Thorsten is a co-founder of Stroud International and leads our European practice serving clients worldwide. Thorsten has more than 25 years of experience and, combining his manufacturing background with his fundamental belief in hidden opportunities in any organization, he has helped market leaders in industries including food, manufacturing, chemicals, energy, coatings, fibres, packaging, printing and agriculture.

Thorsten has produced industry-changing results for clients, rationalizing assets and improving profits throughout the supply chain. His unparalleled drive to uncover and realize the unidentified opportunity in any organization is evident in a track record that includes increasing the value of a membrane producing business sevenfold improving production rates in parts of the business by 210% without capital expenditure, as well as reducing a multinational coatings manufacturer's conversion costs by 17% while expanding product offerings.

Like Stroud's other leaders, Thorsten brings a real-world manufacturing perspective to his clients. Before his consulting career, he worked as a prototype assembly engineer for a German specialist machine and tooling manufacturer. He graduated from FH Coburg in Germany and Sheffield Hallam University in the United Kingdom with Mechanical Engineering and Management degrees.

Thorsten enjoys many sports, having played semi-professional soccer and now focusing on his latest passion, scuba diving. He is a keen traveller, anywhere from the Pyramids at Giza to Arctic Lapland to the Mayan Coast and South East Asia. He resides in the north of England.