Verkor Consulting is a specialised advisory firm that bridges the gap between industrial reality and modern innovation potential. We partner with corporate leaders in the energy, manufacturing, and industrial services sectors to transform their organisations through rigorous strategy, operational excellence, and technology adoption.
Note: Verkor Consulting is an independent advisory firm — not affiliated with Verkor S.A., the French lithium-ion battery manufacturer.
The core mission of Verkor Consulting is to create tangible, lasting value by aligning strategy, operations, and innovation execution. We position ourselves as a pragmatic, hands-on partner that goes beyond high-level presentations to implement and validate real-world solutions from post-merger integration and carve-outs to digital transformation and go-to-market strategy in the DACH region and across Europe.
Our clients are corporate leaders in energy, manufacturing, industrial services, environmental services, and infrastructure who are navigating the energy transition, Industry 4.0, and the pressure to deliver operational efficiency at scale.
We help our clients:
We work at the core of organisations, bridging traditional industrial expertise, innovation ecosystems, and operational execution to deliver integrated, high-value solutions.
„Bridging the gap between strategic ambition and operational reality.“
The name VERKOR embodies the company’s mission: supporting the sustainable transformation of industrial organisations at the heart of strategy and performance.
The name is inspired by two roots:
Its sound reflects European and international roots, evoking the strength of the Vercors mountains in France. VERKOR can be pronounced and understood consistently across almost all languages — a deliberate choice for a firm operating across France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and beyond.
Verkor Consulting is not affiliated with Verkor S.A., the French lithium-ion battery manufacturer and gigafactory developer based in Dunkirk. The two organisations are entirely independent and share no common ownership, management, or business activities.
Moving to the heart of strategy and performance.
Expertise: Industrial Strategy · Post-Merger Integration (PMI) · Business Development · Operational Management · Global Industrial Services · Interim Management
Eric Olivier is the founder of Verkor Consulting, bringing over 25 years of global experience with major industrial leaders including GE, Alstom, Veolia, and John Crane. His expertise spans corporate strategy, post-merger integration, and international project management — having led global service entities with over 1,000 employees and managed portfolios worth up to €800M across Europe, North America, and Asia.
A recognised expert in industrial strategy consulting and DACH-region market entry, Eric also serves as VP for an angel investment fund, bridging corporate industry and the innovation ecosystem to support high-growth industrial startups.
Expertise: Go-to-Market Strategy · Industrial Innovation · Industry 4.0 & Robotics Adoption · Marketing & Market Research · Sales Enablement & Scaling Strategy · Corporate Communication
Viktor Klein is an innovative business developer and engineer with global leadership experience in industrial innovation, robotics, and technology-driven transformation. He has built and scaled service and product teams at GE, Baker Hughes, and Alstom, leading product strategy, global sales, and service execution across Europe, North America, and Asia.
Viktor specialises in go-to-market strategy for industrial technology companies and translating R&D breakthroughs into commercial reality — combining strategic vision with deep market research and communication expertise to accelerate growth in competitive industrial markets.
Expertise: Energy Transition R&D · Innovation Strategy & Technology Transformation · Materials Science & Advanced Materials · Public–Private Partnerships · Innovation Ecosystems · Scientific Leadership
Dr. Cathie Vix-Guterl is an internationally recognised scientific leader with more than 30 years of experience at the interface between research, innovation, and industry. She previously served as Vice President R&D at TotalEnergies, where she created and led a division dedicated to technology exploration and R&D portfolio management directly supporting the energy transition agenda at one of Europe’s largest energy companies.
Earlier in her career, she was Research Director at the CNRS, where she founded and directed major research and innovation structures, including the Institut des Sciences des Matériaux de Mulhouse and the Carnot MICA Institute, a national structure connecting laboratories and industrial partners across France and the Upper Rhine region.
Expertise: LEAN Manufacturing · Operational Excellence · Continuous Improvement · Digital Transformation · Industry 4.0 · Operations & Manufacturing Management
Engineer by training, Jean-Sébastien Schmitt brings 25 years of hands-on experience in production management across the automotive and pharmaceutical industries. As LEAN and Digitalisation Director for an international group, he developed a 360° vision of industrial transformation, combining operational rigour with digital leverage to build lasting performance.
His conviction: lasting performance is built on the virtuous cycle between operational excellence and team engagement. He operates at the heart of the action, supporting managers in structuring lean organisations, accelerating digital adoption, and embedding change that sticks. His approach is concrete, people-centred, and results-driven, mobilising teams at every level to become active drivers of transformation.
Beyond its founding team, Verkor Consulting can rely on and mobilise an extensive network of senior practitioners, industry specialists, and technology partners, spanning energy, manufacturing, environmental services, infrastructure, and private equity. This network enables us to scale engagement capacity and bring highly specialised knowledge to complex, multi-disciplinary mandates.
This model means you always get the right expertise for your specific challenge, without the overhead of a large consulting firm. Senior-level engagement from day one, across France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and international markets.
Senior-level expertise in strategy, operations, and technology. Mobilised rapidly for your specific mandate.
Everything we do at Verkor Consulting is guided by six clear principles that define how we work with our clients, their teams, and the broader industrial ecosystem.
Working hand-in-hand with management and teams. We embed ourselves within your organisation and treat your challenges as our own — because the best solutions are built together.
Practical solutions rooted in operational reality. We focus on what works in the real world, not what looks good in a presentation. Every recommendation is implementable.
Proven methods and disciplined execution. Every engagement follows a clear methodology with defined milestones, deliverables, and measurable outcomes.
Integrating technology and energy transition imperatives. We help organisations adopt innovation that serves both business performance and environmental objectives.
Long-term value creation with positive environmental and social impact. Our work is designed to deliver results that endure well beyond the engagement.
Uncompromising standards of transparency and governance. We hold ourselves to the highest standards of professional integrity in every engagement.
Whether you are navigating a complex strategic pivot, executing a cross-border post-merger integration (PMI), or accelerating AI and robotics adoption—our senior industrial consultants are ready to work alongside your leadership team.
Verkor Consulting was founded by Eric Olivier, an industrial strategy executive with over 25 years of experience at GE, Alstom, Veolia, and John Crane, having managed portfolios worth up to €800M and led organisations of over 1,000 employees. His co-founder and partner is Viktor Klein, a business developer and engineer with global leadership experience in industrial innovation, robotics, and go-to-market strategy at GE, Baker Hughes, and Alstom.
The senior advisory team also includes Dr. Cathie Vix-Guterl (former VP R&D at TotalEnergies and Research Director at the CNRS) and Jean-Sébastien Schmitt (LEAN and Digitalisation Director with 25 years in automotive and pharmaceutical manufacturing).
No. Verkor Consulting is an entirely independent advisory firm. It has no affiliation, ownership connection, or business relationship with Verkor S.A., the French lithium-ion battery manufacturer building a gigafactory in Dunkirk, France. The two organisations share only a similar name — they are legally, operationally, and commercially separate entities.
Verkor Consulting was founded by Eric Olivier and Viktor Klein and operates exclusively as a management consulting firm specialising in industrial strategy, post-merger integration, and operational transformation.
The name VERKOR embodies the firm’s mission: supporting the sustainable transformation of industrial organisations at the heart of strategy and performance.
The name reflects European and international roots, evoking the strength of the Vercors mountains in France. It can be pronounced and understood consistently across almost all languages — a deliberate choice for a firm operating across France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and beyond.
Verkor Consulting operates as a focused senior team of four partners and advisors, each bringing decades of hands-on industry leadership. This is intentional: every client engagement is led and delivered by senior practitioners — not delegated to junior analysts.
Beyond the core team, Verkor Consulting can mobilise an extensive network of senior practitioners, industry specialists, and technology partners across energy, manufacturing, environmental services, infrastructure, and private equity. This network model ensures you always receive the right expertise for your specific challenge, without the overhead of a large consulting firm.
Verkor Consulting is headquartered in the Upper Rhine tri-border region, with a primary focus on France, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria (the DACH region and French industrial corridor). The firm regularly conducts engagements across Europe, the United Kingdom, the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia.
Services are delivered in English, French, and German, enabling seamless collaboration with multinational industrial organisations across all major European markets.
Verkor Consulting’s differentiation rests on three pillars:
