Management/Partner

Managing Director

After university studies in business management in England and France, Marc Kloepfel started his professional career at an international management consulting firm. Consequently, he worked several years for a consulting firm that specialised in purchasing optimisation, lastly as a Senior Partner and Project Manager for well-known clients as well as the Managing Director for locations in Europe, Asia and Africa.

Marc Kloepfel possesses experience across diverse industries in the area of comprehensive purchasing optimisation. At Kloepfel Consulting, he is responsible for the company’s strategic orientation as well as project management. Furthermore, Marc Kloepfel is responsible for the management of foreign locations in Austria, Poland, Switzerland and Slovakia.

Managing Director

Efe Duran Sarikaya studied business management at universities in Germany and Spain. He then worked in the Controlling Division for a management consulting firm. Thereafter, he worked several years for a specialised consulting firm in the Purchasing Optimisation Division, lastly as the Managing Director in Poland and the Regional Director in Russia, Romania, Turkey and South Africa.

Owing to his work on numerous projects for medium-sized companies both domestically and abroad, Duran Sarikaya possesses extensive project implementation expertise. At Kloepfel Consulting, he is responsible for the management of multiple projects as well as also the consulting firm’s sales in Germany.

Partner

After completing a university study programme in industrial engineering, Thanh-Duy Tran initially worked for a personnel consulting firm which identifies specialists in all industrial segments. He then worked on global purchasing optimisation projects across diverse industries at a specialised consulting firm, lastly as the Regional Director for the Southeast Asia region.

Thanh-Duy Tran possesses great analytical skills, extensive technical expertise and strong intercultural negotiating skills. At Kloepfel Consulting, Thanh-Duy Tran manages projects which are quite technically complex as well as which have global purchasing requirements. Furthermore, he comprehensively coordinates all activities in Asia.

Partner

After completing a Master’s study programme with work stations in England, Germany, South America and Australia, Patrick Zimmermann started his professional career at an internationally well-known management consulting firm. He subsequently moved over to a consulting firm which focused on purchasing management. There, he developed locations in Asia as a global sourcing hub for European companies.

Returning to Germany, Patrick Zimmermann became a founding member of the pgmc & company consulting firm which is today an important component of Kloepfel Consulting. As a co-partner, Patrick Zimmermann supports Kloepfel Consulting with client acquisition. Moreover, he works on advisory boards for various medium-sized companies.