Dr. Jan Nopper

President & CEO bei VAG-Group

Greater Munich Metropolitan Area

About

Experienced CEO and Managing Director with proven track-record in international industrial goods business. Successfully led international Group through Private Equity life-cycle till exit. Skilled in General Management, Sales, Operations, Restructuring, M&A, Strategic Planning and Business Strategy. Strong international experience in Europe, Asia and North America. Combining solid leadership experience on C-level in manufacturing industry with deep strategic knowledge including top-tier consultancy experience.

Experience

  • CEO at VAG-Group
    Oct 2020 - May 2026 · 5 yrs 8 mos

    Successfully led company through full PE lifecycle till exit Fundamental improvement of financial and operational KPIs Development and execution of robust strategy Built world-class leadership team

  • Linde Engineering (7 yrs 3 mos)
    • Chairman Of The Board Linde Engineering Hangzhou / Vice Chairman of the Board Linde Eng. Dalian
      Sep 2019 - Sep 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Vice President Air Separation Plants
      Aug 2019 - Sep 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos

      P&L responsible for Global Business Unit Air Separation Plants Drove integration of US and German teams during large scale merger

    • Managing Director / CEO East Asia
      Oct 2016 - Sep 2019 · 3 yrs

      P&L responsible for region East and South-East Asia Significant increase in order intake and sales through executing comprehensive competitiveness improvement program

  • Senior Project Manager Corporate Strategy at The Linde Group
    Feb 2012 - Jun 2013 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Driving group-wide strategic initiatives

  • Project Leader (last position) at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
    Aug 2005 - Dec 2011 · 6 yrs 5 mos

    Leading strategic projects in industrial goods industry (e.g. restructuring, growth strategy, M&A)

  • Dissertation (Dr.-Ing.) at Fraunhofer Institute
    Aug 2008 - Mar 2010 · 1 yr 8 mos

    Research work and PhD thesis in application of Internet-of-things (IOT) in intralogistics (factories, facilities) during leave of absence from The Boston Consulting Group at Fraunhofer-Institute for Material Flow and Logistics