Wolfgang Troebs

General Manager, Senior Executive Coach, Board Member

Zurich, Switzerland

About

Senior executive with 20 years of international experience at Abbott, Roche Diagnostics, Johnson & Johnson and The Boston Consulting Group. Proven track record of growing businesses by commercializing innovation in the MedTech industry. Particular expertise in combining portfolio innovation and marketing & sales of regulated products & services. Held operative and strategic roles in Marketing, Sales, Research, Product Development and Innovation, Business Development at global and local levels. Built and developed strong diverse organizations while working in Germany, USA, Switzerland and Argentina. Fluent in 4 languages.

Experience

  • Abbott (Full-time · 2 yrs 8 mos)
    • Divisional Vice President, Abbott Diabetes Care DACH
      Aug 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

    • Regional Director DACH Diabetes Care
      Nov 2023 - Aug 2024 · 10 mos

  • Non Executive Board Member at Rychiger AG
    Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs

  • Senior Executive Coach at The Boardroom by von Rundstedt Switzerland
    Mar 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 4 mos

    The Boardroom offers exclusive career counselling for top executives. With excellent advisers, executive coaches and a strong business network we propel senior executives towards their next executive position. The Boardroom is the ideal partner for executives who want to move ahead in their careers. We help executive board members, managing directors and senior executives who are at a critical phase in their careers – people who are searching for new opportunities and ways to enhance their profile. We are experienced, dedicated and knowledgeable. And we have a feel for people and markets.

  • Vice President & General Manager Ethicon Germany at Johnson & Johnson
    May 2019 - Nov 2023 · 4 yrs 7 mos

    Full P&L responsibility for the surgery business in Germany

  • Roche (Basel, Basel, Switzerland)
    • Global Head Product & Technology Solutions, Roche Diabetes Care
      2016 - Apr 2019 · 3 yrs 4 mos

      Full end to end responsibility for the product portfolio of Roche Diabetes Care. Responsible for 900 employees in Germany, USA, Switzerland, budget 300+ Mio CHF, generated business 2+ bn CHF • Introduced agile development in R&D • Restructured and downsized R&D function • Developed and launched first Japan specific solution • Changed the portfolio focus to more digitally enabled products • Developed first deep learning technology projects

    • Head Global Portfolio Strategy, Roche Diabetes Care
      2014 - 2016 · 2 yrs

      Responsible for the global product portfolio of Roche Diabetes Care. Responsible for 150 people in Germany and USA, budget of 200+ Mio CHF, generated business 2+ bn CHF • Launched first digitally connected fully FDA approved Blood Glucose Monitoring system • Introduced a new culture of deriving customer needs (outcome driven innovation) • Established a major alliance with a key competitor to broaden the business • Changed the portfolio strategy to include third party products and out-licensing