Basel Metropolitan Area
The future competitiveness of industry will be defined by the ability to combine transformation, sustainability and innovation. Throughout my international leadership career across industry, life sciences, FMCG and sustainable business environments, I have led organizations and teams through complex transformation processes — from operational change to strategic repositioning and growth. My focus lies at the intersection of: • Industrial Transformation • Circular Economy • Sustainable Innovation • Leadership & Organizational Change • Future-Ready Business Models I am particularly passionate about building resilient, future-oriented organizations that combine economic performance with long-term responsibility. Having worked across international and interdisciplinary environments, I value strategic thinking, executional excellence and human-centered leadership equally. I enjoy contributing to discussions around the future of industry, sustainability and leadership — as executive, advisor, speaker and sparring partner.
- Leading Commercial Transformation across Product Management, Purchasing, Sales & Marketing - Building cross-functional commercial structures and scalable group-wide processes - Driving organizational integration and “One Company” transformation initiatives - Introducing project management capabilities and company-wide training programs - Supporting digital transformation and commercial process harmonization - Developing new business models, including B2C opportunities and collagen distribution partnerships - Establishing strategic purchasing structures and international commercial networks - Member of Executive Leadership Team and Managing Director of Swiss Nutrivalor AG
Project consulting and management consulting in B2B Life Science & Chemicals: o New Business Development and Business Planning o Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship o Strategic Marketing, Tactical Marketing, Digital Marketing o Panel member for GLG, Dialectica, Askvisory, Guidepoint serving independent investment firms o Key-note speeches related to ‘Applied Marketing’ and ‘Customers of Tomorrow’ o Guest lecturer (university) related to Product Management
Led the strategic repositioning of a biobased chemicals start-up, refocusing the business model, building strategic partnerships and preparing the company for future growth and financing. Key achievements: • Refocused business model and enabled initial product sales • Built partnerships across health, chemicals and OTC distribution • Optimized team structure under financial constraints • Developed scale-up and contingency plans with external manufacturing partners • Strengthened network across shareholders, customers, M&A, PE/VC and sustainability stakeholders
Served on Company Operations Board, 3 Business Area boards, and sustainability committee; managed a marketing team of 20 o Driver to shape ONE company : M&A integration of 23 companies, divested 9 entities, streamlined operations, and achieved savings of £40-60M, forming 2 strong BUs o Introduced commercial and product management processes o Initiated strategic marketing and company development planning o Digitalized commercial team operations, systems, automation, and CRM
o Built a first ever strategic & applied marketing team and function within Amcor globally o Introduced Life Cycle Management o Created product launch process to master transparency on R&D payback o Conceived and designed leads-tracking and management process in CRM o Transformed market and customer intelligence from zero to a leading position to fuel innovative business models o Created high impact industry vertical growth plans