About – LUMINLUCID

Effectiveness. Efficiency. Expertise.
The Foundation for Sustainable Leadership

Leadership is not a position; it’s an attitude.

At LUMINLUCID, we understand that true leadership emerges when individuals reflect on their own personality,
build trust, and act with integrity. Our mission is to rethink leadership—as a human, values-based responsibility that not only strengthens organizations but also positively impacts society. With LUMINLUCID, we create a space where knowledge, reflection, and growth converge to support and inspire leaders in their development.
At our core lies the unlocking of human potential, uncovering the secrets of motivation, and overcoming limiting thought patterns in asymmetric relationships and situations. This is essential during times of change, transformations, restructurings, M&As, JVs, and successions.

Our Core Team

Akram El-Rikabi is the driving force behind the strategic direction of LUMINLUCID. With nearly 30 years of experience, he has supported organizations in implementing transformative strategies and achieving measurable results—always with a clear focus on long-term value creation and growth.

During his time in the corporate sector, he took on key leadership roles and supported expansion efforts across Europe. He led the development of strategic markets in EMEA and APAC, was responsible for customer acquisition, and drove the establishment of global business relationships. With his regional teams, he built high-performance structures for sales and service excellence and established a comprehensive network across the entire value chain—ranging from consulting, acquisition, and sales to implementation, customer support, customer excellence, and partner management.

Through interdisciplinary collaboration with clients, XCOS, Heads of Functions, the Big Four, consulting firms, and technology partners such as SAP and Oracle, he successfully implemented enterprise-wide, data-driven solutions—particularly through complex integrations and system-transforming projects.

Akram's expertise includes highly specialized solutions ensuring global tax compliance in a dynamic regulatory environment. His teams have successfully introduced global tax solutions in corporations such as Siemens, Bayer, ASML, Lego, BP, Stryker, Rio Tinto, Aldi, Ford Europe, Vorwerk, Adidas, Air Liquide, and many more.

Additionally, he has worked with leading providers of Financial Crime, Risk & Compliance Solutions to meet regulatory requirements in financial markets compliance, anti-money laundering, fraud detection, and enterprise case management for globally operating banks, insurance companies, and financial institutions. His achievements include the global implementation of future-proof systems at banks such as Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank, Credit Suisse, and BNP Paribas, as well as at insurance groups such as Allianz and Zurich.

In the area of technical M&A advisory, he worked with all relevant stakeholders on highly confidential projects—including the successful sales of Postbank, Dresdner Bank, KION, various Siemens spin-offs, LEG Nordrhein-Westfalen, as well as a non-executed privatization initiative for Deutsche Bahn.

Alongside LUMINLUCID, he advises companies and executives as a strategic sparring partner and executive mentor. With the LinkedIn Fireside Talks, a forum for open and constructive discussions on key economic and societal topics has been established.

Akram's work is based on the belief that long-term success relies on overcoming situational asymmetries and having a deep understanding of human dynamics. The development of key personality competencies plays a central role in responsible, ethical, and purpose-driven leadership.

Our Senior Advisors and Ambassadors

Expertise That Make the Difference

Success is not achieved through vision alone but through experience and targeted guidance to turn that vision into reality.

Our Senior Advisors and Ambassadors are seasoned thought leaders and trusted companions. With strategic foresight, profound knowledge, and extensive networks, they support leaders, businesses, and families in:

Their work is rooted in the humanistic and meritocratic values of LUMINLUCID®. They provide direction in challenging times, foster positive change, and strengthen both the economy and society.

With decades of expertise in leadership, governance, strategy development, innovation, mediation, and transformation, they empower organizations to gain new perspectives and implement impactful solutions.

Get to know our Senior Advisors and Ambassadors. Together, they embody the principles of good leadership and lifelong learning – taking your leadership approach and strategic clarity to the next level.