Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Senior executive with 25+ years of global leadership across agribusiness, commodities, operations, and enterprise transformation. Proven ability to scale business units, lead complex organizations (1,500+ FTE), manage P&L, and drive sustained value creation in capital intensive and multi regional environments. Track record of turning strategy into execution, modernizing operating models, embedding customer centricity, and leveraging digital and data to improve performance. Trusted advisor to Boards and shareholders, combining strategic clarity, operational rigor, and people leadership.
• Lead group wide enterprise transformation, reporting to the CEO, to translate long term strategy into value creation through effective program management, organizational design and stakeholder engagement. • Steer a portfolio of enterprise critical integrations across geographies and Business Units ensuring disciplined execution and value capture realization. • Act as integrator across leadership team to align strategy, organization, processes, technology, and culture. • Build durable transformation capabilities (governance, talent, methods) to sustain impact beyond individual programs.
• Co leadership of a global ingredients platform, overseeing operations, capabilities, governance, and performance. • End-to-end leadership of organizational design, operating model definition and go-to-market strategy. • Scaled the platform to support portfolio expansion and growth, integrating value chains from sourcing to downstream commercial interfaces. • Established operating discipline, decision frameworks, and leadership routines to balance growth, risk, and resilience.
• Translated LDC downstream strategy into executable core capabilities. • Elevated customer centricity, key account management, and strategic marketing capabilities across regions. • Accelerated adoption of digital and analytics tools to improve commercial effectiveness and decision quality.
• Defined and executed a multi year €20M investment strategy aligned with Board priorities. • Focus on food security, education, and livelihoods across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. • Built partnerships and governance models linking impact with long term sustainability.
• Advised CEOs and executive committees on growth, performance transformation, and commercial strategy. • Led large scale operational and organizational transformations across industrial sectors.
• P&L responsibility for €84M revenue business, leading ~100 people. • Built national partner ecosystems and scaled commercial performance.