Jens Riedl

ens Riedl has a Master’s in Business Administration (lic. oec. HSG) from the University of St Gallen and a PhD degree from European Business School. He has 25 years of experience in the business and professional services sectors, both as consultant and investor. His areas of expertise include testing, inspection and certification (TIC), environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG), transportation and logistics, and industrial sectors, such as automotive, building materials and engineered products.

He has held board positions in various private and public companies, including companies financed by private equity.

Since 2022, Jens has been an Investment Partner of GBL, responsible for the DACH region and business services across Europe. From 2019 to 2021, he was Investment Partner with the private equity firm Permira, where he led the global business services and industrial sectors.

He was a consultant with the Boston Consulting Group from 1999 to 2018 in Munich and Sydney, ultimately as Senior Partner and Leader of the private equity practice in DACH, and the global logistics and TIC sectors.