Our Leadship Team
Our experienced team is here to inspire, invite, encourage and support you
Pascal A. Miserez
Senior Partner
As evitive’s founder, Pascal is on a mission to evolve businesses into industry game-changers.
He specialises in digital transformation, strategic innovation, corporate entrepreneurship and venture building and has a strong track record in these subject areas since 1991.
As a co_entrepreneur, mentor and advisor, Pascal assumes responsibility for more impactful transformation, innovation and leadership practices and outstanding outcomes.
He is a firm believer in post-conventional values and mindsets, systems thinking and systemic leadership and advocates lean-agile practices. Pascal holds a master in Business Administration from Smith School of Business, University of Maryland.
Martin Permantier
Associate Partner
Martin Permantier is a transformation mentor, author and keynote speaker. He has been supporting companies in their strategic development and brand positioning for more than 20 years. He shares his insights in seminars, workshops, books, articles and books.
At evitive, Martin imparts knowledge on how we can make leadership and corporate culture fit for the future and what key role values play in shaping strategy, brand management and culture.
Furthermore, Martin is the host of the popular podcast ich-wir-alle.com, the associated online community haltung-erweitern.de and author of the standard works on mindset «Haltung entscheidet»/ «Mindset Matters», «Haltung erweitern» and co-author of «Werte wirken» as well as the founder of the Berlin-based agency short-cuts.de.
Gernot Sauerborn
Associate Partner
Gernot’s passion is to inspire and enable organisations, teams and individuals to achieve effective business transformations. He has over 25 years of experience in consulting and coaching organisations of different geographies, cultures and sizes to develop and implement profitable, technology-driven business and operating models.
At evitive, Gernot supports organisations in business transformation with a systemic, solution-oriented mindset, enabling teams and individuals to rapidly develop their business and collaboration competencies.
Gernot holds a Diploma of Mathematics from the University of Heidelberg. He started his professional career at the The Boston Consulting Group and held several senior management positions at Deutsche Telekom. He is founding partner of sauerborn.ch expects to receive the Master in Solution-oriented, Systemic Coaching and Organisational Development in 2025.
Fritz Seidel
Associate Partner
Fritz Seidel is a catalyst for personal change, a sparring partner for leaders, speaker, and a trainer — specializing in interpersonal collaboration.
He combines his 15 years of experience as a leader in large corporations with startup expertise and an insatiable passion for social psychology. This unique blend inspires personal development, fosters appreciation for others, and ultimately enables entrepreneurial thinking within organizations, drives innovation, and promotes greater humanity in teamwork.
Fritz is also the co-founder of the agency DAY8.io, a strategic advisor to startups like BoomerangIdeas.com, and co-author of TheCyclesBook.com, an innovation compendium.
Fabienne Steffen
Associate Partner
As a corporate mentor and mentor for potential realisation, Fabienne supports entrepreneurs, leaders and teams in the development of their self-efficacy, the realisation of their potential and the creation of a new way of working together.
Authenticity, empathy and mutual trust form the basis for the development of the Self, the We, Everyone and Everything. Fabienne’s credo: “Invest in your inner self; it will determine your outer appearance.”
At evitive, Fabienne also supports the development and operation of the evitive Academy for Transformation, Innovation & Leadership.
Christoph Adelmann
Executive Advisor
Christoph has over 20 years’ experience in organisational development and transformation in various industries. As an advisor and coach, he supports teams and leaders with a systemic approach, always putting people at the centre of his work.
He fosters self-organisation, stakeholder- and value stream-orientation and empowers leaders and employees in topics such as conflict resolution, design thinking, LEGO® Serious Play® and various lean-agile methods.
Christoph has a background in Computer Science and Business Administration and studied at the HWZ. He is committed to continuous learning and is currently completing his training to become a systemic coach.
David Baer
Executive Advisor
David Baer first came into contact with agility in 2005 as a software engineer. Since then, the topic has stayed with him and he has accompanied countless organizations.
He empowers organizations in their transformation process. In this role, he also became a pattern collector. He collects his samples of functioning behaviour in organizations at patternsinagile.com.
David currently works as an agile enterprise coach, trainer and consultant at KEGON Switzerland. He is also involved in the community as a host of various meetups: Agile Breakfast, Agile HR Meetup, Business Agility Meetup.
Roger Brogle
Executive Advisor
Roger brings in over 15 years of experience in Regulatory and Compliance projects, Operational Risk Management, and Operational Excellence, predominantly in the insurance industry.
At evitive, Roger focuses on RegTech and LegalTech innovation. He holds a master’s degree of economics from the University of Basel.
Daniel Frey
Executive Advisor & Coach
Daniel specializes in Agile, Lean, and Teal, and has over 30 years of experience in software and hardware development. He supports the collaboration of stakeholders, decision-makers, and development teams through his precise judgment.
As an experienced trainer and coach, Daniel takes responsibility for developing transformation, innovation, and leadership practices, and supports companies in creating transparency to increase benefits and foster personal motivation among stakeholders.
At evitive, Daniel’s goal is to support companies by simplifying complex structures, situations, processes, and communication pathways, and to enhance their value creation. He holds a PhD in Natural Sciences from ETH Zurich.
Kurt Holenweger
Executive Coach
Kurt’s passion for neuroscience and health characterises his professional career. Kurt uses his proven expertise as a systemic coach in combination with sport and meditation to effectively support people in changing their behaviour. Kurt strives for knowledge driven by his desire to enrich his environment through profound insights and personal transformation.
At evitive, Kurt uses his expertise and passion for mental health to promote the well-being and mental health of his clients.
Kurt has a diverse background, from carpentry and computer science to a master’s degree in cognitive neuroscience. He is a founding partner of active-brain.ch and onelifemylife.ch.
Niko Kaintantzis
Executive Advisor
Niko Kaintantzis is a seasoned Systemic Coach and Organizational Transformation Specialist, dedicated to orchestrating strategic agility within organizations.
He has been at the forefront of Lean-Agile transformations since 2006. His systemic coaching approach empowers leaders and employees to navigate intricate organizational landscapes with finesse, focusing on systemic organizational development and system supervision.
At evitive, Niko fosters systemic thinking and empowers teams and leaders for sustainable growth. Through his leadership, organizations evolve into adaptive, resilient systems capable of thriving in dynamic environments.
He has a background in computer science engineering from ETH Zurich is a partner of KEGON Switzerland.
Aladar Tepelea
Executive Advisor
Aladar is an entrepreneur, investor, executive and board advisor.
As interim CFO of proxeus, he led a 25 million USD ICO launch. At BlackRock, as business manager, he focused on M&A, corporate strategy, venture capital and FinTech innovation. Previously, he has been with Novartis in Corporate Finance.
At evitive, Aladar focuses on venture building, venture financing and investor relations. Aladar studied Business Administration at Vienna University of Economics and Business.
Hans-Wilhelm Dünn
Executive Advisor
Hans-Wilhelm is an Associate Partner at evitive in Berlin.
As a founding member and President of the Cyber Security Council Germany, he advises corporates and operators of critical infrastructures on cyber security issues.
Hans-Wilhelm shares his expertise as advisor, keynote speaker and panelist, and is a frequent contact for TV stations. He is a guest author for various newspapers, journals and scientific publications, and co-editor of «Cybersicherheit im Krankenhaus».
At evitive, Hans-Wilhelm focuses on Cyber Security, resilient systems and venture building. He holds a Diploma in administrative sciences from the University of Potsdam.