Arne Otto

Senior Executive | Earnings Growth & Realignment of Industrial Businesses | Commercial Vehicles | Technological Transformation | M&A | Private Equity | BoD Experience

Germany

About

Seasoned Senior Executive with international P&L responsibility as well as strategy and transformation expertise in global Industrial and Automotive businesses with sales volumes from €100m up to €1.5bn Broad experience in electric drives for industry and commercial vehicles, industrial metal processing, lighting and lighting electronics, LED semiconductors and photonics Substantial earnings growths through cost as well as growth and innovation programs, and significant value generation through M&A transactions Results-oriented and execution-driven manager with a strong aptitude for making decisions and being assertive as well as achieving private equity expectations and capital market requirements Authentic leader and team player with high intrinsic motivation for people development

Experience

  • CEO at Evamo - Pump Technology Solutions
    Sep 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

    Hydraulic and electro-hydraulic solutions for Commercial Vehicles

  • Siemens (4 yrs 1 mo)
    • Managing Partner Siemens Portfolio Companies
      2019 - 2023 · 4 yrs

      Private Equity approach for industrial non-core businesses // Turnaround // Strategic Realignment // Standalone readiness, Carve-out // Cultural Change // M&A - Siemens Large Drives Applications: High voltage electric motors, medium voltage inverters, and automation solutions for a wide range of industrial end-markets - Siemens Commercial Vehicles: Electric propulsion systems for buses and trucks - Sykatec: Metal processing and cables for industrial and rail applications - Member of Supervisory Board Flender GmbH, Germany - Member of Board of Directors Siemens Electrical Drives Ltd (SEDL), Tianjin/ CHN

    • CEO Siemens Commercial Vehicles
      2019 - 2020 · 1 yr

      Electric propulsion systems for buses and trucks

  • OSRAM (12 yrs 1 mo)
    • SVP Corporate Strategy
      2013 - 2019 · 6 yrs

      - IPO story (listing at Frankfurt stock exchange 2013) - Strategic repositioning of OSRAM Group - Portfolio divestments / Carve-outs, M&A transactions, JV formation - Digitalization initiatives - Member of Advisory Board of Corporate VC unit

    • SVP Corporate Turnaround Program
      2012 - 2016 · 4 yrs

      - Multi-year group-wide productivity and restructuring program (> € 1bn cum. savings) - Restructuring of global manufacturing footprint - Performance improvements in operating expenses

    • MD Professional Lighting Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
      2008 - 2012 · 4 yrs

      - P&L for >€ 3XXm business across Asia Pacific region - Board member in HK/Chinese Joint Venture for Lighting Electronics

  • Project Manager at Siemens Management Consulting
    2002 - 2007 · 5 yrs

  • Consultant at Monitor Group, Adcore Strategy
    1999 - 2002 · 3 yrs