Benedikt Müller-Stewens

Finance at Hilti | Lecturer at HSG

Switzerland

About

Experience

  • Lecturer at Universität St.Gallen - Hochschule für Wirtschafts-, Rechts- und Sozialwissenschaften

    Teaching assignments in the bachelor's and master's programs of the business major and the Master in Accounting and Finance respectively; supervising master theses

  • Head of Finance After Market Sevices at Hilti Group

  • Research Associate at Universität St.Gallen - Hochschule für Wirtschafts-, Rechts- und Sozialwissenschaften

    Research Associate at the Chair of Controlling / Performance Management and the Hilti.Lab for Integrated Performance Management. Academic research on effective management controls in innovative contexts. Publications in academic and practitioner journals, as well as conference proceedings. Transfer projects with multiple leading MNEs on effective management control practices.

  • Project Manager Corporate Research and Technology at Hilti Group

    Developing and implementing a steering concept to harmonize interfaces between research and development departments

  • Global Solution Product Manager at Hilti Group

  • Product Manager Solution Marketing at Hilti Deutschland AG

  • Sales Representative at Hilti Deutschland AG

  • Controlling BP, Business Area: Electronic Tools & Accessories at Hilti Group

    Bridging the views of four Business Units and three functional divisions to run according to Business Area strategy, ensuring financial sustainability. Steering of operational and capital expenditures, as well as budget developments, facilitating financial flexibility. Analysis of Business Area performance for top management and board of directors. Comprehensive business case development and global roll out of major product launch. Steering of collaboration with technology startup. Competition Intelligence with focus on strategic moves and performance results of major competitors. Diverse projects focusing on improving performance throughout the Business Area P&L and Balance Sheet.

  • Controlling BP, Corporate Research & Technology at Hilti Group

    As member of the Corporate Research & Technology Management Team, drive and challenge the roadmap and investments of the organization to develop new technologies for highly innovative products. Steering the innovation management process and further developing steering tools.

  • Postdoctoral Researcher at Universität St.Gallen - Hochschule für Wirtschafts-, Rechts- und Sozialwissenschaften

    Research at the Institute of Accounting, Control, and Auditing (ACA-HSG) on effective management control practices of innovative endeavors, with specific focus on corporate innovation initiatives such as corporate venture capital investments.