Kathrin Van echten

Business Angel; Freelancer

Munich, Germany

Experience

Aug 2024 - Present
1 year

Business Angel; Freelancer

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

Strategic Projects Manager

WMF a Groupe SEB company

  • Closely working together with the President Consumer DACH
  • Leading two key strategy 2025 projects during company transformation in Product & Pricing
Apr 2020 - Jul 2024
4 years 4 months
Munich, Germany

Managing Director

IVVI company GmbH

  • Co-founder and CEO of a CBD supplement and cosmetic E-business
  • Inventing the product and building up the business
  • Leading up to 7 people and fostering a culture of innovation and agility
  • Ensuring operational and financial efficiency
Jun 2019 - Jul 2020
1 year 2 months
Munich, Germany

Transformation & Innovation Manager

WMF a Groupe SEB company

  • Chief of Staff to the B2C Sales Vice President for transformational projects
  • Leading key sales project with P&L responsibility
  • Ownership for 15mn € in revenue category
Jan 2015 - May 2019
3 years 5 months
Munich, Germany

Senior consultant (promoted)

Kearney GmbH (A.T. Kearney)

  • Work stream lead in 10+ projects, incl. go-to-market strategy, business transformation, growth strategies, performance improvement
Apr 2014 - Jul 2014
4 months
Brazil
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Knorr-Bremse Brazil

Dec 2013 - Mar 2014
4 months
Germany
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Horvàth & Partners

Jul 2013 - Nov 2013
5 months
Germany
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Adidas

Jan 2009 - Jun 2010
6 months
San Diego, United States
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World Trade Center

  • Planning and Execution of Business Development initiatives to promote international trade for local companies
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

Summary

  • Business and technology professional with track record and >9 years of experience in strategy and operations in the consumer and health industry
  • Results-oriented problem-solver from working in Management Consulting, Corporate and Start-up
  • Budgeting experience, financial case analytics and an ability to optimize resource allocation.
  • Adept at navigating the challenges of scaling businesses while maintaining a customer-centric approach
  • Hands-on mentality with love to details

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Sep 2014 - Dec 2015

University of St. Andrews

MSc · Management and Information Technology · St Andrews, United Kingdom · 1.3

Oct 2010 - Sep 2013

Friedrich-Alexander University

BA · International Business Studies · Nuremberg, Germany · 1.7

Sep 2008 - Jul 2009

High School

A-levels · Nuremberg, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Project Management

GPM