{"id":4802,"date":"2020-01-01T07:00:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T06:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/executive-interim-partners.de\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=4802"},"modified":"2025-07-02T10:20:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T08:20:24","slug":"dr-manfred-lerch","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/executive-interim-partners.de\/en\/team\/dr-manfred-lerch\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Manfred Lerch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='flex_column_table av-qom1h-1aa73db8d12cfd369cfdb4110b4fc0a9 sc-av_one_third av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-qom1h-1aa73db8d12cfd369cfdb4110b4fc0a9\">\n.flex_column.av-qom1h-1aa73db8d12cfd369cfdb4110b4fc0a9{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-qom1h-1aa73db8d12cfd369cfdb4110b4fc0a9 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_table_cell 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https:\/\/executive-interim-partners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/dr-manfred-lerch-450x446.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 968px) 100vw, 968px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ioaet-73f37cecad12c5d18004a943d5c86726\">\n.flex_column.av-ioaet-73f37cecad12c5d18004a943d5c86726{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-ioaet-73f37cecad12c5d18004a943d5c86726 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2deipu-1fcc7b73a5e07e3a3f677021636a42f6\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-2deipu-1fcc7b73a5e07e3a3f677021636a42f6{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-2deipu-1fcc7b73a5e07e3a3f677021636a42f6 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-2deipu-1fcc7b73a5e07e3a3f677021636a42f6 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-2deipu-1fcc7b73a5e07e3a3f677021636a42f6 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-linked-heading'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Dr. Manfred Lerch<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k0p9pmss-92ef94dafa99d0783e66782e44f0bf0e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock aufzaehlung'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Interim Management Focus<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Turnaround and reorganization, cultural change<\/li>\n<li>Internationalization and business development<\/li>\n<li>Sales and production optimization<\/li>\n<li>Preparation of company sales (exits)<\/li>\n<li>Mergers &amp; Acquisitions\/ Post Merger Integration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k3fro1i8-2fea2a46e4cc33b36f885a611eff831a\">\n.avia-section.av-k3fro1i8-2fea2a46e4cc33b36f885a611eff831a{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/executive-interim-partners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/section-20grad-long.png);\nbackground-position:0% 0%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-k3fro1i8-2fea2a46e4cc33b36f885a611eff831a main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_two_third  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  data-section-bg-repeat='no-repeat'><div class='container 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avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-k0p9k9b0-6ce150005b688721256dced804674aae '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Dr. Manfred Lerch<\/strong> is Partner at Executive Interim Partners.<\/p>\n<p>For more than 20 years, Dr. Manfred Lerch has held responsibility as managing director, chief executive officer and board member in medium-sized family businesses and in a listed English group and most recently in a PE company in the Czech Republic.<\/p>\n<p>His industry experience covers the areas of mechanical and plant engineering, technical infrastructure as well as telecommunications and security technology \u2013 each with an international character and functional responsibility for the entire value creation process of industrial companies.<\/p>\n<p>International focal areas with respect to strategic market development as well as to the establishment and management of foreign subsidiaries were in addition to France and Eastern Europe, in particular the Middle East, China, India, Korea and Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>As a member of supervisory boards and advisory boards, Manfred was responsible for numerous international subsidiaries, including producing joint venture companies in China.<\/p>\n<p>As part of a career as a technical officer in the German Airforce, Manfred studied aerospace engineering at the University of the German Armed Forces in Munich.<\/p>\n<p>After completing his doctorate, he began his industrial career in 1990 as a board assistant at Daimler Benz Aerospace AG.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-ulyg2-e4360655097d46f0eb0a7d72a94bb9aa main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  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class='flex_column av-2uxxu-b1bff445e21ca3d72c63f3ebde96c895 av_four_fifth  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kb7qkcjv-350c8cf0df85d2dec9526f1beb8005d7\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-kb7qkcjv-350c8cf0df85d2dec9526f1beb8005d7{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-kb7qkcjv-350c8cf0df85d2dec9526f1beb8005d7 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-kb7qkcjv-350c8cf0df85d2dec9526f1beb8005d7 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-kb7qkcjv-350c8cf0df85d2dec9526f1beb8005d7 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-12  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  av-linked-heading'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Selected Interim Management References <\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div 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'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-k0p9k9b0-5-07f824ef874ed9562a659d4eda8403a8 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock aufzaehlung'  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li>Interim CEO of an international mechanical engineering company (approx. 600 employees) and responsible for the operational and strategic increase of the company value, increasing international sales activities and successful sale of the company for a private equity company<\/li>\n<li>Strategic consultant: Expansion of the product portfolio in the area of IoT \/ Industry 4.0 for an international group in the railway industry<\/li>\n<li>CEO and board member of a telecommunications and security technology company (turnover: EUR 100 million, employees: 600) \u2013 strategic realignment with the objective of internationalization and growth in the core business through financial management, restructuring, optimization of the product portfolio and operational excellence in manufacturing<\/li>\n<li>MD of the German subsidiary of an international stock listed company in the field of technical infrastructure for rail transport (turnover: EUR 400 million, employees: 2000) \u2013 Restructuring and concentration of the company on the core competencies, increasing process efficiency, streamlining management structure, merging and closing of locations, technology innovation while reducing development costs and sales offensive for the technology- and product portfolio<\/li>\n<li>MD of a mechanical engineering company (turnover: EUR 430 million, employees: 1,500) \u2013 successful and sustainable growth in the core areas through technology innovation and promotion of the system business, operational excellence and working capital management, internationalization of the market presence, etc. in the growth market of China and introduction of lean production processes with a significant reduction in throughput time<\/li>\n<li>General Manager at an international manufacturer of diesel engines \u2013 positioning as technology leader in rail drives by technology innovation with ready-to-install drive systems, low-emission engines with sustainable differentiation from the competition and significant sales growth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k0cljao5-b6c7eb64345e881065a00411a44c32d4\">\n.avia-section.av-k0cljao5-b6c7eb64345e881065a00411a44c32d4{\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-k0cljao5-b6c7eb64345e881065a00411a44c32d4 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry 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