Overview
Philipp Joas is a director at Atreus, a Heidrick & Struggles executive interim management company. He has over 15 years of experience building and leading international teams in entrepreneurship, corporate strategy, venture capital, and renewable energies.
Experience
Philipp combines startup agility with corporate insight to foster sustainable growth and innovation. He has a proven track record leading exits, carve-outs, and full-lifecycle execution across growth and turnaround of venture capital and corporate-backed software ventures.
Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Philipp led renewable energy software solutions as managing director at Ampero, BayWa r.e AG’s software spin-off.
Philipp founded eWings.com, a SaaS business travel platform acquired by Hogg Robinson Group, and humly, a digital mental health coaching platform.
Before that, Philipp was head of venture architects at Mercedes-Benz AG’s company builder and innovation lab. He is also a business angel who invests in early-stage startups.
Education
HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Master’s Degree in Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Studies
IE Business School, Executive Education in Private Equity and Venture Capital