Bern, Berne, Switzerland
Experienced General Manager with a history of Technical, Commercial and Operational Leadership roles in international technology businesses. Skilled in Global Business Administration, Operations, Product and R&D Management. Holds a Global Executive MBA from INSEAD and a Master of Science in Microengineering from EPFL.
- Managing Officer (Geschäftsführer) at PSS group’s Thun, Switzerland subsidiary following the acquisition of the wafering business from Meyer Burger - Managed integrated value chain functions incl. Sales, R&D, Operations, Service, Finance & Admin) - Drove global P&L and operations of the PSS wafering business (industrial high Capex investment goods for global manufacturing markets) - Conducted carve-out from previous owner and integrated business in new owner
- Various roles in Project Management, R&D / Innovation Management as well as Product Management - Drove product development process for high Capex precision manufacturing equipment - Lead local and international teams - Developed manufacturing solutions for the global LED, semiconductor and consumer electronics industries
- Functions in Product Management, Application Engineering and APAC regional Marketing - Developed automotive sensor products and application solutions - Drove design wins at automotive customers in Europe and Asia - Managed product portfolio for automotive applications in the Asia Pacific region (Power, Logic, Sensors) - Located in Germany, Austria and Singapore - Member of Infineon’s International Graduate Program (IGP)
- Modeled, simulated and built nanotechnology devices and circuits in Stanford's Center for Integrated Systems (CIS) / Nanofabrication Facility (SNF)