Dr. Kristin Nagel is a Director at Atreus, a Heidrick & Struggles company specializing in executive interim management. Based in Munich, Kristin is a high-impact advisor for the mechanical and plant engineering sectors, with a distinguished track record in navigating complex turnaround and restructuring scenarios. She specializes in providing organizations with rapid, high-level leadership solutions to address critical strategic challenges, operational inefficiencies, and financial realignments. Kristin’s expertise is anchored in over a decade of senior leadership roles within the industrial sector. Before joining Atreus, she spent nearly seven years at KraussMaffei, where she held several pivotal roles, including Head of Corporate Controlling and Leader of the Global Turnaround Office. In these capacities, she spearheaded a global continuous savings program that achieved an EBIT effect of over €45 million per annum and oversaw the economic performance of global orders across multiple technologies. Her career also includes significant experience in Business Development at senata GmbH, where she led M&A and due diligence projects. An entrepreneur at heart, Kristin is a founding partner of Limata GmbH, a venture she has helped guide for over 16 years. Her academic foundation is equally robust; she holds a Doctorate (Dr. rer. pol.) from the University of Witten/Herdecke, with a specialized dissertation on board composition and performance in entrepreneurial firms. She also earned her business degree from the University of Augsburg, where she previously served as a research associate. This unique blend of academic rigor, entrepreneurial insight, and "boots-on-the-ground" restructuring experience allows Dr. Nagel to deliver transformational results for industrial enterprises facing periods of intense change.