Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
As an experienced Advisory Board Member and Supervisory Board Member with a long-time profession as Vice President, I am offering in-depth expertise regarding process optimization in engineering and project management as well as business case management in product development. My career to date is characterized by profound international experience gained within executive positions in China and Germany. In particular, my area of responsibility and my achievements include: • Management of R&D, project planning, and project management in forming technology • Coordination of commercial sales activities • Contract conclusion with OEMs and Tier1 as well as price negotiation in ongoing series projects • Establishment of a profit center for hydroforming, including budget and profitability planning • Responsibility for all business activities in China and strategic alignment of the technological corporate development with market requirements • Implementation of a group-wide Global Engineering Footprint (organization, processes, and systems) • Process implementation and process maintenance to increase efficiency and quality • Streamlining and modification of the product portfolio • Increase in profitability by implementing design-to-cost projects • Building an engineering and technology center and qualification of an engineering team as part of plant construction in China. Throughout all these responsibilities and projects, it has always been my ambition to sustainably support the company’s innovation and competitiveness and contribute to further growth. Moreover, I have aimed to promote the interdisciplinary and practice-oriented transfer of knowledge in business, research, and teaching resulting in close cooperation with universities and associations. While making decisions, I succeed in considering the use of technology, the achievable quality, and the costs incurred. Thus, I ensure increasing productivity while maintaining and improving quality, increasing quantities, and growing product complexity. A strong entrepreneurial mindset, a good sense for promising corporate development, and a profound understanding of costs allow me to assume supervisory tasks and operational responsibility equally. If you are interested in expanding your network, please feel free to contact me directly via LinkedIn!
Deputy General Manager within Shibaura Machine Co., Ltd. Japan For the Metal & Plastic Industrial Machine Company. Globally responsible for Business Development and Strategy for the 2 business units Injection Molding Machine (IMM) and Die Casting (DC). Executive Vice President within Shibaura Machine Europe s.r.l. In charge of the operational business EMEA and AMRICAS of the 2 business units IMM and DC.
Further roles: - Member of the Top Management and Executive Staff - Board Member of various Legal Entities Tasks - Regional Managing Director for EMEA - Global responsibility product portfolio Injection Molding Machines (IMM) - Managing Product Lead Center (PLC) globally - Managing Automation Business for IMM - Strategic development of Global IMM Business
Further roles: • Member of the Top Management and the Executive Staff • Advisory Board Member of KraussMaffei Technologies, spol. s.r.o. (2015-2020) • Chief Representative to the alliance partner Toshiba Machine in Japan (2008-2016) • Supervisory Board Member of KraussMaffei Automation (2008-2013) Tasks: • Directly reporting to the Executive Vice President New Machines • Strategically aligning and optimizing the New Machines product portfolio based on global market trends and data, customer demands, competitor analysis, and lost order analysis • Implementing processes for increased efficiency, transparency, and quality • Establishing Customer Centricity as a new approach to become The Solution Provider • Developing target markets and structured global market penetration • Assuming overall responsibility for R&D and Order Engineering IMM • Implementing global engineering footprints for the entire group (organization, processes, and systems) • Building up an R&D team of specialists to develop smart machines, digital solutions, and services • Maintaining contacts to associations and universities
• Assuming overall business responsibility for Müller Weingarten in China • Being in charge of the strategic orientation of the company development • Coordinating all R&D activities on a group-wide level • Managing the departments Patents, Standardization, Master Data, and Calculation • Developing synergies and avoiding redundant developments within 7 divisions • Establishing a central development team and an assembly plant in China
• Assuming responsibility for contract conclusion with OEMs and Tier1 • Establishing a profit center for hydroforming technology, including budget planning and profitability planning • Establishing a customer and supplier network in the Italian automotive industry resulting in a revival of the Italian market
• Managing the R&D center • Being in charge of project planning, project management, and global project execution