Munich, Bavaria, Germany
IT leader with 20+ years of experience driving large-scale digital transformation, M&A integration, and AI strategy across global organizations. Currently heading Strategic Initiatives and M&A Departement at Knorr-Bremse, managing a global team across three disciplines: M&A due diligence and post-merger integration, project management execution, and Strategie Vendor Management Office. My work spans AI roadmap development, carve-outs, post-merger-Integration and IT programs with global impact. Previously at Knauf IT, I built and led a cross-functional team of project managers, data scientists, and developers to deliver Big Data and AI solutions on Azure – turning raw data into measurable business value. My foundation: 5+ years at Accenture in management consulting, followed by senior roles at Bosch and Linde – giving me both strategic breadth and operational depth. What I bring: → End-to-end M&A execution (due diligence to integration) → AI and data platform strategy and delivery → Building and scaling high-performance IT teams → Complex program management in regulated industries
- Leading IT Strategic Initiatives and M&A practice across three teams: M&A, Strategic Initiatives, and Strategic Vendor Management Office (SVMO) / Service and Integration Management (SIAM) - Driving global IT programs with focus on AI roadmap, Outsourcing / Vendor management, M&A due diligence, post-merger integration and carve-outs
- Led a cross-functional team of project managers, data scientists, process managers, and developers - Designed and delivered Big Data and AI platform on Microsoft Azure, enabling data-driven decision-making across business units
- Led IT due diligence and post-merger - Managed global IT programs with project budgets of up to €8M, reporting directly to CIO level - Led IT workstreams for the Linde–Praxair merger (completed Oct 2018, ~$80B deal volume, forming world's largest industrial gases company), including divestitures, Day 1 readiness and post-merger integration - Delivered SAP HANA upgrade and ECC template upgrade for European SAP landscape - Managed replatforming of cylinder scan solution to Android across global field operations - Applied agile, waterfall and hybrid delivery methodologies based on project complexity and stakeholder requirements
- Led SAP project portfolio management for Bosch Security Systems, aligning project demand with available budget across business planning cycles - Held program management responsibility for all projects within the STEP IN program - Disciplinary leadership of SAP consultants, with functional alignment to Bosch Central IT in Stuttgart - Responsible for maintenance and support of all productive SAP systems within the business unit
- Delivered global SAP template roll-outs across 7 countries: South Africa, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Poland and Czech Republic - Managed per-rollout budgets of ~€600K, covering planning, execution and go-live phases - Developed and owned Bosch Security Systems' SAP Template Roll-out Methodology, establishing a reusable delivery framework for subsequent rollouts
- Delivered large-scale IT programs for Fortune 500 clients across multiple industries - Held successive team lead roles within complex transformation programs: · Order Management Team Lead · Demand Fulfilment Team Lead · Integration Team Lead · Test Manager - Progressed to Manager level within a global consulting environment, building foundations in structured program delivery, stakeholder management and cross-functional team leadership