Torben Franzke

Industry Expert, Tech Executive, IT & Presales Leader, Teamplayer

Torben Franzke
Lübeck, Germany

Experience

Jun 2023 - Present
1 year 10 months
Germany

Co-Founder / Change Agent / Strategy Consultant

Franzke Consulting/Franzke & Löser

  • Management Consulting Digital Transformation
  • IT Strategy and Governance
  • Enterprise Architecture and Projects
  • European Manufacturing companies (hydrogen & suppliers)
Oct 2018 - May 2023
4 years 8 months
Germany

Senior Director Solution Engineering: Top 10 Customers

Salesforce Germany

  • Leading a team of Solution Consultants in DACH
  • Acting as trusted advisor for strategic accounts
  • Driving customer success through tech thought leadership
Sep 2017 - Sep 2018
1 year 1 month

Head of Digitalization & Operation: Central IT Competence Center

ContiTech AG

  • Strategic IT alignment across all business units
  • Operation and development of ERP, CRM and QM systems
  • Taking active ownership for digital transformation initiative
Jul 2011 - Aug 2017
6 years 2 months

Business Unit IT Manager: Global IT lead for Industry Business

ContiTech AG

  • IT strategy and ownership (IT roadmaps) in the business unit CBG
  • Driving digitalization in the area of service (mining)
  • Leading the location IT operations world wide
Jan 2009 - Jun 2011
1 year 6 months

Head of Manufacturing Suite: Business Key User organization

Continental AG

  • Consult the tires management in all aspects of digital roadmaps
  • Responsible for the development of a key user organization
  • Driving standards and digital innovation for tire manufacturing
Jun 2001 - Jun 2011
10 years 1 month
Germany

IT Manager (Germany/China): Div. local IT operation

Continental AG

  • Operate the local IT infrastructure
  • Run & operate the local application landscape
  • Leading the IT implementation projects
  • Consult the local management team
  • Align with the central IT architecture

Summary

As a leader in the Tech and Industry Business, I have consistently leveraged IT innovation to drive business success and sustainable growth. My expertise has been instrumental in helping organizations drive strategic transformation projects on a global scale.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Advanced

Education

Oct 1996 - Oct 2001

HTW Berlin

Graduate · Business Information Technology · Berlin, Germany

Certifications & licenses

AI Associate

Salesforce/Trails

Administrator

Salesforce/Trails

Basic Series

Workday

Design Thinking Practitioner

ITIL Practitioner V3

PMI Certified Member

Prosci Certified Change Manager

Ranger

Salesforce/Trails

Scrum Master

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