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Jochen Schönfelder leads Boston Consulting Group’s Cologne office and is a member of BCG’s Consumer, Corporate Development, Industrial Goods, and Transform practices. He is an expert with BCG`s Transform practice area, which helps clients deliver rapid, visible performance improvements in the short term while strengthening their organizations and positioning them to win in the future. Jochen also leads BCG`s Transform practice in Central Europe.

Since joining BCG in 2014, Jochen’s client work has focused on the automotive, technical and engineered products, and renewable energy sectors. He has acquired deep experience in cost management strategy, and restructuring and turnaround management.

Prior to joining BCG, Jochen was a partner at Roland Berger.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

  • MA, economics and government, Maastricht University

Publications and Videos

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Why One in Five European Companies Needs to Transform

In a tough business environment, many companies in Europe face an urgent need to improve their operational and financial performance.
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BCG Transform Index: The European Economy and the Resilience Imperative

Overall, European companies have done well in the past couple of years. High inflation and interest rates remain a challenge, but resilience is the key to further growth.
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Tough Times Ahead for Refinancing

According to a recent BCG survey, many companies in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland may struggle to simultaneously refinance outstanding debt and fund large-scale business model transformation.
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A Cash Management Survival Guide

When a company’s existence is on the line, the finance department needs a laser focus on short-term liquidity.
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Essential lifeline for many companies: Rapid-Response Cash Management Office

Business leaders in many industries face massive challenges on almost all fronts because of COVID-19. The situation is especially dire for highly affected industries like auto, non-food retail and travel & tourism.
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Corporate Financing Trends in Germany

Companies in crisis face increasing complexity and risk in the financing process—and new players at the negotiating table. Adopting sophisticated and realistic restructuring plans, among other success factors, will help.
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Desperate Times Call for Effective Turnarounds

For companies on the brink, standard approaches to transformation are not enough. Instead, the leadership team must launch a turnaround or restructuring effort that can generate results fast.
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Corporate (Re)financing and Restructuring Trends in Germany

Potent forces are reshaping Germany’s corporate-finance landscape. To succeed, businesses must craft new approaches to get needed financing, and banks must find ways to remain relevant.