www.ceotodaymagazine.com 49 THE CEO INTERVIEW that one of their major tasks for the future will be to work on climate change mitigation in order to save our planet. By combining both aspects, it was a logical step to set up theAdolf Feizlmayr Foundation to support talented and dedicated students at technical universities and to promote science and research on climate protection. I’ve also established close cooperation between the foundation and ILF to the benefit of both parties. What do you see as the future of ILF Consulting Engineers and how do you plan to continue evolving the brand and its services in the coming years? In the future, there will be a huge workload for engineering companies, especially for the transformation of the global energy system, to mitigate climate change and to adapt to it, as the speed of transformation is too low. In addition, I expect sufficient opportunities in most of our other business areas. I believe that ILF has a bright future if we take advantage of the full potential of our great staff. This requires the right mindset of ambition, optimum cooperation in the spirit of ONE ILF supported by adequate competence management and strong leadership. With this approach, ILF will satisfy its clients by engineering excellence and will further evolve its brand and services in the years to come. We have always subordinated our personal interests to the interest of ILF. I am very happy to see that the next generation believes in the same principles under the leadership of Klaus Lässer as the CEO, who strongly promotes the ONE ILF concept. As senior adviser of ILF Consulting Engineers, what role do you play? As Ino longerhave anyoperational responsibilities, I can now concentrate on the following areas: Competence Management Each engineering company has a matrix organisation. In the case of the ILF Group, the vertical structure consists of some 40 individual companies and the horizontal structure represents our competence areas. The 2500 staff available in this matrix represent a great potential for intellectual and professional power. The extraordinary challenge for the leadership of ILF is to convert it into technical and economic success. This requires optimum cooperation in the best spirit of ONE ILF. As I am deeply convinced that an essential element of such optimum cooperation is adequate competence management, I’m fully dedicated to fostering its development. Climate Change Mitigation I not only promote this business area with great future potential for ILF but also as an engineer, I feel obliged to proactively provide my knowledge and expertise to help prevent a climate catastrophe. Philanthropic Work I’ve always enjoyed working with talented and dedicated young engineers and I am convinced 49 www.ilf.com
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