Specializes in operations performance improvement and transformation
Expert in product performance and cost optimization, supply chain risk identification, and elimination and prevention
Zurich
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Dr. Christian Heiss is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Transformation Services in Zurich. He specializes in operations performance improvement and transformation. Dr. Heiss’ primary areas of concentration are product performance and cost optimization, operations improvement, supply chain risk identification, elimination and prevention.
With more than 29 years of operations experience, Dr. Heiss focuses on delivering tangible operations and product performance improvement in engineered products industries. His notable assignments include multinational as well as small and midsize local companies. Most recently, Dr. Heiss was responsible for technical, supply and final assembly launch problem solving for Germanies first H2 Train.
Dr. Heiss has worked with clients in various industries, including aerospace and aircraft, rolling stock, automotive, manufacturing, wind turbines, plant engineering and telecommunication.
Prior to joining A&M, Dr. Heiss spent 18 years with Oliver Wyman, building and leading the performance improvement team for engineered products.
Dr. Heiss earned a master’s degree (Dipl-Ing.) and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Technical University in Vienna.
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