
  • Industry/segment: Industrial technology / electronics
  • Duration: +monthsMonate,since end of 2025
  • Country: D-A-CH
  • Mission/results: adjust global R&D organisation; know-how transfer to other region

Articles from and with Robert Minge

Atreus in the Media

ESG 2026: From Obligation to ESG Performance in Markets

ESG 2026 marks the shift from a pure reporting obligation to a strategic competitive factor. Companies that tightly link sustainability with portfolio, value creation, organization, digitalization and M&A boost performance, innovation power and enterprise value.

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ESG risks will be critical to business in the future

ESG is no longer just a reporting issue. In this interview, Robert Minge, ESG Officer and Partner at Atreus, explains why sustainability risks are increasingly having strategic, operational, and financial implications—and why companies need to view ESG as an integral part of their management …

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Avoiding management pitfalls

ESG is no longer just a reporting issue. In this interview, Robert Minge, ESG Officer and Partner at Atreus, explains why sustainability risks are increasingly having strategic, operational, and financial implications—and why companies need to view ESG as an integral part of their management …

Blog

Battery Technology Interim Management Solutions

Demand for storage cells, battery modules and systems for e-mobility and the associated energy transition is rising sharply. Huge amounts of money are being invested across industries in building up expertise for new business areas.

Atreus in the Media

No company can ignore the issue of sustainability

Sustainability is becoming a strategic imperative. A clear corporate ESG strategy strengthens reputation, reduces regulatory risks, and increases enterprise value. Measurable goals, transparent metrics, and effective governance are crucial.

Blog

Performance & Quality through Interim Management

Accelerate implementation and deliver measurable results: In the area of economic uncertainty, hiring freezes and budget constraints, decision-makers and executives are confronted with an ever-growing list of vacant key positions. Interim Management delivers performance and quality.