Dr. Willi Schoppen joined Spencer Stuart in 2002. Throughout his career, Willi has maintained a strong client orientation, helping clients improve their economic and competitive position by providing them key insights on leadership and access to the best possible managerial resources.
For eight years, Willi was a member of the management board of NUR Touristic GmbH. After the merger of NUR and Condor, he was appointed to the board of directors of the new entity, C&N Touristik AG (now Thomas Cook AG). During that time, he led the company’s expansion as it became the second largest tourism company in Europe. As a board member, Willi was responsible for company finance and served as controller. He also managed personnel and information systems. At the same time, Willi served as chairman or member of the supervisory boards of several European companies.
Prior to that, Willi was a consultant and partner at McKinsey & Company. There, he helped companies develop business strategies, structure control and information systems and carry out initiatives for profit improvement. He served clients from various industries, including consumer goods, automobile, chemistry, pharmaceuticals, transportation, mechanical engineering, plant construction and retail trade.
Willi earned a master’s degree and Ph.D. in business administration from Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität.