Zug, Zug, Switzerland
Leader with track record in executive positions in R&D, product management, business development and sales in various industries. Strong leadership skills leading teams up to 60 people, focusing on empowerment of coworkers, development of talent and motivation by WHY. Analytical thinker and strategist with strong capability to break down complex challenges into manageable parts and to implement lasting solutions. General management view on things with strong focus on profitability and sustainable success.
- director level position (C-suite minus1) reporting to the Chief Sales Officer - leading 5 teams with a total headcount of ~40 - responsible for sales excellence, back office, remote sales, tools & processes, market intelligence, data & controlling - responsible for sales operations ~400 MCHF - sales-budget responsible for channel with 2000 retail customers
- director level position reporting to the CTO - responsibility for a product portfolio generating a revenue of CHF 500M - leading the product owners of all major product categories - initiating and overseeing quality and cost optimization via projects and continuous improvement - organizational development of lean processes and agile teams - integrating fast customer and market feedback for continuous product improvement - owner of product maintenance process
- heading research and development for the segment kitchen appliances - line responsibility for 8 teams/60FTE of design and process engineers - project sponsor for R&D projects of up to CHF 100M - technical key account managment for OEM customer - responsibility for product strategy achievements: development and launch of the V-ZUG Excellence Line - the world's most elegant line of premium kitchen appliances, proudly manufactured in Zug, Switzerland.
General Manager with full P&L and HR responsibility on Start-Up level. Project execution in the sector of energy efficient buildings. Akquisition and project lead of large-scale pan-European research projects.
Business Development Manager on group level for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure and adjacent business. M&A, corporate ventures, market intelligence, strategy, cross-divisional coordination. Achievements: new field of business established from zero that -10years later- is expected to be spun off from ABB for 2b$ in 2021/2022
Market intelligence, introduction of new product line for industrial maintenance products.
CFO and responsibility for renumeration and general administration. Member of the executive board. Project lead for several consulting projects in IT and process optimiziation.