Neu-Anspach, Hesse, Germany
Top executive with extensive experience as a board member in Human Resources of international industrial and service companies. - In-depth expertise in all matters regarding personnel and organization - Focus on organization/personnel development, change and performance management, M&A - 10 years of experience with financial investors - Outstanding success in the strategic realignment of global organizations - Significant improvement of operational business results through the implementation of performance management tools - Distinct competencies in strategy and implementation, demonstrated in cross-functional and global change projects - Interculturally experienced change manager with strong negotiating skills
Member of Kalle Group Executive Board / Area of responsibility: 1.800 employees worldwide; 16 production sites in 9 countries, plus local sales offices in a total of 100 countries; revenue of about 300 million EUR. - Align HR strategy, HR priorities and HR organisation with the business strategy - Establish common HR processes and tools for Leadership and People Development, Performance Management, Compensation & Benefits Management - Drive and support Change Management - Reorganize global organisation to improve business performance (Organisational Development) - Establish a performance oriented business culture - Improve employee engagement
01/2016 – 6/2017: Senior HR Director – Smart Energy (Honeywell) - Steering the integration of Elster Gas & Electricity into the Honeywell Group - Integration of the US company Smart Grid Solutions into the newly founded Honeywell division Smart Energy - Reorganization of the Smart Energy human resources department - Spin-Off of assets as a precondition for the strategic realignment of the business division 10/2013 – 12/2015: Global HR Director – Elster Gas & Elster Electricity (Financial Investor) - Strategically aligned the worldwide personnel department with the company’s strategy to improve the value and recognition of the department as an accepted business partner - Realigned the global organizational structure, including sales as an important basis for significantly improving the operating profit by 50% and improving return on sales by 25% within three years - Successfully integrated the Eclipse Group and rapidly used synergy potentials resulting in a gradual improvement of the operating margin of the acquired company from 5 to over 20% - Relocated functional areas from Belgium to Malaysia as an important contribution to the increase in profitability in the gas plant from -5 to +10 %
01/2012 – 09/2013 HR Director - Central and Eastern Europe - Implemented a management culture focused on innovation and customers and performance - Increased productivity by 20% by converting remuneration components from fixed to variable in production - Relocated and closed production lines to improve utilization and reduce production costs - Improved the efficiency of the sales organization through the introduction of an integrated personnel development and performance management program 04/2009 – 12/2011 HR Director - Service Center Human Resources - Led the cross-company reorganization of the personnel department within 6 months, attaining significant efficiency gains and cost reductions in the amount of 40 % - Strategically realigned the personnel department in a very heterogeneous business environment - Introduced cross-company training to reduce training costs while ensuring quality - Negotiated works agreements with the general works councils of different group companies - Represented German Monier companies as a Board Member of the Employers‘ Association in collective bargaining
- Significantly professionalized key HR processes - Actively supported corporate M&A activities - Developed and implemented personnel development programs - Developed and implemented an international competency system for sales