Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area
- 16 years’ work experience, including leadership position in industry, tier 1 consultancy, M&A, entrepreneur - Disciplinary leadership for product manager, head of Field Application Engineering team, Industry Market Management team - Strategy and project leadership experience from Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company - Strong analytical and methodological skills and strategic mindset - Entrepreneurial mindset and action, especially as founder and Managing Director - International competence acquired in 4.5 years abroad (work and education)
- Leading product management function across all regions and multiple portfolios, owning revenue and gross margin - Shaping strategy, setting and aligning targets and priorities within function and interfaced functions - Making project and investment decisions as chair of Project Approval Committee - Championing interactions with selected lead customers or external partners - Building a high performant product management organization, attracting and developing key talent and driving execution
- Leading product management for Board Signal Solutions accountable for revenue and gross margin, leading team of direct reports - Product management and portfolio integration of acquired ERNI business, delivering OPEX synergies while improving performance and retaining key talent - As of 03/2023, additionally interim leader of product management function (global & regional) - As of 05/2023, additionally leading portfolio Board Hybrid solutions
Responsible for the product portfolio Motor Connectivity, consisting of motor connectors (including Intercontec products) and resolvers; globally responsible to develop revenue and gross margin, leading Product Manager and Field Application Engineering team lead
01/2015 – 12/2015: Engagement Manager, leading strategy consulting projects at the client site, responsible for overall project success, including project set-up and execution. Leading teams of up to 5 consultants and working with C-level executives 05/2014 – 12/2014: Acting in role of Junior Engagement Manager, leading teams of 1-2 consultants and senior executives of the client 06/2013 – 04/2014: Senior Associate, leading work streams of strategic consulting projects
Founder and Managing Director, responsible for: Strategy and portfolio selection, supply chain (product scouting, supplier identification and steering, sourcing, international logistics); business administration (accounting, controlling, tax, legal, customs); sales (international sales and marketing, sales to national and international key accounts, steering of external sales force); Revenue 2018: >5 Mio Euro
12/2009 – 04/2010: Senior Consultant, independently leading project modules of strategy consulting projects for Siemens AG in Germany, Spain and Brazil; 11/2007 – 11/2009: Consultant, developing strategy for Siemens Corporate and Divisions / Business Units in Automation & Drives, Healthcare, Energy and Transportation
Corporate junior executive program of Siemens AG 3 different stations within Siemens Automation and Drives business 1) Strategic planning, competitor and market analysis in Nuremberg, Germany 2) System test for new process control system (PCS7) in Karlsruhe, Germany 3) Technical Sales automation and drives solutions, Sao Paulo, Brazil