F&P ExpertDipl.-Bw. (BA) John Persch

John Persch is an IfUS certified restructuring and turnaround consultant with 13 years of experience in the transformation and reorganization of predominantly medium-sized and international companies. As a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, he primarily rescues situations in his clients that, if left unchanged, would result in the payment of a contractual penalty, margin-destroying costs for expeditions or the loss of the customer relationship.

The proven expert for end-to-end value streams solves the causes of too late, too slow, too cumbersome, no resources, incomplete deliveries or too expensive where they originate. His credo is that ideal behavior achieves ideal results. This behavior is implemented sustainably in all functions from R&D to sales, the supply chain including production and service after sales using the established means of Toyota-inspired change management. He turns works councils into partners in the transformation.

Prior to his freelance work, Mr. Persch was a member of the management board of a North German mechanical and plant engineering company. At the same time, he was the only European member of the Global Change Management Committee of a leading US fluid media company listed in the S&P 500. His functional process standardization was rolled out at 50 locations in 18 countries. He began his career in 1996 as a management consultant in mandates with well-known companies with challenging tasks.

Mr. Persch has been working as an interim manager since 2017. Reducing working capital in the three-digit million range or project rescues with contractual penalties in the high double-digit million range are not unusual for him. He has repeatedly succeeded in increasing output by a factor of 2.5 without investing in new machines or employees. In the event of problems in the supply chain that threaten the client’s existence, Mr. Persch often rolls up his sleeves on site at local contract manufacturers and defines local improvement measures.

In his private life, he enjoys spending time with his family. Their shared hobbies are SUP boarding on the waters of northern Germany and the Netherlands and preparing unusual meals with family and friends.

His specialist book “Unternehmensziel Unabhängigkeit – Management in disruptiven Zeiten” was published by Vahlen in early 2022.

Since December 2021, Mr. Persch has been an Associate Partner at F&P Executive Solutions AG, where he strengthens various industry and competence groups. July 2022 John Persch became a Partner at F&P Executive Solutions.