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New Managing Director for U.S. Operations at POLARIXPARTNER Inc.

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Roland Berger, a global management consulting firm, is pleased to announce that Jan Schulte is joining POLARIXPARTNER Inc., part of the Roland Berger practice, as the Managing Director, effective August 1, 2024.

Detroit, September 9, 2024

In this role, Jan will be responsible for driving and expanding the POLARIXPARTNER brand here in North America. Jan joins us from a globally leading, independent engineering services provider, and brings over 16 years of experience within the automotive and engineering consulting industry in various management positions to Roland Berger.

Roland Berger’s acquisition of POLARIXPARTNER enhanced their top-tier management consulting services capabilities. POLARIXPARTNER supports companies in the manufacturing segment and various cost optimization and processes for efficiency improvement practices. This ranges from target costing & value engineering, product teardown, benchmarking over to supply chain optimization and much more. POLARIXPARTNER will support our client base throughout the entire product development process, from product definition to early-stage concept until start of production and beyond.

“We are thrilled to welcome Jan to our leadership team,” said Stephan Keese, Managing Director of Roland Berger North America. “Jan's extensive background and expertise make him the perfect fit to lead and grow POLARIXPARTNER in our region. With the importance of the POLARIXPARTNER offering to the North American market, we have every confidence that Jan will help us achieve our ambitious goals and support our overall growth ambitions in North America."

"I feel honored to join POLARIXPARTNER Inc. as the Managing Director for U.S. operations," said Jan about his new role. "This is a pivotal moment to expand and solidify the POLARIXPARTNER brand in North America, and I am committed to driving our growth and success. The close collaboration between Roland Berger and POLARIXPARTNER has been proven successful and I am looking forward expanding this here in North.”

“Jan will intensively boost POLARIXPARTNER’s growth in the US. We are very excited about the future and his ability to bring a local market strategy to POLARIXPARTNER ,” so Markus Wiederstein, Managing Director of POLARIXPARTNER GmbH. “POLARIX and Roland Berger’s clients will all benefit from our extensive expertise, knowledge, and expanded offerings, which will shape the future of their strategy and operations.”

POLARIXPARTNER is a leading management consultancy business focusing on value and cost management for the manufacturing industries. As long-standing industry insiders, we support market leading companies in the automotive, aerospace, medical technology & pharmaceuticals, mechanical engineering & energy sectors in all questions relating to the optimization of their cost/value chain and carbon footprint in a complex and challenging environment. Our work approach is holistic and does not end with the presentation of a concept, but it is finished with the delivered implementation of the identified optimizations potentials.

For more information, please visit POLARIXPARTNER's website.

Roland Berger is one of the world's leading strategy consultancies, with a comprehensive service portfolio across all relevant industries and business functions. Founded in 1967 and headquartered in Munich, the firm is renowned for its expertise in transformation, innovation, and performance improvement. Roland Berger is committed to embedding sustainability in all its projects and continues to expand its influence across the global consulting landscape. The firm's revenues exceeded 1 billion euros in 2023.

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