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MarcoHenry.Neumueller@odgers.com| Frankfurt | +49 69 95777 01 |
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Combining more than a decade of industry experience with international management expertise, Marco Henry Neumueller has, since 2019, been with Odgers, partnering with organisations on senior executive appointments, particularly in manufacturing sectors.
An engineer by training, he earned his degree in Electrical and Information Engineering at the University of Stuttgart while simultaneously pursuing studies in Law at FernUniversität in Hagen. He subsequently completed master’s programmes in Business Law and General Management, complemented by study periods in the United States, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Japan, India and South Korea. His doctoral research in Economics - undertaken as a scholar of the Foundation for Family Businesses and the EQUA Foundation at Witten/Herdecke University - centred on entrepreneurial families.
Marco Henry Neumueller counsels hidden champions, global corporations, private-equity firms and family offices alike. He is particularly recognised for his expertise in manufacturing, technology-driven industries, automotive suppliers and consumer goods. His practice is distinguished by a deep understanding of family- and foundation-owned businesses and a refined sensitivity to corporate culture and succession planning.
Marco Henry Neumueller is a member of the Executive Committee of the Stuttgart Chapter of the German Economic Council (Wirtschaftsrat) and was appointed to the Federal Economic Senate (Bundeswirtschaftssenat) in 2022. He is the founder of the platforms Familienunternehmen im Fokus (FiFo) (www.familienunternehmen.eu) and Aufsichtsrat im Mittelstand (AiM) (www.aufsichtsrat.eu), and regularly publishes on topics related to family businesses. He also serves as a lecturer at the University of Hohenheim, where he teaches the course "Management in Family Businesses."
In 2026, he founded FORUM EMINEO, an exclusive German network and award recognizing outstanding executives from family-owned businesses who excel in leadership roles directly below the C-suite.
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