Detroit Metropolitan Area
Passionate visionary leader, focused on building high performance teams, establishing solid mindset for excellence. Versatile background with experience in managing Operations, Program Management and Engineering. Strong specialization in Sales and Business Development, effective in restructuring Customer Relationships and Consolidation of Business. Responsibility over P&L, great Multicultural and Multifunctional experience. Specialties: Managing changes and transformations, Automotive, Light duty, Electrified vehicle and components, Batteries and Power Electronics.
- Head of Business Area Electrification for North America (Batteries and High Voltage Heaters) - President, Webasto Thermo & Comfort North America: Full P&L responsibility for regional operations. - Global Key Account Executive: Managing global responsibility for North American customers across Webasto’s entire product portfolio.
- Global lead for the America based OEs (reporting directly to the Webasto Board member) - Vice President of Sales for the Americas, across the whole Webasto Global Portfolio, Electrification and Roof Solutions, reporting to the CEO of the Region - Responsible for Business Development for the Region Americas
Globally responsible for General Motors, Ford and Stellantis, over the full Webasto portfolio. Responsible for Sales, Program Management and Customer Engineering. Business development lead for Region Americas, targeting to develop Charging, Battery and Roof Sensor Modules business across the Region. P&L responsibility. Executive head of Webasto Brazil.
Responsible over the Americas, with operations in Virginia and Brazil. Managed effective business / production start-up to mass production, working with high-efficient operations team.
Responsible for: - Managing the Sales and Marketing Department of Eldor Automotive Powertrain USA, LLC. - Responsible for developing the North American business, managing specific corporate programs, developing and implementing a comprehensive internal and external marketing plan for powertrain components, hybrid and EV system, EV charging stations. - Globally responsible for the US based Automotive customers (Ford, GM) - Building trust and maintaining long lasting customer relationships - Performing market research and analysis and monitoring external and internal environment for development of new market segments. - Assisting in or produce feasibility studies/business plans for new product development and global manufacturing scenarios - Recruiting personnel and building the US team
Link between the Customer and the Company, anticipating and understanding the Customer's specific needs and offering solutions. Responsible for preserving the business within the account and generating new business, targeting to create credibility, build strong, lasting Client relationships and earn the Client's trust. Analyzing and adapting new strategies to react to changing business trends and studying and understanding market trends and knowing how they affect the accounts.