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Leadership

Leading successfully through expertise and experience

UNITY is represented at 15 locations worldwide and leads projects to success around the globe. We meet the diverse requirements of our customers and employees through a globally positioned, diverse and excellent management team. All of our managers are distinguished by their outstanding competence in their respective fields and have a strong desire to make a difference. We are proud of the fact that all UNITY executives – from project managers to partners – are motivated by the joy of success and have earned their roles through their qualifications and outstanding commitment. We benefit not only from our work with our customers, but also the further development of UNITY itself, as well as the diversity and excellence of our employees and managers.

UNITY‘s strategic leadership is managed by its Executive Board together with its partners. Our goal is to continue to drive the path of growth for both UNITY and its customers.

Our Executive Board

Dr. Ulrich Deppe

Dr. Ulrich Deppe has been a member of the Executive Board at UNITY since July 2024. He is responsible for the entire Consulting division and also heads the HR department.

Stephan Bille

Stephan Bille is a member of the Executive Board at UNITY and a member of the Supervisory Board at UNITY Shanghai. He is responsible for the automotive business. His consulting focus is on the areas of development, production, logistics and purchasing.

Dr.-Ing. Frank Thielemann

Dr.-Ing. Frank Thielemann is a member of the Management Board at UNITY. He specializes in the areas of innovation management, R&D management, business models and sales excellence.

Frank Thielemann
Philipp Wibbing

Philipp Wibbing has been a member of the Management Board at UNITY since July 2024. As such, he brings his digitalization expertise primarily to the automotive industry. He is also responsible for the healthcare business on the Management Board.

Philipp Wibbing
  • Dr. Ulrich Deppe

    Dr. Ulrich Deppe has been a member of the Executive Board at UNITY since July 2024. He is responsible for the entire Consulting division and also heads the HR department.

  • Stephan Bille

    Stephan Bille is a member of the Executive Board at UNITY and a member of the Supervisory Board at UNITY Shanghai. He is responsible for the automotive business. His consulting focus is on the areas of development, production, logistics and purchasing.

  • Dr.-Ing. Frank Thielemann

    Dr.-Ing. Frank Thielemann is a member of the Management Board at UNITY. He specializes in the areas of innovation management, R&D management, business models and sales excellence.

    Frank Thielemann
  • Philipp Wibbing

    Philipp Wibbing has been a member of the Management Board at UNITY since July 2024. As such, he brings his digitalization expertise primarily to the automotive industry. He is also responsible for the healthcare business on the Management Board.

    Philipp Wibbing

Our Supervisory Board

Our employees, managers and ultimately our customers benefit enormously from the opportunity to network with our Supervisory Board. It actively provides its many years of experience and extensive expertise in future-oriented areas.

Tomas Pfänder

After studying industrial engineering in Paderborn, Tomas Pfänder founded the management consultancy UNITY together with Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Gausemeier and Christoph Plass in 1995. Today, Tomas Pfänder is Chairman of the Supervisory Board at UNITY and UNITY China.

Tomas Pfänder
Christoph Plass

In 1995, Christoph Plass founded the management consultancy UNITY together with Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Gausemeier and Tomas Pfänder. Today, Christoph Plass is a member of the UNITY Supervisory Board.

Christoph Plass
  • Tomas Pfänder

    After studying industrial engineering in Paderborn, Tomas Pfänder founded the management consultancy UNITY together with Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Gausemeier and Christoph Plass in 1995. Today, Tomas Pfänder is Chairman of the Supervisory Board at UNITY and UNITY China.

    Tomas Pfänder
  • Christoph Plass

    In 1995, Christoph Plass founded the management consultancy UNITY together with Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Gausemeier and Tomas Pfänder. Today, Christoph Plass is a member of the UNITY Supervisory Board.

    Christoph Plass

LEARN MORE ABOUT UNITY

Gain deep insights into our projects and how we work in our UNITY Company Report. Among others, we provide interesting impulses on how to ensure profitability throughout business transformation, increase revenue and efficiency with Digital Services and use Cyber Security as a competitive advantage. At the heart of our Company Report are ten exciting project stories (p. 24-43) that reflect the wide range of our consulting services and the industries that we serve.

Company Report

Our Partners

Meik Eusterholz

Partner, Business Area Team Lead

Paderborn, Germany
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Dennis R. Schmidt

Partner, Senior Team Leader

Hamburg, Germany
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Katharina Pierschalik

Partner, Business Area Lead

Paderborn, Germany
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Dr.-Ing. Daniel Steffen

Partner, Head of R&D & Systems Engineering

Paderborn, Germany
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Christian Grotebrune

Partner, Business Area Team Lead

Paderborn, Germany
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Nicolina Litschgi

Partner, Managing Director at UNITY Schweiz AG

Zurich, Switzerland
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Thomas Ulrich

Partner

Paderborn, Germany
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Magnus Meier

Partner, Business Area Team Lead

Munich/Stuttgart, Germany
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Teja Washausen

Partner

Hamburg, Germany
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Jörg Greitemeyer

Partner, Business Area Lead

Braunschweig/Paderborn/Stuttgart, Germany
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Thilo Böhm

Partner, Business Area Lead

Paderborn, Germany
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Viviane Zimmermann

Partner, Business Area Lead

Munich/Stuttgart, Germany
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Michael Wolf

Partner, Business Area Lead

Hamburg, Germany
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Heiko Janssen

Partner, Head of Product Portfolio

Paderborn, Germany
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Markus Knobel

Partner

Paderborn, Germany
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Dr. Michael Herbst

Partner, Business Area Team Lead

Cologne, Germany
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