About us
Alexander Biesalski
Managing Partner
Alexander Biesalski is a pioneer in monetary brand valuation and value-oriented brand management. He is the founder and majority stakeholder of BIESALSKI & COMPANY management consulting in Munich and member of the board of the Bundesverband Industriekommunikation (bvik).
During his studies in industrial engineering and management he was already fascinated by the combination of various disciplines. Throughout his career path he worked in the fields of business strategy, marketing, market research, banking and management consulting. Therefore he has developed various competencies, which he has used to focus on a value-oriented perspective of brands. His customers – consisting of international corporations as well as innovative SME’s – share his credo: “A good name is your strongest asset”. Even more reason for him to dedicate his full strength into verifying and reinforcing brand profitability and effective marketing.
Besides multiple book contributions and publications, amongst others in market research, brand management, brand value measurement and behavioral branding, he is author of market studies for the magazines ‘Wirtschaftswoche’ and ‘Manager Magazin’. Alexander Biesalski is a popular guest-speaker and lecturer for subjects such as brand valuation, brand strategy, brand controlling, change management and employer branding.
Dr. Thomas Andresen
Senior Partner
Dr. Thomas Andresen is co-founder of icon brand navigation. In this consultancy he was responsible for the development of methods (e.g. iceberg model, brand steering weel) and gave advice to Nokia headquarter, BMW, Canon, Lufthansa, Beck’s and others.
After selling his shares to WPP, he worked as an independent brand consultant.
Dr. Thomas Andresen has been a member of the jury of the science award of the German Marketing Association for many years.
Tomasz de Crignis
Partner
Tomasz de Crignis, MBA, who is Partner at BIESALSKI & COMPANY derives his knowledge of brands as a financial asset from his professional experience in value-oriented brand assessment. De Crignis has demonstrated the important role of brands in a company’s success on over 100 assessed brands. He advises BIESALSKI & COMPANY’s clients on financing, licensing and financial accounting related to brand management as well as strengthening and maximising the brand’s profitability.
De Crignis has published numerous papers related to brand management (eg. “Managing a brand as a financial asset”, “Using the brand as a loan security”) creating awareness of the brand as a vital part of the company’s profitability.
Dr. Ulrich Weilnhammer
Executive Consultant
Dr. Ulrich Weilnhammer supports BIESALSKI & COMPANY as an expert on change processes and organizational development. Interdisciplinary thinking is part of his job in his profession as physicist, business economist and professional coach (ICF) of course. For this reason, all participants are able shape change processes. Dr. Weilnhammer has gained experience for 11 years in the fields of strategy consulting, organizational development and executive coaching in different industries, leading medium-sized companies and corporate groups.
Furthermore Dr. Weilnhammer is practice experienced. Because of more than 10 years of operative managerial responsibility in jobs as managing director, board member, interim manager and a company’s founder he knows how to release potentials in companies, markets and for each individual employee. In his opinion, a brand represents the basis for internal and external communication of a company – at the same time it is an important lever to form development processes regarding the employees’ behaviour.
Sustainable growth in balance with resources and potentials is the focused topic by Ulrich Weilnhammer. This also involves to understand the matter of facts, transparency in development and measurable success.
Because after all, people make brands and the difference.
Eva Nentwich
Senior Consultant
Eva Nentwich has in-depth experience in brand consulting and brand controlling in the corporate sector. In addition to brand valuation and value-based brand management, her expertise extends to optimisation of brand potential and brand architecture.
Before BIESALSKI & COMPANY Nentwich gained professional experience as a consultant at BRAND RATING and prior to that as the head of marketing communication at Volkswagen in Australia.
She graduated under Professor Esch as Master of Business Administration at Justus-Liebig-Universität (Institute of Brand- and Communication Research) in Gießen, Germany. Along with her studies she worked at the company “ESCH.The Brand Consultants”.
Heike Amler
Senior Consultant
Jürgen Messmer
Senior Project Manager
Jürgen Messmer has been working as a Senior Project Manager for BIESALSKI & COMPANY since July 2021. He focuses on the topics of brand management, brand
development and marketing communication. The strategic development and implementation of employer brands is another of his main areas of expertise.
After a banking trainee program, he studied business administration with a focus on marketing in Regensburg. Jürgen Messmer has over 20 years of experience in various management positions in the fields of marketing and communication. He has worked in a wide range of industries, including B2B, automotive, telecommunication and supply industry. During his time, he built up experience in the areas of value-driven marketing, brand implementation and numerous employer branding projects.
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Scharf
Senior Research Expert
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Scharf is an expert in analytical marketing. In his doctorial dissertation entitled “Return on Marketing” he analysed the quantification of the profit contribution of “marketing assets” such as brands, reputation and customer satisfaction etc. He has written numerous articles for prestigious national and international journals and is further assessor for the “International Journal of Advertising”. One of his articles was awarded with the Best Paper Award of the “European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management” and his dissertation was honored by the sponsorship award “Forum Münchner Betriebswirte”.
For many years Prof. Dr. Sebastian Scharf contributes his expertise in cooperation with BIESALSKI & COMPANY to consulting projects in a variety of industries – ranging from automotive companies to consumer goods manufacturers to energy suppliers. Under his direction tailored tools for the strategic and operational brand planning, management and control are developed.