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LucSien's founding partners remain at the centre of every engagement. They have led some of the most demanding business and technology transformations across Europe and internationally, bringing executive judgement shaped by decades of leading transformation under pressure. Every mandate remains partner-led from start to finish. Behind them sits a lean, AI-native delivery engine and a carefully selected network of experienced professionals and senior advisers—expanding capability without adding unnecessary layers. Technology amplifies our judgement; it never replaces it.

Michael Fröhlich

Founding Partner & CEO

For more than 30 years, Michael has led complex transformations where failure was not an option. Having held senior leadership roles across global consulting, private equity and technology, he founded LucSien to build a different kind of firm—one that replaces consulting leverage with executive judgement, personal accountability and AI-native delivery.

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Nicole Daniel

Founding Partner ·  Marketing, Communications & Programme Management

Nicole has held leadership positions in marketing, public relations and programme management for companies including KTM, Red Bull and REWE, consistently delivering bottom-line results. She brings that commercial and delivery discipline to LucSien's work with clients.

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Michael Görlitz

Founding Partner ·  Technology-Driven Transformation

Michael has more than 20 years experience in IT strategy and mission-critical transformation programmes across financial services and insurance, with deep expertise in cloud transformation, application-portfolio optimisation and operational efficiency through technology.

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Julia Watson

Founding Partner ·  Transformation Leadership

Executive advisor specialising in high-stakes business and technology transformations. Julia aligns leadership teams, bridges business and technology, and turns complexity into measurable business value. Former Partner at EY and IBM.

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Ulrich Linnebank

Founding Partner ·  Transformation Execution & M&A

Ulrich executes critical business transformations from initial advisory through to successful implementation, with specialised expertise in enterprise investments and M&A across aviation and financial industries. Managing director of LucSien's Frankfurt entity; before LucSien he was a Managing Principal at Capco and lectures at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.

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Andreas Traum

Founding Partner ·  Digital Transformation

Andreas has extensive expertise in digital assets, capital markets and financial-market infrastructures, spanning business strategy and transformation management. Before LucSien: PwC, Capco and Accenture, with a focus on European digital assets and capital markets.

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Peter Ginser

Founding Partner ·  Delivery Transformation

Peter has over 20 years' experience in large-scale financial-services transformation, with a strong track record in delivery turnaround, global delivery models and execution excellence, spanning programme delivery, operating-model transformation and AI-enabled software delivery.

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Martin Felsch

Founding Partner ·  Technology & AI Transformation

Over 20 years of experience leading large-scale technology and AI transformations across banking, insurance, and automotive. Expertise in AI-enabled software engineering, Target Operating Model design, DevOps transformation, vendor consolidation, global delivery, and turnaround of business-critical programs.

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Senior Advisers

Gerhard Längst

Senior Adviser ·  Business Transformation
Gerhard brings 32 years’ experience in business consulting across financial services, with a focus on banking.

Bernhard Rheinberger

Senior Adviser ·  Technology Transformation
Bernhard brings more than 30 years’ experience as a technology consultant in the financial industry, with particular expertise in post-merger integration for major banks, retail banking and stock exchanges.

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