Team diversity meets team cohesion

I am Atakan and I am part of the team at FourManagement since April 2022. After my bachelor’s degree in business administration with a focus on controlling and finance and banking, I completed my master’s degree in the subject area of accounting, auditing, and taxation. Subsequently, I was employed by a Big Four company for three years.

In my job, I particularly appreciate the dynamic nature of the challenges, through which I can constantly develop myself.

At FourManagement, I have the opportunity to interact with courteous colleagues on a wide range of interesting topics to ensure that our clients always receive the highest level of client satisfaction. I find the holistic business analysis of companies and the identification of strategic and financial interactions in this context particularly interesting.

At 4M, I am an expert for market, industry, and company analyses and for almost all issues arising in connection with mergers and acquisitions.

What else is there about me?

• Greatest strength: curiosity and determination
• Favourite city: still Freiburg, but hopefully soon Düsseldorf
• Specialist for: Soccer, (technical) innovations and graphic design
• Special characteristics: usually focused, but always ready for a joke.
• Most important equipment: my smartphone as an all-purpose weapon in everyday life
• Best anecdote or fact about me: I am a native of the Black Forest, I had to learn High German first.

My name is Catharina Cichon and I am part of the FourManagement team since July 2023.

I have a Bachelor of Science in Technical Management and Marketing and have been working in consulting since 2020. During this time I have gained experience in the energy industry as well as in strategy consulting for listed companies.

Through various projects I have gained knowledge in project management, coordination and cyber strategy.

At 4M, I am an expert in project management and strategy optimization.

What else is there about me?

• Greatest strength: organizational skills
• Favorite city: Münster and London
• Specialist for: lasagna
• Special characteristics: notes are always handwritten
• Most important equipment: headphones
• Best anecdote or fact about me: I relax with true crime podcasts.

My name is Claas and I have been with FourManagement since April 2023. For me personally, the word that best describes working in consulting is diversity. This applies not only to the activities, but especially to the people. Above all, the opportunity to constantly face new challenges in a wide variety of projects and thus to constantly develop one’s own skills is very appealing to me.

Thanks to my training as a banker, my bachelor’s degree at the Georg-August University in Göttingen and my master’s degree at Maastricht University, I have a broad understanding of business, which I have already been able to apply during numerous internships in industries such as banking, automotive, energy, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals. In particular, my stay abroad, my passion for travel and the cooperation with global corporations allow me to look at tasks from different perspectives.

At 4M, I am an expert for strategy & transformation processes, innovation and digitalization, as well as a contact person for all questions related to the energy industry.

What else is there about me?

• Greatest strength: curiosity and helpfulness
• Favorite city: Hamburg and London, but there is still a lot to see and discover in the world
• Specialist for: barbecues with friends
• Special characteristics: spontaneity, adventurer
• Most important equipment: my backpack
• Best anecdote or fact about me: grew up on a small island in northern Germany, now enjoy traveling and discovering new places even more

Through my training as a hotel manageress, the idea of service has become second nature to me. Since then, I have worked for employers from a wide range of industries in the field of administration and assistance, e.g., for large advertising agencies in Düsseldorf, in the health care sector, at a personnel service provider or a management consultancy.

Since January 2023, I form the assistance team at FourManagement together with Sandra and Tanja to support the company and the consultants in all matters. I am motivated by a smooth organization of the daily office and staff routine that leaves no questions unanswered.

At 4M, I am an expert in all organizational and administrative matters.
You could also call me an office all-rounder and feel-good manager, and I do this with heart, soul, and passion.

What else is there about me?

• Biggest strength: stress resistant, emphatic, and always well structured
• Favourite city: Rome in spring and Copenhagen
• Specialist for: Travel Management and Pilates
• Special characteristics: can’t be done, always a smile on my face
• Most important equipment: my smartphone
• Best anecdote or fact about me: I love animals more than anything else

I am Constanze and I joined FourManagement in May 2019. What I really appreciate about my job is the opportunity to develop myself by working on different projects and with a wide variety of clients, and to develop custom-fit solutions together with the client’s contacts.

Working in a team and the support of my colleagues is particularly valuable to me.

At 4M, I work as an expert primarily with clients in the energy sector.

What else is there about me?

• Greatest strength: Openness to new topics
• Favourite city: Paris is always a good idea
• Specialist for: healthy and sustainable alternatives in everyday life
• Special features: black ring notebook
• Most important equipment: train ticket from Cologne to Düsseldorf
• Best anecdote or fact about me: cooking relaxes me

My name is Daniel and I have been part of the FourManagement team since March 2022. During my dual bachelor’s degree in business administration, I had the chance to get involved in various areas of a production company. I was able to bundle this experience during my subsequent time as a sales controller, in which I supported international sales executives as a business partner and participated in strategic projects.

The possibility for personal development, an excellent team spirit and extensive knowledge exchange result in my eyes in a productive working environment to meet the high demands of a client. That’s why my path led me to FourManagement after completing my Master of Science degree with a focus on economics, where I look forward to constantly working on new and exciting topics.

At 4M I am an expert in strategy development and project management.

What else is there about me?

• Greatest strength: reliability, rationality and humour
• Favourite city: any city with proximity to the sea and average summer temperatures
• Specialist for: Reconstruction of automatic watches
• Special characteristics: good mood and always looking for win-win solutions
• Most important equipment: calendar app on smartphone
• Best anecdote or fact about me: in my care, dwarf hamsters exceed their average life expectancy

My name is Demian and I have been working as a Junior Consultant at FourManagement since mid-November 2022. Thanks to my training as a banker and further training as a banking specialist, I have a strong understanding of business and am experienced in advising clients holistically, strategically, and individually.

After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in journalism, I completed a Master of Science in Market and Media Research, which trained me to collect and analyse data and derive valuable insights.

At 4M, I am an expert in voice-of-the-customer interviews, market analysis and trend research.

What else is there about me?

• Greatest strength: Creativity and teamwork
• Favourite city: Vancouver and Cape Town
• Specialist for: Sports and mindfulness
• Special characteristics: Alemannic language
• Most important equipment: Fascia roller
• Best anecdote or fact about me: Sea (surfer) and mountains (mountaineer)

Since the beginning of my studies in industrial engineering at RWTH Aachen University, I have been moving in the exciting and changing field of the energy industry. Accordingly, this is where my focus lies at FourManagement.

Professionalism, personal responsibility, and short decision-making processes at 4M offer me the optimal framework for profitable consulting of our clients — and for having fun at work.

At 4M, I am an expert in strategy, process, and organizational consulting in the energy industry.

What else is there about me?

• Greatest strength: Openness for new things
• Favourite city: New York and Milan
• Specialist for: flying without an engine and eating in the office environment
• Special characteristics: paperless
• Most important equipment: headphones
• Best anecdote or fact about me: between outdoor adventurer and nerd

I am Dominik and have been with FourManagement since 2021. After my training as a commercial assistant, I studied business informatics and IT management on a dual and part-time basis. During this time, I contributed my expertise in project management in various IT projects for municipal utilities and energy service providers.

Most recently, I was employed as an expert for identity and access management at a medium-sized IT service provider.

At 4M, I am an expert for project management and process optimization.

What else is there about me?

• Biggest strength: Helpfulness and an open ear for family and friends
• Favourite city: Ratingen, because it’s nicest at home
• Specialist for: Wakeboarding and kitesurfing
• Special characteristics: fully networked and digitalized, quality instead of quantity
• Most important equipment: my motorcycle
• Best anecdote or fact about me: I have no time to be bored — say my wife and my four-legged friends

I am Eva and I am part of FourManagement since April 2023. I completed my Master of Science in Psychology with a focus on Industrial and Organizational Psychology at the University of Würzburg. During working student activities and internships at a Big Four consultancy and large corporations, I was able to gain experience in various HR topics, change management, as well as digitalization and sustainability in companies.

What I particularly appreciate about consulting is the thematic diversity of the projects and the opportunity to help shape the future of work in a sustainable way.

At 4M, I am an expert in topics related to human resources, leadership development, talent management, change management and corporate digital responsibility.

What else is there about me?

• Greatest strength: great interest in new experiences and new topics
• Favorite city: Paris and Stockholm
• Specialist for: travel and sports
• Special characteristics: always be flexible and see the positive!
• Most important equipment: smartphone and a comfortable pair of white sneakers

Working with intelligent people on exciting projects — that is what I have been able to experience at FourManagement since March 2023. I have been passionate about strategically complex issues for more than 10 years, as a consultant as well as in my studies. I am happy to bring my creativity as well as my holistic consulting approach to every project.

Brand, marketing, and business models are my focus topics. I have gained a lot of experience in the B2B and pharmaceutical sector and implement these topics with an entrepreneurial focus for my clients. The combination of strategic thinking and practical responsibility is essential.

Due to my international curriculum vitae, including stations in New Zealand and Australia, I have been able to gain a lot of experience in the areas of intercultural communication, corporate culture, and leadership.

I am inspired by the following quote from Theodore Levitt: “Creativitiy is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things.”

At 4M, I am an expert in strategy, brand development, strategic marketing, and corporate culture and leadership.

What else is there about me?

• Greatest strength: creativity, structure, and empathy
• Favorite city: Melbourne
• Specialist in: matcha tea and fashion
• Special characteristics: a positive attitude and always a bit denglish on the go
• Most important equipment: paper and pen
• Best anecdote or fact about me: a nerd when it comes to strategy, marketing, or leadership frameworks.

The opportunity to drive new topics and developments in exciting projects with a lot of enthusiasm motivates me in my daily work. I have been doing this at FourManagement since April 2021, initially as a working student and since January 2023 as a junior consultant.

I graduated with an M.Sc. in Economics from the Technical University of Dortmund, Germany, with a focus on human resources, private commercial law, and innovation and technology management.

I am happy to contribute with innovative and sustainable concepts to enable managers and teams to work successfully in a volatile and complex world. In doing so, I follow the motto “Fear is reaction. Courage is a decision.” (Sir W. Churchill).

At 4M, I am an expert in strategy and organizational development, Work 4.0, and topics related to leadership & talent management.

What else is there about me?

• Greatest strength: perseverance and pragmatism
• Favourite city: Victoria (BC)
• Specialist for: Formula 1 and chili con carne
• Special characteristics: spontaneity and neatness
• Most important equipment: a cool head
• Best anecdote or fact about me: I don’t need coffee or tea to wake up

I have thoroughly immersed myself in the energy industry topics that are burning under the nails of clients from the energy supply, power generation and industry. I have grown very fond of the energy industry. And I look forward to working on innovative future topics such as digitalization and sustainability, as well as the essential issues in the areas of traditional public services for our clients, and to providing value-added advice.

In professional interaction, the following applies to me: “Only through contacts can energy flow!”. In addition to exciting topics, human interaction is very important to me.

At 4M, I am an expert for heat, power, and sustainability.

What else is there about me?

• Greatest strength: realistic optimism
• Favourite city: Copenhagen
• Specialist in: Power yoga, relaxing tea & 90’s hip hop lyrics.
• Special characteristics: rarely with collar, mostly in sneakers
• Most important equipment: my sitting ball
• Best anecdote or fact about me: I helped a sloth cross the street in Panama City

I’m Lena and I’ve been part of the FourManagement team since 2019. After my master’s degree, I was employed at a startup airline in Düsseldorf, where I was able to let off steam, especially in the areas of organizational development and marketing.

At FourManagement, as a newcomer to the energy industry, I was able to familiarize myself quickly and intensively with energy industry topics. The area of smart metering in particular caught my interest. At FourManagement, I particularly appreciate the collegial interaction as well as the diverse work areas.

At 4M, I am an expert in topics related to smart metering.

What else is there about me?

• Greatest strength: Empathy & energy
• Favourite city: London, Budapest & Düsseldorf
• Specialist for: Bread with cheese
• Special characteristics: usually on the road with a smile
• Most important equipment: trampoline
• Best anecdote or fact about me: my life is not only proverbially a pony farm

My name is Nina and I have been part of the FourManagement team since August 2022. Thanks to my bachelor’s degree in economics at the University of Cologne and the subsequent master’s degree in human decision science at Maastricht University, I have a strong understanding of economics and an analytical way of working.

I was able to gain professional experience during my management traineeship at a municipal energy supplier and during my studies in various internships, including in consulting and in the strategy department of a large corporation.

At 4M, I work as an expert primarily for clients in the energy sector.

What else is there about me?

• Greatest strength: Enthusiasm
• Favourite city: Stockholm
• Specialist for: diving deep into the job… and into the underwater world
• Special characteristics: watching the sunset when there is a chance
• Most important equipment: big teacup
• Best anecdote or fact about me: I can sing along to any song… even without knowing the lyrics

Whether medium-sized business or corporate world, when I look back, I see myself on the “other side of the table”, in various functions of operational B2B sales. Always on the lookout for more sales efficiency, new market development opportunities and optimized sales and marketing processes.

Today, I am happy to pass on my knowledge & experience to our clients in exciting projects and to jointly develop and implement new solutions.

At 4M I am an expert in sales strategies, digital sales & market development, inbound strategies, and account-based marketing & sales.

What else is there about me?

• Greatest strength: composure
• Favourite city: the Palatinate
• Specialist for: digital tools & Riesling spritzer
• Special characteristics: always a treat in some pocket or other
• Most important equipment: Asana Board, running shoes and my four-legged friends
• Best anecdote or fact about me: when I see the mountain lake, I don’t need the sea anymore!

I have been part of the FourManagement team since the beginning of 2017. In the first year, I was able to gain experience in smaller projects at municipal utilities and in the energy industry. . In mid-2018, I got the opportunity to gain a foothold as Procurement Support in a major international project. Through various project phases and areas of responsibility, I was able to support the client as management support or most recently in contract management.

At 4M, I am an expert in contract and claim management as well as procurement.

What else is there about me?

• Greatest strength: Reliability
• Favourite city: Münster
• Specialist for: Carving
• Special characteristics: Willingness to help
• Most important equipment: cell phone, keys and wallet

I am Sandra Bamberg and have been working as an assistant at FourManagement since July 1, 2019. After my banking training, I first supported the HR manager for five years in a large fashion company. After that, I worked as an executive assistant in a management consultancy for almost twelve years and now support FourManagement with my know-how and all my energy since July 2019.

At 4M, I am an expert for everything that needs to get done. I take care of the office flow, organize internal and external events, and keep the consultants’ backs free so they can put all their energy into the work with the client.

The term “girl-for-everything” describes me very well and I don’t see it as disrespectful, but I’m proud that my colleagues think, “I’ll ask Sandra, I’m sure she can help me with difficult questions.”

What else is there about me?

• Greatest strength: structure and communication
• Favourite city: Madrid or Milan, doesn’t matter — as long as it’s Italy! 😉
• Specialist for: Organization in every situation in life
• Special characteristics: I’m usually in a good mood, unless I’m hungry, then caution is advised
• Most important equipment: to-do list and smartphone
• Best anecdote or fact about me: I’m very jumpy, so I’ve jumped under the table on Ocean Drive in Miami because I thought I was being shot at, even though only a flower pot had fallen over.

I am Sibel and have been part of the team of FourManagement since November 2022. I studied industrial engineering at the Technical University of Dortmund. In my Master’s degree I focused on Industrial Management and in my Bachelor’s degree on Production Management.

During my four years as a student trainee in the automotive industry, I was able to work on various process engineering issues. My responsibilities included projects in process development, process optimization and quality management.

The planning, design and optimization of work and production systems along the entire value chain — especially through the integration of lean methods — are part of my expertise. In my job, I therefore appreciate the project variety, the dynamics and the value-adding knowledge exchange with colleagues and clients.

At 4M, I am an expert in project management as well as process development and optimization.

What else is there about me?

• Biggest strength: Reliability and helpfulness
• Favourite city: Paris and Istanbul
• Specialist for: delicious desserts
• Special characteristics: Sports as the best measure for work-life-balance
• Most important equipment: Smartphone and headphones
• Best anecdote or fact about me: Even in the digitalized world, I like to go old-school sometimes

I am Steven and I have been working at FourManagement since September 2021. I successfully completed my Master of Science in Economics with a focus on Management and Organizations.

I was able to gain professional experience at SMEs and a large listed group in finance and insurance in the form of internships and student trainee positions both in Germany and abroad.

At 4M, I am an expert in market and competitive analysis, customer experience and topics related to HR and change management.

What else is there about me?

• Greatest strength: reliability and creativity
• Favourite city: Cologne at heart, Las Vegas on vacation
• Specialist for: Working with clay (pottery)
• Special characteristics: usually in an above-average good mood
• Most important equipment: smartphone, charging cable and Railcard
• Best anecdote or fact about me: I always have a change of outfit in my backpack

I am Tanja and I support FourManagement since July 1, 2018 as an assistant as well as in the area of financial accounting. After my training as an office administrator, I worked in various companies as an assistant, trainer as well as accounts receivable and accounts payable clerk. In order to expand my knowledge as well as my qualifications, I successfully completed a four-year part-time evening course of study to become a “state-certified business economist” — with a focus on business administration.

At 4M, I am an expert in everything that has to do with numbers.
I primarily take care of the company’s financial accounting. The rest of the time I organize “everything that comes up in a company”. We are also known as the “girl for everything”.

What else is there about me?

• Greatest strength: conscientiousness and accuracy
• Favourite city: definitely — Cologne!
• Specialist for: Numbers
• Special characteristics: when everybody panics, I get very calm!
• Most important equipment: calculator, notepad, and pencil
• Best anecdote or fact about me: Nature is pure relaxation for me!

I am Zita and I have been working for FourManagment since August 2023. After completing my Bachelor’s degree in International Relations, I gained my first professional experience in a start-up and innovation platform as well as a global NGO, especially in the areas of project management and strategy.

Subsequently, I decided to pursue a Master’s degree in International Management and a Master’s degree in Human Resources & Business Organization.

My personal ambition is to develop individual and sustainable solutions together with the client in order to achieve long-term positive effects.

At 4M, I am an expert in strategy, innovation, project management and strategic HR management.

What else is there about me?

• Biggest strength: Structure and resilience
• Favourite city: Rome
• Specialist for: Sailing and Italian food
• Special characteristics: very adventurous, always interested in trying something new
• Most important equipment: headphones & running shoes
• Best anecdote or fact about me: I was named after the last Austrian Empress.