Thomas Goetz

Executive international Leadership / IMD Lausanne & London Business School

Berlin Metropolitan Area

About

Skilled Managing Director with extended international leadership experience Strong sales marketing background & growth performance track record Experienced „Change agent“ with excellent social skills Commercial Marketing education IMD Lausanne & London Business School

Experience

  • DAW SE (14 yrs 11 mos)
    • Region Head North and East Europe
      Mar 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 5 mos

      07/25 to March 2026 In parallel Interim CEO DAW Nordic, running the Swedish Entity as MD Region Head NE: Extended Country Portfolio Management of 16 legal entities covering 19 Countries with Central Region headquarters in Berlin Northern Europe: UK, NOR, SE, DK, Finland East Europe: 14 Eastern European countries Employment: > 1700

    • Region Head East Europe
      Jan 2015 - Feb 2023 · 8 yrs 2 mos

      Region Head East Europe 14 Eastern European countries Employment: > 1500

    • Managing Director LACUFA GmbH Berlin & Area Manager East Europe
      Sep 2011 - Dec 2014 · 3 yrs 4 mos

      General Management of East Europe with centralized HUB located in Berlin, covering associated distribution & manufacturing companies in 8 Eastern European countries

  • Hilti Corporation Liechtenstein (16 yrs 8 mos)
    • Vice President East Europe
      Nov 2010 - Aug 2011 · 10 mos

      General Management of Eastern European HUB, containing 8 CEE countries, consolidated into 5 Ltd. companies with shared services and Marketing Competence Centre

    • Vice President North East Europe
      Sep 2007 - Nov 2010 · 3 yrs 3 mos

      Country Portfolio Management of two Scandinavian and 6 East European countries

    • Managing Director Hilti Poland Sp.z.o.o
      Aug 2002 - Aug 2007 · 5 yrs 1 mo

      Managing Director position of Hilti Poland Ltd. working and living in Poland

  • The Berner Group (4 yrs 9 mos)
    • Sales Division Head
      Jan 1992 - Dec 1994 · 3 yrs

      Head of Sales Busines Unit, profit centre. Employment > 100 10 area sales mgrs with each 10 sales reps

    • Area Sales Manager
      Nov 1990 - Dec 1991 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Area Sales Manager - head of regional sales team with 10 sales reps

    • Sales Representative
      Apr 1990 - Nov 1990 · 8 mos

      Sales Rep automotive Division. Direct sales