Rolf Kreitel
Consultant · Trainer · Coach
Leadership • Ethics • Sustainability
Ethics isn’t extra. It’s the core.
About
I help organizations rethink leadership – with strategy, responsibility, and humanity.
My focus is on leadership development, feedback cultures, and cultural transformation – especially in complex and international environments.
What sets me apart: I combine analytical depth with hands-on implementation, ethical clarity with systemic thinking. Whether as trainer, coach, or strategic sparring partner – I stay close to people, while keeping the bigger picture in view.
That’s where transformation begins.
Over the past 20 years, I’ve designed leadership programs, trained managers, and guided cultural change – across Germany, West Africa, and Southeast Europe.
My core topics: leadership, ethics, and sustainability.
My approach: clear, direct, impactful.
Key Roles & Impact
2025 - now
Independent Consultant
Leadership & Cultural Transformation
Working across Europe and Africa with organizations that want to lead with clarity, ethics, and impact.
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Supporting cultural transformation in financial institutions
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Training Green Finance Consultants in Nigeria
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Designing feedback systems and leadership tools for sustainable change
→ When leadership becomes leverage for change.
2023- 2025
Baobab Group
Group L&D Manager with mission in Nigeria
Led the development of an inclusive training program for all staff, with a focus on middle management and strategic leadership.
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Designed Baobab Nigeria's first internal leadership curriculum
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Promoted inclusion, values-based management, and practical leadership tools
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Delivered coaching and training across Nigeria
→ Culture grows when learning leads.
2009–2022
ProCredit Academy
Managing Director
Led one of Europe’s most consistent leadership academies for ethical banking.
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Designed and delivered 100+ leadership modules across 12 countries.
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Pioneered the carbon-neutral transformation of the campus.
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Drove cultural change, inclusion, and values-based performance at scale.
→ Leadership as a long game. And a lived reality.
2006–2009
ProCredit Academy
Lecturer & Program Coordinator
Co-created one of the first intercultural leadership programs in ethical banking.
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Developed intensive training for future leaders across 12 countries.
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Introduced feedback and coaching methods into formal leadership tracks.
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Promoted critical thinking, ethical reflection, and inclusive practice.
→ Education is where culture is shaped.
Academic Background
2006
Deutsche Universität für Verwaltungswissenschaften
Speyer
Master Public Administration
2004
Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe Universität
Frankfurt
Diplom Politikwissenschaft