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Marten Zieris

Partner

Germany

Marten combines broad, cross-sector expertise (transportation, consumer goods, construction, automotive, telecoms, energy) with extensive experience in organizational & operating model development, as well as process & performance management.

Areas of Focus

Education

University of Bayreuth
Dipl. Kaufmann
National University of Singapore
Business Administration

Marten is a Partner at Arthur D. Little’s Frankfurt office and part of the leadership team of the “Strategy & Organization Practice” in Central Europe. In his role, Marten is responsible for the Arthur D. Little Organizational Excellence Solution in Central Europe.

Marten gained extensive expertise in helping clients in multiple industries to reshape and optimize their operating models. Marten’s track record covers all dimensions to holistically address “organizational development” in a strategic context (strategy review & business requirements definition, organizational design, process management, steering & governance concepts, leadership, culture & change management). 
Marten has supported international clients in large-scale transformations (up to 20,000 employees) end to end, “from concept development to implementation”. He is well positioned to optimize organizations regarding their effectiveness (e.g., strategic consistency or market-/customer-centricity) and efficiency (e.g, scale-/performance-driven), with insight across all business functions as well as various industries (logistics, consumer goods, energy, telecoms, automotive/mobility). 

Marten holds a diploma in business administration from University of Bayreuth (Germany) and National University of Singapore. He is fluent in German and English.

Besides his international business activities, Marten enjoys family life with his wife and his son.

The people-centric lab of the future
The people-centric lab of the future
As the world grapples with global mega-challenges, innovation[1] has never been more necessary. We need breakthrough innovation to solve pressing issues around energy, the environment, and social and health challenges. At the same time, and equally importantly, companies have to deal with a business world typified by increased complexity and accelerated time frames. Together these mean innovation must deliver more breakthroughs, rather than only incremental improvements, with more flexibility and responsiveness and at greater speed.
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Strengthening resilience in food & beverage product development
Consumer Goods & Retail
Strengthening resilience in food & beverage product development
The food and beverage industry is experiencing rapid, unpredictable disruptions driven by supply scarcity and commodity price fluctuations. This presents an existential challenge in getting safe, consistent products to market. In this Viewpoint, we identify practical actions to strengthen resilience and build supply chain security through a combination of supply chain innovation and improved product development approaches.
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Insight: Organizational detoxing
Insight: Organizational detoxing
Marten Zieris, Wilhelm Lerner
ORGANIZATIONAL DETOXING TO ANSWER COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS The momentum of change is accelerating and is transforming markets, ecosystems, and organizations. Whether you call it VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous), RUPT (rapid, unpredictable, paradoxical, tangled), or something else, the world around us is becoming increasingly complex in an accelerating manner.
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Marten is a Partner at Arthur D. Little’s Frankfurt office and part of the leadership team of the “Strategy & Organization Practice” in Central Europe. In his role, Marten is responsible for the Arthur D. Little Organizational Excellence Solution in Central Europe.

Marten gained extensive expertise in helping clients in multiple industries to reshape and optimize their operating models. Marten’s track record covers all dimensions to holistically address “organizational development” in a strategic context (strategy review & business requirements definition, organizational design, process management, steering & governance concepts, leadership, culture & change management). 
Marten has supported international clients in large-scale transformations (up to 20,000 employees) end to end, “from concept development to implementation”. He is well positioned to optimize organizations regarding their effectiveness (e.g., strategic consistency or market-/customer-centricity) and efficiency (e.g, scale-/performance-driven), with insight across all business functions as well as various industries (logistics, consumer goods, energy, telecoms, automotive/mobility). 

Marten holds a diploma in business administration from University of Bayreuth (Germany) and National University of Singapore. He is fluent in German and English.

Besides his international business activities, Marten enjoys family life with his wife and his son.

The people-centric lab of the future
The people-centric lab of the future
As the world grapples with global mega-challenges, innovation[1] has never been more necessary. We need breakthrough innovation to solve pressing issues around energy, the environment, and social and health challenges. At the same time, and equally importantly, companies have to deal with a business world typified by increased complexity and accelerated time frames. Together these mean innovation must deliver more breakthroughs, rather than only incremental improvements, with more flexibility and responsiveness and at greater speed.
Find out more
Strengthening resilience in food & beverage product development
Consumer Goods & Retail
Strengthening resilience in food & beverage product development
The food and beverage industry is experiencing rapid, unpredictable disruptions driven by supply scarcity and commodity price fluctuations. This presents an existential challenge in getting safe, consistent products to market. In this Viewpoint, we identify practical actions to strengthen resilience and build supply chain security through a combination of supply chain innovation and improved product development approaches.
Find out more
Insight: Organizational detoxing
Insight: Organizational detoxing
Marten Zieris, Wilhelm Lerner
ORGANIZATIONAL DETOXING TO ANSWER COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS The momentum of change is accelerating and is transforming markets, ecosystems, and organizations. Whether you call it VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous), RUPT (rapid, unpredictable, paradoxical, tangled), or something else, the world around us is becoming increasingly complex in an accelerating manner.
Find out more

More About Marten
  • University of Bayreuth
    Dipl. Kaufmann
  • National University of Singapore
    Business Administration