Michael H. Kramarsch is founder, Delegate of the Board and Managing Partner of the hkp /// group.
 
In his more than 20 years consulting business he has established himself as one of the most highly regarded experts in the field of value-oriented management, corporate governance, performance management and top-executive compensation - in industrial companies as well as banks. His consulting expertise to Boards (Aufsichts- und Verwaltungsräte), Executive Boards and HR managers spans Germany, Switzerland and Austria – as well as additional European countries and the U.S.
 
Prior to founding hkp/// group on January 1st 2011, Mr. Kramarsch worked 13 years for an international HR management consulting firm. There he held various management and executive positions, e.g. as Managing Partner for the German-speaking regions.
 
Jointly with Prof. Fred G. Becker, Michael H. Kramarsch published one of the first studies in German-speaking countries on value-oriented corporate management and incentives in 1997. His book on equity-based management compensation (“Aktienbasierte Management-Vergütung”, Schaeffer Poeschl), available as second edition, is still considered a standard reference of executive compensation in Germany. Together with Dirk Filbert he analyzed the regulatory framework conditions of an altered remuneration landscape in "Performance-based remuneration in the banking business", a chapter of the "Handbook Corporate Governance in Banks" (Ed. Hopt, K. and Wohlmannstetter, G., Vahlen / CHBeck, June 2011).
 
Michael H. Kramarsch was a named specialty expert for German regulatory bodies as Governmental Commission on Corporate Governance (Deutsche Regierungskommission Corporate Governance), managed by Chairman Prof. Dr. T. Baums (2001), and The Government Commission German Corporate Governance Code (Regierungskommission DCGK) managed by the Chairmen Klaus Peter Müller und Dr. Manfred Gentz (2012 to 2014). He is founding member and CEO of the German Association of Independent Compensation Consultants (VUVB) as well as member of the advisory board of HHL Center for Corporate Governance, Leipzig.
 
Mr. Kramarsch is regularly cited in articles, lectures and publishes on current developments in corporate governance, top executive compensation and performance management.

With his interdisciplinary studies in economics, philosophy and psychology at the Universities of Bayreuth, Stellenbosch and Nottingham, Leon Jacob knows how to look at a challenge from different angles. With significant project experience in both compensation and talent management he is an expert in developing integrated HR solutions along the employee lifecycle.

A member of the performance and talent management practice of hkp/// group, Leon is always on the lookout for innovative approaches towards the talent challenges in organizations: talent identification, development, leverage and retention. In international projects with global reach, Leon covers the entire consulting value chain of hkp/// group, from strategic questions all the way to the operative rollout of newly developed HR solutions.

Before his time at hkp/// group Leon developed and published a model for value-based talent management, which he trialed at a UK-based "hidden champion" in the consumer goods industry.

Dr. Hannes Klingenberg completed his bachelor's and master's studies in education and educational sciences with a focus on vocational training, counselling psychology and sociology in Hamburg. Hannes earned his doctorate in the field of intrapreneurship and investigated which innovative measures are used by managers.  

During and after his studies, Hannes spent almost ten years in various management positions in the public service in Germany and abroad. Before joining hkp///group, Hannes worked in the HR consulting for a well-known big auditing firm in Hamburg.

At hkp/// group Hannes works in the field of board services and advises clients of listed companies on board remuneration and corporate governance. Hannes also deals with the effects of digital transformation on the world of work and in particular with new technologies in HR.