Meet the leadership team

Christian Blümlein
Group CEO
- Expert in the field of digital related business consulting in Retail, Marketing and Healthcare.
- 25 years in leading interdisciplinary and diverse teams across complex global IT and digital programs.
- Christian is an entrepreneur at heart and in practice and an effective outcome-focused accelerator for everyone who wants to leverage a digital mindset and technology to the advantage of his business.

Valentin Ehrhardt
COO
- Expert in indirect procurement and workplace transformation.
- 10 years of experience in leading and executing strategic projects and initiatives.
- His cross-functional business understanding combined with pragmatism helps him to stay focused and drive business and projects successfully.

Hermine Matzer van Bloois
CCO
- Expert in international retail management, retail design and development with focus on cross channel customer & brand experience.
- 25 years of international experience, 18 as Global Director Retail Design with Hugo Boss
- Driven by the innovations in digital technology and their specific potential for retail, as well as cross-cultural communication and bringing teams behind a common strategy.
Meet the management of our international offices

Niek de Visscher
Benelux CEO
- Expert in enterprise design and architecture, platform design and engineering, digital service design and product development.
- 20 years in several tech leadership and enterprise design roles, digital product development and architecture.
- Niek is a successful entrepreneur, simplifier, design believer, technologist and disruptor with a talent for translating complex challenges into manageable solutions.

Jon Himoff
UK CEO
- Expert in software as a service and software development.
- He has a wide range of experience in helping companies move forward faster using the latest enabling technology.
- Jon has run software development companies & created new tech-driven products, all focused on delivering measurable business outcomes.
Meet our principal & managing consultants

Frits Reneman
Principal Consultant
- Expert in digital enablement & transformation, connecting business and IT.
- Effective change agent & passionate leader with 30 years of experience in different countries, industries and business functions.
- Frits is a result-driven pragmatist with a track record of designing, implementing & managing digital organizations, products and processes.

Mark Rouse
Principal Consultant
- Expert in cross-channel merchandising, GTM planning, pricing, process and project management.
- 40 years experience in major UK and international companies.
- Former VP of Range Architecture and Pricing at adidas.
- Mark is focused on delivering profitable growth and efficiencies.

Christian Glashagen
Principal Consultant
- Expert in project & process management, innovation management, and enterprise architecture.
- Numerous years of experience in IT management, digital transformation, implementation management.
- Held various international positions in the area of digital transformation and enterprise architecture at different Bayer AG branches.

Maren Straubinger
Principal Consultant
- Expert in retail design, consumer experience and space planning & allocation.
- More than 15 years of experience in retail design, concept development and space planning.
- 12 years leading the Global Store Design division at HUGO BOSS AG.
- Strong passion for design and concept development lifting the consumer experience to the next level.

David Greenfield
Practice Lead CX
- Expert in Digital, Marketing, Health, Retail, Creative with more than 20 years of experience
- Was running social media, influencer, and Content creation teams for global brands
- Has managed 2 successful Companywide consumer first transformations (1 Digital, 1 Marketing) owning from within the brand / company

Frederik Maier
Managing Consultant
- Expert in digital experiences.
- 8 years experience digitizing retail & workplaces, where he has brought to life numerous game changing in-store experiences.
- Frederik is a strong believer in technology as an enabler and differentiator.

Xiangjie Lu
Managing Consultant
- Expert in consumer journeys and in-store digital experiences, process optimization, implementation and rollout management.
- Over 8 years of experience in digital retail, implementation management and rollout management.
- She has excellent communication skills and is excelling in problem solving through her outstanding out-of-box thinking and result driven way of working.

Benjamin Sich
Practice Lead Digital Workplace
- Expert in digital experiences in retail and workplace.
- 5 years experience digitizing retail & workplaces, where he has brought to life numerous state-of-the-art experiences.
- Benjamin is a strong believer in technology focused on VR and AR.

Stephanie Eibich
Managing Consultant
- Expert in product lifecycle management, process optimization and project management.
- Many years of experience in international fashion and retail companies.
- Stephanie delivers future-proof implementation and transformation projects.