Advisory and Supervisory Boards
Experience for the big strategic decisions in mid-sized automotive businesses.
I support entrepreneurs, shareholders and management teams as an advisory and supervisory board member in the DACH region: in succession planning, transformations and disruptive market developments, and in building future-proof business models in retail, service and automotive services.
My role on the board
Not an external consultant. An entrepreneurial sparring partner.
With more than 60 years of entrepreneurial experience in the dealership, car rental and consulting business, I know the owners’ perspective from my own responsibility. I am deeply networked in the automotive world and bring reliable relationships with entrepreneurs, decision-making circles, associations and service providers. On boards, I am:
- An entrepreneurial sparring partner on equal footing
- A coach for shareholders and management teams
- A source of ideas for future management, business development and innovation
- A stabilizing force in phases of growth, change or transition
At the end of the day, what a company does has to result in people being better off – the customer, the employee, the person in need. For me, that is the deeper meaning of entrepreneurship.
Why Bernd Behrens
When something is really at stake
I work with entrepreneurs, shareholders and management teams when it comes to succession, to orientation in times of profound market change and to the question of how companies can remain successful in the future.
I know the business from my own responsibility, with all the opportunities, risks and decisions that come with it. Clear in analysis, calm in attitude, reliable in dealings.
My aim is to broaden perspectives, sharpen decisions and help leadership bodies safeguard substance and actively shape the future. On boards, I am a source of ideas, a mirror and a stabilizing factor all at once.
Key topics
Where my particular strength lies
Succession and ownership strategy
I support succession and ownership questions based on my own entrepreneurial experience.
Transformation
Guiding existing business models through disruptive market developments.
New business areas
Identifying and building new sources of revenue in the automotive ecosystem.
Cost leadership and earning power
Stable costs and results without losing the corporate culture.
Customer loyalty
Customer loyalty and lifetime customer approaches for sustainable earning power.
Industry focus
Whom I serve on boards
- Car dealerships and dealer groups
- Auto repair shops and service organizations
- Car rental companies and mobility service providers
- Used-car trade, retail and wholesale
- Parts and accessories trade
- Automotive-related service providers
Let’s talk about your board.
Confidential from the very beginning. An initial conversation will show whether working together is a good fit.
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