About Gerald Neher
Gerald Neher is an independent digitalisation consultant. He supports organisations, with a focus on the industrial sector, with practical project management, strategic risk management and leadership training.
His direct approach and more than 20 years of international experience deliver sustainable results for decision-makers.
Executives benefit from his actionable insights, strategic IT consulting, and effective knowledge transfer.
Gerald offers executive advisory, mentoring, and tailored project solutions.
IT & Digitalisation Expertise
Digital business transformation: Provide strategic business analysis and solution implementation, with a focus on energy and commodity firms. Support digital transformation, process optimisation and data-driven decisions through deep sector expertise.
Design & management of CTRM software solutions:- Requirements analysis including categorisation and prioritisation of operational needs
- Preparation of professional RFI/RFP documents
- Conducting market and feasibility studies on CTRM providers and technologies
- Objective evaluation, comparison and recommendation of suitable software providers
- Consulting on implementation strategies, data migration, interface integration and change management measures
- Ongoing optimisation consulting for existing CTRM systems, including performance audits and scaling recommendations
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Agile project management & team leadership: Successful delivery of complex projects and international leadership with a prime focus on CTRM software implementations.
Interim management & organisational consulting: Advice on temporary process and organisational structuring in transformation phases, especially for technology projects in the energy and commodity sectors. Support with interface coordination between IT, operations and management for smooth digitalisation initiatives.
Public speaking: Speaking on topics such as IT innovations, compliance requirements in commodity trading, CTRM best practices and digital organisational development. Development and delivery of practical training for managers and teams on technology implementation and process optimisation.
Experience and references
- Industrial engineering & IT: Background in industrial engineering and IT; managed outsourced IT for mid-sized Austrian companies sale4U Vertriebs-GmbH and promote4U Projektmanagement-GmbH.
- Systems for Commodity Trading and Risk Management (CTRM): Executive and strategic roles in firms like JBC Vienna GmbH and ComFin Software GmbH.
- Corporate management & leadership: Strategy development, finance, sales, personnel management at ComFin Software GmbH and N & D Beteiligungs-GmbH.
- International partnerships & boards: Consulting for global businesses and building partner networks.
- Guest Lecturing: Lectures and related exercises at the Chair of Economics and Business Administration at the Technical University of Leoben.
- Languages: English, German, Spanish.
- Authorship: Publications on leadership and management for executive audiences.
Book: Auf dem Weg zur Spitze: 1 mal 1 der Geschäftsführung
This book distills Gerald Neher’s executive experience into practical guidance for business leaders in today’s digital world. Readers benefit from proven methods for confident leadership, successful project management, and building resilient teams. Through case studies and directly applicable tools, Gerald shows how to master change, foster innovation, and avoid typical pitfalls in demanding IT and management environments.
- Actionable leadership principles for the digital age.
- Tested processes for project management and risk control.
- Real-world examples from IT and executive practice.
- Inspiration for team development and strategic leadership.
- Methods for sustainable innovation and business success.
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