Norbert Meyer Oltmanns, Dipl.-Ing.

Norbert Meyer-Oltmanns specialises in demanding top-management appointments in construction, the building materials industry and industrial mid-sized companies. With more than 30 years of leadership and P&L responsibility at managing director and company level, he knows first-hand what effective leadership requires.

Today, he is Managing Partner of Meyer-Oltmanns & Cie. GmbH and supports entrepreneurs, shareholders and advisory boards in filling key top-management roles discreetly.

Expertise & background

For more than three decades, Norbert Meyer-Oltmanns led international companies including Wienerberger, Koramic, Ytong and BaumitBayosan. As managing director, he was responsible for organisations with up to 2,800 employees and revenues of up to EUR 400 million.

He strategically repositioned companies, transformed sales organisations and took responsibility for M&A and restructuring processes. In these roles, he achieved measurable improvements in results and sustained increases in EBITA. This experience is complemented by many years of association work in the building materials and masonry industry, as well as a supervisory board mandate at Heinze Baudatenbank with a focus on digital platform development.

Focus areas in executive search

For more than 14 years, Norbert Meyer-Oltmanns has brought this operational experience to top-management search. His focus is on managing director, C-level and key leadership roles in construction, the building materials industry, mid-sized companies and related industries.

He identifies leaders who bring the right expertise, think entrepreneurially and develop organisations with a long-term perspective. Particularly relevant are mandates in which shareholder logic, sector understanding, responsibility for results and cultural fit are equally important.

Your added value

Clients gain a senior partner who speaks the language of entrepreneurs, shareholders and advisory boards. Norbert Meyer-Oltmanns understands complex business situations from his own leadership experience and brings a strong network at decision-maker level.

His view of executive appointments is shaped by clarity, reliability and entrepreneurial foresight. He supports decisions that are not only about technical suitability, but about responsibility, impact and long-term business success.