Charles B.

Founder

Herrenberg, Germany

Experience

Jan 2023 - Present
3 years
Paris, France
Hybrid

Founding Partner

Ostara Group

  • Focus areas: strategy & sustainable management
Jan 2021 - Present
5 years
Herrenberg, Germany
Hybrid

Founder

CB-Consult-International

  • Focus areas: strategy & management consulting
Jan 2014 - Dec 2021
8 years
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Hybrid

Global Managing Director, Key Account Distribution

Hewlett-Packard/Hewlett-Packard Enterprise/DXC

  • Executive leadership & strategy: Full P&L responsibility for mission-critical project and operational IT services on a global scale. Led organization and global delivery teams.

  • Digital Transformation & tech strategy: Drove turnaround situations and large-scale projects involving digital transformation, cloud computing, data analytics, and information security.

  • Sales & business development: Managed global sales, delivery, and account strategy.

Jan 2004 - Dec 2014
11 years
Cincinnati, United States
Hybrid

Global Key Account Director, Key Account FMCG

Hewlett-Packard

  • Key account management: Led sales, service delivery and management of large, mission-critical IT projects including ERP, PLM, office automation, logistics, factory management, and integration following mergers and acquisitions.

  • Data science/analytics: Spearheaded projects utilizing data analytics.

Jan 1996 - Dec 2004
9 years
Basel, Switzerland
On-site

Global Key Account Manager, Key Account Pharmaceutical Industry

Hewlett-Packard

  • Sales & business development: Managed sales of equipment and software for data centers, networks, and office automation.

  • Strategy & consulting / project management: Delivered operational IT services and projects focused on operational resilience, data center management, and office automation.

Jan 1979 - Dec 1996
18 years
Böblingen, Germany
On-site

European Product Manager & European Manager for Channel and Software Partners

Hewlett-Packard

  • Product management & innovation: managed product innovation, launch, and scale-up for medical electronic devices, printers, and servers across Europe.

  • Partnership development: managed European reseller channels and software partner ecosystems (server market).

Summary

A highly experienced Senior Industrial Leader and Management Consultant with a proven 40+ year track record in global IT and Industrial sectors.

Expert in driving large-scale Digital Transformation, orchestrating Turnaround situations, and managing complex global P&L and sales operations.

Seeking to leverage deep experience in Strategy & Consulting, C-Level/Executive leadership, and Project & Product Management for freelance roles.

Languages

French
Native
German
Advanced
English
Advanced
Italian
Intermediate
Spanish
Elementary
...and 1 more

Education

Oct 1974 - Jun 1977

Paris National School of Mines

Civil Mining Engineer, Master of Science and Executive Engineering · Paris, France

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