PK Improvements offers Consulting and Interim Management services in terms of

Internal Audit

Internal Audit

	Internal Control Systems (ICS)

Internal Control Systems (ICS)

Risk Management

Risk Management

Organisational Development / Change Management

Organisational Development / Change Management

... and thereby supports the generation of a value-adding organisation in a customer- and goal-oriented manner!

Profile Dr. Peter Kundinger

(Founder and Owner PK Improvements)

  • long-term Management and Consulting expertise (from conception up to implementation and responsible leadership) in terms of Internal Audit, Enterprise Risk Management, Internal Control Systems and Organisational Development / Change Management
  • professional experience in a wide variety of branches: Automotive (manufacturers and suppliers), Logistics (wholesaling / warehousing industry, transportation), Energy and Utility sector, IT industry, Textile industry, Measurement technology, Travel industry
  • comprehensive knowledge of business processes e.g. in Finance, HR, Procurement, Logistics, Manufacturing, Sales, IT, R&D and Marketing units
  • global professional experience acquired by assignments in more than 20 countries in Europe, North America, Africa, Asia and Australia

  • holding a Doctor's Degree in Economics (Dr.rer.pol.) from the University Erlangen / Nuremberg since 2006
  • foundation of PK Improvements in 2010 in Freiburg / Germany and its registration as a trademark at the German Patent and Trademark Office
  • certification as Business Coach by the German Chamber of Commerce in 2018
  • Speaker / Lecturer at several events and conferences/conventions of renowned organisations (like e.g. the Institute of Internal Auditing)
  • Author of the Book publication „The Internal Audit as Change Agent”, which delivers a comprehensive overview about objectives, potential activities as well as individual requirements of an Internal Audit function acting as Change Agent. The goal of the inherent classical approach is to generate a symbiosis between Internal Audit Services and successful organisational change, e.g. by establishing Characteristics of an Innovation-Friendly corporation (the so-called „CIF”).
    Die Interne Revision als Change Agent The Internal Audit as Change Agent

Service Portfolio and Key Projects

  • Conceptual Design, Set-up and Management of corporate Internal Audit functions; development of risk-oriented (annual) audit plans; execution of operational audits in a wide variety of business units and processes (see Profile); customer-oriented reporting
  • Conceptual Design, Implementation and Management of corporate Internal Control Systems (ICS) according to the COSO respectively SOX approach and based on the development of process-related risk-control-templates in companies of several branches
  • Set-up and Control of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) systems consisting of its integral components risk identification, risk analysis, risk evaluation, monitoring and reporting
  • independent external evaluation („peer review”) of existing Internal Audit, Enterprise Risk Management and ICS activities
  • project-accompanying Education and Qualification of employees (e.g. via „Training-on-the-job“ or Business Coaching measurements) in terms of their intended acceptance of Management Assignments
  • supporting recruiting processes and conducting company-internal workshops referring to Audit Risk and Controls Tasks
  • Conceptual Design and Execution of Organisational Development / Change Management tasks (including stakeholder analysis/management, development of a project-internal communication strategy, external liaison, knowledge management, development and management of a training organisation) in key projects