Patrick Stipp

Corporate development, strategy and value creation professional with 7+ years of experience across strategy, transactions, capital allocation and value creation, working directly with owners, Boards and management teams of family-owned and listed businesses. Focus on industrial manufacturing, engineered products, and B2B business models. Combines corporate development, growth strategy, commercial due diligence, investment evaluation, operating model design and financial analysis with a technical background in Mechanical Engineering from ETH Zurich and an Executive Master in Corporate Finance from ESCP Business School.

Manager at Innosight (2024-01 – Present)

Lead strategic engagements working directly with owners, Boards and senior management on growth strategy, operating model, capital allocation and value creation decisions. Focus on industrial manufacturing, specialty chemicals, and B2B businesses; manage teams of up to 3 consultants per engagement.

• Designed the strategy, governance model and capital allocation framework for the relaunch of a £200M corporate venture capital fund of a global transportation group, covering investment governance, opportunity evaluation, Investment Committee decision-making and portfolio execution
• Advised a global lubricants and specialty chemicals company on its growth strategy across 17 markets, linking market prioritization, growth initiatives, capital allocation and resource deployment
• Defined the long-term owner strategy for a family-owned global ingredients processing business, aligning family and Board on growth ambition and translating strategic priorities into value creation levers and resource allocation decisions
• Designed the future operating model for a global family-owned confectionery manufacturer, clarifying governance, decision rights and organizational mandates, alongside a Board/CEO strategy refresh

Manager at EY-Parthenon (2023-04 – 2023-12)

Advised corporate and private equity clients on acquisitions, commercial due diligence, investment evaluation, growth strategy and value creation. Progressed through two accelerated promotions to Manager, completed a sponsored office secondment in Paris, managed teams of up to 4 consultants.

• Conducted 15+ commercial due diligences, investment feasibility studies, and target screens for corporate and PE clients across agribusiness, industrials, life sciences, and technology
• Developed and prioritized a global acquisition pipeline for a pharmaceutical company, screening targets, assessing strategic fit, commercial attractiveness and financial viability
• Developed the investment roadmap for a European agri-processing company, defining investment priorities, business cases, equity story and investor materials to support external capital raising
• Supported a €10bn global demerger through the setup of a Carve-out Management Office, defining separation governance and supporting execution and negotiations across workstreams
• Designed a cost-to-serve model for a multinational specialty chemicals company, identifying operational efficiency and profitability improvement opportunities through activity-based cost analysis
• Developed the global sustainability strategy for a leading commodity trader, stress-testing each initiative against its P&L impact through benchmarking, customer interviews, and financial modelling

(Senior) Strategy Consultant at EY-Parthenon (2020-06 – 2023-03)

Executive Master in Corporate Finance – ESCP Business School (2025 – 2026)

M.Sc. / B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering – ETH Zurich (2013 – 2019)