Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Seasoned business and product leader with 20+ years in global B2B low-voltage industry. Proven track record in end-to-end portfolio strategy, agile transformation, P&L ownership and M&A integration. Builds high-performing teams, platforms, and solutions that drive sustainable growth, margin expansion, and customer value Leadership | business management | business acumen | product management | strategy development and deployment | product development program | global pricing strategy | cost out projects | operations | M&A integration | Agile Transformation
Enable and lead strategic planning, objective setting, and performance management for the Agile Unit through Annual and Quarterly Business Reviews (ABR/QBR), ensuring alignment with business objectives and solutions harmonization across agile units. Drive innovation and growth by fostering agile practices and a culture of experimentation.
I am leading the Portfolio Management of a large global Business Line called Control within the Smart Power Divison (xxx MUSD Revenues / xx MUSD R&D budget). The team is distributed in Sweden, France, Germany, USA, China, India and they are responsible for mid- and long-term planning of the global portfolio. I have been strongly involved in the GE Industrial Solution integration. Reporting to the Business Line Manager.
The Smart Transformation project (Agile@Scale) is transforming the Smart Power division into an agile and customer-centric organized division. As product owner i am setting priorities and define the backlog for the assinged cross-functional team to take care of the preparation of the new solution tribe setup.
Product Portfolio Management / Innovation Planing / strategic Marketing for the portfolio "Monitoring and Signalling".
Global product manager for the product family Electronic Products and Relays (EPR) with its 8 product lines (xx MUSD). Nov. 2005 - Dez. 2005 Junior Product Manager for the product family Electronic Products and Relays (EPR) with its 8 product lines.
Trainee within the Personnel Development Pool (PDP) program of the ABB AP Division. The PDP program is a two-year working program designed for future general managers. 8 months ABB STOTZ-KONTAKT GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany 6 months Busch-Jaeger Elektro GmbH, Lüdenscheid, Germany 6 months ABB SACE SpA, Milan, Italy 4 months ABB STOTZ-KONTAKT GmbH, Hornberg Germany
Apprenticeship at the Deutsche Bahn AG as an industrial electrician, including the examination of the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce.