Our Team

Managing Director of the "euro-workscouncil" Training and Consulting Net:
		Dr Werner Altmeyer Born 1962, industrial clerk, diploma in business administration and diploma in social economics, Dr. rer. pol., several years office worker and youth representative in the steel industry, thesis over practical work of workplace representatives in Western Europe, worked at the Brussels based European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF), long periods spent researching in Paris, Madrid and London, teaching at universities, management academies and training institutions of German, French and British trade unions, co-author of German Metal Industrial Union (IG Metall) handbook on European works councils, 1997 co-founder of the "Federation of Research and Education in Europe" (FREE), the precursor of the "euro-workscouncil" Training and Consulting Net Main areas: European works council agreements and practice, workplace representation in Germany, France, Spain and the UK, workers participation on board level in the EU countries Working languages: German, English, French, Spanish
Further members of the "euro-workscouncil" Training and Consulting Net:
		Dr Heiner Köhnen Born 1960, carpenter, diploma in sociology and diploma in education, Dr. phil., thesis over trade unions and strategies of rationalization in the car manufacturing industry in the USA and Canada, working with the association tie (Transnational Information Exchange) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany since 1992, organiser of international seminars and European and worldwide projects, member of the "euro-workscouncil" Training and Consulting Net since 2004 Main areas: Industrial relations in Europe, North and South America, rationalization and new management strategies, health and safety at work, company codes of conduct on working and social standards Working languages: German, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese
		Rudolf Reitter Born 1969, Master of social and economic science, special education in systemic coaching, team development and process orientated project management, several years assistant of the European works council at the automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen (see report), since 2005 trainer und adviser for works councils and trade unions and since 2009 member of the "euro-workscouncil" Training and Consulting Net Main areas: Role, tasks and activities of European works councils, intercultural cooperation, team development and assistance of change processes at national and international level Working languages: German, English, Spanish
		Bernhard Stelzl Born 1969, diploma in social education and diploma in politics, worked since 1992 as a trainer in international seminars, project manager and free journalist, member of the "euro-workscouncil" Training and Consulting Net since 2007 Main areas: Industrial relations in Europe and South America, company codes of conduct on working and social standards, transnational cooperation of workers' representatives, trainings in communication and conflict resolution Working languages: German, English, Portuguese
		Dr Reingard Zimmer Born 1966, legal expert in labour law, Dr jur, thesis on worldwide social minimum standards and its enforcement mechanisms, long periods spent researching in Latin America and Spain, study on European works councils with the Spanish trade unions UGT and CC.OO., worked in Geneva at the International Labour Organization (ILO), teaching at training institutions of German trade unions, participation in several international research projects, member of the "euro-workscouncil" Training and Consulting Net since 2004 Main areas: European works council agreements and practice, workforce representation in Spain, anti-discrimination, international minimum standards on working conditions, globalization Working languages: German, English, Spanish, good basic knowledge in French Reingard Zimmer has directed the research department on labour and social law at the Institute for social and economic science (WSI) of the Hans Böckler foundation since August 2009. She continues to support the "euro-workscouncil" Training and Consulting Net in selected issues.
Legal Adviser
		Prof Dr Bernhard Nagel Prof Dr Bernhard Nagel supports the "euro-workscouncil" Training and Consulting Net as a legal adviser. Nagel has been a professor for economic law of the University of Kassel since 1975. He has numerous contacts in other countries through guest professorships and research stays. Prof Nagel is working particularly at the conclusion of EWC and SE agreements. → Further informationen on the person (in German)
Cooperation partners:
		Groupe Alpha, Paris, France The consultancy group Alpha is market leader in France in economic advice to works councils and provides regular assistance to about 30 European works councils. → Website of Groupe Alpha (in French)
		PCG - Project Consult, Essen, Germany The consultancy company PCG is specialized in economic advice to works councils, workers directors and European works councils. → English website of PCG - Project Consult
		ASTREES Institute, Paris, France ASTREES (Association Travail, Emploi, Europe, Société) devotes itself to European issues in the area of industrial relations. Beside studies, meetings and publications one of the main activities is the execution of EU projects for European works councils and training of workers' representatives. → Website of ASTREES (in French)
		Institute "Euro-Team", Hamburg, Germany The "Euro-Team" is specialized in language training courses for European works councils. → Website of the institute "Euro-Team"      → Language training for European works councils
		Language service "lingua-eu", Augsburg, Germany The team of "lingua-eu" offers translation and interpreter services particularly for trade unions as well as European and SE works councils. → Website "lingua-eu" language service