CEO · Executive leadership · Growth · Transformation
Leading companies.Delivering change.
Friedemann Faerber leads industrial companies as CEO – with full P&L responsibility for growth, internationalisation and transformation. Engineer, corporate manager, consultant and entrepreneur in one person.
Africa Leadership AwardAward winner · HANNOVER MESSE 2025
8+
years as CEO and managing director in the automotive supply industry
1,500
employees in Germany, Poland and Morocco under his overall responsibility
3
European production plants relocated to Morocco, including a greenfield set-up
5
months from groundbreaking to first production at the Tangier plant
Why shareholders bring him in
When it comes to the top job, first-hand experience counts.
When pressure rises, companies need structure, outcome focus and decisive leadership. Owners, shareholders, advisory boards and investors bring Friedemann Faerber on board in these situations – as CEO, managing director or advisory board member.
The top job needs to be filled
Succession, a generational change or a realignment after a transaction: shareholders are looking for a leader who develops the company further.
CEO & executive leadershipGrowth needs a new set-up
New markets, new customers, new plants: setting up growth internationally without losing sight of earnings power.
Growth & internationalisationA sale or acquisition is coming up
An investor process needs to be prepared, a due diligence passed and the integration after closing led.
M&A & integrationEarnings are under pressure
Margins are shrinking, costs are rising and the banks are asking questions. What is needed now is an honest picture of the situation and a robust plan.
Transformation & turnaroundShareholders want an independent view
An experienced sparring partner on the advisory board who understands figures, technology and people alike.
Advisory board & governanceYour situation is different?
Every situation is unique. Tell me briefly what it is about – confidentially and without obligation.
Arrange a conversationServices
Analyse clearly. Restructure effectively. Increase value.
Not analysing and leaving, but leading and implementing. The aim is not more concepts, but stabilisation, performance and value creation through reliable execution.
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CEO & Executive Leadership
Leading and developing companies – with full P&L responsibility.
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Growth & Internationalisation
Opening up new markets, customers and sites – from business case to running plant.
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Transformation & Turnaround
Strengthen earnings power, realign structures, secure liquidity.
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M&A & Post-Merger Integration
From the investor process and due diligence to integration after closing.
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Advisory Board & Corporate Governance
Independent sparring partner for owners, shareholders and management.
Also: Profitability & cost structures · Automotive & mechanical engineering · Stakeholder management · SMEs & smaller mid-caps Learn more
Track record
A new plant in Tangier – built in the middle of the pandemic.
In autumn 2020 the decision was made to build a new production site in Morocco. Construction started in Tanger Automotive City in February 2021, and around five months after groundbreaking the first production was running.
As CEO of SCS Stahlschmidt Cable Systems, Friedemann Faerber was responsible for building the plant and relocating production from Germany, Poland and Hungary. In June 2022 the plant was officially inaugurated in the presence of Morocco’s Minister of Industry. In 2025 Friedemann Faerber was one of the winners of the first HANNOVER MESSE Africa Leadership Award for this project.
Profile
Engineer. Corporate manager. Entrepreneur. CEO.
Friedemann Faerber has known the Mittelstand since childhood: already at school and during his studies he worked in sales at his parents’ engineering company. At Bosch he was responsible for customers and markets in Germany, Italy and China; as a restructuring consultant he guided companies through crises – and since 2018 he has been leading companies himself.
- since 2022FAERBER Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbHManaging Partner
- 2024 – 2026Suprajit Germany GmbHManaging Director / CEO
- 2018 – 2024SCS Stahlschmidt Cable SystemsCEO and sole managing director
- 2009 – 2018Struktur Management PartnerSenior Manager, Head of Automotive Industry Centre
- 1998 – 2009Robert BoschSales and key account management in Germany, Italy and China
Approach
How I work
Clarity makes change manageable. This is what sets FAERBER apart from classic consulting:
Results before presentations
What counts is what arrives in the plant, on the balance sheet and at the customer – not how thick the concept is.
Getting things done
Change takes the courage to decide and to act. Better a clear direction today than the perfect analysis in three months.
Costs, organisation and performance together
Sustainable restructuring only works when all three levers interlock – otherwise problems are merely shifted.
Bringing people along
Open communication with the workforce, works council, banks and shareholders is not an add-on but a precondition for any success.
Value through continuous development
Value creation comes from consistent development. Stabilisation is the start – the goal is a company that moves forward on its own strength.
Clear direction for international teams
International teams need clear direction and entrepreneurial leadership – in Germany, Poland, Hungary and Morocco just as earlier in Italy and China.
“Change takes the courage to get things done instead of endlessly debating.”
Insights
Lessons learned first-hand.
Five months to first production: what I learned building a plant in Tangier
In the middle of the pandemic we built a new plant in Morocco. Around five months after groundbreaking, the first production was running. A look back at decisions, partners and people – and what mid-sized companies can take from it.
Read moreThe real work starts after closing: six lessons from post-merger integration
An acquisition is signed at the notary – but it is won in everyday business afterwards. What I learned as CEO integrating the SCS Group into India’s Suprajit Group.
Read moreFrom a family business in Lorch to leading international suppliers
What shaped me – and why I work for mid-sized companies today. A personal look back at more than three decades between my parents’ company, a global corporation, consulting and executive leadership.
Read moreRecognition
Award and media
- 2025HANNOVER MESSE Africa Leadership AwardOne of the winners of the first award by the ReThinking Africa Foundation for building industrial structures in Morocco
- 2025Africa.Table (Table.Briefings)Portrait: “Strategic realignment in Morocco”
- 2023GTAI podcast “Weltmarkt”Guest in episode 13: The automotive industry in Africa (in German)
Ready for change?
Let’s talk about your situation.
Whether an executive role, a mandate or an advisory board seat: confidential, without obligation and at eye level. I will get back to you promptly.