Second place in the Management Consulting category for a multi-year executive interim management mandate for Martin Pfeffer as a member of the Management Board of Binder+Co AG (2018 to 2025).
The renowned Constantinus Award from UBIT-Akademie incite was presented this year in St. Anton am Arlberg as part of a large gala. A total of over 70 projects were submitted. The jury, chaired by Dr. Marietta Babos, decided on the basis of a list of criteria that included economic efficiency, quality and social benefit. We would like to congratulate Richard Gappmayer, winner in the Management Consulting category for a project with Münch Energie in the field of energy intelligence. Third place went to veicus Unternehmensentwicklung. Martin Pfeffer and Annika Porsch from Management Factory attended the event on the Arlberg.
More information about the Constantinus Award and the winners in the other categories can be found at https://www.constantinus.net/
The project
Management Factory and Martin Pfeffer received the award for special achievements in the restructuring of Binder+Co AG. The company, based in Gleisdorf in Styria, is the global market leader in the fields of screening technology and glass recycling. At the end of 2017, a precarious economic situation arose due to cost overruns on several major projects and losses at subsidiaries. In this situation, Martin Pfeffer took over the management of the company in 2018, first as CFO and later as CEO, together with Joerg Rosegger as Chief Sales Officer (CSO). All companies are now posting good results, the Group’s EBIT has risen significantly and the workforce has grown to its highest level in 15 years. The switch to fossil-free energy sources has been largely completed and the sites have been brought up to the latest state of the art with major investments. At the same time, dividends were distributed, and strategic realignments and innovations have secured the company’s long-term success. “Martin Pfeffer combines specialist knowledge, experience and empathy – combined with his high level of commitment, this results in exemplary implementation strength. I would like to thank him most sincerely for his work for our company,” emphasizes Kerstin Gelbmann, Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Binder+Co.
Find more information on the award-winning project.
Martin Pfeffer
Martin Pfeffer has been with Management Factory for over twenty years and has held management positions at Fischer Sports, EMCO Corporation, Modelleisenbahn GmbH and VOGLAUER, among others. This year, he was named “Interim Manager of the Year 2025” by the DÖIM – Dachorganisation öst. Interim Management for his work at Binder+Co.
You can find more information about Martin Pfeffer and about the Interim Manager of the Year award.
AI as a central theme at the Constantinus Award
At the Constantinus Gala in St. Anton, the presentations focused a lot on the role of AI in management consulting. “Business observability”, i.e. the analysis and optimization of business processes with the help of AI, will fundamentally change the job description of management consultants, tax consultants and IT consultants. The day-to-day business of consulting will be at least partially automated and the topic of “vision of the future” will become all the more important.
Management Factory
Management Factory is the domestic market leader in executive interim management. Its areas of activity include executive interim management (Rent a CEO, Rent a CFO, Rent a COO, Rent a CRO) and financial advisory (going concern forecasts, independent business reviews, M&A and business planning). The company is managed by eight partners. Since 2022, Management Factory has been part of the Valtus Group, the global market leader for transition and executive interim management with headquarters in Paris. Management Factory already won the Constantinus Award in 2021, taking first place in the crisis management category for a mandate from Christian Kniescheck and Michael Geier at compressor manufacturer Secop in Fürstenfeld.
