Thomas Nieraad

Co-Founder & Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates bei Connect One Digital AG

Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area

About

Market-driven hands-on entrepreneur with solid global experience who believes in close cooperation between market and technical functions. Clear strategic leadership and known for strong integration and team play throughout the organization. Drives high operational efficiency and creative market approaches for sustainable competitive differentiation. Optimizes profit by operating in lean structures and generating customer value throughout the organization. Extensive global experience as Managing Director / Top Manager in B2B Business o Strategy / turnaround management / re-direction of businesses and organizations o Operational business development / internationalization of businesses and companies / establishing new markets / innovation management o External digitalization o Global leadership / team building / motivation

Experience

  • Operativer Beirat at DIK Deutsche Industriekapital GmbH
    2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

    Operative und strategische Unternehmensentwicklung. Begleitung der Unternehmen - Teba GmbH - HTT energy GmbH (2025)

  • Freier Berater zu Optimierung, Re-Strukturierung, Innovation & Digitalisierung at Dr. Wieselhuber & Partner GmbH
    2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Connect One Digital AG (5 yrs 7 mos)
    • Co-Founder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board
      Jun 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 1 mo

    • Co-Founder & Board Member
      Dec 2020 - Jun 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos

      Connect One Digital AG digitizes analog products on the basis of a multi-cloud platform for the vendor-neutral, cross-industry and system-integrating recording and utilization of digital information for new, future-oriented problem solutions, data and business models as well as manufacturing and supply of all relevant infrastructure, hardware and software services.

  • CEO at Rastal
    2015 - 2024 · 9 yrs

    Leading European manufacturer of decorated glasses and inventor of the Exclusive Glass concept for the beverage industry. o Comprehensive renewal and realignment of the Rastal Group in all functional areas. Cultural change. o Financial turnaround of the Rastal Group and achievement of a historic record result in Financial Year 2023. o Investor search and implementation of investor process for external capital raising. o Digitisation of the drinking glass: development and implementation of a disruptive, digital innovation concept for sustainable competitive differentiation and increased earnings. o Awards: German Innovation Award in Gold, Finalist Digital Champions Award, Future World Market Leader. Digital Pioneers in SMEs 2019. Rhineland-Palatinate Innovation Award. Brand of the Century. Member of the Diesel Board of Trustees.

  • Management Consultant at T. Reis + Friends Management Consulting
    2014 - 2015 · 1 yr

    Consulting companies and its Management with regard to strategy, organisational optimisation and operational sales power improvement.