Leila Khatai

Marketing Director EMEA @ X-Rite | Leading Market Development Strategies

Vienna, Vienna, Austria

About

With over a decade of professional experience, I currently serve as Marketing Director EMEA at X-Rite, where I contribute to driving growth through strategic marketing initiatives, cross-functional team leadership, and market development. My work focuses on understanding customer needs, leveraging market insights, and delivering innovative solutions to enhance product and market development. Previously, at allnex, I spearheaded digital transformation and organizational change efforts, demonstrating expertise in aligning strategy with business objectives. Passionate about collaborative innovation, I am committed to fostering growth and delivering impactful solutions that align with organizational goals.

Experience

  • Marketing Director EMEA at X-Rite
    Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs

  • Karriereübergang at Career Break
    Apr 2022 - Jun 2022 · 3 mos

  • allnex (8 yrs 3 mos)
    • Head Of Digital Transformation
      Nov 2020 - Mar 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

    • Head Of Digital
      Oct 2018 - Oct 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    • Manager organizational change & process improvement
      Jan 2018 - Sep 2018 · 9 mos

  • Technical Marketing Manager Elastomers at Huntsman
    Sep 2011 - Dec 2013 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    Technical Manager Elastomers EMEA and India • Responsible for selection, definition and execution of strategic technical development programs, ensuring successful growth of the Elastomers business via differentiation, innovation and know-how generation. • Understands unmet market needs and trends, translating them into ideas to satisfy customer requirements and contributing to future business directions. • Provides technical guidance to sales force and to customers, through frequent visits to major accounts in the region of responsibility. • Manages, coaches and develops a team of 3 technical representatives.

  • Technical group leader and technical customer support at Cytec
    Jun 2007 - Jul 2011 · 4 yrs 2 mos

    Laboratory Leader and Technical Service & Development Representative • Strategic product development projects, working with multi-functional and global teams including Marketing, Sales, Regulatory Affairs and Operations, to achieve the business unit innovation goals in alignment with market unmet needs. • Use of a Stage-Gate project process from Ideation & Scoping to Commercialization, through Development and Up-scaling phases. Co-owner, together with Marketing, of the preparation of Product Launch Packages and Communication Literature. • Managed a group of 7 lab technicians. • Regular customer visits, providing technical support to major accounts worldwide and working closely with sales and marketing teams in Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. • Follow-up of customer specific requests for product modifications via short term development work in the lab.