Dr. Sebastian Knappe has been involved in consulting and implementing complex business projects for many years. This included, for example, the successful restructuring and realignment of a retail location in the DIY store sector. Dr. Knappe not only has many years of experience as an interim/crisis manager for various automotive suppliers, but he was also instrumental in establishing German locations for a large London-based law firm and gained extensive experience in other law firms specializing in M&A, joint ventures, private equity, restructuring, and project management. Since 2009, Sebastian Knappe has been a lecturer in the Master's program in International Energy Economics and Business Administration at the University of Leipzig.