Thomas Fichter

Managing Director

Teltow, Brandenburg, Germany

About

- P&L responsibility: strategic, conceptual competence with operational grounding; learned with market leaders and from top consultancies - Owner controlled medium sized, big affiliated group companies, private equity background, Start-up - B2B and B2C sectors: plastics processing, plastics raw materials, education, industrial park, industrial services, consumer goods, Biochemicals/-energy - Change management: transition from family owned to international affiliated group company, Pre / post merger synergies and integration, profitable growth, process optimization, restructuring, reorganization - Internationally based in: Hong Kong, Vienna, Madrid, Brussels, Lommel - core competencies: Marketing, Sales, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Process Management, Digitalization of processes and products, human resources development, lean manufacturing, quality management - Pronounced resonance and dissonance skills

Experience

  • Managing Director at LXP-Group GmbH
    May 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

    The LXP Group GmbH is a fast-growing start up, technology company in the field of biochemistry and biofuels with a patent-protected process that converts lignocellulosic materials into biochemicals and/or bioenergy & biofuels. Strategic, operational planning and leadership: Procurement, Finance&Accounting, HR, Legal, Marketing&Sales - Funding (research, acquisition, administration) - Procurement markets 2G raw materials (analysis, acquisition) - Finance & Accounting (planning, administration) - Sales markets (biogas, bio-chemistry - research, customer contact, qualification) - Legal (Licences, contract management)

  • Managing Director at IPL Loomans
    Aug 2020 - Apr 2023 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    Plastics Solutions for Food - Body Care - Medicine *** Tooling *** R&D - Purchasing/Supply Chain - Production - Marketing - Sales - HSE - HR - Finance/Revenue - Transition from owner controlled to part of big affiliated group company - Recruiting of new managers and smooth combination with old management team - European growth organically and through acquisitions - Development/Implementation of KAM and acquisition of new customers - Development/Implementation of integrated supply chain processes - Optimisation of raw material supply sourcing - Implementation of KPIs and lean production - Balancing permanent vs. temporary staff - Adaptation of internal and external reporting systems - Introduction of integrated ERP system - Implementation of continious improvement mentality

  • . . if knowledge is to become sustainable, countable skills. at Consultant/ Interimsmanager
    Sep 2019 - Jul 2020 · 11 mos

  • Managing Director and Member of Executive Committee von Plastic Omnium Environment at SULO Umwelttechnik GmbH
    Jun 2015 - Aug 2019 · 4 yrs 3 mos

    - P&L Responsibility - Sales: Transformation from product seller to service provider with digital intelligence; Conception and implementation of sales strategy Eastern Europe - Marketing: Product portfolio optimization and digital intelligence in waste collection - Production: lean manufacturing and intelligent maintenance - Purchasing, Supply Chain: Outsourcing secondary processes and insourcing warehouses - Quality: Concept and implementation of quality gateways in purchasing, production, logistics - Environment, Safety, Health: Design and Implementation of E-Learning - Human Resources: Demography-oriented personnel management - Finance, Controlling - Application Engineering - Company tarif and company agreements with IG-Metall

  • . . if knowledge is to become sustainable, countable skills. at Interimsmanager/ Consultant
    Jan 2014 - May 2015 · 1 yr 5 mos

    - Interimsmgr: Design and implementation of new processes (private university) - Interimsmgr.: Supply Chain and Technical Service Mgmt digital tools for worldwide stores (German sporting goods manufacturer) - Consultant: Concept for further training of company executives in production (chemistry) - Consultant: Requirement profile for a training and further education service provider (Pharma) - Talks with investors and shareholders on the purchase of an educational company