RECAP ROADSHOW AUTOMOTIVE 2025

Are you and your company well prepared for transformation? This was one of the key questions explored during this year’s roadshow, where participants engaged with our experts from the automotive industry, restructuring, and executive search - exchanging perspectives and developing answers to the most pressing challenges. With the support of EY-Parthenon, the roadshow took place between February and September 2025 across seven major German cities (Nuremberg, Chemnitz, Stuttgart, Frankfurt am Main, Düsseldorf, Bielefeld, Munich), featuring both in-person events and a virtual session.

THE ROADSHOW RESULTS
SUMMARIZED IN A WHITEPAPER

The results of our intensive and insightful discussions are now available in a comprehensive 20-page whitepaper titled “Restructuring in the German Automotive Supplier Industry.” We have translated these findings into concrete courses of action that companies can use as a starting point for more in-depth measures and transformation initiatives. Secure your personal copy now.

WHITEPAPER_EXECUTIVE SUMMARY // KEY LEVERS:

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A transparency initiative establishes a “single source of truth.”

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Portfolio optimization following a clear keep / milk / fix / exit framework reduces complexity.

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An optimized footprint, variable cost models - such as pay-per-use - as well as partnership-driven approaches including collaborations, volume bundling, and selective M&A stabilize capacity utilization and strengthen negotiating power.

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Digitalization and AI initially unlock value in supporting functions and are only moved into core operations once the organization has established robust routines.

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A rigorous Program Management Office, with strict KPI cadence and a compelling equity logic, forms the backbone of execution.

OUR CURRENT STUDY ON THE TOPIC

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We wish you an inspiring read — and: our high performers for your business.

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THE ROADSHOW TEAM OF

KEYPLAYER

Sebastian Bretag

SEBASTIAN
BRETAG

CEO

Sebastian Bretag has more than 15 years of experience in management consulting, restructuring, general management, and interim management. Today, as managing director of KEYPLAYER Interim Management GmbH & Co. KG, he acts as a trusted advisor to medium-sized companies and private equity firms, helping them solve difficult management tasks and fill key positions.

Alexander Kujumdshiev

ALEXANDER
KUJUMDSHIEV

PARTNER & DIRECTOR AUTOMOTIVE

After more than 15 years in various key positions in the automotive industry, Alexander Kujumdshiev has a wealth of experience in the automotive and commercial vehicle sectors, as well as in related industries such as mechanical engineering and energy. Before joining KEYPLAYER as Director Automotive, he successfully managed both strategy and product divisions at a leading automotive supplier.

Carla Swayne

CARLA
SWAYNE

DIRECTOR INDUSTRIAL & FEMALE LEADERSHIP

Carla Swayne is an experienced expert in the field of change management with a particular focus on change processes in the manufacturing environment. She has extensive expertise in supporting companies through complex transformation processes. In recent years, Ms. Swayne has supported German SMEs and corporations across various industries in overcoming difficult business situations.

PROF. DR.
MARKUS W.
EXLER

ADVISORY BOARD

Prof. Dr. Markus W. Exler is a partner at nexum AG, Cologne, and an advisor at KEYPLAYER. He is also the director of the Institute for Cross-Border Restructuring, which he founded, and professor of turnaround and transformation at the University of Applied Sciences in Kufstein. He maintains contact with market competitors through his work in the BDU Professional Association for Restructuring and Insolvency Consulting, where he serves on the board. He regularly takes on an international perspective as a visiting professor for “Corporate Restructuring and M&A” at the Pune Institute of Business Management, India.

AS SPECIAL GUESTS:

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KORBINIAN
GENNIES

PARTNER TURNAROUND & RESTRUCTURING STRATEGY

Korbinian Gennies is a partner in the Turnaround & Restructuring Strategy division at EY-Parthenon. For more than 15 years, he has been advising and supporting clients from various industries in special situations and challenging projects. He specializes in the planning and implementation of complex transformation programs and new business models, restructuring, and cost reduction in all areas.

Dr.
ALEXANDER
JAROSCHINSKY

PARTNER TURNAROUND & RESTRUCTURING STRATEGY

Dr. Alexander Jaroschinsky is a partner at EY-Parthenon in the Turnaround & Restructuring Strategy division and primarily supports restructuring and performance projects in the national and international automotive supply industry. His activities include preparing independent business reviews, restructuring reports, plant relocations, and securing parts supply.

STEFFEN
RICHTER

SENIOR MANAGER TURNAROUND & RESTRUCTURING STRATEGY

Steffen Richter is a senior manager at EY-Parthenon in the Turnaround & Restructuring Strategy division and a fully qualified lawyer. He has been working in insolvency law for almost 20 years. He advises insolvency administrators, managing directors, and entrepreneurs on restructuring and reorganization matters and has successfully handled more than 500 reorganization cases to date.

Your personal contact
for the KEYPLAYER X CHANGE
ROADSHOW AUTOMOTIVE 2025

Alexander Kujumdshiev
PARTNER & DIRECTOR AUTOMOTIVE

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