Managing Director
German Institute for Preventive Fire Protection
Advocacy, member networking and the digitisation of internal collaboration.
Personal website · 2026
Between
Vision &
Vineyards.
I am Axel Haas — an industrial engineer, managing director and public affairs manager with an eye for what matters, a passion for meaningful encounters and a special connection to South Africa.
Cape Town · 33.9249° S
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Stay curious.
Share good things.
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Four chapters about work,
places and pleasure.
Career
Experience
with purpose.
Selected chapters of my professional journey. Clear, personal and without unnecessary superlatives.
Managing Director
Association of German Industrial Engineers
External representation, development of a digital office, and coordination of the executive board, advisory board and volunteer initiatives.
Consultant & Project Associate
Singhammer IT Consulting · University of Liechtenstein
International ERP roll-outs and strategic business-model and e-learning projects.
Teaching & Research
TU Berlin · FOM University of Applied Sciences
Logistics, transport economics and business education in research and teaching.
Associate
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Audit engagements under German GAAP and IFRS, process assurance and real-estate valuation.
“Shaping change with structure — focused on what matters, business success and the people in the team.”
ProfileFavourite destination
Cape Town.
Again and again.
A city between two oceans, striking nature and a singular creative energy.
LION’S HEAD · PRIVATE PHOTOWhere space
becomes a feeling.
Lion’s Head in the morning mist. The light on the Atlantic. Long roads into the Winelands. Cape Town is more than a point on the map to me — it is a perspective.
My places
- 01Table Mountain & City Bowl
- 02Chapman’s Peak Drive
- 03Cape of Good Hope
- 04Franschhoek & Stellenbosch
Passion
Wine tells
a story of place.
I am fascinated by the way landscape, climate and craft come together in a glass — especially at the Cape.
TOKARARESERVE COLLECTIONELGINSAUVIGNON BLANC2024
ELGIN · WESTERN CAPE
Sauvignon Blanc
Cool, precise and distinctive. TOKARA’s Reserve Collection Elgin Sauvignon Blanc 2024 is my personal favourite.
Discover my favourite wine ↗Stellenbosch
TOKARA, historic estates, great red wines and mountain panoramas.
Franschhoek
French heritage, fine cuisine and unhurried discoveries.
Swartland
Distinctive soils, old vines and a new generation of winemakers.
Favourite winery: TOKARA · Stellenbosch · Favourite wine: Reserve Collection Elgin Sauvignon Blanc 2024
Legal
Legal notice.
Transparency matters to me — also in a personal online presence.
Image credits
Portrait: berlin-eventfotograf.de
Cape Town and Winelands: private photographs.
Wine and winery references: TOKARA Wine Estate.
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