Founder-led Advisory
Stefan Römer
Strategic decision-making logic, understanding of technology, regulatory context, and implementation approach.
Stefan Römer brings together many years of technical, professional, and business experience with leadership roles at the executive, group management, VP, and C-suite levels. His work focuses on areas where strategy, technology, regulation, organization, and implementation cannot be considered in isolation.
Education
MSc. (Dipl. Ing. ETH) in Electrical Engineering
Experience
30+ years of experience in technology, MedTech, industry, regulatory affairs, and digitalization.
Leadership
25+ years of international leadership responsibility.
Roles
COO, executive- and group-management, VP, Corporate Development, R&D, QA/RA.
Seniority at the Intersection of Strategy, Technology, and Regulation
Stefan Römer is electrical engineer (ETH) and Managing Partner at Arcantum Strategy GmbH. He brings over 30 years of experience in technology-intensive and regulated industrial environments, combined with more than 25 years of leadership experience in direct and indirect management roles, matrix organizations, and at the executive, group management, VP, and C-level.
His career covers development (chips, hardware, software) and engineering (manufacturing, testing), quality and regulatory affairs, digital product and platform architectures, corporate business development, technical and strategic due diligence, post-transaction integration, management systems, operational leadership, and strategic transformation.
His particular value lies in his integrated perspective: technical depth, regulatory context, strategic decision-making logic, and implementation experience are not viewed in isolation, but are translated into robust decision-making and governance frameworks.
Areas of Expertise
Arcantum’s engagements are built on the ability to integrate diverse areas of expertise and translate them into actionable insights for executives, management, the board of directors, owners, or investors.
Strategy & Business Logic
Strategic realignment, prioritization, business models, transformation, corporate development, and decision-making architecture.
Technology & Regulation
Technology, platform, MedTech, quality/regulatory, and digitalization issues, viewed from a business perspective.
Implementation & Governance
Leadership, organizational, and implementation experience with a focus on responsibilities, risks, governance, and operational sustainability.
Experience in Leadership and Implementation
Stefan Römer’s professional experience spans technical product development, industrialization, management systems, regulatory affairs, digitalization, transactions, integration, and operational management.
2025-2026
Geosatis
Chief Operating Officer, Member of Senior Management
Responsible for production and logistics, IT infrastructure and IT business processes, service operations, and strategic initiatives such as management cockpit, integrated management system compliant with ISO 9001 and ISO 27001, IT realignment, and IT-supported business processes.
2021-2025
Belimed
Head of Corporate Business Development, Member of Group Management
Planning and managing strategic projects in M&A, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships; conducting due diligence with a focus on technical, regulatory, organizational, IT, and governance-related issues, as well as post-transaction integration.
2020-2021
Belimed
Head of R&D Digital Solutions, Member of Group Management
Responsible for digital product and system architecture, development strategy, stakeholder and change management, interoperability of digital solutions, and regulatory aspects such as data protection, cybersecurity, and medical device software.
2014-2019
Belimed
Vice President of Quality & Regulatory Affairs, Member of Group Management
Led the Group Quality/Regulatory Affairs function; established and managed group-wide management systems; oversaw global product approvals and market access in over 80 countries; managed design control, risk management, and medical device software; and successfully passed four FDA inspections.
1993-2013
Cicor Technologies (Swisstronics)
Vice President of Development & Technology, Member of the Executive and Group Management
Technology strategy, operational management of R&D services and test engineering, development and engineering project portfolio, customer consulting, quality-, environmental- and safety-management, as well as the establishment of centers of excellence for MedTech development and test engineering.
1993-2003
Siemens
Product Development, Project Management, and Engineering Leadership
Electronics development, ASIC/FPGA design, project management of complex product development projects, establishment of contract manufacturing and development operations, industrialization, restructuring support, and leadership in the engineering field.
How this Experience benefits Customers
Complex situations are not merely analyzed, but translated into actionable clarity and viable implementation.
Clarity on the Initial Situation
Transparent Risk Grading
Breaking down Silos
Robust Action Options
Governance and Implementation Approach
Foundations for Decision-Making
Approach
Stefan Römer’s approach is structured, analytical, and focused on implementation. The emphasis is not on abstract concepts, but on clear priorities, transparent risks, and actionable decision-making criteria.
Structuring Complex Situations
Quickly understanding contexts, synthesizing the initial situation, dependencies, and conflicting objectives, and translating them into actionable decision-making questions.
Bridging Different Areas of Expertise
Integrating business, engineering, quality, IT, regulatory, governance, and management into a coherent, understandable framework.
Pragmatic Implementation
Focus on realistic options, clear responsibilities, feasible roadmaps, and robust governance rather than theoretical target scenarios without operational feasibility.
Senior-to-Senior Sparring
Direct collaboration on an eye-to-eye basis with executive management, the board of directors, owners, investors, and key decision-makers.
A defining characteristic is the ability to identify key aspects of complex requirements, present them in a simple and understandable way, and implement them in a targeted, consistent manner using pragmatic solutions.
