Greater Hamburg Area
End-to-end business leadership with full P&L ownership for a country cluster within Stock Spirits Group (private equity backed company) Led integration, transformation and acceleration, aligning markets, portfolio and organization to a new growth agenda Designed and executed a new country-cluster strategy to pivot in changed market dynamics, driving sustainable growth and profitability Increased business profitability by optimizing brand mix, prioritizing power brands, backing big bets, and reorganizing for scalable growth Expanding the global footprint of SIERRA Tequila as brand owner through an adapted international growth and investment strategy Built and launched innovations in untapped categories, generating 25% of new business share Driving long-term value creation via sustained investment in talent, leadership bench strength and brand equity Delivering year-on-year cash and margin improvement, strengthening financial discipline and capital efficiency Leading portfolio optimization and inorganic growth through advising strategic acquisitions and executing divestment of non-core assets (M&A) Built a winning, high-performance culture and an engaged, accountable leadership team in a private equity environment
Leading a holistic country cluster organization with €250M+ revenue, 200+ employees and all key functions (commercial, marketing, finance, supply chain, HR) Full P&L accountability for driving profitable growth, margin expansion and cash generation Delivered all-time high results, with a record growth CAGR over the last 3 years and +11% vs last year Achieved Great Place to Work certification for the first time in 2022, ranked #21 in the Top 100 best workplaces Designed and executed a long-term growth strategy, balancing short-term performance with sustainable value creation Embedded a growth and digital mindset across the organization, elevating capabilities and ways of working Proven track record of scaling brands and developing talent, building a strong leadership bench and high-performance teams