Senior expert for

Mr. has over 40 years of professional experience. Hildenbrand joined the Lufthansa Group. He acquired in-depth international knowledge in various positions and areas on four continents and managed large areas with up to 4.000 employees. As managing director of an Indian company, he has experienced India and the working world there, but also the authorities, administration and special features there. Due to his many years of responsibility in the management of complex operational units such as the important Frankfurt and Leipzig airports, it is important to him not only to work things out in theory, but also to optimally enable real implementation.

Since 2017, Mr. Hildenbrand is a senior expert at WB and brings his diverse experience to WB's projects in the area of ​​crisis management and prevention. He advises companies, organizations and public institutions on how to deal with unplanned events and threats (such as natural disasters, terrorism, cybercrime, pandemics) and the resulting risks for operational business as well as for employees, customers and business partners. He supports the development and concrete application of crisis management strategies for our customers. Good management of sustainable changes and long-term effects is particularly important.

“I have been very fortunate in my professional life to get to know and also appreciate a variety of countries and their people and cultures. The responsibility in management at Frankfurt Airport as well as the professional experiences in Pakistan and India were some of the biggest challenges. Here I learned to manage acute and complex crises and also to develop preventive measures and systems.”