Management
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Joachim Schlange
Managing Partner
Joachim Schlange
Managing Partner Schlange, Zamostny & Co. GmbH
President S&Z North America Inc.Joachim Schlange is Co-Founder and Spokesman of the management at Schlange, Zamostny & Co. GmbH, as well as President of S&Z North America Inc.
As Managing Director at Systain Consulting GmbH, a subsidiary of the Otto Group, Joachim Schlange built up the CR consultancy in 2002. As a spin-off, he co-founded S&C in 2006. Between 2000 and 2002, he was Managing Director of Tiscali Germany, a subsidiary of the Italian Tiscali S.p.A., which at that point was one of the leading European internet service providers. Prior to that, from 1990 to 1999, Joachim Schlange was Associate Partner and Co-Head of the global Transportation Competence Center at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants in Germany. Between 1982 and 1990, he was Director and Vice-President of Investment Banking at Deutsche Bank AG in Frankfurt, London, and Lisbon.
Joachim Schlange gained his first experiences during his time in New York as an investment banker at J.Henry Schroder from 1978 to 1982. He graduated from Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business with an MBA in 1982.
Joachim Schlange is married and has 3 daughters. He has been a member of the Board of Trustees for the Katrin Rohde Foundation in Germany and in the USA since 2008. Furthermore, he has been a member of the Sustainability Committee of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce since 2015.
Joachim Schlange speaks German (native language) and is fluent in English and Portuguese.
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Andreas Zamostny
Managing Partner
Andreas Zamostny
Managing Partner Schlange, Zamostny & Co. GmbH
Vice-president S&Z North America Inc.Andreas Zamostny is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Schlange, Zamostny & Co. GmbH, as well as Vice-president of S&Z North America Inc.
Since 2000, Andreas Zamostny has supported dozens of organizations to develop more sustainable processes and products: first as sustainability manager at Otto Group in Hamburg, and from 2005 as senior consultant at the Otto subsidiary Systain Consulting.
In the fall of 2006, he co-founded the consulting company Schlange & Co. with Joachim Schlange.
Andreas Zamostny’s sustainability expertise is built upon his studies in Environmental Sciences, which he completed at the Van Hall Institute in the Netherlands between 1995 and 1999, as well as in a study visit at the Institute for Sustainable Futures – part of the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia – and at Coventry University in Coventry, UK.
The Rio Conference in 1992, the book “The Limits to Growth,” and his personal experience of environmental pollution in Eastern Germany, were pivotal in his career choice.
Outside of his consulting work, Andreas Zamostny is dedicated to developing and transferring knowledge, as well as sharing experiences of how businesses can become more sustainable. He regularly presents at universities, colleges, and student initiatives, as well as participates in debates.
Andreas Zamostny speaks German, English, and Dutch.
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Christopher Haasen
Principal S&Z North America Inc.
Christopher Haasen
Principal S&Z North America Inc.
Christopher Haasen is Principal of S&Z North America Inc. and manages the office in New York. He advises American, German and international clients conducting materiality analyses, strategy development focusing on sustainability, CR report development, and the integration of CR in the supply chain. Additionally, he is an expert in key performance indicators, ESG rating surveys, and CR software, including Enablon.
Christopher Haasen studied at the University of Oxford (UK) and received an M.Sc. in Nature, Society, and Environmental Policy, graduating with distinction. Prior to his studies at Oxford, Christopher Haasen received his Bachelor of Science in Geography and Economics from the University of Southampton (UK) and the Friedrich-Wilhelms University in Bonn.
Christopher Haasen gained professional experience while at the Deutsche Post DHL Group, where he worked at the Innovation Center and with their internal consulting department, DPDHL Inhouse Consulting. Prior to that, Christopher Haasen worked as a student consultant at MarcAurelConsult and developed a growth strategy for a mid-sized media company. Christopher Haasen is co-Inventor of a Europe-wide patented lamp control module.
Christopher Haasen speaks German and English.
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Patrick Markus
Senior Consultant
Patrick Markus
Senior Consultant
Patrick Markus advises national and international clients on CR or sustainability reporting, the evaluation of their sustainability performance and the application and implementation of CR software for improved sustainability management.
Patrick Markus studied Sociology, Politics & Economics (B.A.) at the Zeppelin University in Friedrichshafen, Germany, and holds a M.Sc. in Sustainability Science & Policy from Maastricht University. The main focus of the interdisciplinary programs was on sustainable development with particular emphasis on climate change processes, planetary boundaries and multi-stakeholder partnerships. In his master’s thesis he investigated the effectiveness of sustainability standards and certification for the protection of marine biodiversity.
During various internships and working student positions, Patrick Markus gained practical experience, e.g. in the sustainability department of an internationally operating medium-sized company. His tasks included the support and coordination of a data management tool as well as the initiation and further development of CR KPIs.
Patrick Markus speaks German and English.
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Sebastian Schaarschmidt
Senior Consultant
Sebastian Schaarschmidt
Senior Consultant
Sebastian Schaarschmidt supports national and international clients in implementing and using CR software, as well as in the development of sustainability and climate change adaptation strategies. His areas of expertise include developing materiality analyses and sustainability performance indicators.
Sebastian Schaarschmidt received his Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the University of Hamburg, where he focused on statistical modeling. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from Leuphana University in Lüneburg, specializing in sustainability management. As part of his bachelor's thesis, he analyzed climate change as a risk factor for companies.
Prior to joining S&Z, Sebastian Schaarschmidt gained professional experience in the logistics department of a wholesaler, where he was responsible for data analyses, as well as in an industrial company. Furthermore, he added to his scientific expertise with an internship in a research institute.
Sebastian Schaarschmidt speaks German and English.
