As Managing Director of Fiducia Management Consultants, Stefan advises international mid-sized companies on China entry and expansion strategies by helping them understand the market and competitive environment. He took over leadership of the company in 2012, continuing its tradition as a family business with 35 years of history in China. Now, he manages 4 teams in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Shenzhen with over 120 specialists. He has extensive M&A experience, ranging from target search, negotiation support to commercial due diligence.
Stefan joined Fiducia in 2005 after having founded and sold a components and materials trading company in Shanghai. Prior to this, Stefan worked as a management consultant in the London office of Bain & Co upon graduation from the London School of Economics with a Bachelor’s degree in Management. Before attending university, Stefan worked as a management trainee at Otto Versand, the world’s largest mail-order company in Hamburg, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. Stefan obtained his EMBA from Kellogg-HKUST. He is a German national, fluent in English and German, and conversational in Mandarin and French. Stefan is Vice-Chairman of the Management Consultancies Association of Hong Kong and board member of the German Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and of the Association for Corporate Growth China.