Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Accomplished business leader with proven track record in European and global leadership roles. Agile learner with a passion for hands-on leadership, driving strategic change and personal customer relationships. I take pride in being a well balanced leader, focused equally on making our customers and our team members successful and creating shareholder value.
Driving profitable growth in our European battery business of Clarios (Private Equity ownership). Leading the commercial organization across Europe and trade marketing functions. Responsible for P&L in all sales channels incl. Wholesale, Retail, Battery Specialists and Roadside Assistance. Developing and executing strategic projects incl. industry best-practice solutions. Legal representative or supervisory board member in multiple countries across Europe. Key Achievements: 45% Growth of VARTA business in Europe #1 Market Position of VARTA brand Strong relationship to all key Wholesalers and ITG organizations Launch of innovative Truck AGM battery Rebalanced and focused marketing investments with higher RoI Implementation of advanced pricing tools Commercial skill assessment, development plan and trainings across all countries Resizing of organization incl. closure of 7 sites and centralization of activities Private Equity ownership
Business partner to the VP & GM of Global Aftermarket group and functionally reported to the CFO of JCI's Power Solutions division. Leading a team of 100+ finance professionals across the globe. Responsible for all financial aspects of the business incl. financial planning, reporting, compliance, capital planning, cost reductions, pricing strategies and business case development for investments and M&A. Total revenue of $5.6B USD. Expat assignment to Milwaukee, WI. Key achievements: Pricing strategy development and execution leading to annual price increases of $60M+. Temporary leadership of global sales, marketing & strategy department during vacancy in GM position. Development of emerging market strategy for China and Southeast Asia. Legal entity oversight of EMEA region (JV with Robert Bosch GmbH) as head of supervisory board. Organizational & talent development on all continents. Graduated from JCI's top leadership program XLP with certificate of Wharton Executive Education.
Leading EMEA Original Equipment & Central Finance function reporting to the EMEA VP & GM. Member of EMEA region leadership. Member of JCI's EMEA region finance leadership circle. Graduated from Johnson Controls' JCLE leadership development program. Negotiated long-term financing with minority Joint Venture shareholder Robert Bosch GmbH. Legal representative and board member in multiple entities, incl. Saudi-Arabian Joint Venture.
Finance Director in JCI's European Automotive Seating & Interiors division at regional headquarters in Burscheid, Germany. Held 3 positions with growing responsibility, the longest time as business partner to Vice President of Operations & Supply Chain with oversight of 38 plant locations in Europe. Member of the European finance leadership team, reporting to the Vice President of Finance.