Dr. Christoph Forster is a Partner at Strategy& Germany based in Munich, possessing deep expertise in performance improvement, value creation, and operational restructuring within the automotive and industrial product sectors. With nearly 20 years of experience in both consulting and industry, he specializes in comprehensive operations optimization across the value chain as well as enhancing top- and bottom-line performance for corporations, privately-owned businesses, and private equity firms.

Christoph has authored multiple publications on topics such as collaborative supply chain management, value chain management, and capacity planning.

He holds a diploma in Industrial Engineering from the University of Applied Sciences Ingolstadt, a master’s degree in business and engineering, and a Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Stuttgart.

Expertise

• Performance improvement and turnaround programs with a focus on rapid bottom-line impact, including cost reduction, efficiency projects, full potential programs, and working capital improvement
• Overhead optimization and workforce transformation, with a strong background in negotiating with works councils
• Operations improvement and implementation across engineering, purchasing, and manufacturing
• Post-merger planning and integration, offering in-depth industry knowledge and insights into the unique challenges across the entire automotive value chain