Interim Managing Director of the Technical Department

Operational management of the technical division (troubleshooting, repairs, investments in the electricity, gas, and water networks)

Defining, implementing, and steering strategic initiatives such as the carbon-neutrality master plan, hydrogen pilot projects, Vision Power Grid 2045, future control system/load management, and Work Force Management 2.0

Implementing strategy using the OKR method and SCRUM

Organizational development of the division, including extensive staff expansion

Contributing to the development of the badenova leadership framework for traditional and agile organizational structures

Introducing team structures with dedicated team leaders

Conducting daily intercompany shopfloor meetings and regular meetings with group and team leaders

Setting up interface and war-room meetings to identify optimization potential in delayed projects

Improving resource planning through a project management tool and central schedule coordination

Preparing and filling the Head of Technology role with an internal candidate

Managing the holding company with 3,200 employees and €380 million in revenue at 30 sites

Operational and strategic leadership of the Inovan division (€150 million in sales, 700 employees)

Analyzing and adapting existing strategies, selecting projects based on feasibility, and ensuring consistent execution including establishing a site in the Czech Republic

Selecting and implementing a group-wide CRM system (SAP Sales Cloud)

Implementing global organizational structures, change management processes, and directly managing the sales organization with a focus on key accounts

Optimizing sales processes and introducing Salesforce CRM through an agile SCRUM implementation process

Defining sales contacts for each unit and rolling out the CRM system step by step

Restructuring loss-making business units in Switzerland and Germany

P&L responsibility for the process automation business in Central Europe ($1.8 billion in sales, 4,000 employees)

Developing and implementing the "Europe for Europe" strategy including market analysis, defining initiatives and rolling them out in waves (Germany, Poland, Austria, Benelux)

Increasing order intake by $144 million

Aligning the sales organization and key account management, increasing order intake in Germany by 17%

Turning around manufacturing sites and introducing Industry 4.0 projects together with customers like BASF and Bayer

Led various international research projects at the Heidelberg research center

Project manager at the ABB Corporate Research Center, Västerås, Sweden (04/1994 – 09/1994)