Kleinostheim, Bavaria, Germany
Managing a team of 13 across Operations, Sales, and Innovation. • Lead all commercial activities at Northern Graphite (100 employees), driving sales and business development for both flake graphite and battery materials
Managing Director of NGC Battery Materials GmbH and NGC Italy • Head the Battery Materials Division, managing operations, sales, and innovation for natural graphite battery anode materials and Porocarb • Spearhead Northern Graphite’s mine-to-battery materials strategy, securing key joint development agreements (JDAs) and partnerships to expand battery anode material production • Successfully developed and delivered prototype materials to clients, accelerating market entry and commercialization
In addition to being CEO of Heraeus Battery Technology, I am Board Member of the Dutch entity of the Heraeus Group.
Leading and managing a global team of 30 employees in Sales, Innovation and Operations (Germany, Netherlands, China, South Korea, and Japan). I am directly reporting to the COO of Heraeus Group.
Developed a go-to market strategy, organizational set-up, and technology roadmap for new Heraeus markets: catheters, guidewires, delivery devices and continuous glucose management. Established relationships with market leading KOL's including product prototype testing and market need validation.
Led M&A activities and M&A strategy, in particular the acquisition of Neometrix to fill technology and product portfolio gaps and provide Medevio with an Operations presence in Costa Rica. Focus on switching innovation activities to customer driven innovation, including project portfolio management.
Successfully completed multiple Financial-Due-Diligence and Internal Control Process Optimization projects