Mieschke Hofmann und Partner

Mieschke Hofmann und Partner GmbH

Excellence in process and IT consulting for automotive
Type	GmbH
Industry	Professional Services
Founded	May 2, 1996
Founder	Lutz Mieschke Ralf Hofmann
Headquarters	Ludwigsburg, Germany
Number of locations	Germany (8) Switzerland (1) Romania (1) United States (1) China (1)
Key people	Ralf Hofmann (Chairman/CEO) Frank Dettke (Commercial Director)
Services	IT/Process Consulting for Automotive
Revenue	€152.8M (2013).[1]
Owner	Porsche (81.8%) Ralf Hoffman (18.2%)
Number of employees	1000+ (2014)
Website	www.mhp.com

Mieschke Hofmann und Partner GmbH (MHP) is a global consultancy based in Ludwigsburg, Germany, specializing in IT and process consulting in the automotive and manufacturing sectors. Porsche has held an equity stake in the firm since 1999, starting at 49% and increasing over time to the current 81.8%. MHP has experienced sustained growth since its inception in 1996.^[1]

History

The firm was initially established in May 1996 by Ralf Hofmann and Lutz Mieschke, with the vision to provide a holistic consulting approach to the automotive industry. The idea was to provide best of class consulting services combining both business process optimization as well as IT services, with SAP software being the primary concentration of the IT services offering. In January 1999, Porsche AG began its equity investment at 49% and MHP became their primary IT service partner. At this point the company is known as "MHP - A Porsche Services Company". In March 2002, Porsche increased its stake to 51% and MHP became a subsidiary of Porsche AG. In June 2003, Porsche further increased its investment to 74.8% and once again in 2011 to its current level of 81.8%. CEO Dr.-Ing Hofmann holds the remaining 18.2% ownership stake.

Services

The primary focus of consulting services is on the automotive industry (OEM's, suppliers, dealers and importers). Industry award-winning strategic innovations^[2][3][4] have been applied to clients in other industries.

At the international level MHP advises its clients both strategically and operationally.

Locations.^[5]

Clients are supported by more than 1000 employees at 12 offices in:

Germany

• Ludwigsburg (Headquarters, 2 locations)
  • Film- und Medienzentrum
  • Schlossgut Harteneck
• Stuttgart
• Walldorf
• Munich
• Nuremberg
• Essen
• Wolfsburg
• Berlin

Switzerland
Mieschke Hofmann und Partner (Schweiz) AG

• Zürich

United States
MHP Americas Inc.

• Atlanta - co-located at Porsche Cars North America headquarters

Romania
MHP Consulting Romania SRL

• Cluj-Napoca

China
MHP (Shanghai) Management Consultancy Co. Ltd.

• Shanghai

Corporate Social Responsibility^[6]

For over a decade, MHP has sustainably supported social projects and facilities through its internal program MHPCares. Projects are in areas that have a direct relation to the employees or their families. Employees are encouraged to participate in several of these on a volunteer basis. Some examples include:

• Children’s Cardiac Centre – “Olgäle Foundation” Stuttgart
• Ludwigsburg Palace Festival
• MHP University Prize - a scholarship for Business Informatics students at Reutlingen University
• Formula Student Combustion “Green Team Stuttgart” engineering competition

Sponsorships^[7]

In September 2012 MHP secured the 10-year naming rights for the Arena Ludwigsburg - now known as MHPArena. As of the 2013-14 season MHP is also the naming rights sponsor of the Bundesliga Basketball team MHPRIESEN Ludwigsburg.

Other sponsorships include:

• Match Race Germany at Lake Constance
• Ritz-Carlton Dragon Boat Cup
• RGH Heidelberg Rugby Youth Teams

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