Christian Österle

Vice President Corporate Communication and Sustainability

Stuttgart Region

About

A major challenge for today's companies is the transfer of sustainability aspects to the industrial environment. I am convinced that sustainability is the key to long-term competitiveness. This is not just about reducing CO2 emissions. Rather, the topic must be understood holistically - from an ecological, economic and social perspective. In addition, communication plays a decisive role. Only through appropriate channels and messages, both internally and externally, it will be possible to drive the topic together with employees, suppliers and customers.

Experience

  • Festo ()
    • Vice President Corporate Communication and Sustainability
      Mar 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 5 mos

    • Vice President Sustainability
      Sep 2022 - Mar 2023 · 7 mos

    • Head of Corporate Portfolio Development
      Mar 2020 - Sep 2022 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      Identification of market/technology trends and translation into the product portfolio; set-up of a product lifecycle management

  • Capgemini Invent (2 yrs 4 mos)
    • Senior Consultant
      Jan 2017 - Jul 2017 · 7 mos

      Management consulting in the focus industries automotive and manufacturing

    • Consultant
      Apr 2015 - Dec 2016 · 1 yr 9 mos

      Management consulting in the focus industries automotive and manufacturing

  • Project Manager Supply Chain Design (master program) at Bosch
    Mar 2013 - Feb 2015 · 2 yrs

    Development of new methods in foreign trade logistics to reduce customs and supply chain costs

  • Student (bachelor studies) at Bosch
    Jun 2012 - Sep 2012 · 4 mos

    Development of a performance measurement system for distribution logistics in the automotive electronics sector

  • Intern and working student in strategic logistics of business division at Bosch
    Sep 2010 - Dec 2011 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Strategic logistics of business division Automotive Electronics (AE)