Germany

PROF. DR. TIMO SCHINKOTHE

PARTNER

After graduating in biology incl. IT Prof. Dr. Schinkothe became a graduate Doctor of Medicine and worked at the oncology clinic of the University of Cologne for several years.
He has been active in the business world for many years, e.g. as Managing Director of the companies TumorTec GmbH, TIAN Medical Consulting GbR and Evimed Online GmbH.
He taught at different universities, both at home and abroad. At present he teaches at the Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich and also heads the Institute of Innovation and Medicine, Munich.
Prof. Dr. Schinkothe joined Industrie Consult in 2012 and primarily advises German and international clients involved in the health care and IT sector.

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RUDIGER GOLL

FOUNDER AND MANAGING PARTNER

After having completed his studies with a degree in economics at the University of Siegen, Rudiger Goll first worked for Volksbank Siegen as credit clerk. Later on he joined Bayerische Vereinsbank in as corporate accounts officer at its new branch in Dusseldorf. He acted in an advisory capacity to both medium-sized businesses and big international groups of companies.
He then joined Banque Paribas where he built up the bank’s German and international M&A business and became the sector’s managing director.
In 1991 Rudiger Goll founded Industrie Consult. He is the company’s managing partner and also the co-founder of the international euroMerger Group.

BENJAMIN STEINKRÜGER

PARTNER

After completing a bank apprenticeship at Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt am Main, Benjamin Steinkrüger studied business administration at the Universiteit Maastricht, Netherlands, and at the University of Newcastle, Australia.

After working for Thyssen Krupp Stahl AG, Duisburg, and Sal. Oppenheim jun. & Cie., Cologne, Benjamin Steinkrüger joined Ziems & Partner, Cologne, a renowned management consultancy specialised in the support of companies in difficult situations, where he worked for five years. As a consultant, he acted in an advisory capacity to medium-sized companies throughout Germany with special focus on the automotive supplier industry, the wood-processing industry, the real estate sector and the media industry.

In 2012 he joined Industrie Consult as partner and primarily advises medium-sized companies in the manufacturing and service sector.

RAINER W. THOMAS

PARTNER

Rainer W. Thomas joined Industry Consult as partner in 2001. He has more than 25 years of professional experience in top management positions and stands out due to his extensive, in-depth knowledge in the management, development and restructuring of companies. These activities also include acquisitions and divestments of companies and business units.

Mr. Thomas knows our clients’ perspective from his own experience in negotiations with strategic and financial investors.

DR. THOMAS HASENPFLUG

PARTNER

In 2020 Dr. Thomas Hasenpflug joined Industrie Consult as a partner. He advises our clients on national and international transactions, primarily in the medium-sized sector.

Dr. Hasenpflug worked in the metals industry for 25 years before he went into consulting. In his activities in Germany and in the USA he was responsible for transaction management, financing and strategic development. During this time, he guided and managed both domestic and international M&A transactions in the mid-market sector. Dr. Hasenpflug also supervised the implementation of transaction projects and restructuring processes. He has also done research activities in the field of charitable and non-profit organizations.

DETLEF KALTHOFF

PARTNER

Detlef Kalthoff has been Senior Partner at Industrie Consult since 2023 and is the contact person for all real estate related topics. He acquired his broad and impressive expertise over 35 years in “Real Estate”. For more than 20 years, he held managing director positions at well-known players in the industry and advised national as well as international institutional and private investors in the focus areas of portfolio management, investment and transaction management, asset management and property management.

Mr. Kalthoff studied real estate economics at the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel and holds a diploma from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (London), of which he is also a member (MRICS).

MICHAEL KEINERT

PARTNER

After studying business administration, Michael Keinert began his professional career with an international auditing company in 1982, during which time he obtained both professional examinations (tax consultant, auditor). After ten years, he moved to a medium-sized, manufacturing pharmaceutical company, where he became Head of Corporate Finance for five years. He then held the position of commercial managing director in two companies in the telecommunications industry. In 2001, Michael Keinert moved to an international consulting firm, where he worked in the areas of private equity and restructuring. He then took over the sole management of an internationally active, medium-sized company for high-performance filtration systems. From March 2013 to December 2018, Michael Keinert was a member of the Executive Board of a medium-sized holding company in the energy supply sector, where he was responsible for finance. From mid-2016, he was also appointed Spokesman of the Executive Board. He has been an independent management consultant since January 2019 and, in addition, a partner of Industrie Consult since July 2019.