Christian Hiersemann
InvestorOperating Partner Value Creation at Hannover Finanz GmbH
Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
About
Christian Hiersemann is an Operating Partner at Hannover Finanz focused on profitable growth, commercial excellence, and operational transformation in PE-backed B2B mid-market companies. With over 20 years of experience across strategy consulting (Roland Berger, OC&C/EY-Parthenon), corporate transformation (thyssenkrupp AG), and private equity operations, he has advised leading investors including CVC, Ardian, and IK on value creation mandates. His work spans pricing and commercial transformations, interim management, cost restructuring, and operational performance improvement across B2B industrials, software/IT services, business services, and medtech sectors.
Experience
- Hannover FinanzOperating Partnercurrent2025 — presentHannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
- thyssenkruppHead of Group Transformation Office (APEX program)2023 — 2025Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- thyssenkruppTransformation & Portfolio Development2022 — 2023Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- EY-ParthenonDirector2018 — 2022Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
- OC&C Strategy ConsultantsSenior Project Manager to Associate Partner2014 — 2017Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
- Roland BergerConsultant to Project Manager2008 — 2014Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Deutschland
- Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. AG & Co. KGaAInvestment Banking Summer Associate2006Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Deutschland
- HSBCCorporate Banking Summer Associate2005Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
- Ernst & YoungTransaction Advisory Services Summer Associate2004Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
Education
- Maastricht University School of Business and EconomicsMaster of Science - MS, International Business (Finance)2006 — 2007
- Singapore Management UniversitySemester abroad, Business Administration and Management2004 — 2005
- Maastricht University School of Business and EconomicsBachelor of Science - BS, International Business (Strategy)2002 — 2005
Skills & more
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Building MaterialsHVACAgricultural MachineryRenewable EnergyHome ImprovementAutomotive AftermarketBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Facility Management (FM)MachineryStrategyB2B Mid-marketCommercial ExcellenceLanguages English · French · German · Spanish
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Also worked at thyssenkrupp6
Also worked at OC&C Strategy Consultants37
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Also worked at Roland Berger98
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