Dieter J. Schneiderbauer
		Munich

Dieter J. Schneiderbauer is a Partner and managing director at the Munich office of Booz & Company. With more than 20 years of experience in consulting, he specializes in strategy, organization, and performance improvement for major transportation and logistics companies.
Over the past 15 years, Mr. Schneiderbauer has led numerous assignments supporting his clients in the rail, logistics, maritime and aviation industry with strategic repositioning, mergers & acquisitions, restructuring, and operational excellence initiatives.

Key Booz & Company engagements include:

• Developing a “Strategy 2020” for a leading player in passenger transport in one of the largest European metropolitan areas to enable the client to anticipate and prepare for major shifts in future political, socio-demographic and environmental frameworks
• Reviewing the corporate strategy for a large European railway (passenger, freight, infrastructure, services) including the implementation of a new integrated strategic planning process and a comprehensive management agenda linking all major programs into one corporate agenda
• Developing and implementing a new government structure and organization design for a major European logistics and transport company (incl. post-merger integration)
• Reviewing the operational performance and organization design of the traction unit on behalf of a major European railway (including best practice benchmarking)
• Supporting a European railway with a program improving the operational excellence of production services for freight and passenger services
• Reviewing and developing the maintenance strategy and organization of a major European railway to prepare for the introduction of a new generation of passenger trains and significantly increase operational performance and quality
• Advising a major public transport player in customer segmentation and implementing a customer-life-time-value-based marketing strategy defining targeted measures to increase customer retention and win new customers
• Advising the Ministry of Transport on the national strategy and future organization of the rail infrastructure developing and assessing several alternative options
• Reviewing the European growth strategy for a leading rolling stock leasing company for operators in the European passenger and freight railway markets
• Due diligence for a high-growth and profitable component supplier in the rail industry in Europe reviewing the potential of European and key Asian rail equipment markets
• Supporting several railway operators preparing comprehensive tenders for rail franchises across Europe (incl. sophisticated competitive simulation to set prices)
• Developing a pricing strategy for a leading European hub airport using sophisticated customer research to simulate the impact of alternate pricing moves
• Reviewing the marketing strategy and organization of a large European airport to ensure better alignment with corporate strategy and increase marketing impact
• Supporting an investor consortia acquiring a large European airport with a comprehensive due diligence and long-term business plan for this asset
  

A recognized expert in his field, Mr. Schneiderbauer has co-authored several Booz & Company studies, including "Managing Airport Construction Projects – Providing an Efficient Management Framework for Operators" and "Time for Take-Off: Setting New Strategic Directions for Mid-Sized European Airlines." He is a regular speaker on international conferences and author of point of views in major industry publications.

Before joining Booz & Company, Mr. Schneiderbauer was a member of the Central European management team and head of the European transportation practice at Mercer Management Consulting (now Oliver Wyman).

A graduate of Technical University in Munich, he holds master degrees in mechanical engineering and business administration.

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