Luxembourg
Turnaround management Management of daily affairs, strongly influenced by changing industry, economic crisis and inherited liabilities Defining and implementing new roadmap (4 main plans) to transform traditional company into a modern, future- orientated enterprise: 1)SPL - Préparer activement l'avenir" (2009), 2)SPL - Renforcer la position de leader (2010), 3)SPL - The mediahouse of the future (2012), 4)SPL - Digital Positioning (2013) Key elements: Redefining vision and mission statement, back to core-business, closing loss-making businesses, buildung-up digital media like multilingual wort.lu, mywort.lu Reducing staff (from 703 to 409) mostly by "Plan de Maintien dans l'emploi" and "Plan Social" Defining and implementing many projects: introduction of ABC, new organizational structure, bundling of split services, spin-off of activities, new joint-ventures, updating IT, preparing new convention collective, building-up new management, preparing introduction of the new editorial organization "Newsroom". Working in an environment that was extremely challenging from a governance point of view Continuous improving of revenue per employee Favorite Quotes: "Culture eats strategy for breakfast" "I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination"