Dr. Christian Laukien

Lead strategic initiatives at the intersection of corporate strategy, growth, portfolio performance and transformation within an international industrial group. • Lead international, cross-functional project teams of up to 13 and align stakeholders across countries, functions and senior leadership levels. • Translate market, competitive and financial insights into executive decision support, governance structures and executable initiatives.

Led strategy and transformation engagements for international clients across energy and industrial sectors. • Led cross-functional project teams of up to 10 and managed complex engagements with budgets of up to €3.2m. • Developed growth strategies, business cases and transformation concepts, translating strategic priorities into implementation roadmaps. • Served as People Lead with responsibility for performance reviews, coaching, staffing, career development and recruiting.

• Led workstreams of up to four team members in complex, cross-functional client environments. • Developed business cases, strategic analyses and recommendations for senior stakeholders. • Translated strategic concepts into implementation plans for transformation and operational improvement.

Research Associate focused on corporate strategy, applied research and teaching. • Developed a strategic management framework as part of doctoral research and applied it in a case study on the gas business of Stadtwerke Aachen AG. • Led two student research assistants and coordinated research activities. • Taught university courses, supervised bachelor’s and master’s theses and contributed to third-party funding acquisition.

Conducted doctoral research and collaborated with faculty at Newcastle University Business School.

Responsible for purchasing, material planning and shop-floor Kanban for approximately 6,500 standard parts, balancing availability, cost, inventory and supplier quality.

Completed a dual vocational apprenticeship in industrial management, with rotations including sales, pricing, service and logistics, while contributing to commercial and operational improvement initiatives.

English Title (Translated): Object-based Path Dependence - Research on the Stability of Business Strategies with an Example from the Utilities Industry German Title (Publication Title): Objektbasierte Pfadabhängigkeit - Ein Beitrag zur Stabilität von Unternehmensstrategien mit einem Beispiel aus der Energiewirtschaft Research Area: EME - Energy, Mobility, Environment

Accounting, Value Creation in Networks, Innovation Management, Corporate Development

Accounting, Corporate Finance, Organisation, Information and Communication Systems