Klaus Steinhauser
CRO/CFO/COO C-Suite Interim Management
CPA, MBA Distressed – Operational Turnarounds & Financial Restructuring; Profitability & Performance Improvement; Multi-National Manufacturing Specialist
Klaus Steinhauser has nearly 40 years’ C-Suite experience in multi-plant manufacturing operations in multiple industries that include the following:
- Automotive, including Tier 1 OEM Auto Parts.
- Consumer Products.
- Food Processing & Packaging.
- Retail, including Apparel.
Industrial manufacturing, including, Chemical, Plastics, Metal.
He has served in various operationally focused management & consulting capacities for such global companies as:
- TRW Automotive – ZF
- Rassini – NHK Automotive
- Thyssen Automotive
- Volkswagen
- Mercedes Benz
- BMW
- Audi
- Trans Technology
- Valeo Thermal Systems
- CRW Engineering Group
- Protev International
- Aryzta Foods Group
He is Certified in Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and in several Quality Tools, including:
- SPC- Statistical Process Control
- MSA- Measurement System Analysis
- FMEA- Failure Mode and Effect Analysis
- PPAP – Production Part Approval Process
- APQP – Advanced Product Quality Planning
- Global 8D – 8 Disciplines for Problem Solving
- JIT – Just in Time
Klaus helped achieve significant increases in:
- Customer savings of $390M and Gross Margins to 19% in:
- Equipment efficiency improvements from 35% to 86%
- Production output from 42% to 85%
- On time delivery from 65% to 98%
- Prices to 20%
Reductions in:
- Parts per million defects of 55%
- Inventory of 37%
- Machine and tooling downtime of 22%
- Maintenance spare parts of 50%
Klaus led projects that increased revenue by 25% and 47% at Rassini-NHK and Thyssen, respectively, with new product development launchings. He also generated $880K in new business within 3 months at Aryzta.
Klaus served as CRO – Chief Restructuring Officer for private equity, Brazilian Partners, in which he advised regarding Aryzta Group, an international food & retail company, in which as CRO he managed 6 plants focused on cost reduction to:
- Secure contracts over $550M.
- Achieve annual savings of $10.5 Million.
- Attain recurring EBITDA of $12 Million
- Provide board advisory involving new investments of $1.2 Billion.
Klaus is a Certified Advisory Counsellor. He holds degrees, including advanced degrees in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Automotive Engineering; General Administration; MBA in Business Management.
Klaus Steinhauser
Klaus Steinhauser has nearly 40 years’ C-Suite experience in multi-plant manufacturing operations in multiple industries that include the following:
- Automotive, including Tier 1 OEM Auto Parts.
- Consumer Products.
- Food Processing & Packaging.
- Retail, including Apparel.
Industrial manufacturing, including, Chemical, Plastics, Metal.
He has served in various operationally focused management & consulting capacities for such global companies as:
- TRW Automotive – ZF
- Rassini – NHK Automotive
- Thyssen Automotive
- Volkswagen
- Mercedes Benz
- BMW
- Audi
- Trans Technology
- Valeo Thermal Systems
- CRW Engineering Group
- Protev International
- Aryzta Foods Group
He is Certified in Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and in several Quality Tools, including:
- SPC- Statistical Process Control
- MSA- Measurement System Analysis
- FMEA- Failure Mode and Effect Analysis
- PPAP – Production Part Approval Process
- APQP – Advanced Product Quality Planning
- Global 8D – 8 Disciplines for Problem Solving
- JIT – Just in Time
Klaus helped achieve significant increases in:
- Customer savings of $390M and Gross Margins to 19% in:
- Equipment efficiency improvements from 35% to 86%
- Production output from 42% to 85%
- On time delivery from 65% to 98%
- Prices to 20%
Reductions in:
- Parts per million defects of 55%
- Inventory of 37%
- Machine and tooling downtime of 22%
- Maintenance spare parts of 50%
Klaus led projects that increased revenue by 25% and 47% at Rassini-NHK and Thyssen, respectively, with new product development launchings. He also generated $880K in new business within 3 months at Aryzta.
Klaus served as CRO – Chief Restructuring Officer for private equity, Brazilian Partners, in which he advised regarding Aryzta Group, an international food & retail company, in which as CRO he managed 6 plants focused on cost reduction to:
- Secure contracts over $550M.
- Achieve annual savings of $10.5 Million.
- Attain recurring EBITDA of $12 Million
- Provide board advisory involving new investments of $1.2 Billion.
Klaus is a Certified Advisory Counsellor. He holds degrees, including advanced degrees in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Automotive Engineering; General Administration; MBA in Business Management.