Our Consulting Team
Prof. Dr. Peter May
Peter May is one of the leading experts on family businesses and a pioneer in providing strategic advice to their owners. The business portal Family Capital ranks him as one of the ‘World's Top Family Enterprise Advisors’, while a major German business newspaper described him in a portrait as ‘The Family Understander’. The lawyer and business economist advises and supports well-known entrepreneurial families and is the founder of PETER MAY Family Business People.
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Dr. Arno Lehmann-Tolkmitt
Arno Lehmann-Tolkmitt, an experienced owner strategy consultant and mediator, is the prototype of a family advisor. He uses his very personal blend of expertise, experience and intuition to establish a link with all stakeholders. By clearly explaining factual issues and facilitating discussion around conflict, he produces good outcomes from even complex setups. His preferred activities include engaging in stimulating owner strategy processes, preparing the next generation for their future responsibilities and providing long-term support to owner families. His actions are always guided by the motto: “Anticipate, don’t procrastinate, and clarify, don’t quarrel.”
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Dr. Matthias Händle
Matthias Händle is the business owner within the PETER MAY Family Business Consulting team. After many successful years at the helm of his in-laws’ family business, he decided after its sale that he would like to pass on the skills and experience he had acquired to other family business owners in the future. As a sparring partner, coach and advisory board member, Matthias Händle knows exactly what he’s talking about, from finding the right owner strategy to preparing for or adapting to a new role.
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Dr. Dominik von Au
Dominik von Au is considered one of the leading experts on family businesses and the “top advisor to the succession generation in our country” (Manager Magazin 10/20). For more than fifteen years, he has assisted entrepreneurial families in drafting family constitutions and succession paths, among other things, as well as in advising on strategic issues from the shareholder perspective. In addition, he often ensures implementation as an active member of the advisory board in family businesses and family offices and is a sought-after sparring partner for the “NextGen” of family entrepreneurs.
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Amelie Eichblatt
Amelie Eichblatt’s work focuses on supporting family businesses in succession and conflict situations. To implement sustainable changes, she develops owner strategies and family constitutions with entrepreneurial families. The certified business mediator started working with entrepreneurial families at the private bank Berenberg in Hamburg, where she headed the Competence Centre for Entrepreneurs and the Next Generation until the end of 2018. Afterwards, she became a sparring partner for the Next Generation of numerous family businesses as a Family Governance Consultant at PwC. Amelie Eichblatt joined PETER MAY Family Business Consulting as a partner in January 2022.
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Elias Resinger
Elias Resinger, owner strategy consultant and family business expert, supports owner families in succession and conflict situations, particularly in Austria. He works with families to develop owner strategies and family constitutions. His focus lies on the early involvement of the next generation and their preparation for new roles, as well as the long-term support of owner families. Elias Resinger knows exactly how to make different points of view visible, how to carefully identify potential areas of conflict at an early stage and, thanks to his communication and moderation skills, how to resolve them with great sensitivity.
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