Sebastian Berner

PwC Director | Performance Improvement | Turning passion into impact

Germany

About

I am an automotive enthusiast and a part of our Performance & Restructuring practice in Germany and the global Automotive Performance and Restructuring group. Our services put companies on the road to success! ✅ Strategic realignment ✅ Performance and operational restructuring ✅ Financial restructuring We combine our strategic, operational and financial expertise in PwC and Strategy& to support companies in their holistic transformation and sustainable value enhancement. The right combination for a performance boost: I am confident that our unique service offering is the right answer to the challenges of our clients in a dynamic business world and economic situation - and will help CEOs, CFOs and COOs to get their companies back on the fast track. Learn more about how our strategic, operational, and financial expertise can help your business achieve sustainable success. 👉 Click here to explore our approach and services: https://www.pwc.de/de/performance-and-restructuring.html Combined with a strong functional skill set of our practice I personally bring deep expertise in automotive, performance, transformation & product development along.

Experience

  • PwC Director | Performance Improvement at PwC Deutschland
    Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

    I am part of PwC Germany’s Performance & Restructuring practice, supporting global clients in strategic reset, operational improvement, and financial restructuring. With a strong focus on the automotive and industrial sectors, I guide companies through complex transformation journeys – combining deep industry insight with hands-on implementation. My work spans the full transformation lifecycle: + Performance concepts & implementation + Turnarounds & rapid performance improvements + Topfloor-to-shopfloor transformation + Reorganizations & building high-performance organizations Passionate about creating sustainable impact — strategically, operationally, and financially.

  • Associate Partner at Porsche Consulting
    Jul 2014 - Jan 2026 · 11 yrs 7 mos

    I developed a team of industry proven consultants and helped international clients to increase performance, shape transformations and deploy strategies + Corporate strategy creation and execution + Target operating models + Value creation programs + Transformation programs + Product management optimization + Footprint strategies + Supply chain and taskforce management + AI powered solutions

  • Product Manager at Volkswagen AG
    Jul 2011 - Jul 2014 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    I led a crossfunctional product team with a responsibility for a global lifecycle management for all mid-and fullsize passenger vehicles + product lifecycle management + top line product improvement + bottom line product cost optimization + plant performance improvement The product team managed products in facilities worldwide (USA, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Spain, Czech, China)

  • Project Manager at Bertrandt Group
    Apr 2010 - Jun 2011 · 1 yr 3 mos

    I managed the china approval process for localized parts together with the Volkswagen joint venture teams for new and running vehicle projects + Project management + Process management optimization + China project management + In China for China + Group process management

  • Customer Advisory at Frankfurter Volksbank Rhein/Main
    2002 - 2005 · 3 yrs