About Walter Zink

Interim manager, compounding expert and consultant for manufacturing companies.

Portrait von Walter Zink

Experience from production, plant management and general management

I have worked in the plastics and chemical industry since 1997. I started in process engineering and compounding. Plant management, technical general management and responsibility in crisis and change situations followed later.

Today I support manufacturing companies as an interim manager, consultant and coach. I bring technical understanding and leadership experience together. That helps me grasp a situation quickly and develop workable solutions with the people in the plant.

How I work

I listen first and look at the work on site. Then we clearly name what should be achieved, who is responsible for what and how we will recognise progress. During a mandate I am available, I take decisions and I keep implementation in view.

An assignment is successful for me when your team can continue independently after the handover. Passing on knowledge and anchoring responsibility in the company is therefore part of the work from the start.

What has shaped me.

Compounding expert

Since 1997 all roles and projects linked to compounding of plastics and additive masterbatch.

Crisis and transformation manager

Since 2005 responsible for leading technical areas in times of crisis and transformation.

DAkkS technical expert

Expertise for management systems — practical and accreditation-proof, not merely formal.

Management system auditor

Qualified for internal and external audits — independent and practice-oriented.

Restructuring consultant

IFUS-certified — insight into insolvency administration, M&A and financing.

Leadership from start-up to group

Plant management, production management and technical general management across company sizes.

Let’s talk.

Tell me in a short call where things are stuck. I will tell you honestly whether I can help. The conversation is confidential and does not commit you to anything.