Dr Robert Philipp

Dr Robert Philipp fills leadership and expert roles at the interface of strategy, business development and digital transformation. His focus lies on industrial companies, technology-driven mid-sized businesses, professional services and growth-oriented business models.

He recognises leaders not by their CV alone, but by their ability to bring structure to complexity, set priorities and translate change into effective results. Today he heads the Berlin office of Meyer-Oltmanns & Cie. GmbH.

Dr. Robert Philipp

Dr Robert Philipp brings management experience from industry, consulting, technology, professional services and mid-sized business. As Head of Business Development at Kieback&Peter he was responsible for bringing scalable models to market in digital building technology and ESG. As Chief Digital Officer at Grant Thornton he built up a digital advisory unit. At Johnson Controls he led strategy programmes, post-merger integrations and innovation initiatives across Europe.

Further roles took him into managing director responsibility at a data centre operator and fibre-optic telecommunications company, and at a software systems integrator. This experience is complemented by turnaround management in mid-sized business. His career began in strategy consulting at Booz Allen Hamilton, today Strategy&.

Academically he combines a bilingual business administration degree from the University of Fribourg, a doctorate at the Institute for Automation and Operations Research, and an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau. His long-standing role as deputy supervisory board member of a BaFin-regulated company adds a perspective on governance, oversight and entrepreneurial long-term thinking.

At Meyer-Oltmanns & Cie., Dr Robert Philipp concentrates on C-level, managing director and central leadership positions in strategy, transformation, business development, digitalisation and professional services. His focus lies on roles in which growth, digital business models, governance and operational delivery come together.

Particularly relevant are mandates in which companies are opening up new business areas, scaling digital offerings, embedding transformation programmes or looking for leaders for complex growth and change situations.

He knows the demands of such roles from his own leadership practice: analytical clarity, entrepreneurial thinking, delivery strength, stakeholder capability and the ability to lead organisations through change.

Clients gain a partner who grasps complex organisational situations quickly and understands which people can genuinely become effective in strategy, growth and transformation roles.

Dr Robert Philipp brings a clear eye for leadership, business models, governance and the capacity for change. In this way he supports appointments where analytical strength, entrepreneurial impact and cultural fit have to come together.

Let’s talk about your next growth or transformation role.

Are you looking for a leader for strategy, business development, digitalisation or professional services? Let’s establish which requirements really count in your situation – and which person can translate change into effective results.

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