M+V in a nutshell

Maier+Vidorno was founded by Klaus Maier in 2000. During his time as head of commodity trading at the Stinnes group, Maier became very familiar with the many stumbling blocks and problems of business in India. The business graduate is now using his experience and expert knowledge in his own company to ease German and other companies' paths to India and avoid such problems.  As managerial partner of Maier+Vidorno, he manages the development of international sales, service and production companies for international companies on the subcontinent.  

During his employment at Stinnes, Klaus Maier experienced many opportunities for failure in India, especially when companies had to leave their business activities at the start and settle for management compromises for cost reasons. This India expert knows the dilemma from his own experience. In India, you need a specialist for everything. However, unlike in Europe or the USA, there are almost no Indian employees who can handle several sectors satisfactorily at the same time (sales, HR, buying, import, accounting, management, legal compliance, etc.).  

In order to cut costs, this kind of multitasking is demanded from Indian employees from the beginning, which often endangers the whole success of the 'Indian' company. This is aggravated by the fact that young companies in India are often required to be active in several areas at the same time. India is not a country for decentralised development.  The establishment of local offices is called for - a further challenge with regards to costs and personnel.  

Almost all foreign companies which Klaus Maier has got to know during his work in India had to fight on these fronts. This lead to the business idea for Maier+Vidorno, to remove those problems for the companies through services. Today, M+V offers a team of highly qualified management experts who are especially knowledgeable about the specific problems of those new to the market, and can provide corresponding experience from the complex Indian business environment. M+V also has a nationwide infrastructure of offices, warehouses and service centres for its after-sales service.  

Therefore, foreign companies aiming for the Indian market have access to an experienced partner, who is familiar with the complex Indian management challenges, and can offer a nationally represented infrastructure on demand.   

M+V’s first competence centre was opened in New Delhi, and later, offices in Gurgaon, Bangalore, Chennai and Pune were added. At present, further developments in Hyderabad, Ahmadabad and Calcutta are being planned. Thus, M+V constantly follows the challenges and developments of the Indian economy.