Kay (O) Kissling
Interim General Manager, Sales Director – EMEA
Experience
Interim General Manager, Sales Director – EMEA
3DGence GmbH
Executive Consultant
KISSLING Consulting
Sales, Account Mgmt & Bus.-Dev. – Aerospace – EMEA
3D Systems GmbH
Business Manager – Aerospace – EMEA
Stratasys GmbH
Sales Manager
E.I.S. Aircraft GmbH
Key Account Manager
Lufthansa Technik AG
Project Engineer
Lufthansa Technik AG
Production Engineer
Lufthansa Technik AG
Development Engineer
Lufthansa Technik AG
Industries Experience
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Experienced in Aerospace and Defense (15 years), Manufacturing (4 years), and Professional Services (1 year).
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Experienced in Sales (11 years), Strategy (6 years), Customer Service (4 years), Product Development (4 years), Operations (2 years), and Project Management (2 years).
Summary
Over the past 20 years, I have been successfully implementing entrepreneurial strategies with a focus on establishing sustainable process structures and best practices, laying the foundation for highly profitable growth. In doing so, I have drawn on my expertise in aerospace engineering and additive manufacturing, as well as my broad expertise in engineering, sales, account management, business development, strategic consulting and general management. As a German-American with extensive global experience, I have developed a great passion for leadership positions that require a high level of interpersonal skills, deep technical expertise and highly collaborative approaches. As a leader, I have always focussed on highly dynamic industries with multicultural environments and complex challenges.
Successfully completing my American-German Executive MBA (2021-2023), I have shown proof of an unwavering commitment to continuous personal and professional growth, leveraging latest academical expertise, cutting-edge strategies and frameworks together with the peers , superiors and customers I serve. With my entrepreneurial acumen, my deep technical, business and commercial expertise, and my focus on creating highly energetic, constructive and positive work environments, I see myself well equipped for the next growth challenge.
Skills
- Sales Expertise B2b (Direct Or Channel), B2c
- Product & Service Expertise Industrial Investment Goods, Solutions, Products, Components, Software, Services, Consulting
- Industry Expertise Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Dental, Energy, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Telecommunication
- Revenue (P&l) Sales & Business Development < $ 5 Mio P.a., Account Management < $ 20 Min P.a.
- Reports Direct <10, Indirect >20
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Education
Kellogg Northwestern / WHU – Otto Beisheim
MBA, Executive MBA, Dual USA/GER · MBA · Evanston, United States
University of Stuttgart
Diploma, Aeronautical Engineering · Aeronautical Engineering · Stuttgart, Germany
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