Lutz is a partner at Oliver Wyman, based in Munich, and leads the Restructuring practice in Europe. He advises companies on large-scale restructuring, cost reduction, reorganization, and performance improvement programs across a range of industries.
His consulting experience spans engineered products, high tech, and the automotive and manufacturing industries. Clients turn to Lutz for his ability to bring structure to complex situations, set clear priorities, and maintain focus on the actions that matter most.
It is vital to keep a cool head and to set the right priorities, working with outside stakeholders — especially lenders — in times of a crisis. That is unknown territory for most managers
Before beginning his consulting career, Lutz worked as a research associate at the DESY Institute for Theoretical Physics. He holds a PhD in physics and is fluent in German and English.
Lutz also brings an unexpected perspective from his student years, when he worked as a chef in a high-end restaurant and learned his way around a professional kitchen.