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Managing Director / CEO ad interim

Work Experience

02/2009-07/2011 Managing Director for a Packaging Company ( 160 staff, 15m €), affiliated to a UK Packaging Group (5,000 staff, 600m €) owned by Private Equity Group

- Successfully turned business around through total cost reduction (>10%) and productivity increase (>15%).
- Repositioned the company within German Packaging industry.
- Supervised Sales, Operations, Finance, Human Resources, Supply Chain, Engineering
- Directed acquisition of new accounts and actively involved in customer facing


10/2007–01/2009 Group Sales&Marketing Director and Group Operations Director for a UK Quality Service Provider to automotive industry (35 m €, 480 staff)

- Directed pan-European delivery of quality service projects to car manufacturers and automotive suppliers as member of the Executive Board
- Designed and implemented business expansion concept for Eastern and Southern Europe; set up country organization
- Optimized and implemented strategic plans for areas Sales & Marketing and Operations
- Liaised with and acquired key OEM and key suppliers within automotive industry


07/2007-09/2007 Consultant for a railway holding company in CEE to improve catering at long-distance trains and stations


01/2001-06/2007 Managing Director for affiliates to a global leading provider for airline catering and services to airline customers (3.2b €, 34.000 staff), therein:

01/2005–06/2007 Director International Projects, reporting to Global Chief Operations Officer,
- Directed comprehensive strategic mega-projects
- Developed and implemented a new Logistics Operating Model in UK, including a central warehouse for UK to improve national Supply Chain
- Directed the relocation of a major production site in London-Heathrow with a production volume exceeding 125m £ and 17 airline customers

11/2004–04/2005 Managing Director Egypt (Joint Venture), 6m € 120 staff,
- Bridged vacancy as Managing Director of the Joint Venture
- Analyzed process situation and formulated remediation measures
- Communicated with current customers and produced offers to new customers

05/2002–12/2004 Managing Director Norway, 30m €, 455 staff,
- Improved business results by more than 30% applying Lean Manufacturing principles in Oslo and Bergen (Turnaround)
- Successfully restructured Norwegian sites (170 staff reduced)
- Directed acquisition of new accounts in Norway
- Co-produced an offer package to acquire a new mega account in UK (volume of several m £)

10/2001–04/2002 Managing Diretor Turkey (Joint Venture), 15m €, 450 staff,
- Bridged vacancy as Managing Director of the Joint Venture
- and coordinated several Turkish production sites
- Acquired new local accounts and managed active accounts

01/2001-09/2001 General Manager Frankfurt, 100m US$, 1.500 staff,
- Managed Catering Operations for international airline customers


10/1999–12/2000 Plant Manager of an affiliate of a US headquartered branded food producer, 30m US$, 265 staff,
- Improved productivity and business results, restructured site, implemented a new product line, prepared site sale


10/1988-09/1999 various management positions for affilates of a US headquartered producer of branded personal care products, among those:

09/1995-09/1999 Plant Manager Austria, 10m US$, 125 MA,
- Restructured and improved business results exceeding 10%; upgraded technological basis

09/1994–08/1995 Supply Chain Manager, 20m US$ purchasing volume,
- Successfully optimized business processes and internal logistics within site

01/1992–08/1994 Production Manager Germany, 123 staff,
- Managed up to 130 staff, improved productivity of more than 20%, implemented automated manufacturing technologies



Education

University Studies in Political Economics, Graduated Economist (Diplom-Volkswirt, 1.7)
various internal and external leadership courses and management seminars


Skills

international General Management, Vacancy bridging, Restructuring, Turnaround, Lean Manufacturing / Lean Management, Downsizing / Rightsizing, Project Management, Coaching of Management Teams

Languages

German - mother tongue, English - business fluent, Norwegian – basic

Other

highly flexible and mobile with intercultural competence

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