Christoph Kraemer is responsible for the areas of restructuring, insolvency, strategy and planning. After working as a senior consultant at Baumgartner & Partner, the graduate industrial engineer founded comes (now WAYES) together with other partners.

"There's nothing better than unwinding in the sun and wind while sailing at the weekend."

Konrad Martin is a restructuring, insolvency and planning expert with us. The graduate industrial engineer (FH) previously worked as a consultant at the OEM consultancy P3 Group.

"How do we get out of this? A crisis shows who can do what."

Stefan Wechsung is an expert in the areas of restructuring, insolvency and strategy. The tax advisor and specialist consultant for restructuring and insolvency administration has several years of restructuring experience, including as an authorised signatory at Ernst & Young.

"It is not too little time that we have, but too much time that we do not use." - Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Christian Bier has been working in the fields of restructuring and planning since 2007. Before joining WAYES, he worked as a managing director in the machine tool industry and in several restructuring consultancies, including as an authorised signatory at Ernst & Young.

"A good consultant takes the time to understand their clients' problems, is able to derive a strategy from this and has the ability to explain it in a crisp presentation, even to a bored schoolchild."

Jan Handzlik is a restructuring and planning specialist. He also holds a professorship at Emden/Leer University of Applied Sciences and is a lecturer at Bremen University of Applied Sciences.

"It is the enthusiasm for numbers that drives me. I also try to transfer this motivation to customers, colleagues and students".

Jan Schönemann works in the areas of restructuring and planning. Before joining WAYES, he was controller at Sprinkenhof GmbH (asset and project management for real estate). Through his experience at Ernst & Young in auditing and restructuring, he brings in-depth expertise.

Steffen Völkel contributes his expertise primarily in the area of planning and is also one of our LucaNet experts. Previously, he worked for several years as a controller at Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. 

"At WAYES, the team concept has the highest priority, which makes a big difference in the implementation of projects."

Darius Djafari has been working at WAYES in the areas of cfo services and insolvency since 2019. He completed his Master of Science in Business Administration at the University of Hamburg. Before joining WAYES, he worked in consulting and business development in London and Hamburg.

‘The true test of entrepreneurship is not how you shine in success, but how you hold up in a crisis.’

Rasmus Kriest brings his interdisciplinary digitalisation expertise to CFO services in particular. As an expert in Lucanet, data modelling and AI, he increases efficiency and innovation in companies. Before joining WAYES, Rasmus was responsible for IT in the third sector in various roles.

"Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits … the ones who see things differently – you can’t ignore them because they change things … we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do." (Steve Jobs, 1997)