Ralf Finkhaeuser

CEO, MD

Storkau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

About

Up to Aug. 2011 I was Head of Mainline at Goldschmidt Thermit GmbH, a German company in the field of joint welding and the repair and maintenance of railway systems. Goldschmitd-Thermit -Group consists of 20 medium-sized companys dedicated to serving the growing international market for rail-based transportation systems. Until Jul 2010, I served as the Managing Director and speaker of the board of Faiveley Transport Witten GmbH, a system supplier of rail vehicles. In this role, I was responseble for the production, delvelopment and sale of brake and clutch systems for the rail industrie, streamlining the manufacturing organisation and also for the strategic orientation of the unit and had a P&L responsebility of €125M. From 2000 to 2008 I was the Managing Director at Howden, a company witch designs, engineers and supplies air and gas handling Equipment, including industrial fans, process gas compressors and rotary heat excangers. Here I was responseble for two operating units in UK and Germany. I was also served as the Chief Executive Officer of the German subsidary and oversaw the entire sales operations in Europe. I has held various senior level positions with global responsebilities at Sahm, Leitz and Kuka. I has over 27 years of experience with a focus on rail engineering, manufacturing organisation, lean management and international sales. I hold a Dipl. Ing. degree (equivalent to M.Sc.) from the University of Paderborn. Sinse Aug. 2012 I worked as a freelance consultant in the field of organisation, lean management, sales & marketing, financing and merger & acquisition

Experience

  • Fertigungstechnik Weißenfels GmbH (Weißenfels, Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland)
    • Geschäftsführer, Managing Director
      Apr 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 4 mos

    • Geschäftsführer CTO
      Nov 2018 - Present · 7 yrs 9 mos

  • Managing Director at Richter Maschinenbau AG
    Aug 2014 - Sep 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Senior Consultant at Freelance
    Aug 2011 - Aug 2014 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    Beratungsunternehmen für: Investitionsberatung Fertigung und Logistik Lean Management Betriebsorganisation EDV, CAD Beratung Interim Management

  • Spartenleiter Mainline at Goldschmidt-Thermit-Group
    Sep 2010 - Jul 2011 · 11 mos

    Verantwortlich für 12 Gesellschaften die in unterschiedlichen Ländern vertreiben und produzieren. Verantwortlich für 80% des Gruppenumsatzes Führung der Geschäftsführer der Ausllandsgesellschaften. Vertriebs- und Fertigungsorganisation in Deutschland, Italien, Frankreich, England, Tschichien, Ungarn, USA, Brasilien, China, Australien, Neuseeland

  • Sprecher der Geschäftsführung at Faiveley Transport
    Sep 2008 - Jul 2010 · 1 yr 11 mos

    MD, 'Sprecher der Geschäftsführung P&L Verantwortung für 125 Mill.€ Unit eines börsennotierten Unternehmens mit rd. 800 Mill. € Umsatz Herstellung und Fertigung von Bremssystemen und Kupplungssystemen für die Bahnindustrie Straffung der Fertigungsorganisation "lean manufacturing" Strategische Ausrichtung der Unit Vertriebsgebiet Europa, deutschsprachig