Thomas Berger

Managing Director at Diekmann Holding

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

About

Experienced Consultant / Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the food & beverages industry. Strong consulting professional skilled in Gastronomy, Food & Beverage, Sales, Entrepreneurship, and Multi-Unit.

Experience

  • Diekmann Holding (15 yrs 6 mos)
    • Managing Director
      Aug 2017 - Present · 8 yrs 11 mos

      Family office Building of office space up to 5000 m² in Ludwigshafen/ Rhine Rental and lease of offices and property in Ludwigshafen and Frankfurt

    • Business Consultant
      Jan 2011 - Jul 2017 · 6 yrs 7 mos

  • DESPERADO Mexican Restaurant & Bar (2 yrs 4 mos)
    • Member Board of Directors
      Aug 2017 - Nov 2019 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    • Interim CEO
      Jul 2018 - Feb 2019 · 8 mos

  • Member Board of Directors at Bolero Holding GmbH
    Jan 2018 - Jul 2019 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Sausalitos Holding GmbH (Munich Area, Germany)
    • CEO
      Oct 2012 - Dec 2016 · 4 yrs 3 mos

    • CFO
      Apr 2011 - Sep 2012 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Burger King Corporation (Munich Area, Germany)
    • VP Central Europe
      Jan 2006 - Jan 2010 · 4 yrs 1 mo

      - General responsibility for 880 company & franchise restaurants in Holland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Czech and Aafes - Responsible for the development of ca 600 restaurants and several new markets. Understand the requirements for the successful development of a location, however, also the needs for closures, sale of assets and financial reconstructions. - Familiar with company as well as franchise business. Gained and developed ca 100 new franchise partners. This included entrepreneur partners but also large national and international institutionals. -Able to deal with all kind of comprehensive management requirements of an international cooperation -Used to lead very heterogeneous teams with very different backgrounds

    • CFO European Markets
      1999 - 2006 · 7 yrs