Dr. Johannes Wamser

As a co-founder and managing director of Dr. Wamser + Batra GmbH, Dr. Johannes Wamser has been supporting European companies in their business ventures in India for more than 25 years. In this role, he supports companies, subsidiaries, and joint ventures in both strategic and operational decision-making—from establishing and optimizing existing operations to realigning their strategies in economically, organizationally, or regulatory challenging situations.

As head of the WB Turnaround Management department, his work focuses particularly on restructuring, change management, and crisis management. The focus is on resolving acute problems, ensuring transparency, maintaining operational functionality and controllability of companies, their sustainable profitability, robust governance structures, and long-term viability.

When crises, conflicts, or uncertainty call for quick yet far-reaching decisions, Dr. Johannes Wamser works with decision-makers to provide clarity on options for action, risks, and priorities. He breaks down complex situations, coordinates the relevant stakeholders, and develops pragmatic solutions that not only work in the short term but are also sound from legal, organizational, and economic perspectives.

Dr. Johannes Wamser holds a Ph.D. in geography. His international project experience includes, among other things, leading crisis management teams and serving on task forces in India, Germany, Thailand, South Korea, the Philippines, and the Netherlands.

His experience in handling complex and time-sensitive situations also forms the basis for his additional role at WB Risk Prevention Systems, a company within the WB Group that specializes in crisis prevention, crisis readiness, and crisis management. There, he focuses on preparing for and managing hybrid attacks, cyber threats, business disruptions, reputational crises, and other corporate risks.

Organizations for which this work is relevant include, among others, municipal utilities, operators of critical infrastructure, government agencies, and small and medium-sized enterprises. The goal is to identify risks early on, clarify responsibilities and decision-making processes, and ensure that organizations remain capable of taking action even under high pressure.