Partner & Managing Director, valantic Division Digital Strategy & Analytics
What do you like most about being part of valantic?
What I particularly like about being part of valantic is that we are a company that challenges conventional thinking and embraces the complexities of implementing digital transformation in dynamic environments. One of the most fulfilling aspects of my job is the opportunity to leverage my skills and expertise to navigate complex innovation programs and projects successfully across diverse stakeholder landscapes.
How would you best describe valantic?
valantic is an entrepreneurial partnership built on trust, responsibility, and respect. We collaborate closely to deliver outstanding IT and digital process solutions that offer our clients strategic advantages in their respective markets. In doing so, we often think “outside the box” and take carefully considered risks to make a success of our ideas. With our commitment to operational excellence and fairness, we foster a culture of collaboration and mutual success rooted in the core values of our “One Firm” partnership.
What makes valantic different from other consultancies?
What distinguishes valantic from other consulting firms is the combination of our flexible, results-oriented organizational structure, and our entrepreneurial values, which bind us closely to our clients. We offer methodological and technological proficiency combined with in-depth industry expertise to address both strategic and practical challenges our clients face.
What are you passionate about?
I get a buzz out of developing digital products and services that provide clear utility value, with and for our clients. I am passionate about innovating and driving growth through a systematic, empathetic, data-driven approach.
What is the main focus of your work at valantic?
As an expert in complex innovation programs and projects, often involving many international partners and suppliers in critical business contexts, my role at valantic centers around developing digital products and services that deliver tangible benefits for our clients. In doing so, I draw on my expertise in connectivity, data products, and cloud technology, as well as my in-depth market and product knowledge across industries such as rail transportation, telecommunications, media, chemicals, healthcare, and the public sector.
Michael, what did you do before joining valantic?
Before joining mm1 – a valantic company, I was a consultant and project manager at the Fraunhofer Institute for Intelligent Analysis and Information Systems IAIS. During this time, I was mainly involved in leveraging data analytics across diverse business contexts and industries – in close collaboration, for example, with media companies in Germany, France, and the UK, as well as a chemical company in Switzerland. I also played a key role in establishing a European startup accelerator based in Berlin, where I supported the growth of over 20 startups.