Fiket Kristijan

Chief Executive Officer | Chief Obstacles Remover TATRA TRUCKS a.s. | #KingOfMobilty

Klimkovice, Moravia-Silesia, Czechia

About

As Chief Executive Officer of TATRA TRUCKS a.s., I am leading company wide business transformation. With a focus on Group Performance System our team is dedicated to triple the production within five years by delivering ultimate performance in mobility in the most challenging conditions. My previous leadership at Aures Sp. z o.o. delivered measurable results, including a net income turnaround, increased production capacity, and sales growth that outperformed industry benchmarks amid challenging market conditions. By leveraging strategic communications, negotiation, and collaboration, I prioritize achieving impactful and sustainable outcomes.

Experience

  • Chief Executive Officer at TATRA TRUCKS a.s.
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Chairman of the Board at Aures Sp. z o.o.
    Apr 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 3 mos

    Net Income turnaround from -3% in 2020 to +2% in 2021. (+150%) Maintained positive Net Income at 1.2% in 2022 despite 17-18% ongoing inflation in CEE. Production capacity increase by 15% in 2022 and additional 15% increase in 2023. Sales increase in 2021 and 2022 by 24% and 22% vs industry -9.7% and -4.6%. Sales increase in 2023 vs 2019 by 20% while industry is still at -25% vs 2019. Electric cars share of sales growth from 0% to 29% of revenues within three years. New Projects with SOP in 2024 are representing 25% of total revenues.

  • Varroc Lighting Systems (2 yrs 6 mos)
    • Vice President North Europe Operations
      Sep 2020 - Mar 2021 · 7 mos

      Implementation of the new management team in the second most important plant in the North Europe Region and the new greenfield plant enabling them to reach the best result in SQCDM performance in region within one year for their respective segments.

    • Vice President European Business Unit
      Apr 2019 - Sep 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos

      Lauch of greenfield plant in Poland with best result in SQCDM performance within one year of operation.

    • Vice President Czech Operations
      Oct 2018 - Mar 2019 · 6 mos

      4W EBITA increase by 80% IPB reduction by 80% LTA reduction by 90% Scrap reduction by 80% Labour losses reduction by 65%. Achieved within one year.

  • Chairman Of The Board and CEO at Aures Sp. z o.o.
    Dec 2016 - Sep 2018 · 1 yr 10 mos

    PPM reduction by 99.5% (from 19.700 PPM to 7 PPM). Financial Scrap reduction by 80% (from 16.8% to 3.5%). OTD increase by 78% (from 56% to 99.9%). Net Income increase by 265%.

  • Automotive Lighting (2 yrs 1 mo)
    • Head of Operations North Europe
      May 2016 - Dec 2016 · 8 mos

      4 plants in Germany, Czech Republic, Poland and Russia. 6.200 employees. 1.5 billion euro turnover. 10% EBIT Three WCM Bronze Awards in Three Months (Sosnowiec, Brotterode and Ryazan).

    • Plant Manager
      Dec 2014 - Apr 2016 · 1 yr 5 mos

      • EBIT increase by 100% • Customer PPM reduction by 90% (from 459PPM to 48PPM) • Preproduction Scrap rate reduction by 55% (from 14.7% to 6.6%) • Production Scrap rate reduction by 64% (from 1.17% to 0.42%) • Direct Labor Losses reduction by 39% (from 37.3% to 22.6%) • Manufacturing transformation costs reduction increase by 290% (from 3.4% to 12.9%) • Preproduction OEE increase from 51% to 83% (63%) • Production OEE increase from 71% to 87% (23%) • Overall Inventory reduction from 20 days to 11.8 days (46%)