Kathrin van Echten

Freelance Consultant & Interims Manager | Ex-founder | Ex Kearney

Kathrin van Echten
München, Germany

Experience

Aug 2024 - Present
10 months
Munich, Germany

Freelancer

Aug 2020 - Jan 2022
1 year 6 months
Munich, Germany

Strategic Projects Manager

WMF a Groupe SEB company

Referent to the President Consumer DACH; project lead across international teams

  • Leading two key strategy 2025 projects in Product & Pricing involved.
  • Leadership for >30 people involved (Project ~Matrixorganization)
Apr 2020 - Apr 2024
4 years 1 month
Munich, Germany

Co-founder & Managing Director

IVVI company GmbH

Creation of the brand IVVI company. Development and distribution of CBD cosmetics products for mental- and body well-being. Leading up to 9 people.

Jun 2019 - Jul 2020
1 year 2 months
Munich, Germany

Transformation & Innovation Manager

WMF a Groupe SEB company

Right hand to the B2C Sales Vice President for transformational projects

  • Leading key sales project with P&L responsibility (~1.2 – 2.5 mn €.)
  • Ownership for 15mn € in revenue category including volume planning, product selection and pricing in DACH
  • Driving a high-people impact strategy with new concept for workforce system.
Jan 2015 - May 2019
3 years 5 months
Munich, Germany

Senior Consultant

Kearney GmbH (A.T. Kearney)

Work stream lead in 10+ projects, incl. business transformation, growth strategies, performance improvement, restructuring.

Apr 2014 - Aug 2014
5 months
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Knorr-Bremse Brazil

Dec 2013 - Mar 2014
4 months
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Horvàth & Partners

Jul 2013 - Nov 2013
5 months
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Adidas

Sep 2005 - Sep 2008
3 years 1 month
Nuremberg, Germany

Trainee & Sales Professional

Faber-Castell AG

B2B sales account management incl. individual offerings and pricing

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Sep 2014 - Dec 2015

University of St. Andrews

M.Sc. · Management and Information Technology · St Andrews, United Kingdom · 1,3 Top 5%

Sep 2012 - Jul 2013

Copenhagen Business School

International Business · Copenhagen, Denmark · 1,4

Oct 2010 - Sep 2013

Friedrich-Alexander University

BA · International Business Studies · Nuremberg, Germany · 1,7