Nils Koerber

Nils Koerber is a German entrepreneur and expert in business succession. He is the founder and managing director of KERN - Zukunft für Lebenswerke, a consulting firm specializing in business succession for medium-sized companies in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.1

Key points about Nils Koerber:

1. Founded KERN in 2004, which operates in over 30 locations across the D-A-CH region.1
2. Specializes in company sales, generational change, and business acquisitions.1
3. Certified systemic coach for business succession and trained THE WORK coach.1
4. Economic mediator, expert in conflicts within family businesses, especially during generational transitions.1
5. Previously owned and managed the Koerber Group from 1989 to 2003.1

Qualifications and Recognition

• Trained as a business economist at the Fachschule des Möbelhandels in Cologne.1
• Certified mediator in business mediation.1
• Recognized as an "INNOVATOR 2021" by DDW - DIE DEUTSCHE WIRTSCHAFT for developing scientific profiling in business succession.1
• Named "Excellence Consultant of German Medium-Sized Businesses" by DDW in March 2023.1
• KERN was listed among the "Best Consultants for Medium-Sized Businesses 2023" by Süddeutsche Zeitung.1

Nils Koerber is passionate about business succession, drawing from his personal experience growing up in a family business. He continues to innovate in the field, recently modernizing KERN's brand appearance2 and hosting a podcast on family businesses, transformation, acquisition, and succession.3