The financial crisis in 2008/09 had far-reaching consequences. One of these was a significant decline in the number of new ships being built. It was therefore a logical consequence that ship classification societies also reviewed their business basis and adjusted to the changed situation, at least in the medium term.
At Germanischer Lloyd in Hamburg, it was decided to reorganize the Maritime Services and make them future-proof. A team of employees from the internal management consultancy, several specialist departments and the HR department was supplemented by two interim managers. This team provided support both in an advisory capacity and in the implementation of the measures decided.
The main tasks of the interim manager in the HR department were to Managing all HR tasks in the course of a reorganization, project management, advising all managers in the division and works council negotiations. The additional expertise and manpower allowed the planned transformation to be implemented quickly and efficiently, which was successfully completed.
