About RIECON – Human Crisis Management

Mission, Vision & Values

RIECON stands for stability, security and decisiveness in turbulent times. Our mission is to stabilize technology-oriented companies in critical phases, relieve executives, and make organizations crisis-fit through preventive measures.

Our Vision

Technology companies should drive innovation – not be slowed down by internal overload or creeping crises.

Our Values

• Clarity instead of activism
• Humanity before mechanics
• Confidentiality & discretion
• Pragmatism instead of PowerPoint
• Responsibility towards owners, management & workforce

Industry Affiliation & Core Competence

Industry

• Technology and mobility industry
• Mechanical engineering | Vehicle engineering | Automotive | E-Mobility | Plant engineering | High-tech production

Core Competencies

• Acute interim management in technical management
• Human crisis management for executives
• Smart Impact Audit® (SIA) – organizational stress test
• Executive coaching & crisis prevention

RIECON combines technical leadership experience with Business Continuity Management and psychosocial expertise. We speak the language of CTOs, production managers and owners – while at the same time understanding the human dynamics behind technical escalations.

History & Notable Achievements

DI (FH) Christian Rieger, M.Sc. has been active in the mobility and mechanical engineering industry since 1999.

Career milestones include:

• 14 years CEO of SinusPro GmbH
• 7 years CEO of TG TERA GmbH
• Project manager at AVL, KTM, Siemens, among others
• TÜV-certified in Crisis and Business Continuity Management

With the Smart Impact Audit®, developed together with the University of Vienna, a measurable instrument was created that makes the crisis level and future potential of technology companies visible.

RIECON is called in when:

• Executives are overloaded
• Decision-makers are no longer in their full strength and risk burnout or absence – Acute interim management
• Customer projects escalate
• M&A transitions require stability
• Investors need transparency regarding the internal condition of a company

Locations & Focus

Headquarters: Graz, Austria

Area of operation:
Austria, Germany, international project structures (including Europe–India engineering projects)

RIECON is strongly rooted regionally – with international industrial expertise.

Projects

Successful Case Examples (Selection)

1. Automotive Supplier – Wiring Harness Production
   Reduction of staff turnover through identification of structural overload between purchasing and production.
   Result: Stabilization of delivery performance
   Smart Impact Audit conducted
2. Mechanical Engineering – OEM Plant Project
   Intercultural conflicts between Austrian and Indian project teams resolved.
   Avoidance of a seven-figure contractual penalty
   Smart Impact Audit conducted
3. E-Mobility Start-up
   Audit identified overload hotspots within the core team.
   Investors gained transparency; growth remained stable
   Smart Impact Audit conducted
4. Heavy Industry – Insolvency Case
   Workforce sentiment analysis enabled targeted crisis communication.
   Preservation of customer and supplier trust
   Smart Impact Audit conducted

Collaboration with SILICON ALPS

Main Areas of Partnership

• Innovation & resilience in the electronics and semiconductor industry
• Stabilization of high-tech organizations
• Human crisis management for technology-driven companies
• Support during growth, scaling and M&A transitions

Added Value through SILICON ALPS

• Access to leading electronics and microelectronics companies
• Networking with R&D organizations and start-ups
• Innovation partnerships in the field of resilience & organizational development
• Visibility as a stability and crisis-prevention partner within the cluster

Potential Joint Initiatives

• Workshops “Crisis-FIT in High-Tech Companies”
• Impulse formats on resilience for CTOs & production managers
• Stress test offerings for fast-growing technology companies
• Support for scale-ups in achieving organizational stability

Contact & Next Steps

DI (FH) Christian Rieger, M.Sc.
Managing Director & Human Crisis Manager

📞 +43 676 47 07 993
✉️ christian.rieger@riecon.at