Holger U.
Interim CEO
Experience
Interim CEO
AM Polymers GmbH
Start-up/manufacturer of polymer powders for 3D printing
- Stabilizing the company after the COVID crisis
- Restructuring the team
- Achieving a positive EBITDA for 2024
- Implementing company processes in finance, administration, R&D, sales, and production
CEO/Managing Director and Co-Founder
IPX Engineering GmbH
Innovation and engineering service provider
Interim/consulting project on Printed Electronics for a medical device application
Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
Internationally leading materials and technology group focused on precious metals
- Transferring know-how from the EMI shielding for 5G mobile phone components project to the new application of continuous body function monitoring
- Developing a Total Cost of Ownership and pricing model for an in-house manufacturing concept
Interim/consulting project on Printed Electronics for a consumer components application
Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
- Analysis of potential applications for an optimized ink portfolio
- Developing a business model for EMI shielding for 5G mobile phone components
- Supporting the implementation of the concept through to series production and market launch
CEO and Managing Director
CNM Technologies GmbH
Venture capital-funded start-up in carbon nanomembranes
Responsible for sales and marketing, finance/administration/procurement/HR, and business development
Managing Director / CEO
O-Flexx Technologies GmbH
Venture capital funded startup in the field of renewable energies, spin-off from arccure technologies gmbh
Responsible for the business units Sales & Marketing, Finance/Administration/Procurement/HR, Business Development/Application Engineering
- Awarded O-Flexx Technologies as the most promising technology at the Cleantech Forum Europe 2014
- Listed on the Global Cleantech 100 index in 2010, 2011 and 2014
- "Best presenting company" at German.Venture.Day 2012
- Winner of the IAIR Award 2014 in "Innovation and Sustainability - Energy - Germany"
- Achieved the company's first revenues in 2012
- Secured revenue potentials > €10M p.a.
- Raised funding > €1M
- Designed and finalized the pilot production line with a mass production volume of > €3M revenue/year
Partner
CONSULT2U GbR / GmbH
Management consultancy for innovation, technology, startups and project management
- Interim management, innovation and technology management
- Advising startups on founding and restructuring situations
- Active since 2017
Business Development Director
O-Flexx Technologies GmbH
Responsible for developing business cases from patent to implementation in client projects, reporting directly to the CEO
- Conducting market and competitor analyses
- Exploring innovative application areas
- Acquiring client projects
- Calculating revenue volumes and margins
- Profitability analysis and pricing
- Overseeing prototype production
- Leading the application engineering team
- Reporting to the investing partner companies
Operational Due Diligence Manager
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Firm for auditing, tax and management consultancy
Conducting company valuations for acquisition projects with a focus on operational processes
Business Development Manager
O-Flexx Technologies GmbH
Product Manager, Plastic Electronics
arccure technologies gmbh
Venture capital funded startup in plastic/printed electronics
Development and marketing of innovative production technology in the RFID field, reporting directly to the managing director
Head of Design & Innovation
STI Gustav Stabernack GmbH
Manufacturer of retail and transport packaging made of cardboard and corrugated board
Responsible for the development and innovation department of the strategic business unit Packaging with 20 employees, budget approx. €1M, reporting directly to the business unit management
- Restructuring the development process
- Establishing an Innovation Stage Gate process
- Designing and programming a pre-calculation database
- Launching several new concepts and materials for retail and the supply chain
Senior Packaging Manager, Cans & PET
Coca-Cola GmbH
International beverage company
Package management in consumer marketing
Packaging Manager, Cans
Coca-Cola GmbH
International beverage company
Package management in consumer marketing
Packaging System Manager, Spreads, Oils & Dressings
Union Deutsche Lebensmittelwerke GmbH
Subsidiary of Deutsche Unilever GmbH, an international food group
Trainee Package Management
Union Deutsche Lebensmittelwerke GmbH
Subsidiary of Deutsche Unilever GmbH, an international food group
Summary
- Senior executive at board level with a focus and current expertise in developing and marketing innovative technologies and materials (including 3D printing, renewable energies, and printed electronics/semiconductor) from patent to custom client project.
- Broad know-how in assessing and implementing opportunities and risks of innovative technologies and business models gained through many years in start-ups
- Experience in developing viable business concepts including mass-production processes and implementing them with all key financial parameters in mind, and restructuring them if needed
Core industries:
- Printed electronics, 3D printing, cleantech, FMCG, packaging industry
Management skills:
- Strategic and operational leadership of companies and technology departments
- Development and implementation of market and product strategies
- Securing funding from VCs, business angels, and public grants
- Implementing innovative semiconductor technology concepts in high-volume pilot production and generating initial customer revenues
Key achievements:
- Turnaround and restructuring of AM Polymers GmbH since 2022
- Development and implementation of a new product concept in printed electronics with a market potential of over €100 million per year
- Turnaround of O-Flexx Technologies from October 2011 – February 2015
- Recognition of the thermoelectric technology approach through multiple awards and first revenues from prototypes (including development of the first robust, solderable thermogenerator in the world)
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Education
University of Duisburg-Essen
Doctor of Engineering, development of novel thermoelectric generators and their application in solar-thermal systems · Energy Engineering · Essen, Germany · Magna cum laude
Fern University in Hagen
Diploma in Business Administration · Economics · Hagen, Germany
Gerhard Mercator University
Diploma in Engineering · General Mechanical Engineering · Duisburg, Germany
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