Senior Advisor Model: Experienced top executives open doors to new opportunities
Lasting business success is built not only on visionary ideas but also on strategic foresight, in-depth expertise, and powerful networks. In a market environment where companies face increasingly complex challenges, experience and knowledge alone are no longer sufficient—access to the right decision-makers is equally critical.
At division one, our Senior Advisor Model is centred on distinguished leaders with many years of executive experience and privileged access to top-level decision-makers. In addition to their expertise and extensive top management backgrounds, they bring with them highly effective networks. This creates trusted, eye-level relationships: our Senior Advisors position division one exactly where our solutions have the greatest impact—among companies and entrepreneurs who directly benefit from our services. They create valuable new connections where none previously existed, opening doors to new markets, industries, and client relationships.
Hans-Dieter Schumacher: division one’s First Senior Advisor
We are proud to introduce Hans-Dieter Schumacher, a distinguished leader with deep expertise in financial management, controlling, and corporate governance. As a long-standing CFO of well-known, partly listed industrial companies, and a current member of supervisory and advisory boards, he brings precisely the strategic perspective that companies need today to drive successful development and transformation.
Current Mandates:
- Supervisory Board Member, CONCEPT AG
- Advisory Board Member, Oest Group
Selected Former Positions:
- CFO, JENOPTIK AG (2015–2023)
- CFO, HOMAG Group (2011–2015)
- CFO, Sto SE & Co. KGaA
With his expertise in managing international enterprises, developing growth strategies, and successfully leading transformative change, Hans-Dieter Schumacher purposefully opens doors and connects division one to his established top-level executive network. This results in new business relationships that are both strategically relevant and highly aligned with our service offerings.
We look forward to the years ahead and the many opportunities that will arise through our collaboration with our Senior Advisor. With trust, experience, and a clear vision for the future, we are shaping a path toward continued success—Tomorrow’s leaders, today.