Joachim Abel
Consultant
Experience
Jan 2024 - Present
1 year 7 months Germany
Consultant
- Project manager new build addiction rehabilitation clinic
- Advisory board – large projects and reorganization
- Coaching/mentoring new executive management
Nov 2022 - Dec 2025
2 years 2 months Germany
Consultant
- PMO organization (Legal & Compliance, IT divisions, subsidiaries)
- Process development and implementation
- Build and position SDM (Service Delivery Management) team in IT
Oct 2022 - Dec 2023
1 year 3 months Germany
Consultant
- Development and formulation of strategy, implementation in business units
- Reorganization – headquarters – central/decentralized units
- Revision of IT strategy concept
Jan 2021 - Dec 2022
1 year Germany
Consultant
- Implementation of a policy administration system (Underwriting, Claims) for a property insurer in three European countries (France, Austria, Netherlands)
- Structure, product catalog, process setup and process management
- Process and organization analysis
- Modification of existing, creation of new processes (systemic and organizational)
Sep 2021 - Apr 2022
8 months Switzerland
Head of Claims and Care
- Member of the management team Switzerland/Liechtenstein
- Lead the division with 7 teams and 65 employees in daily operations
- Special focus: structure and processes, IT & operations
Oct 2020 - Sep 2022
2 years Germany
Consultant
- Realignment in finance/controlling
- Develop strategy, formulate operational goals
- Review and develop business areas
- Consolidate and optimize, digitize financial operations in the association
Apr 2020 - Oct 2020
7 months Germany
Commercial Managing Director
- Bridge vacancy until appointment of new financial board member
- Prepare annual financial statements, revise controlling and reporting
- Advise the CEO and division heads on financial matters
Nov 2019 - Nov 2021
2 years 1 month Germany
Consultant
- Implementation of a policy administration system (Underwriting, Claims) for a property insurer in four European countries (Switzerland, France, Austria, Netherlands)
- Structure, product catalog, process setup and process management
Jun 2019 - Jun 2019
1 month Germany
Consultant
- Structuring customer master data and information for a regional directorate
Apr 2019 - Apr 2019
1 month Germany
Consultant
- Due diligence, partly public/partly non-public information
- Market and company analyses for acquisition of insurance companies/portfolios by foreign investors
Apr 2017 - Oct 2018
1 year 7 months Germany
Interim Manager
- Set up Product Portfolio Management of the international division of an insurance/assistance company (Benelux, Germany, Switzerland, Scandinavia)
- Process analysis and development of internal processes, responsibilities
- Inventory of existing product portfolio
- Revise and standardize the international product catalog
- Analysis and design of process interfaces of the new team to sales, pricing, controlling and customer service in an international environment
- Evaluation and design of strategic Product Portfolio Management
- Coaching of new department head and staff
Jan 2009 - Dec 2014
4 years Oberursel, Germany
Board Member Central Functions/Finance
DA Deutsche Allgemeine Versicherung AG
- Reorganization of the finance department and cross-functional areas
- Responsible for operational controlling, sales controlling, reinsurance, finance, investments
- Sales channels: B2C and B2B (fleets)
Jan 2008 - Dec 2014
6 years Neuhausen, Germany
Commercial Board Member/Managing Director
Real Garant Versicherung AG
- Adapt and optimize operational functions in the Zurich Group
- Integrate new markets (Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Switzerland)
- Sales channel: B2B2C
Responsible for finance/controlling, HR, operations, IT, administration, legal & compliance. Led 80 employees across nine European countries.
Jan 2008 - Dec 2009
2 years Frankfurt, Germany
Head of Automotive Europe
Zurich Europe General Insurance
- Project leader "Automotive Europe" – development of a value proposition for OEMs and creation of an offer channel from the insurer's perspective in Europe
- Establish a new European business unit and matrix organization in Europe
- Head a European business line, central contact for car manufacturers within Europe for motor insurance
- Support in developing value propositions in the Turkish and Japanese markets
Jan 2004 - Dec 2009
4 years Bonn, Germany
Head of CEO Office and Head of GAIA
Zurich Gruppe Deutschland
- Organization of the Executive Office, interface between CEO and CFO
- Project leader of the project "Business Model 2007 – Industrialization" in the evaluation and design phase at Group level
Jan 2002 - Dec 2004
3 years Wiesbaden, Germany
Head of Reporting
DBV Winterthur Lebensversicherung AG
- Sub-project leader for US GAAP implementation, introduction of internal control system
- Contributed to building specialist distribution for occupational pensions and new products
Jan 1999 - Dec 2003
3 years Munich, Germany
CFO
XL Insurance Company Ltd./Winterthur International Deutschland Versicherung AG
- Responsible for integration of finance and accounting (M&A Credit Suisse/Winterthur Switzerland to XL Insurance Bermuda)
- Building the new company as part of a three-member management team
Responsible for finance/accounting, controlling, administration, customer service, reinsurance
Jan 1994 - Dec 1999
5 years Frankfurt, Germany
Controller
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
- Build controlling for the Tax and Legal Services division
- Develop and implement a management information system
Jan 1993 - Dec 1995
2 years Andreapol, Russian Federation
Construction Business Administrator
STRABAG
- Responsible for commercial matters on site
- Establish site accounting and on-site cash management
Summary
Personally
- Married, one child
Professionally
- Consultant, Interim Manager (CxO), projects (14 years)
- Board Member/Managing Director (7 years)
- Division/Department Head (8 years)
- Controller (4 years)
Responsible functional areas
- Finance/Controlling
- Customer Service
- Operations and IT
- Administration
- Key Account Management
- Claims and Benefits
- Legal and Compliance
- Human Resources
- Product Management
Focus areas
- Organization, structures, processes
- Strategy – formulation, alignment of business units, reorganization
- Large projects (complex, complicated), management and advisory
- Coaching/mentoring of executive management, departments, teams and staff
- Integration of divisions, functions, companies / de-integration
- Business analysis – systems, adaptation, development, implementation (insurance)
- International projects
- Interim – short-term, spontaneous
- Acute issues and crisis situations
International/cultural awareness
- On-site locations: Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, UK, Russia
- Regular business travel/relations: Belgium, Austria (with Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia), Switzerland, Italy, Netherlands, UK, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Russia, France
- Project-related travel/relations: USA, China, Australia, Baltic states, Scandinavia, Turkey
Sales channels
- B2C, B2B, B2B2C, B2B2E
- Online, sales organization, key account management
- Private clients, small and medium enterprises, industrial clients
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Intermediate
Russian
Elementary
Education
CA Controller Akademie, Wörthsee
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Diploma in Economics · Economics · Germany
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