Greater Dusseldorf Area
A strong and very successful CEO/Managing Director profile, with extensive general management background in the marketing services industry as well as in manufacturing environments, proven track in scaling up business units or companies at country and regional (DACH/EMEA) level, while improving KPIs and financial performance. Strong traction and deep knowledge on Sales, Operations, Marketing, Finance, HR, Legal, Supply Chain, ESG and, above all, Vision, Strategy, Change & Transformation. Large experience actively engaging with FMCG / Healthcare & Lifescience but also Retail, Technology and Financial Services clients. A charismatic and passionate team leader who always puts people first. Fluent in 4 languages, a creative mind, entrepreneurial and hands-on, curious and always learning, highly empathetic and down-to-earth leader, a good listener, as this is the best way to a) appreciate people and b) learn. Now in charge of the German plant of Van de Velde Packaging Group, where we produce innovative and sustainable packaging with a talented and very professional team of 100 people. And before, at my previous stop at HH Global I had the chance of leading, believing in and listening to a team of 150+ highly skilled professionals in 10 different countries and 2 continents. I started with 25 people in 2018 and when I left after 6 amazing years we had multiplied size and revenue by 6x times, what is the great result of having a great team.
Belgian packaging group with 19 sites in Europe, 700 employees and 350 million € annual turnover, where the German plant is one of the biggest in the whole group. I am responsible of managing the German plant Niessen - operations, clients and P&L, 100 people.
HH Global, The global, tech-enabled creative production and procurement partner, with 4.500 employees in 64 countries, $2.5 billion annual turnover. I was responsible of managing operations, clients and P&L across 3 countries, 150 people based in DACH, NL, France, Poland, UK and India, 8 offices.
Communisis plc, British company listed at the London Stock Exchange, offering marketing & communication related services, 2.500 employees and €500m turnover. I was responsible for managing operations, clients and P&L across the three markets, 30 people and 6 sites.
RR Donnelley, US company, global leader in print and communication related services, 58.000 employees and >$11bn turnover (now split into 3 businesses). My mission was to launch RR Donnelley's communication and document management service in Germany, with full P&L ownership.
RR Donnelley, US company, global leader in print and communication related services, 58.000 employees and >$11bn turnover (now split into 3 businesses) Leading the European Client Services: 20+ people based in UK, France, Spain, Italy, Benelux and Germany.
Launch of Communisis' operations in Spain to support a global contract with a leading UK financial institution, and further grow and consolidation of the business, with full P&L ownership.