In conversation.

Conversations, interviews and keynotes with Matthias Altendorf on leadership, governance and long-term performance. They cover his move from CEO to Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Endress+Hauser, the culture of a global family-owned company and the ideas behind Bionic Leadership.

The more diverse your DNA is, the better you can deal with the future.

Podcasts.

I by IMD Podcast · 2026

Endress+Hauser: How to future-proof a 70-year-old market leader

IMD professor Goutam Challagalla talks with Matthias Altendorf about family ownership, strategic paranoia and why sustainability only works when it is built into strategy, innovation and board governance.

English · with Prof. Goutam Challagalla, IMD
Culture & Coffee · Straumann Group · 2026

From Apprentice to Chairman: Building a culture that enables the future

Straumann Group CEO Guillaume Daniellot and Matthias Altendorf talk about the path from workshop apprentice to CEO and Chairman, about workplace culture and about what drives long-term performance in a global family-owned company.

English · 48 min · audio and video
Mercuri Urval · Season 2, Episode 10

Vom agierenden Manager zum gestaltenden Verwaltungsrat

Host Daniel Müller and Matthias Altendorf discuss the move from active manager to Chairman of the Board, board culture at the family-owned Endress+Hauser Group, leading an international company and how Bionic Leadership came about.

German · 26 min · with Daniel Müller

Talks & interviews.

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BZ Talk · Badische Zeitung

How to lead a company well?

A video interview with the Badische Zeitung on good corporate leadership and on Matthias Altendorf’s path at Endress+Hauser, from CEO to Chairman of the Supervisory Board. In German.

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INDUSTRY.forward Summit 2019 · Keynote

Organisational ambidexterity, or how elephants learn to dance

Why the key to lasting success lies in running today’s business with discipline while building tomorrow’s. A keynote on leadership, innovation and performance in an established market leader. In German.

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