Dr. Christoph Rohloff
Change Consulting
Hands-on expert in complex transformation processes, change management, and post-merger integrations – with over 20 years of international experience supporting and leading demanding change initiatives.
Seamless experience, effective formats, room for clarification, and an entrepreneurial perspective on organizational goals – that’s how change succeeds.
Clients
The companies I have worked with include international corporations as well as mid-sized and large enterprises across nearly all industries: automotive, mechanical engineering, infrastructure, logistics, IT, gaming, pharmaceuticals, chemicals & biotechnology, banking & insurance, and public administration.
Client testimonials
“Christoph seamlessly connected change management with our core business objectives – his approach is genuinely entrepreneurial.”
“He intuitively grasped the complexity of our situation and created a format we could easily understand and apply.”
“Deep, impartial empathy, a truly systemic approach, and genuine listening – that’s what sets him apart.”
Services
Analysis of key elements and capabilities for transformation readiness
Design and development of the transformation architecture
Setup of transformation programs, including project governance, structures, processes, and teams
Hands-on support for workstreams, project management, and steering committees
Change management and communication to drive transformation execution
Monitoring, feedback loops, and evaluation of transformation progress and outcomes
In-depth analysis of change support needs based on stakeholder insights and transformation objectives
Development of a change architecture to plan interventions, formats, stakeholders, focus groups, and timelines
Continuous steering of the change process together with project leadership, informed by feedback loops
Design and implementation of all change formats, such as workshops, communication initiatives, coaching, and feedback sessions
Monitoring, feedback loops, and evaluation of transformation progress and outcomes
Customized and tailored playbook for managing the integration process
Definition of the integration strategy and detailed integration planning
Establishment of a lean and stable project organization to navigate integration dynamics
Setup of workstreams to ensure functional integration and value creation
Design and implementation of change management, change communication, and cultural integration measures – including Day 1 readiness
Leadership development and support
Monitoring, feedback loops, and evaluation of transformation progress and outcomes
Specials
Capability building in portfolio companies to successfully execute buy-and-build and roll-up strategies, with a particular focus on integration processes and change management challenges.
Exploration, co-creation, and research & development of AI-supported change management to enable data-driven support for transformation processes — including organizational diagnostics, change design, and impact measurement.
Open to advisory or supervisory board roles supporting leadership teams through phases of strong growth and profound transformation.
How I work
Grounded in systems theory:
When the context changes, behavior changes. I focus on the structures within which actions and behaviors occur. My attention is on the key contexts that guide leaders and employees alike.
Starting with a clear mandate:
Comprehensive, in-depth, and hypothesis-driven. On that basis: the change architecture and a concrete plan of action.
Top-down:
Management holds primary responsibility for shaping the framework — that’s where change work begins. Engagement with employees follows later in the process.
Always designed as a development process:
Change unfolds through testing and experimentation — by gradually engaging with the unfamiliar in safe environments that offer predictability and clear orientation.
Competence building as the outcome of successful transformation:
The organization emerges from the process with significantly enhanced change competence.
... and the mindset:
Omnipartial and deeply appreciative.
Expertise
Background
Since 2006 Independent Management Consultant
Since 2019 Senior Lecturer, HHL Leipzig Graduate School
2007-2025 Managing Partner at frankfurter gruppe Unternehmensentwicklung
2009-2018 Senior Lecturer, EBS European Business School
1994–2006:
- Business Development at Metronic AG, Printing & Coding (today: Koenig & Bauer AG)
- Board Director Metronic Printing & Coding Ltd., UK
- Senior Consultant at IFOK GmbH – Institut für Organisationskommunikation
- Research Fellow, Institute of Political Science, Univ. Heidelberg, and Institute for Peace and Development (INEF), Univ. Duisburg
- Director of Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research HIIK
Qualifikations
- B.A. Comparative Culture Studies, Sophia University Tokyo
- M.A. Political Sience, History, Japanese Studies, Universität Heidelberg
- Executive M.B.A. Entrepreneurial Management, Steinbeis Hochschule Berlin
- Dr. phil., Universität Duisburg-Essen (“Conflict and System Change”)
Certificates
- Systemic Consultant in Organizartions (ISBW)
- Leading & Consulting in Discourse. Professional Program (Metaplan)
- Business Mediatior, GFK-training (M. Oboth)
- Group Dynamics Training (sms)
- Risk Manager (TÜV Süd)
- Management 3.0 (Jürgen Appelo)
- Lean Change Management (Jason Little)
- Design Thinking (Brainbirds)
- “Komplexithoden” (Pflaeging)
- Master Management with AI – MMAI® (academy4.ai)
Publications
Post-Merger Management: Value Creation in M&A Integration Projects
Companies merge to accelerate value growth, yet integrations remain one of the toughest organizational challenges. Overblown synergy expectations, emotional dynamics, and complex change processes often derail success — it’s no surprise that many integrations fail.
Co-authered with Kirsten Meynerts-Stiller, this book closes key knowledge gaps by offering clear, practical guidance on merger implementation. It explains how to assess synergy potential, manage integration risks, and design an effective process. A must-have manual for integration leaders, it provides concise, hands-on direction for turning mergers into functioning, profitable businesses.
Order here.
Global network
Based in the Rhine-Main region, I work across Europe and worldwide. An international network of experienced partner consultants ensures specialized expertise, capacity, and on-site presence at any time.
Contact
ROHLOFF Consulting
Dr. Christoph Rohloff
Goldparmänenweg 11, 64297 Darmstadt, Germany
christoph.rohloff@rohloff-consulting.com
Mobil +49 178 4526675