ansapartners

Growth and Transformation

David Hecker is the Managing Director and founder of ANSAPARTNERS.

David Hecker has worked for many years for fast-growing medium-sized companies in leading positions, including Managing Director, CFO, Commercial Director, Interim Manager, Consultant and Member of the Advisory Board. His focus is on the strategic and operational development of private equity portfolio companies ranging from value enhancement strategies (revenue growth, cost reduction and cash flow optimization), to corporate integration, reporting and controlling systems.

Previously, David worked for several years for international private equity firms, where he carried out acquisitions and divestments as well as providing operational and strategic support to portfolio companies. Both as an executive in PE portfolio companies and as a PE investment professional, David has worked with some of the world’s most successful private equity funds, including Waterland Private Equity, TA Associates, Auctus Capital Partners and Castik Capital.

David studied economics (Dipl.Vw. / Master) at the University of Mannheim, Germany, and at the NHH in Bergen, Norway. During his studies he gained practical experience at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Daimler-Chrysler in Beijing, China (strategy department) and GIZ in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Dirka is a Recruiting Expert.

In her work for ANSAPARTNERS, Dirka combines her experience as a recruiter for management consultancies, private equity firms and German mid-size companies with her passion for talent and business development.

Dirka has gained extensive international experience through her dual degree in international management in Spain (Valencia) and Germany (Bremen), her master’s program for human resource management in England (Oxford) as well as her international professional career. The various positions she held in the consultancies Deloitte (London), Mercer (Frankfurt) and Accenture (Madrid), the top executive search boutique XELLENTO and the private equity firm Auctus have taught Dirka how to adopt highly diverse perspectives.

Martin is a Private Equity Operations Professional.

Martin has been working as an interim manager and consultant for mid-sized companies for several years. His focus is on the implementation of strategic and operational measures related to commercial management as well as the development of sales organizations.

He previously worked at a major Hanseatic family office in the area of investment management, where he oversaw and guided various company acquisitions on both the buyer and seller side. Martin was also responsible for operational management in a portfolio company, where he oversaw the entire change process during a comprehensive restructuring as well as the global development of a new division that quickly became the company‘s second-strongest sales segment.

After earning his degree in industrial engineering, Martin began his career at the management consulting firm Accenture, where he developed and implemented process and IT strategies for renowned clients.

Marta is a Private Equity Operations Professional.

Marta has been working as a consultant and an interim manager for over 7 years. Her focus is on performance optimization (revenue, costs and cash flow), operational restructuring as well as the validation and expansion of reporting and controlling systems.

Marta combines extensive experience in senior management positions―for example, as commercial director―with a deep understanding of private equity, which she gained through her cooperation with investment companies such as Palero Capital and Avedon Capital Partners.

Marta started her career at the management consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal in turnaround and restructuring practice. She studied business administration at the University of Passau and the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine.

Julian has been working as consultant for startups and mid-sized companies since 2011. His focus is on the development and implementation of growth strategies, particularly digital business models and process automation.

After working with mid-sized companies, Julian started his own company in Mexico which he sold in 2017. Since then, he has been active as investor and advisor to startups. He also works with traditional businesses on digital transformation projects and operational efficiency improvements.

Julian started his career at NATO in the area of Operational Analysis and holds degrees in economics from the University of Mannheim and New York University (NYU).

Lea is a consultant and interim manager with a focus on business development, e-commerce, sales and process optimization.

Prior to this, Lea held various management positions at renowned online companies and founded an e-commerce company. Lea started her career at Rocket Internet Ventures, where she was responsible for strategic and business development projects at various ventures.

Lea studied business at the RSM Erasmus Universiteit, the Universiteit Maastricht and the Université Panthéon Sorbonne (Paris I).

René has worked as a consultant and interim manager for many years. He focuses on performance optimization, development and implementation of efficient business processes as well as restructuring (e.g. IDW S6).

In his consulting projects and interim management mandates (e.g. as interim financial director and interim managing director) René combines strong results orientation with broad process expertise and deep know-how in business software solutions.

After studying finance, accounting and balance sheet management, René held various management positions in various functions, including Head of Central Purchasing and Head of Sales, before becoming Managing Director of a medium-sized company which he successfully managed for more than 10 years.