Zurich, Switzerland
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.
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Full P&L responsibility for the surgery business in Germany
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
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