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Tobias Bobka: Interim-Lotse and
restructuring expert for the Mittelstand
Tobias Bobka
Tobias Bobka

I am Managing Partner of BOBKA Mittelstandsberatung in Freiburg. Business owners, shareholders and advisory board members bring me in when a task needs leadership: in a crisis, during a restructuring or when a strategy is not taking hold in day-to-day business. I have more than 20 years of C-level experience, both in large corporations and in owner-managed companies in Germany's Mittelstand – owner-managed mid-sized companies. So I know what it feels like to carry responsibility at the top.

Profile at a glance

Tobias Bobka in numbers and evidence

What I bring when you ask me into your company.

  • 20+years of leadership at C‑level
  • 500+employees under my own responsibility
  • 3ownership environments: corporate group, private equity, owner-managed Mittelstand
  • since 2012self-employed as Interim‑Lotse, consultant and trainer

Qualifications and awards

  • CertificationCertified Restructuring and Turnaround Expert (Zertifizierter Restrukturierungs- und Sanierungsexperte, RWS)
  • CertificationCertified Professional Sales (CPS)
  • AwardLong-standing member of the RWS Hall of Fame
  • AwardTOP 100 Coaches & Consultants 2025 (TOP 100 Coaches & Berater, ERFOLG Magazin)
  • AwardTOP Expert in Restructuring and Change Management (TOP Experte Restrukturierung und Change Management, ERFOLG Magazin)
  • RatingProvenExpert Top Recommendation & Top Service Provider 2026, 550+ client and reference reviews
  • TeachingVWA Freiburg, Haufe Akademie
  • Publications90+ articles, own German-language podcast “Sparringslounge für Entscheider” and YouTube channel with 400+ videos

Career

Responsibility from three perspectives

I know companies from the point of view of a corporate group, a group subsidiary and the owner-managed Mittelstand. So I understand what shareholders, advisory boards and management each need.

  1. Owner-managed

    Managing Director in the Mittelstand

    Focus: restructuring and sales
  2. Corporate group

    Head of a business division in a corporate group

    Focus: sales, restructuring and expansion
  3. Group subsidiary

    Managing Director of a group subsidiary

    Focus: sales and finance
since 2012Self-employed

Interim‑Lotse, consultant and trainer at C‑level

I take on responsibility for a limited period, lead restructurings and guide companies through transformation and the rebuilding of their sales. If required, with a formal board position.

Leadership experience in manufacturing, trade and services, in both B2B and B2C business.

My approach

For me, an engagement is complete when the desired result has been achieved and your team carries the change itself. To get there, I work with your senior managers, not around them. And I say clearly what I see, even when it is uncomfortable.

How I work

See. Understand. Implement.

Three steps that shape every one of my engagements, whether in a crisis, a restructuring or in sales.

  1. STEP 1

    See.

    I look at your company with an open mind: figures, processes, market and people. The result is a clear picture of where you stand.
  2. STEP 2

    Understand.

    I talk to shareholders, senior managers and employees. This is how I understand why something is not working and earn the trust that every change needs.
  3. STEP 3

    Implement.

    I implement the measures with your team, if you wish with responsibility for results, until the impact shows in the figures.

My team

One point of contact,
a well-established team behind them

My experienced back-office team handles organisation, appointments and processes. This lets me concentrate fully on my engagements and be available to decision-makers at short notice.
BOBKA Mittelstandsberatung
Basler Straße 115
79115 Freiburg im Breisgau
  • Available at short notice

    My team manages my calendar. This way we can find a slot at short notice when a decision cannot wait.
  • Organisation from one source

    You always speak directly to me. My team organises appointments, coordination and documents in the background. You will not have changing contacts.
  • Full focus on your engagement

    My time goes to your company and the work on your assignment. My team takes care of all administration.

If needed: a proven network of 70+ professionals

For specialist questions, I call on partners I have worked with for years.
TaxLawAuditingSupply chainITPerformance and personality assessmentTrainers & coachesResearch and teachingand more
What decision-makers say about working together
Client testimonials in German

Why decision-makers bring me in

Eight good reasons

  1. You work directly with me

    No changing team of consultants. From the first conversation to the result, you have one point of contact: me.
  2. Experience from my own responsibility

    I have been a Managing Director in the Mittelstand and of a group subsidiary, and a division head in a corporate group. I know the pressure, conflicting goals and decisions at the top.
  3. Implementation through to the result

    I stay until the measures work and your team carries them itself.
  4. Tailored work, not templates

    Every concept is built for your company, your markets and your people.
  5. Certified and awarded

    Restructuring expert (RWS), RWS Hall of Fame, TOP 100 Coaches & Consultants 2025 and 550+ client and reference reviews.
  6. A proven network

    If needed, I call on a network of 70+ professionals that has been proven over many years: tax, law, auditing, supply chain, IT, performance and personality assessment, research and teaching, and more.
  7. Knowledge I pass on

    Teaching assignments at VWA Freiburg and Haufe Akademie, 90+ articles, my podcast and my YouTube channel with 400+ videos.
  8. A clear start

    The initial consultation is free of charge and non-binding. Afterwards you will know whether and how I can help you.
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