Private Equity Leadership: What Makes a Portfolio Company CEO Succeed
Understanding the unique demands of PE-backed leadership and what distinguishes successful portfolio company executives from the rest.
14 min read14 min readBjörn Gerstner
Director
Björn Gerstner is Director at 2P Partners. He works on senior leadership and operational mandates for private equity and mid-market clients, primarily across industrial and consumer-driven sectors.
Before joining 2P, he spent several years in management consulting at BearingPoint, advising clients in Chemicals & Life Sciences and Consumer Goods. Earlier, he gained experience at eGym and Dr. Wieselhuber & Partner, focusing on strategy, operations and growth topics. Björn holds a Master of Science in Business Administration from LMU Munich and a Bachelor’s degree in Business & Economics from FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg.
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