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About the founder

Philipp Wenzel

Founder · leichtbau

17 years of experience in mid-sized companies, private equity and corporate groups, up to C-level. Most recently, as Chief Solution Officer, responsible for marketing, product management, research and development, digital and sustainability.

“The idea for leichtbau grew out of my passion for developing solutions and the possibilities of current technological development.”
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Chemical industry · Mid-sized companies · Corporate group · Private equity

Career

17 years

  1. 2009–2018Product and technologyTook products from development to the shelf and learned what makes a product range work in a mid-sized company.
  2. 2018–2019Category ManagementManaged product ranges and brands from sales data, exactly what ZIFFER calculates for clients today.
  3. 2019–2024Marketing EuropeLed brand, category, shelf and design for Northern and Southern Europe with a team of 25 in an international corporate group, the craft behind ANKER.
  4. 2024–2026Chief Solution OfficerBoard level in a private equity company, Germany and FranceLed IT, project management, marketing, product management, research and development and sustainability under one roof, with a team of more than 50 people
  5. 2026Founding leichtbauConsulting studio, Münsterland

Education

What leichtbau builds on

Studied internationally: MBA in General Management at ISM, Bachelor in International Management, with stays in Spain, South Korea, India and California. Each subject is part of one of the four steps today.

  • Steckt in ECHO · Indore, Daejeon, Riverside

    Reading markets

    Placing trends and markets in context, including beyond your own region.

  • Steckt in ZIFFER · Indore, Daejeon

    Deciding with data

    Basing decisions on your own data, every figure traceable.

  • Steckt in ANKER · Riverside

    Developing something new

    Turning a new idea into an offer that can be explained.

  • Steckt in dem Projektmanagement · Dortmund

    Leading and implementing

    Bringing departments to one table and leading change so that it lasts.

Academic publications

  • Diversification into industrial markets: how a manufacturer finds and assesses new business areas, with interviews and market research

    Master's thesis · General Management · ISM, Dortmund

  • Diversification through digital transformation in industrial mid-sized companies

    Bachelor's thesis · International Management · FOM University of Applied Sciences

What I bring

Four fields from 17 years that come with me into every project.

  • StorytellingTurning numbers and facts into a story that sales and clients pass on.
  • Complexity managementCutting items, brands and approval rounds that no longer add anything.
  • Innovation managementTaking new ideas through to a decision, not just collecting them.
  • Steering large projectsMany stakeholders, one plan and one point of contact through to the result.
LinkedInThe full career history is on LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/philipp-wenzel