Guido Beyss

CEO / COO / CRO - Full-Time or Interim

Germany

About

Background: • Broad management track record in roles with global scope in various industries ranging from Machinery & Plant Engineering, FMCG to Automotive Supplier in Asia, the Middle East, North & South America as well as Europe • Entrepreneurial-minded leader with a team-centric, result-oriented leadership style and proven skills in driving change, particularly in the areas of Sales, Production and Innovation • Strategic and operational management experience in small decentralized organizations as well as in large corporate structures • Proven competency in turnarounds, change management, business development, M&A and post-merger integrations (hands-on, on-site activity in more than 40 countries around the globe) Interested in: • Ambitious operational management

Experience

  • Independent Interim Manager at Self-employed
    Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

    Interims Manager for Industrial Busineses as CEO / CFO / COO / CRO. Restructuring as well as high top line growth, new business or in depth Development Projects. Guiding organizations through strategic transformations, with a specialization in restructuring, driving growth, and managing complex development projects.for global multi-locational organizations. This expertise in change management, especially in global, multi-locational organizations, requires strong leadership skills, the ability to adapt to shifting market dynamics, and deep knowledge of financial, operational, and strategic levers.

  • GM Koni Axtone at ITT Inc.
    Oct 2021 - Mar 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    KONI is a market leader in suspension technology. KONI have provided customers with shock absorbers for 90 years, ensuring a comfortable, safe and sustainable driving experience in any vehicle, across any terrain. KONI was founded, and still remains, in Oud-Beijerland, the Netherlands in 1857. Axtone is an expert in impact energy absorption technology for all types of rail vehicles and springs, which are also applicable in other than railway industries. Thanks to the international character of Axtone, our solutions fulfil the requirements of the European, UIC, Russian GOST and Chinese TB/T standards. Our ability to innovate and our technical competences, together with our experience and willingness to follow the ever-increasing requirements of our customers, improves the quality of our products and solutions.

  • President EMEA at Materion Corporation
    Dec 2017 - Sep 2021 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    Materion (NYSE: MTRN) is one of the world’s premier advanced materials solutions providers. At Materion, we are committed to developing, manufacturing and marketing highly engineered advanced materials for global customers across a wide range of markets, including consumer electronics, defense and science, industrial and aerospace, automotive electronics, telecommunications infrastructure, appliances, medical and energy. Our products, processes and expertise help enable our customers’ technologies. Our unique product portfolio includes: - Specialty engineered alloys - Beryllium and non-Be metal and metal matrix composites - Engineered clad and plated metal systems - Precious and non-precious specialty metals - Precision optical filters - Inorganic chemicals and powders - Specialty thin film coatings We differentiate ourselves in these markets with a strong global base of manufacturing operations and service capabilities, a broad array of high-performance products, and specialized materials engineering expertise that ranges across metallurgy, chemistry, thin film deposition and coating, and high precision optical filter technology. Our people are our strength: - Materials scientists - Chemists and physicists - Manufacturing and process engineers - Applications and sales engineers - Customer service teams - Technical support staff - Supply chain / logistics / materials management experts Founded in 1931 with roots going back more than 100 years, the company today serves customers in more than 50 countries. We have operating, service center and major office locations throughout North America, Europe and Asia, and employ approximately 2,500 people worldwide. What we offer: - Broad range of technical capabilities & core offerings - Customizable engineered materials - Application experts - Solutions that enable our customers to win... Discover What's Possible!

  • Independent Interims Manager at Self-employed
    Jan 2017 - Nov 2017 · 11 mos

    Projects regarding (e.g.): - successful M&A Transaction of the Proxes AG acquisition by capvis AG - restructuring the UK business of a german private owned multi billion € machining- and engineering organization - support of several Global Internationals Investors

  • Schaeffler (2 yrs 10 mos)
    • CEO Industry Europe
      Aug 2015 - Dec 2016 · 1 yr 5 mos

    • President Global Industrial Aftermarket; Member of the Mgmt Board Industry
      Mar 2014 - Dec 2015 · 1 yr 10 mos