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Institute For Cross-Border REstructuring

Welcome to the Institute for Cross-Border Restructuring. Under the direction of Prof. (FH) Dr. Markus Exler, we develop methods for implementing change processes in companies throughout their entire life cycle.

Since 2006, the Institute for Cross-Border Restructuring at the HOK has been promoting interdisciplinary cooperation in order to harmonise turnaround, restructuring and reorganization projects across borders.

Markus W. Exler

Head of Institute Institute for Cross-Border Restructuring

OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES

We consider the entire business cycle from start-up to corporate development to re-entrepreneuring (turnaround).

Transformation and turnaround at the management and interim management level are our focus.

 

  • Further development of industry standards: Cooperation with associations such as BDU, TMA and DDIM.
  • Solution approaches: Concrete proposals for reorganization and insolvency law in Germany and Austria.
  • Research: Publication of research results on restructuring and turnaround.
  • Certification: Development of standards for vocational education and training.
  • Annual conference: promoting cross-border exchange.
  • Visiting professorships: international knowledge exchange with Dubai and Singapore.

Director

Markus Exler, Leiter Institut für Grenzüberschreitende Restrukturierung | © Privat
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Prof. (FH) Dr. Markus W. Exler

Head of Institute for Cross-Border Restructuring

Markus Exler has been with the University of Applied Sciences Kufstein Tirol since 2003, where he leads the Institute for Cross-Border Restructuring, which he founded.

Regular guest professorships at universities in India and Dubai focused on corporate restructuring continually shape his academic approach. He is co-editor of KSI – Krisenprävention, Sanierungsberatung, Insolvenzmanagement (KSI – Crisis Prevention, Restructuring Advisory, Insolvency Management), published by Erich Schmidt Verlag in Berlin. Markus passionately moderates Transformation & Turnaround – Internationales Symposium Restrukturierung, the corporate event he established at the university in 2012.

As a partner at Akompana GmbH and nexum AG, he puts into practice a modern consulting approach that combines turnaround with innovation and digital business models. His keynotes on the automotive industry and economic development invite direct dialogue with his audiences. He lives in Tyrol and northern Bavaria.

THE INSTITUTE'S TIP

Publication

Publishers: Markus Exler | Mario Situm

Transformation and Turnaround Management

Transformation and Turnaround Management
Strategies, success factors and best practice

The ideal companion book for the university-certified course and Master's program: In this book, the expert team of practitioners from the Institute for Cross-Border Restructuring presents the typical challenges and perspectives related to transformation and turnaround processes, from the viewpoints of management, interim management, consultants, involved financial institutions, and other stakeholders.