Succession planning at Grass & Partner

Grass & Partner, a company established in outplacement, career consulting and filling board of directors mandates, has arranged its succession: Jan Böggering, Stefan Hernandez and Martin Küppers are the new owners. However, the two long-time owners Paul Beerli and André Schläppi will remain associated with the company.

The three entrepreneurial personalities bring great experience in the strategic development and management of companies and individuals. Martin Küppers is a mechanical engineer and holds an EMBA IMD. For more than 20 years, he gained operational experience in well-known internationally active mechanical engineering groups with board positions in international markets. For example, Küppers was Managing Director at Saurer AG from 2016 to 2020. Jan Böggering, in turn, has 20 years of experience in management consulting in the areas of operational excellence and value enhancement strategies. Among other things, he was responsible for the Performance Improvement unit at Volkswagen Consulting. Finally, Stefan Hernandez has been Managing Director at Grass & Partner since 2018 and previously served as President of FC St. Gallen, among other positions.

The three entrepreneurs are taking over one hundred percent of the shares from long-time owners Paul Beerli and André Schläppi and will now form the Board of Directors. The previous owners will remain associated with the company. Paul Beerli, former Chairman of the Board of Directors, will continue to provide his expertise as a freelance consultant, while André Schläppi will act as a senior executive coach for C-level clients. Stefan Hernandez can be quoted as follows: "We are looking forward to continuing and further developing the established company together with our employees. The strength of Grass & Partner is that we specifically address the specific needs of our clients. We will continue to expand this tailored approach." Paul Beerli: "It makes us proud to hand over Grass & Partner into such experienced hands. Grass & Partner is excellently positioned throughout Switzerland. The change of ownership ensures continuity and at the same time opens up new perspectives."

Source: www.grassgroup.ch