Mr. Stohner brings more than 25 years of international turnaround experience and has held a number of board, senior executive and senior advisory roles at large enterprises and mid-sized companies. He has served clients across a range of industries, including renewable energy, manufacturing, engineering, automotive, hospitality, retail and consumer goods.

Mr. Stohner’s notable engagements include supporting the restructuring and refinancing of a European flexibles packaging company with a ~€0.7 billion turnover. He served as a Chief Transformation Officer at a stock-listed fast-casual dining group with €0.4 billion turnover, ~250 restaurants and 7,000+ employees in 33 countries. Mr. Stohner led a team that helped a German-based integrated fashion retailer design and implement a comprehensive restructuring program, realizing significant cost reductions and cash-saving measures that allowed for a successful going-concern sale.

Previously, Mr. Stohner supported automotive suppliers GST Autoleather, Visteon, API Heat Transfer and NBHX on the design and implementation of comprehensive restructuring programs, including cross-border restructuring processes and Chapter 11 proceedings, specializing in 363 sales, liquidity management, business plan review, cost reductions, and union negotiations. Mr. Stohner helped a prominent German family office reorganize and transform selected portfolio companies. He restructured a U.S.-based manufacturer of thin-film solar panels and portable chargers and conducted commercial negotiations during the sale to an investor in China.

Prior to that, Mr. Stohner served as Chief Restructuring Adviser for a publicly listed clean tech company, helping ensure a syndicated loan of ~€0.4 billion. He served as CRO and Interim CFO for Europe‘s leading open fireplace manufacturer and as Interim CFO for a Lone Star Funds portfolio company.

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Stohner was a Managing Partner for a German turnaround management boutique firm. Previously, he worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers, leading restructuring teams at the Munich and London offices that focused on German and cross-border restructuring cases.

Mr. Stohner earned a master’s degree (Diplom-Volkswirt) in economics from the University of Regensburg. A German national, he is fluent in German and English.