The glass is half full.

My Life and Work Motto

The glass is half full.

My Life and Work Motto

I think, act, and communicate positively.

First and foremost, this means: I focus my work not on problems, but on results and goals. In doing so, I act primarily entrepreneurially, without losing sight of the people for whom, and especially with whom, I work.

I love the challenge of getting to know new companies, people, ways of thinking, and tasks. Constantly new assignments provide me and my clients with the opportunity to translate the fresh “drive” and commitment of a “continuous probationary period” into optimal solutions and work results. In doing so, I draw on years of experience in various industries and positions.

Winfried Wieland
Graduate Economist | Sports Economist (FH)

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I'm just tired of the games."

For the article “Here today, gone tomorrow” (brand eins, Issue 02/2016), I was interviewed about my motivation as an interim manager: away from corporate politics and hierarchical games, towards effective temporary work.

Today, I am particularly motivated to intervene where things are going off track and genuine change is desired. I come to solve problems in a structured, independent, and clear-sighted manner, take responsibility, speak uncomfortable truths, and implement solutions consistently.

brand eins article as PDF

Interim Management Projects (Mandates):

Head of Accounting

IT and Administrative Services Company (Subsidiary of a Healthcare Group)

Industry: Healthcare
Location: Cologne

Head of Accounting

Development/Manufacturing/Sales of High-Performance Components/Systems for Science and Industry

Industry: Mechanical Engineering
Location: Bergisch Gladbach

Head of Finance/Controlling (CFO)

Construction/Port Machinery Trading Company (Subsidiary of an International Construction Machinery Group)

Industry: Trade
Location: Bedburg

Head of Accounting

Automotive Manufacturing Company (OEM Supplier)

Industry: Automotive, Supplier
Location: Burscheid

Head of Finance/Controlling (CFO)

Motorsport Company and Sports Car Workshop (OEM Subsidiary)

Industry: Automotive, OEM
Location: Meuspath

Managing Director / Estate Manager

Winery (Privately Owned)

Industry: Food Industry
Location: Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler

Head of Finance/Controlling (CFO)

Media Agency

Industry: Media & Publishing
Location: Bonn

Investigation Activities

Law Firm (Commercial Law)

Industry: Services
Location: Frankfurt

Head of Finance/Controlling (CFO)

Electronics Manufacturing Company (Private Equity Subsidiary)

Industry: Electrical Engineering / Electronics
Location: Offenburg

Head of Controlling

Motorsport Team and Sports Car Workshop

Industry: Automotive, Supplier
Location: Paderborn

Head of Controlling

Aerospace and Automotive Supplier

Industry: Aerospace
Location: Paderborn

Financial Controller

Internet Industry Company (in formation)

Industry: Internet and Information Technology
Location: Hamburg

Policy Creation

IT System House

Industry: Healthcare
Location: Troisdorf

QM Officer, Controller, Personal Coach

Motorsport Team, Event Agency and Sports Car Workshop

Industry: Automotive, Supplier
Location: Lohne

My Professional Career (Permanent Employment):

since 2004

Independent Business Consultant and Interim Manager

Winfried Wieland Consulting, Bonn

since 2004

10/2001 - 06/2004

Head of Group Internal Audit worldwide

Moeller Group (today: EATON), Bonn

  • Restructuring and Reorganization of Group Internal Audit
  • Compliance and Process Audits
  • Review of the Effectiveness of the Internal Control System (ICS)
  • Review of Compliance with KonTraG Requirements
  • In-house Consulting

Industry: Electrical Engineering / Electronics
Duration: 33 months

10/2001 - 06/2004

08/1997 - 09/2001

Department Controller and Executive Assistant, Project Controller, IT/Cost Controller

Deutscher Herold Insurance Group of Deutsche Bank (today: Zurich Group Germany), Bonn

  • Actual-Target Comparisons
  • Coordination, Support, and Analysis of Budget Planning
  • Preparation and Reconciliation of Strategic Plans
  • Special Investigations
  • Project Controlling and Deputy Project Management for Major Project “Year 2000”
  • IT and Cost Controlling

Industry: Insurance
Duration: 50 months

08/1997 - 09/2001

10/1994 - 05/1997

QM Officer/Assistant to Management/Operations Manager

Hess Group (Auto Parts & Mechanical Engineering), Cologne

  • Introduction of a Modular QM System for 4 Companies
  • Creation of all QM Documentation
  • Employee Training
  • Conducting Internal Audits
  • Operations Management in one of the Subsidiaries

Industry: Automotive, Supplier
Duration: 32 months

10/1994 - 05/1997

09/1992 - 09/1994

Auditor Assistant / Auditor

KPMG Hartkopf + Rentrop Treuhand KG, Cologne

  • Assistance with National and International Annual Financial Statement Audits
  • Assistance with Special Audit “Internal Control System”
  • Contract Management for Treuhandanstalt

Industry: Services
Duration: 25 months

09/1992 - 09/1994

10/2017 – 09/2019
Sports Economist (FH)
Hochschule Schmalkalden, Schmalkalden
(University of Applied Sciences, graduated 2019)

10/1985 – 04/1992
Graduate Economist
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn
(Graduated 1992)

Accounting:
HGB, IFRS, US-GAAP

ERP Knowledge:
SAP (FI/CO) R/3, S/4 Hana
DATEV (Unternehmen online)
proAlpha
Diamant

Database Systems:
OneStream, IDL

  • Waste Management
  • Agriculture
  • Automotive Industry
  • Banking
  • Healthcare
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Trade
  • IT Services
  • Logistics
  • Aerospace
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Metal Construction
  • Food
  • Motorsport
  • Legal Consulting
  • Raw Materials
  • Software
  • Management Consulting
  • Insurance
  • Auditing
  • Germany
  • Ireland
  • Norway
  • Switzerland
  • Spain
  • Poland
  • China
  • Singapore
  • USA
  • German (Native Language)
  • English (Business Fluent)

I am a member of the Dachgesellschaft Deutsches Interim Management e.V. (DDIM)
and served as its CFO from 2014 to 2016.

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