UNITY History

Our success story

UNITY was founded in 1995 from the Heinz Nixdorf Institute at the University of Paderborn. The exchange between science and practice has been one of UNITY's fundamental principles from the very beginning. Thanks to our close links to the Heinz Nixdorf Institute at the University of Paderborn and many other universities and research institutes, we ensure that our consulting services are always based on the latest research.
 

 

UNITY from our founding to today

  • Today

    • Philipp Wibbing and Dr. Ulrich Deppe are appointed to the Executive Board in 2024.
    • UNITY is recognized as a Great Place to Work®.
    • Daniel Siedl becomes the new Managing Director of UNITY Austria.
    • Founding of a foreign subsidiary in Australia with headquarters in Sydney with Julian Gerg as Managing Director.
    • UNITY achieves 14th place in the Lünendonk list of the best management consultancies in Germany. 

  • 2021-2023

    • Expansion of the group of partners with Meik Eusterholz, Jörg Greitemeyer, Katharina Pierschalik, Dennis Schmidt and Viviane Zimmermann in 2022.
    • WirtschaftsWoche presents UNITY with the “Best of Consulting” award in 2021 and again and 2022.
    • UNITY's customer base includes 27 of the DAX 40 companies as well as successful SMEs.
    • UNITY increases its revenue by 16% to €73.6 million in 2023 with 380 employees.

  • 2018-2020

    • Virtual 25th anniversary celebration during the pandemic: 1,600 participants in the livestream at the UNITY25 Summit.
    • In 2018, we generated €40 million in revenue with 250 employees.
    • In 2019, the UNITY Innovation Alliance was founded with 400 employees, 270 of whom work at UNITY AG.
    • UNITY receives the Digital Champions Award and the Future Prize of the Healthcare Industry in 2019.
    • Stable business despite the global Corona crisis in 2020-2022.
    • Ingo Neumann becomes the new Managing Director at UNITY in China, Nicolina Litschgi is appointed to the group of Partners and Moritz Pfeiffer joins the management team in Switzerland in 2020.

  • 2015-2017

    • Received the “Best of Consulting” award from WirtschaftsWoche for the first time and was licensed as a Systems Engineering training provider in 2016.
    • In the same year, Nicolina Litschgi becomes Managing Director of UNITY Schweiz AG.
    • Heiko Janssen is appointed Partner in 2015, Thilo Böhm, Dr. Michael Herbst, Dieter Schatz and Dr.-Ing. Daniel Steffen follow in 2016, Christian Grotebrune in 2017.
    • Opened new offices in Nuremberg and Beijing in 2016 and in Frankfurt in 2018.

  • 2009-2014

    • Stephan Bille is appointed to the Executive Board in 2011.
    • Future Prize of the Healthcare Industry 2009 for the UNITY OR Simulation, Top Consultant Award 2010 and Top Job Award 2013
    • Opened offices in Cologne in 2009 and in Braunschweig in 2011
    • Dr. Ulrich Deppe and Dr.-Ing. Hans D. Kespohl are appointed partners in 2009/2010, Markus Knobel, Rolf Stübbe, Teja Washausen and Philipp Wibbing follow in 2013.
    • 2014: Founding of our foreign subsidiary in China, based in Shanghai

  • 2006-2008

    • Founding of the UNITYacademy in 2005.
    • Stephan Bille, Martin Eilerts and Jörg Fischlein become the first partners of UNITY AG in 2006. Andreas Hinder, Magnus Meier, Alexander Suhm, Thomas Ulrich and Michael Wolf follow in 2007.
    • In 2007, UNITY has more than 100 employees and advises 15 of the DAX 30 companies.
    • Founding of a foreign subsidiary in Austria and opening of the branch office in Berlin in 2008.

  • 2001-2005

    • Dr.-Ing. Frank Thielemann is appointed to the Executive Board in 2001.
    • At the end of 2001, UNITY moves into its own company headquarters in Paderborn/Büren and opens branch offices in Munich and Hamburg in the 2004/2005 financial year.
    • Successful healthcare market entry and founding of the foreign subsidiary in Switzerland with headquarters in Zurich in 2004.
    • In 2005, UNITY earns over €10 million in revenue.

  • 1995-2000

    • Founding of UNITY AG by Tomas Pfänder, Christoph Plass and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Gausemeier on 29.09.1995.
    • Opening of the first branch office in Stuttgart and soon after, in Cairo in the 1999/2000 fiscal year.
    • The first UNITY Campus is organized in 2000 as a team event in Heide on the North Sea.
Based on many projects, we know what our customers appreciate most about UNITY: the clear focus on innovation and digital transformation, the pragmatic development of excellent business processes and the UNITY hands-on mentality.
Christoph Plass
Founder and Executive Board Member
UNITY

The Company Builder of the UNITY Innovation Alliance

The UNITY Innovation Alliance is an incubator, consultant, partner and investor

The UNITY Innovation Alliance supports founders and start-ups as a strategic investor in their various growth phases. We are active entrepreneurs who bundle our in-depth expertise in consulting and implementation in the areas of founding, investments, strategy and business model development, organizational structure and much more in the Company Builder. We play a key role in promoting the development of companies and help shape their path to success.

Company Builder

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Stephan Bille

Executive Board Member

Stuttgart, Germany
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Christoph Plass

Executive Board Member

Paderborn, Germany
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Tomas Pfänder

Executive Board Member

Paderborn, Germany
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Dr.-Ing. Frank Thielemann

Executive Board Member

Paderborn, Germany
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