Gabor Havas

Business Consultant

Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About

Seasoned executive and engineer with abundant experience in the fields of general management of mid-sized companies, technical sales, business development, project management, engineering and production in International machinery and plant engineering in various industries (e.g. power, (petro)chemical, food and beverage, etc). Expertise in - Definition and implementation of Growth strategies - Building up or expanding businesses - Sales Channel development - Contract negotiation - Execution of major investments e.g. green field production plants - China, building up the business from scratch, 9 years - CIP (Continuous Improvement Projects), lean production - EPC (turn-key) and EP Projects - Heat exchangers and cooling systems - Drying and energy systems, grate firing, burners - Thermal systems

Experience

  • Interim Manager / Business Consultant at currently: Aerzener Maschinenfabrik GmbH
    Mar 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

    Interim Management Various consultancy assignments since 08.2025 interim project manager at Aerzener Maschinenfabrik GmbH 6000 m2 cooling project, NH3/CO2 cascade system, 15 compressors

  • Managing Director at API Schmidt-Bretten GmbH & Co. KG
    Apr 2022 - Mar 2024 · 2 yrs

    Products: Plate Heat Exchangers and Thermal Systems Founded in 1879, 160 employees Member of the API Heat Transfer Group (USA)

  • Head of Business Development at Büttner Energie- und Trocknungstechnik GmbH
    Nov 2019 - Mar 2022 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    Products: Drying Technologies and Energy Systems Founded in 1874, 135 employees Member of the Siempelkamp Group in Krefeld, Germany

  • Business Consultant at Freelance
    Oct 2017 - Oct 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Head of EMEA region at GEA Heat Exchangers / Enexio
    May 2015 - Sep 2017 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    responsible for the Region Europe- Middle East-Africa, 370 employees Products:Indirect Dry Cooling Systems, Air Cooled Condensers, Wet Cooling, plastic fills, process cooling, dense-slurry systems