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Team

The people you will work with.

Japanese and European partners at the same table. Each of them has run what we advise on.

Markus Schädlich
Founder · Lead PartnerMarkus Schädlich

Founded CBI in Japan in 2006 with the Karmann mandate. Interim CEO and board roles in listed German companies in Asia. Reorganisation, change and strategy implementation together with German management and works councils.

German · English · Japanese
Dr. Tilo Schmid-Sehl
Founder · Managing Partner EuropeDr. Tilo Schmid-Sehl

Former Mercedes-Benz executive. PMO, restructuring and strategy implementation; author of the CBI efficiency-driver model.

German · English
Yurika Mimura
Managing Partner · HansenBeck TrainerYurika Mimura

Human resource development, training and coaching. Cross-border management between Japan and Europe; leads the Japanese side of our programmes. Representative Director of CBI Partners Co., Ltd.

Japanese · English · German
David Syrad
Founding Partner · NegotiationDavid Syrad

35 years of cross-border management. Chairman and CEO in Asia; built design, manufacturing and sales operations and negotiated alliances in Japan, Korea and China.

English · Japanese · Italian
Chiaki Kataoka
Lead Partner HR & ODChiaki Kataoka

Former VP HR & General Administration at two German automotive suppliers in Japan. HR and organisational development for Japanese companies in Europe; people, pay and labour relations.

Japanese · English
Hans-Peter Musahl
Senior Partner · Legal & FinanceHans-Peter Musahl

Former partner at EY; registered foreign lawyer (gaiben) in Tokyo. International finance structures and corporate services.

German · English · Japanese
Novica Stanisavljević
Senior Partner JapanNovica Stanisavljević

In Japan since 2003. More than 15 years in automotive: project management, engineering support and quality assurance across Europe, the US, Australia and Japan. Founder of JASEN Co., Ltd. (2013).

English · Japanese
Lin Zhu
Associate · China LiaisonLin Zhu

More than 18 years in automotive at Tier-1 suppliers and OEMs, 14 of them in China; in Germany since 2019. B2B marketing, business planning and market intelligence; heads our liaison to China.

Multilingual
Julien Loretan
Consultant · Market AccessJulien Loretan

Delivered the data infrastructure for 42 Olympic stadiums in Japan with more than 200 local staff and engineers; led an SAP implementation for the Japanese subsidiary of a Swiss company.

English · German · Japanese
Junko Tilgner
Marketing & PR · Business TrainerJunko Tilgner

Communication and public engagement across trading, IT, automotive, energy and chemicals. Certified Insights Discovery practitioner and HansenBeck business trainer.

Japanese · English
Jan Zinner
Consultant · Strategy & AI EnablementJan Zinner

Strategy cockpit, AI-enabled workflows, strategy work and financial models. Graduate in international management and Japanese (Germany and Waseda University).

German · English · Japanese
Network

Specialists join when a workstream needs them.

HansenBeck trainers, law firms, pay and labour-law specialists, communication and AI experts.

Roger Vogler
HansenBeck TrainerRoger Vogler

Supply chain management, logistics and organisational development; training and leadership formats in the local languages.