Interim Management and Advisory for mechanical engineering and industrial B2B sales — executive management, market entry and due diligence.
Martin Engels — Engels Consulting
Aarwangen (CH)New on Amplifa
About Engels Consulting
Engels Consulting is the sole proprietorship of Martin Engels, an interim manager and advisor with over 20 years of experience in mechanical engineering, more than 15 of them at C-Level at Yamazaki Mazak, DMG MORI, Seidenader (Körber Group) and CHIRON Group. The company offers three lines of service: operational leadership on an interim basis in executive management and sales mandates with full P&L responsibility, advisory services for owners, private-equity investors and family offices, as well as projects and pilots with a defined outcome. The services include commercial due diligence, market and competitive analyses, market entry, sales partner strategies, sales transformation, post-M&A integration, and AI implementation in sales and marketing. Clients come from machinery and machine tool manufacturing, industrial technology and plant engineering. Mandates are accepted in German and English, typically lasting 6 to 18 months. The business is based in Aarwangen, Switzerland.
- Site
- Aarwangen
- Processes
- Interim Management (executive management, interim sales leadership), Advisory for owners, PE investors and family offices, Commercial due diligence and market studies, Market, competitive and customer analyses, Market entry and sales partner strategies, Sales transformation and sales excellence, Post-M&A integration of sales organizations, AI implementation in sales and marketing
- Materials
- Interim Management, Advisory, Projects and Pilots
- Employees
- 1
- Industries
- Mechanical Engineering, Machine Tool Manufacturing, Industrial Technology, Industrial B2B Sales, Plant Engineering, Cutting Technology
- 01
Analysis of the initial situation (market, sales, forecast)
- 02
Mandate definition (leadership, advisory or project)
- 03
Operational implementation with P&L responsibility
- 04
KPI-based steering and handover
Services and Methods
Interim Management
Interim executive management and sales leadership mandates with general power of attorney, typically 6 to 18 months.
Advisory
Commercial due diligence, market studies and sparring for owners, PE investors and family offices.
Projects and Pilots
Clearly scoped assignments with a defined outcome, e.g. market entry or AI-supported sales processes.
Location
Aarwangen
CHBusiness address (sole proprietorship)
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
Owner's Career
- 2005–2013
DMG MORI / GILDEMEISTER: Director Global Marketing, Managing Director Scandinavia; market share doubled in under three years, 3 country subsidiaries integrated
- 2013–2015
Seidenader (Körber Group): CEO; 360 employees, EUR 90 million revenue, highest order intake in the company's history (+35%)
- 2015–2023
Yamazaki Mazak: Managing Director DACH; revenue from EUR 120 to 190 million (+58%), market share in Germany +54%, Austrian subsidiary built up
- 09/2025–06/2
CHIRON Group: CSO ad interim; advisory since 07/2026