Gerd Kaufmann is the CFO of a globally operating, mid-cap mechanical engineering company. After studying business administration at the University of Cologne, he worked as an interim manager (CFO/CEO) in the private equity sector. Subsequently, he worked as a management consultant for Porsche Consulting, one of the foremost German management consultancies in the field of lean management, and for a Big Four management consultancy, focusing on value creation in the automotive and mechanical engineering industry.