Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
CEO, Managing Director and Senior C-Level Executive with extensive leadership experience across healthcare, medical technology (MedTech and medical devices), life sciences, pharma and biotechnology, gained through permanent executive appointments as well as long-standing interim CEO and C-level mandates. My work focuses on the German market, with mandates and responsibilities across the DACH region and Europe. I assume full executive and P&L responsibility at C-level in complex leadership situations – acting as CEO, Managing Director or in broader senior C-level roles such as COO or transformation-focused executive positions, on both an interim and permanent basis. Typical mandates include transition, transformation, growth and performance-critical phases, with a strong focus on sustainable performance, profitable growth and organisational development. My experience spans shareholder-driven, PE-independent and corporate organisations. I combine many years of senior general management and full P&L responsibility within international companies with hands-on executive leadership mandates. I am particularly experienced in performance-critical environments, including single-entity and multi-site organisations, and in situations requiring clarity, pace and decisive leadership. Core areas of focus include: • CEO / Geschäftsführer / Managing Director and broader C-level executive roles (interim and permanent) • Full P&L, operational and organisational leadership • Performance improvement, restructuring and transformation • Growth strategy, commercial scale-up and market positioning • Post-merger integration, carve-outs and organisational realignment • Board, shareholder, investor and senior stakeholder management I operate at the interface of strategy and execution and am accustomed to acting as a trusted counterpart to boards, shareholders, investors and senior leadership teams, ensuring continuity, alignment and measurable results. Alongside my executive roles, I maintain long-standing relationships with key decision-makers across the German and European healthcare, MedTech, life sciences, pharma and biotech ecosystem and have been actively involved in relevant industry and professional associations.
C-Level Executive Mandates & Senior Executive Leadership (Interim & Permanent) – Healthcare, MedTech, Life Sciences, Pharma & Biotech (Germany, DACH & Europe) C-level executive mandates supporting organisations in healthcare, medical technology (MedTech), medical devices, life sciences, pharma and biotechnology across CEO, COO, General Management and transformation-focused C-level roles during transition, transformation, growth and performance-critical situations. Engagements include interim and longer-term executive leadership roles, including top-of-house, operational C-level and permanent appointments. Key responsibilities and impact: • Full executive responsibility in CEO and senior C-level roles (e.g. COO, General Management, Transformation) • End-to-end P&L responsibility and operational leadership • Leadership of senior management teams in complex organisational environments • Transition leadership during CEO succession, operational transformation and restructuring phases • Performance stabilisation, value creation and sustainable growth initiatives • Commercial realignment and organisational scaling • Post-merger integration, carve-outs and organisational restructuring • Trusted board-, shareholder- and investor-facing leadership, including supervisory board interaction Recognised for calm, resilient leadership, strong execution focus and the ability to rapidly establish credibility, alignment and momentum across organisations and stakeholder groups.
Appointed and legally registered Managing Director (CEO) with full executive, operational and end-to-end P&L responsibility for a healthcare services and medical education organisation in Germany, operating in a regulated healthcare and life sciences environment. Executive leadership role within the German healthcare market, clearly distinguished from interim, consulting or advisory mandates, with full legal, organisational and financial accountability as Geschäftsführer(DE) / Managing Director. Key responsibilities and impact: • Overall responsibility as CEO / Geschäftsführer (DE) with full P&L responsibility, corporate strategy, operations and organisational leadership • Definition and execution of corporate and growth strategy within healthcare services and medical education • Full responsibility for budgeting, forecasting, financial control and performance management • Leadership, development and alignment of senior management teams in a regulated healthcare environment • Responsibility for all key functions including sales, marketing, operations, finance and administration • Strategic repositioning, performance stabilisation and sustainable growth of the organisation • Design and implementation of commercial optimisation, market positioning and scaling initiatives • Establishment and oversight of governance, compliance and decision-making structures • Legal representation of the company as formally appointed and registered Managing Director (Geschäftsführer) • Close collaboration with shareholders, board-level stakeholders and external partners • Leadership through change, transformation and organisational development, ensuring clarity, continuity and execution focus Role held as a formally appointed and registered Managing Director (Geschäftsführer) with full legal, executive and P&L accountability in the healthcare services and medical education sector.
Senior executive General Management role with full end-to-end P&L responsibility within Fujifilm Healthcare Europe, operating in a regulated medical technology (medical devices) and healthcare environment, with a focus on endoscopy, medical diagnostics and medical imaging. The role comprised full commercial and operational leadership of the German endoscopy business, including sales, marketing, administration and technical service, combined with European responsibility for technical service operations, including service administration and central workshop functions. Functional scope • Germany: Sales, Marketing, Administration and Technical Service (field service and workshop) for endoscopy and medical technology solutions • Europe: Technical Service Operations, Service Administration and Central European Workshop for endoscopy, diagnostics and medical imaging solutions Key responsibilities and impact • Complete P&L responsibility as General Manager for the German endoscopy business • Full leadership accountability for German sales, marketing, administration and technical service organisations • European responsibility for technical service operations, including service strategy, administration and central workshop structures • General management leadership of senior managers and cross-functional teams across German commercial functions and European service organisations • Turnaround and stabilisation of commercial and service performance in a complex medical technology, diagnostics and hospital environment • Development and execution of growth strategies for the German market and service-based business models across Europe • Strategic repositioning towards high-end and premium endoscopy segments and integrated medical device and diagnostic solutions • Leadership of merger and post-merger integration initiatives within the Fujifilm medical group • Trusted senior management interface to German, European and global stakeholders
Senior General Management role with full end-to-end P&L responsibility for the medical imaging, diagnostic imaging and medical devices (ultrasound) business within Canon Medical Systems (formerly Toshiba Medical Systems), operating in a regulated healthcare and medical device environment, reporting directly to the CEO / Managing Director. End-to-end leadership across sales, marketing, clinical applications, technical service and administration, with a strong focus on market development, performance management and sustainable growth in medical imaging and diagnostics. Key responsibilities and impact • Full P&L ownership and general management responsibility for the ultrasound diagnostic imaging business • Leadership of cross-functional teams across sales, marketing, clinical applications, service and administration • Development and execution of go-to-market, market positioning and growth strategies for ultrasound diagnostic imaging systems • Introduction of performance management, forecasting, target-setting and incentive frameworks • Establishment of a central customer care organisation and optimisation of service and support structures • Market and competitive analysis, portfolio management and pricing strategies within medical imaging and diagnostics • Management of key opinion leaders (KOLs), key accounts and major hospital groups • Negotiation and conclusion of framework agreements with hospital chains, clinic groups and public healthcare institutions Career progression and early leadership phase • Built and scaled a national indirect sales and distributor network for ultrasound diagnostic systems • Designed partner strategies, channel models and commercial frameworks for the MedTech sales environment • Led the transition from indirect to hybrid and direct sales structures, assuming full responsibility for combined go-to-market models
Management role within Sales Operations at Philips Health Systems (formerly Kranzbuhler, Squibb Medical Systems, Scientific Medical Systems and ATL Advanced Technology Laboratories), operating in a regulated healthcare, medical technology and medical device environment, with direct reporting line to the Head of Finance Germany. Executive responsibility for the commercial, operational and administrative leadership of the sales organisation, focusing on commercial governance, operational efficiency, logistics and sales support across medical devices, diagnostic imaging and healthcare technology solutions. Key responsibilities and impact • Leadership of sales operations, order management and logistics processes within a regulated medical technology and healthcare environment • Responsibility for inventory management, demonstration systems, loan equipment and fleet operations for medical devices and imaging solutions • Development of commercial reporting, sales analytics and KPI-based performance management for healthcare sales organisations • Establishment and scaling of a secondary market channel for refurbished medical devices and diagnostic imaging systems • Ownership of sales IT systems and commercial infrastructure supporting healthcare and MedTech operations • Process optimisation across sales administration, order-to-cash, logistics and operational workflows • Close collaboration with finance, sales leadership and international headquarters within a global medical technology organisation