Passion and Drive from the ground up

Paul’s love of all things automotive runs deep. A childhood spent devouring books and magazines and weekends spent at local car shows left an indelible mark. Aged 12 he was fortunate to meet a local collector whose generous spirit and infectious enthusiasm allowed him to experience running cars at Goodwood, Monaco and Silverstone, and learn about many of the great marques. Despite not planning to pursue a career with cars, when the opportunity arose shortly after he graduated from....

After drooling over pictures of cars and their performance figures in magazines as a child, and observing every little detail of his scaled model of a 288 GTO which he was gifted as a small boy for being brave at the dentist, Kevin’s dream of owning his own car business was stuck in his mind, so much so that after working for a few years at Ferrari Financial Services, he left everything behind, and with just about enough funds to found a company, he created Schaltkulisse in 2010.…

Slawomir, or Slavo, as his colleagues fondly call him, recently joined Schaltkulisse a few months ago and has already made an impact with his passion for car detailing. Growing up in the Polish countryside, Slawomir developed a strong work ethic as a child, assisting with various tasks and responsibilities. He initially pursued a career as a gas and water plumber, completing an apprenticeship and working for almost 30 years before deciding it was time for a change. Slavo's meticulous and picky nature, combined with his love for details,…

Joining Schaltkulisse nearly 3 years ago, Rambo Akgül has made a significant impact on the team through his work in event organization and brand management. With a background in sports and event management, including an exchange semester in Sacramento, Rambo's expertise has been invaluable in organizing events such as the Miami Showroom Opening and the Schaltkulisse Golf Tournament. As someone who truly believes that "your network is your net worth," Rambo has leveraged his extensive global connections to benefit Schaltkulisse, securing fashion brand collaborations and sponsorships for events.…

As a key member of the Schaltkulisse team for more than 8 years, Juliane Braun has been instrumental in the company's development since day one. In her role overseeing event organization, she has managed significant occasions such as the Miami Showroom Opening and the Schaltkulisse Golf Tournament, all while helping to make Schaltkulisse GmbH a globally recognizable brand. Growing up in a family that owned a motorcycle shop, Juliane has always been surrounded by vehicles. A memorable discussion with her father at 18 about whether she even needed…

Hugh's career started within the art world at Sotheby’s, London, but his real passion was always classic automobiles and racing cars, passed to him by his father who was a keen Porsche and Aston Martin collector and racer. Hugh spent many successful and competitive years behind the wheel of some special racing cars throughout Europe, including spending a number of years instructing with Silverstone Circuit Racing School in the UK and time in British GT3. It was inevitable that he found himself working more with classic cars than…

Stefan is Schaltkulisse’s newest addition and team member of our Engineering department. Like many bitten by the car virus, he pursued an automotive mechatronics apprenticeship and earned a master technician title thereafter. He started his professional career in 2015 in the legendary halls of BMW Classic in Munich where he stayed until 2017, an occupation during which he was on the road, a lot, as part of the Service Team fort he Mille Miglia, Arabella Classic, and even the Festival of Speed in Goodwood. He then joined the…

Amin can vividly remember himself going on walks with his parents and naming all the cars parked on the streets by their names, from a distance. For as long as he can remember, he has loved cars with a passion. His whole life is an embodiment of this love story, and the scaled models of a Jaguar XJ220 and a Bugatti EB110 he received from his parents as a kid reinforced his curiosity about supersports cars. Born in Paris to a Tunisian family and growing up in both…

Michelle is Schaltkulisse’s youngest team member. When she’s not busy practicing ballett with kids, Michelle takes care of our media design. She joined our office in Munich in April 2021 as a dual student at the IU in Munich to gain professional experience and has been since then making sure that our ads, books, invitations, and everything we print or send, looks the part. She loves to create and makes sure that everything that represents us is visually pleasing. She is responsible for creating invitations for our events.

Sylvia joined Schaltkulisse in 2014 in the backoffice as an assistant. She manages to take off loads of work off the shoulders of the management, and works her way around the whole office-headache, things like, *cough cough*, the complicated German paperwork. She’s always happy to give a hand, even when she is busy at home building her new terrace, she’s happy to answer our calls and messages and quickly reacts to urgent matter. Sylvia likes to live life on the fast lane, when she’s not driving her Audi…

James has been a key member of Schaltkulisse for as long as we can remember. Don’t be fooled by his oldschool Bavarian attitude and his sometimes dark humour, because James does mean business. If you call him in the middle of the night and tell him that a car needs to be transported to the north of Denmark by tomorrow evening, he will literally get ready and hit the road in the same hour, to bring the car safe and sound before sunset. Such is his dedication and…

For Fabian, the passion for everything technical and mechanical began at the age of just five, as he was introduced to motocross. Taking part in competitions with his bike meant he had to work on it, a lot, and during 15 years of heavy involvement in motorsport, his interest in bikes and cars grew, and thanks to his understanding of cars and engines, and his talented hands, he decided to make a living out of it. Just after school, he decided to pursue his dream and become a…

Deniz has been on-board with Schaltkulisse since 2015 and was the first full-time employee of the company. As he often puts it, he still remembers Kevin with moving boxes under one hand and a french bulldog under the other. His first words were "car" and not "mum" and therefore he knew since the beginning that he needed to work with cars. After a few years as an asset manager at Ferrari Financial Services, he joined us as a sales manager for 6 years before overseeing our newly built…

Even though still in his 20’s, Sebastian has earned himself his position as the master technician of our Engineering department. No wonder, he was born with a screwdriver in his hand (not literally) and feeds on the smell of gasoline coming out of the exhaust pipes of classic Ferrari’s and such. His journey started by fixing, repairing, and modifying his bicycle, then his scooter, then his motorbike, and then he worked his way up to cars. His passion for automobiles and especially for the classic ones comes mainly…