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Tailored Services Across Key Sectors 

We are specialised in those fields, but we also look forward to consult you in many other sectors, too!

Automotive

Automotive transformation for OEMs and suppliers: profitability, resilience and circularity from strategy to execution.
Automotive Industry

Defence

Defence growth enabled through faster procurement, scalable ramp-up and resilient supply chains for mission-ready delivery.
Defence Industry

Financial Services

Resilience, efficiency and digital impact for banks and insurers, from strategy to execution in a regulated, fast-changing market.
Financial Services Industry

Industrial Goods

Resilience, cost discipline and digital transformation for manufacturers, from footprint strategy to operational excellence and product cost optimisation.
Industrial Goods Industry

Private Equity

Rigorous due diligence and hands-on value creation across the full investment cycle, from deal risk reduction to exit readiness.
Private Equity Industry

Rail

Digital, capacity and decarbonisation strategies for rail, improving reliability, cost control and customer experience across the sector.
Rail Industry

Our Industry Voices

“Disruption in today’s automotive industry is unprecedented. It still takes bold decision making today to win tomorrow – but the levels of multi-dimensional uncertainty both OEMs and suppliers are facing is what creates the challenge. We support with clever analytics, ambitious strategic advice and end-to-end focus on impactful implementation to build automotive future.”

Dr. Albert Neumann
Partner at H&Z Management Consulting
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“Despite strong results, banks and insurers are at a turning point: business models must be sharpened, redefined, and consistently aligned with future viability. Growth emerges where efficiency, resilience, and technology are intelligently combined. At H&Z, our ambition is not only to provide strategic guidance, but to achieve measurable impact together with our clients.”

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Oliver Wehrkamp
Partner & Industry Lead Financial Services at H&Z Management Consulting
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“Collaborating with the railway industry means shaping a future where mobility is sustainable, connected, and innovative. As consultants, we see it as a privilege to co-create solutions with this sector that drive businesses forward while moving society as a whole.”

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Roman Bauer
Partner at H&Z Management Consulting

“The industrial goods sector is at a crossroads — only those who embrace innovation and reimagine their business models will stay competitive in an era where operational excellence alone is no longer enough.”

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Sandra Stoll
Partner at H&Z Management Consulting

“In today’s market, buyers demand sharper diligence and disciplined execution, while sellers must prepare exits more strategically – with our expertise we help Private Equity investors unlocking the full value potential at every stage of the investment lifecycle with specific industry and holistic views – before, during, and beyond the deal.”

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Dr. Markus Contzen
Partner Private Equity at H&Z Management Consulting

Our Clients

Our Industry Insights

All H&Z Insights
Strategy Paper
20.01.2026

Learn how to cut risk, master new ESG rules and build scalable, AI-ready ESG systems for 2026.

Pulse Check
15.01.2026

Discover how digitalisation, AI, and policy shifts are redefining growth, competition, and sustainability in Europe’s rail sector.

Pulse Check
18.12.2025

Discover how automation, AI, and digital integration drive resilience and confidence across Europe’s defence sector.

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Pulse Check
16.12.2025

Explore how procurement drives AI, digitalisation and sustainability while managing risk and execution challenges into 2026.

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Article
16.12.2025

Strategic contracting enables procurement to navigate market volatility by embedding adaptive pricing mechanisms.

Pulse Check
16.12.2025

The survey reveals how industrial leaders in the DACH region react to rising costs and shape their AI-driven future.

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Pulse Check
15.12.2025

Automotive industry sentiment H2/2025: rising cost pressure, fading optimism and clear priorities around profitability, technology and resilience.

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Strategy Paper
11.12.2025

AI is moving from experimentation to everyday work. This playbook shows how organisations can use AI to deliver real productivity gains, not just pilots or proofs of concept.

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H&Z exposes hidden inefficiencies in banking operations, enabling faster, higher-quality digital performance.

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