Verkor Consulting bridges the gap between strategic ambition and operational reality. Founded by Eric Olivier and Viktor Klein, we deliver embedded transformation for energy, industrial, and service organisations across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
The pressures are mounting:
Industrial organisations need:
Verkor Consulting’s Integrated Advisory Model combines strategy, operational execution, and innovation into a single, cohesive transformation approach. Each pillar reinforces the others — because strategy without execution is just a presentation, and execution without strategy is just activity.
Designing Sustainable Growth — Strategic & operational diagnostics, business development roadmaps, portfolio rationalisation, M&A support, and international expansion.
Making Strategy Happen — Interim management, organisational transformation, complex project leadership, KPI governance, and post-merger integration.
Innovation That Delivers Results — Technology audits, maturity assessments, integration roadmaps, innovation ecosystems, and targeted technology scouting.
We work at the core of organisations and transform products and services into high-value added, integrated offerings — bridging traditional industry, innovation ecosystems, and operational execution.
Our objective is a long-term, trust-based partnership aligned with your results. We deliver outcomes, beyond recommendations.
Combined experience in major industrial groups including GE, Alstom, Veolia, Baker Hughes, and John Crane.
Maximum portfolio value managed by our founding partner in global service organisations.
Led and managed across international operations spanning multiple continents.
Engagements delivered across Europe, North America, Middle East, North Africa, and Asia.
What sets Verkor Consulting apart from traditional advisory firms is our combination of senior-level operational credibility, hands-on execution, and an extensive international network.
We don’t limit ourselves to recommendations. Verkor Consulting also leads the implementation of strategies through interim management, change management, and project steering.
The ability to combine strategic vision with operational execution, thanks to deep experience in general management and transitional management.
More than 25 years of operational experience in major industrial groups, with concrete achievements in creating global entities, managing service portfolios, and steering complex projects.
In-depth knowledge of industrial ecosystems in France, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the United States. Privileged access to the right resources and growth opportunities.
Tailor-made approach with modular missions — from one-off diagnosis to long-term support — and flexible compensation models (daily rate or fixed fee).
Commitment to working hand in hand with your teams, respecting values of transparency, ethics, and compliance. A long-term trust-based relationship founded on shared principles.
Expertise built at the intersection of strategy, operations, and industrial fieldwork.
Verkor Consulting follows a flexible, results-oriented engagement model designed around your specific challenges and objectives.
We begin every engagement with an in-depth conversation to understand your strategic context, operational challenges, and transformation objectives.
Based on our initial assessment, we design a bespoke engagement proposal with clear scope, methodology, and expected outcomes.
We establish transparent milestones and deliverables so you can track progress and measure impact at every stage.
Our consultants work embedded within your organisation, on-site, alongside your teams, to drive implementation, not just advise from a distance.
Every engagement is designed to deliver quantifiable results: cost reduction, revenue growth, operational efficiency, or successful integration.
Whether you’re navigating a strategic pivot, executing a post-merger integration, or accelerating innovation adoption — our senior consultants are ready to work alongside your team.
Common questions our customers ask
The Proximity Gap is the structural barrier that prevents robotics and drone companies from establishing local presence near industrial customers. Asset owners in oil and gas and petrochemicals require vendors to have local facilities, logistics capability, regulatory compliance, and operational credibility before awarding contracts. Building that presence independently costs over $400,000 per year in a single market like Houston, putting it out of reach for most scaling companies. Scaleport closes this gap with shared industrial-grade hubs that give members instant local presence without the capital burden.
Entering the US oil and gas market requires more than a sales rep and a plane ticket. You need a US legal entity, a commercial bank account, employer infrastructure, industry-specific insurance, and a physical base near your customers. Scaleport combines all of these into a single membership. Our Houston hub in the Pasadena/Ship Channel corridor puts your technology within minutes of the largest concentration of refineries and petrochemical plants in North America, and our LaunchPad service handles entity formation, banking, payroll, and insurance in 30 days.
Ecosystem-as-a-Service is the operating model behind Scaleport. Instead of building isolated offices in each target market, robotics and drone companies share industrial-grade infrastructure, logistics, commercial networks, and market entry services through a membership. Members get a permanent exhibition space, equipment storage, shipping and customs management, introductions to asset owner contacts, and access to industry events. The shared model reduces market entry cost by more than 50% compared to a standalone operation.
Scaleport serves robotics, drone, and industrial technology companies that have a working product and early commercial traction but have not yet built regional operations in their target markets. Typical members range from pre-seed to Series B and include inspection robotics OEMs, autonomous drone platforms, sensor and monitoring systems, and industrial AI companies. The common thread: the technology works, but the company lacks the local infrastructure to convert pilots into enterprise contracts in oil and gas.
The flagship hub is in Houston, Texas, in the Pasadena/Ship Channel industrial corridor, the heart of the US refining and petrochemical sector. A European satellite hub in Singen, Germany, approximately 60 minutes from Zurich, is planned to serve Swiss and EU-based robotics companies with logistics staging, light repair, and cross-border support. Additional hubs in Rotterdam, Singapore, and Dubai are on the roadmap. Each location is selected for proximity to the highest concentration of operating assets in its region.
Scaleport offers three membership tiers. Starter at $950 per month provides access to office and meeting space, the testing and training ground, and hub events. Grow at $8,000 per month adds a permanent exhibition display, a container office, shipping and receiving, tradeshow support, and reseller options. Scale at $19,500 per month provides a full regional headquarters with expanded exhibition space, two container offices, a dedicated workshop, and priority logistics. Setup fees apply for Grow and Scale tiers. All tiers include access to the commercial ecosystem, including introductions, demo days, and lunch-and-learn sessions with local asset owners.
Coworking spaces offer desks and meeting rooms. Incubators offer mentorship and pitch events. Neither provides industrial-grade facilities, equipment logistics, customs brokerage, ATEX-compliant environments, or direct commercial access to oil and gas buyers. Scaleport is purpose-built for robotics and drone companies selling into heavy industry. The hub includes a test and training area, a contaminated equipment turnaround zone, exhibition halls for live hardware demos, and an integrated logistics operation that handles everything from HS-code classification to ATA Carnets. No generic workspace offers this.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Firm Name | Verkor Consulting |
| Type | Independent Management Consulting |
| Specialisation | Industrial Transformation (Strategy, Operations, Innovation) |
| Founders | Eric Olivier (Managing Partner) & Viktor Klein (Partner) |
| Combined Experience | 40+ years in major industrial groups (GE, Alstom, Veolia, Baker Hughes, John Crane) |
| Client Segments | Mid-sized industrial companies, International industrial groups, Private equity firms |
| Sectors | Energy & Power Generation, Oil & Gas, Infrastructure & Engineering, Industrial Services & Manufacturing |
| Geography | Europe, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Middle East, North Africa, Asia |
| Languages | English, French, German |
| Delivery Model | Embedded on-site (3–5 days/week), 3–18 month engagements |
LaunchPad is Scaleport’s US market entry service for international robotics companies. It covers the eight operational layers required to become commercially active in the United States: entity formation, registered US address, business banking, employer of record bridge, first-hire advisory, PEO payroll and benefits, industry-specific insurance, and ongoing compliance management. The entire sequence is designed to take a member from signed agreement to legally operational and commercially active within 30 days. LaunchPad is available to Grow and Scale tier members.
