STRIM® is a family-run, innovative consulting company and stands for visionary-pioneering and implementation-support strategy consulting. The company was founded in 1997 in Mannheim, Germany, and expanded into Switzerland ten years later. The headquarters has since been in Binz, canton of Zurich.
As innovative high-end consultants, we operate in our visionary-pioneering component primarily by analyzing and developing new business models (STRIMgroup AG). This means we develop and implement convincing solutions to problems by including detailed analyses as well as insights gained from applied sciences (evidence-based management).
The following management principles are emphasized:
- Mobilize Change through Executive Leadership.
- Translate Strategy in operational terms.
- Align the Organization to the Strategy.
- Motivate to make Strategy Everyone´s Job.
- Govern to make Strategy a Continual Process.
Our implementation-support component is covered by our Academy. Here we utilize our proven learning field-oriented methodology (STRIMacademy). This means that we promote the exchange of experiences with other companies, deduce recommendations for actions with tangible anticipated consequences for our customers and evaluate the success of implementation.
The following management principles are emphasized:
- Mobilize Change through setting targets and continuous improvement.
- Communicate progress to promote acceptance.
- Review und update strategy in light of fact-based challenges.
The technical focus and the key aspects of activity are especially the areas of sales, HR, as well as finance and management accounting. The respective products and services are listed under range of services.
Our customers and target groups are international corporations, as well as small and medium-sized enterprises belonging mostly to the following sectors of industry: chemistry and pharmaceuticals, financial services, energy supply, trade, transport & logistics, and automobile & suppliers.
STRIM® is divided into three business units in the areas of strategy and management consulting, qualifications and services.
Mr. Dr. Volker Mayer is our President of the Board of Directors & CEO. Mr. Prof. Dr. Rainer Künzle works alongside him as a member of the Management Board. Mr. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Appel is our scientific advisor. He is professor of general business management and HR management at the University of Applied Sciences, Saarland.