Basel, Basel, Switzerland
More than 20 years management, leadership and project and M&A experience in chemical & service industries within Ciba-Geigy, Ciba, BASF and Veolia 4 years business unit manager in BASF Maastricht 2 years as project leader in an international & interdisciplinary strategic project within BASF 2 years as DD and transformation leader in an M&A / Out-Sourcing within Veolia In all functions I could achieve successes mostly in a short period of time, because I... ...realized very fast where to optimize and to set the right priorities ...was able to sensibilize, focus and motivate my business environment and my people ...implemented the right measures determined and decisive
Head of Production Clariant Muttenz
Tasks & Responsibilities Aligns corporate strategy according to new market situations and customer requirements Develops strategies for business growth also via M&A activities Manages transition phases within Out-Sourcing and M&A Projects Manages change processes and reorganizations Main Achievements Implemented the new Valorec organization Ensured the structured due diligence phase of a complex M&A project
Tasks & Responsibilities Ensured utility supply and disposal of waste water within the Basel sites Klybeck; St. Johann and Schweizerhalle for the customers Novartis, BASF & Huntsman in compliance with all regulations Led a team of 55 people Evaluated and implemented investment projects Was responsible for preventive and corrective maintenance of the equipment Main Achievements Reduced personnel costs by merging two shift areas Established of an internal maintenance group and reduction of maintenance costs
Tasks & Responsibilities Prepared the offer for the defined outsourcing services in the areas of power generation/distribution; waste water disposal; technical storage; workshop areas and building technology Managed the work-streams technology and organization during the due diligence phase. Was central contact person for local Novartis and global VEOLIA organizations Managed the transition phase, including the transfer of approximately 200 Novartis associates to VEOLIA and the business continuity during this phase Supported significantly the drafting and approval of the local contract Collaborated significantly in the foundation of the VEOLIA branch in Austria and assumption of the function as managing director under commercial law Acted ad-interim as VEOLIA site manager from March - October 2017 Main Achievements Enforced against 3 competitors Built up employee trust in VEOLIA Guaranteed business continuity Built up very good customer relations Implemented a stable VEOLIA organization, e.g. by filling various support and management functions Created the basis for taking over additional engineering and maintenance services at the Kundl & Schaftenau sites
Tasks & Responsibilities Led a strategic project to align the global production network for Photoinitiators and Light Stabilizers and therefore optimize a business unit with ~400 Mio€ of sales Led an international & interdisciplinary project team consisting of product-, strategy-, sales- and technology managers; purchasers and controllers Developed business options and optimization projects based on sales plans; P&L and cost reporting of the whole business & the production sites as well as the benchmark position with global competition (mainly from Asia) Managed the realization of the elaborated projects Main Achievements Elaborated optimization projects in the range of > 60 Mio € NPV Evaluated tolling, sourcing, selling – and in-house options and brought it to a decision
Tasks & Responsibilities Defined and implemented a ‘Stand Alone’ business unit in terms of areal & organizational independency within Maastricht Site and BASF Led the business unit consisting of production; development; purchasing; logistics; marketing & sales (60 people) with full P&L responsibility Had a leading role in the divestment of this business (elaborated the business plan 2011 – 2015; provided data for financial book and due diligence; executed the management presentations for the potential buyers …) Main Achievements Optimized and stabilized the product quality. Introduced QM tools Restructured the sales organization Developed and implemented a new sales strategy Increased sales by 88% from 2010 (29.3 Mio€) to 2012 (55 Mio€) in the highly competitive environment Achieved the turnaround in EBITDA from -0.1 Mio€ in 2010 to 3.8 Mio€ in 2012 Managed the successful divestment of this business to a financial investor
Tasks & Responsibilities Introduced and managed LEAN Management project on 2 sites Led LEAN project team consisting of 7 sub-teams with approx 50 members Introduced and established LEAN Management tools OOE, OEE, MIFA, 5S Coordinated and organized LEAN training programs involving 300 employees by interactive workshops Participated in exchange of knowledge and experience in European LEAN network Main Achievements Identified saving potential of 10MioCHF/a. 50% of target achieved in less than 1 year In parallel I was Head of Logistics in the production-/pilot plants Schweizerhalle / Basel Tasks & Responsibilities Head Logistics Oversaw production planning, sourcing of raw materials (>50 Mio CHF) and inventory management for 5 production / pilot units Supervised and coordinated site internal transportation, interim storage of all raw materials, intermediates, finished products on site and external warehouses Led and managed a team of 8 employees Main Achievements Reduced stock value from 32 to 23 Mio CHF within 1 year Insourced site internal transportation activities, reduced cash-out cost by ~0.4 Mio CHF / a and optimized the flow of goods
Tasks & Responsibilities Introduced, optimized and produced high-class Light Stabilizers and Photoinitiators (~140 Mio € sales volume) Cooperated very closely with research & development department Managed a production cost budget of 30 Mio CHF / a Complied with high quality standards (e.g. ISO-Norm 9001) Led 130 employees Led and managed investment projects Cooperated with different service providers on an operational and contractual basis Main Achievements Optimized pthe capacity utilization and reducing the personnel at the same time. The fix cost absorption increased by more than 20% in less than 2 years in both areas Managed 8 introductions of very complex and high value products within 1 year(2004) Replaced middle management in both areas by younger people and increased the dynamic and flexibility. Succeeded high motivation level in the whole staff. In parallel to this function I took over the Project Lead for the SAP implementation in Scheizerhalle and Basel production plants in 7/2006 - 6/2007 Tasks & Responsibilities Participated in the SAP country project team for Switzerland, Germany, Austria Organized and led a team of 15 power users Managed the SAP role mapping for more than 450 employees Supervised and coordinated site specific data clean up Developed and implemented site specific MAN – structures Organized and coordinated user acceptance tests and training Main Achievement Achieved the target of ‘Go-Live’ without production interruption