Rolf Pfeiffer
“Europe has never been more important than now, and it has never been under such pressure as now. We have to stand united and contribute to ensure that our children enjoy the benefits of Europe at least as much as we have enjoyed them. There are so many good ideas that need to be heard and implemented. And sometimes it’s just little things that help to push these ideas across the finishing line. For this I would like to get involved as a mentor for United Europe, as an implemented idea for Europe will have more impact than just an idea for Europe.”
Overview
His clients often say that Rolf helps them to increase their effectiveness and to achieve outstanding results by taking on new perspectives on their decisions and activities. His executive experience includes a very successful post-merger integration in the pharmaceutical world and a successful restructure in the professional services world. He also brings 15 years of global executive development experience to the table.
Approach
Rolf draws upon his consulting and business experience and helps his clients to navigate the dynamics of their organizational environment effectively. He is known to be highly pragmatic with a solid foundation in key concepts of organisational development, strategy formulation and personal change. Rolf will likely ask at least one more question than you expected, and his clients benefit from vivid metaphors that he’ll bring to the conversation.
Career History
Upon graduation in business administration, Rolf worked in the consulting world for almost 10 years, with progressive responsibilities including an associate partner-level role as regional HRD for Accenture. He then moved into the pharma/biotech industry to support a tricky post-merger integration and was on his way to global executive roles when a management appraisal helped him to uncover what he really wanted to do: work in executive development. Upon completing coaching training, he started out with two colleagues in 2006 to build an executive development firm that now enjoys a market-leading position in Germany. From 2008 to 2019 he also was a senior coach and facilitator for the Center for Creative Leadership, working for an extensive range of clients on 4 continents with leaders from all continents. He joined Bernotat & Cie, today Schwarz & Pfeiffer Executive Advisory Partners as one of two managing partners in 2018. He is a fellow of the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School affiliate; and a regular contributor to the ESMT coaching colloquium in Berlin.
Personal
A German national, Rolf holds masters’ degrees in business administration from TU Berlin and ESC Toulouse (now Toulouse Business School). He lives just outside Frankfurt with his wife, 2 children and the family dog. Rolf enjoys walking the dog, playing tennis (with family and friends), a good summer barbecue and vintage cars.