Wald, Zurich, Switzerland
• Mechanical and biomedical professional with a broad business understanding • More than thirty years of international R&D, engineering-, manufacturing-, operations-, marketing/sales, lean transformation, production transfer, company restructuring and refinancing experience in several multicultural environments (USA, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Hungary, Czech Republic, China and South-Korea) • Strong technical, industrial and e-commerce background; experience in application of life sciences • Impressive track record in all aspects of Operational Excellence, production transfer and factory closure; Six Sigma and Lean certified (Toyota Production System) • Broad experience in direct labor union negotiations (USA, Germany, Korea) • Extensive achievements in accellerating growth in start-ups, M&A, listing processes and restructuring • Excellent network in manufacturing industry, (bio-)medical industry and SaaS • Broad financial skills and -experience including financial accounting and audit, budgeting, planning and reporting, tax and treasury, governance, risk and compliance • Reliability, resilience and a strong customer focus; strong key customer account management • Strategic thinker and innovator, effective motivator • Fluent in English, German and Dutch; good level of Italian, French, Swiss German • Global mind set and cultural savviness • Convincing and winning performance • Dynamic team player and leadership style • Excellent presentation and communication skills • Proven and successful entrepreneurial background
Focus on strategy, (lean-) transformation, restructuring, plant closures and relocations, due diligence, M&A and post-merger integration in a multi-cultural environment.
Foamplant develops and produces innovative, safe, reliable and sustainable technical foams for everyone. We are on a mission to transform the foaming industry by offering the world a sustainable, circular & biodegradable alternative for technical foam materials. We are headquartered in Groningen, The Netherlands and are serving customers worldwide in the controlled environment agriculture, comfort bedding and seating industry. Foamplant has been founded in 2018. http://www.foamplant.nl
HYGRO creates a green hydrogen value chain by optimizing from a systems perspective, leveraging synergy between wind turbine, electrolyzers, distribution, storage and end-user requirements. Refining the strategy, structuring and financing the company. Secured a €12 Mio Renewable Energy grant from the Dutch government. Grew the company from 3 to 20 highly skilled FTE’s within one year. Emphasis on scenario development, business case definition and – modelling.
Botanicly is simplifying the buying and selling of plants by developing and operating a sustainable B2B2C e-commerce platform for plants in Europe - "Zalando for Plants." Building a strategy around their own e-commerce platform, but also leveraging the business relationship with large players like Amazon and Bol.com. Structuring and scaling the company including their own e-fulfilment center in the Amsterdam area. Engaging existing investors and new ones from my network or the next round of funding.