2024–present · Germany
Digital and AI applications
Managing Partner
Co-founded and helped develop a young business that turns digital technology and AI into practical tools for mid-market companies.
About Walter Gebert
Experience shaped by responsibility, not observation.
My career has taken me from international sales and executive leadership to turnarounds, insolvency proceedings and operational rebuilds. Today, that experience forms the basis of my work through WaGe-Control.
Walter Gebert
Job titles matter less than accountability.
I have built, led, restructured and stabilised businesses and manufacturing operations in Germany and the United States – first as the executive accountable for them, and later as an independent adviser.
The common thread was not a particular sector or function. It was the nature of the situation: complex, commercially demanding and dependent on clear decisions followed by disciplined execution.
Career history
Selected roles and responsibilities.
2022–present
WaGe-Control
Founder · Independent adviser
Supporting owner-managed and mid-market businesses with restructuring, performance management, costing, and complex customer and supplier negotiations.
2020–2021 · Germany / Czech Republic
Rebuilding after insolvency
Managing Director / CEO
Reshaped the organisation, processes, financial control and management systems after an investor takeover. Available cash increased from approximately EUR 1 million to more than EUR 7 million within one year.
2017–2019 · Germany / Czech Republic
Restructuring in self-administration
Chief Restructuring Officer
Held overall operational responsibility for a business with three sites, approximately 550 employees and EUR 80 million in revenue. Secured an investor without losing customers or making redundancies.
2013–2016 · Germany
E-bike drive technology programme
Commercial Director
Led the development programme for an electric drive system, including commercial management, costing and performance control.
2010–2012 · Germany / USA
International operations and restructuring
Acting President / CEO, USA
Combined strategic planning and performance management with direct support for international operations. Led two on-site restructurings of the US business.
2008–2009 · Germany
International sales transformation
Sales Director · Executive team member
Led an international sales organisation, restructured the function and rebuilt both product costing and sales performance management.
2005–2008 · USA
Plant relocation and business growth
President / CEO
Relocated a US manufacturing operation, expanded the business and integrated the production facility of a major customer.
2002–2004 · USA
Rebuilding after the loss of a key customer
President / CEO
Stabilised the company after the departure of its largest customer and established a new revenue base. Revenue grew from approximately USD 1.3 million to more than USD 10 million.
1999–2001 · USA
Turnaround of a recently established plant
President / CEO
Led the turnaround of a site facing severe quality, delivery and profitability issues. Restored profitability and grew the business to approximately USD 20 million in revenue.
1992–1998 · Germany
Building an international sales function
Sales Director
Responsible for process planning, costing, quotations, business development and pricing negotiations; created a robust costing methodology for complex assemblies.
1987–1992 · Germany
Workforce planning software
Project Manager
Designed, developed and implemented a workforce planning system for approximately 250 employees at Munich Airport. The system remained in operational use for decades.