Claus Bretschneider is an experienced entrepreneur and expert in various areas of business management. His skills include:

• Business management and employee management
• Building and developing companies, including start-ups and organisational development
• Managing finance and production in the apparel industry, including the development of manufacturing plants in Hungary and supplier structures in Eastern European countries
• Sales management and key account management
• Management and development of IT departments
• Experience in company takeovers and share sales
• Activity as a lecturer and author, especially in the field of Fashion for Future and circular economy in the apparel industry
• Expertise in automation technology in production processes
• Language skills: German (native speaker), English (business fluent / advanced)

Claus Bretschneider's career in the clothing industry:

• Founder of BREDDY'S since December 2016, with a focus on innovation and sustainability in the apparel industry
• Self-employed management consultant at CMB Beratung GmbH since 2014, with a focus on organisational development and sustainability in the apparel industry and as a lecturer
• Member of the management team and later managing director under commercial law at FRENCYS GmbH, which he took over in 2007 and developed into a successful company
• Founded the label "Riff&Raff" and later took over the management of Bretschneider & Bretschneider GmbH, a leading company for mountain bike clothing
• Established and managed production and distribution companies in Hungary and relocated a distribution company to Nuremberg