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Former HR chiefs at Bosch, Porsche and Mercedes launch advisory firm
Three former human resources chiefs have founded Aidana Advisory in Stuttgart.
Sabine Kohleisen worked at Mercedes, Andreas Haffner at Porsche and Filiz Albrecht at Bosch.
They plan to advise company executives, supervisory boards and owners on transformation, restructuring, leadership and workforce matters.
All three have experience leading major changes, including arranging thousands of job cuts and negotiating with employee representatives.
They say companies must prepare for artificial intelligence to change jobs, including in software development and, later, manufacturing.
Aidana says it has already received an inquiry about assessing the future readiness of a large medium-sized company’s human resources operations.
The founders plan to draw on their industry networks but will initially hold back from advising their former employers, and say they are also open to clients outside the car industry.
Former human resources chiefs from Bosch, Porsche and Mercedes have founded the advisory firm Aidana Advisory GmbH.
Sabine Kohleisen, Andreas Haffner and Filiz Albrecht plan to advise company executives, supervisory boards and owners.
The firm will focus on transformation, restructuring, leadership, governance and workforce issues.
The founders say they will offer confidential advice and can also support implementation.
They report receiving an inquiry to assess the future readiness of a large mid-sized company’s human resources department, including its use of artificial intelligence.
- Who
- Sabine Kohleisen, Andreas Haffner and Filiz Albrecht, former human resources chiefs at Mercedes, Porsche and Bosch, respectively.
- What
- They founded Aidana Advisory GmbH, an advisory firm for companies and their leadership.
- When
- Handelsblatt published the story on October 12, 2026. The exact founding date is not stated.
- Where
- Stuttgart, Germany.
- Why
- They aim to apply their experience in corporate transformation and restructuring to advise company leaders, supervisory boards and owners.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
We do not see ourselves as another voice in the consulting market, but as a counterpart for decisions under pressure.
We put complex situations into context and create clarity.
The time of autocratic corporate leaders is over.
Kohleisen, Haffner and Albrecht worked as human resources chiefs at Mercedes, Porsche and Bosch, respectively.
The three have joined forces to found Aidana Advisory GmbH.
The founders report receiving an inquiry to assess the future readiness of a large mid-sized company’s human resources department.
- Founders
- Sabine Kohleisen, Andreas Haffner and Filiz Albrecht
- Previous employers
- Mercedes, Porsche and Bosch, respectively
- Firm
- Aidana Advisory GmbH
- Location
- Stuttgart
- Publication date
- October 12, 2026
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