Uwe (Eugen) R.

Interim Manager for Restructuring and Sales Topics

Speyer, Germany

Experience

Jun 2024 - Aug 2025
1 year 3 months
Reutlingen, Germany
Hybrid

Interim Chief Sales Officer

Wörner Medical

Situation: Post-merger sales slump and underperforming sites Achievements:

  • Turnaround of the sales organization
  • Restructuring of sales, marketing, KAM, customer service, complete replacement of the sales team
  • 67% increase in field sales efficiency
  • 80% reduction in billing errors for prescriptions
  • Reduction of non-paying customers from 89 to 39
  • Telemarketing performance improved from 90.50% to 96.20%
  • Integration of 8 subsidiaries
  • Acquisition of 252 new customers
  • Recovery of 7 lost key accounts
  • Generated an additional €8.2M in new revenue
  • Stabilized the organization at the employee level
Apr 2024 - Aug 2024
5 months
Mannheim, Germany
Hybrid

Restructuring Consultant

Rhenocoll GmbH

Chemical plant 60 employees €18M revenue Situation: Over-indebted due to a sales slump Achievements:

  • Leased an unused property, generating €300K in annual income
  • Sales & leaseback of a property
  • Searched for and found a partner/investor for succession
Jul 2023 - Jan 2024
7 months
Wolfratshausen, Germany
On-site

Interim CRO

Aenova Pharma AG

Situation: Loss-making site in Wolfratshausen Achievements:

  • Secured and continued production
  • Sale of inventory, property and asset deals at 60% above expected proceeds
  • Historically highest sales growth of 21%
  • Record EBITDA margin
  • Historically highest order intake, up 167%
  • Reduced absenteeism rate from 7.2% to 6.1%
  • EBITDA +35.8%
  • EBITDA margin +4.3%
  • Price increase of 14%
Jul 2023 - Dec 2023
6 months
On-site

Section 6 Restructuring Expert

VAMED AG

Hospital and nursing home operator 19,575 employees €2.3B revenue

Situation: Restructuring case of the Fresenius-VAMED AG Group Achievements:

  • Prepared a Section 6 restructuring report for VAMED Group International
  • Worked closely with PwC, KPMG, EY and Deloitte
  • Developed a restructuring plan focused on
  • Corporate planning
  • Consolidation and shutdown of business units
  • Business modeling / core processes
  • Financial analysis
Apr 2023 - Dec 2023
9 months
Linz, Austria

Strategy Consultant

WaveBeat

  • Situation: The fast-growing company needed growth financing.

  • Organized inventory financing and factoring

  • Developed a professional pitch deck for investors

  • Developed a business plan for banks

Feb 2023 - Mar 2023
2 months
Bisamberg, Austria

Operations Consultant

Dr. Blaschek-Haller

  • Situation: After billing fraud, all staff had to be replaced and all processes were reviewed and reset

  • Significantly relieved the owner

  • Replaced 80% of the staff

  • Set up all processes and ensured compliance

Feb 2023 - Mar 2023
2 months
Bern, Switzerland

Strategy Consultant

Liquitec AG

  • Situation: The company wanted to acquire a manufacturer and needed support with preparation, due diligence and sales negotiations

  • Created a pitch document and takeover offer for a competitor

Feb 2022 - Dec 2022
11 months
Zürich, Switzerland
On-site

Interim CRO

Connectors AG

  • Engineering
  • €14M revenue
  • 20 employees

Situation: Loss of around 57% of revenue, management, staffing and quality issues

Achievements:

  • Replaced 40% of the staff, developed high potentials
  • Solved quality issues at the India plant, secured the supply chain
  • Restructured and doubled sales through internationalization
  • Won the largest single customer in company history
Mar 2017 - Aug 2019
2 years 6 months
Leipzig, Germany

Interim Global Sales Director

Integromed

  • Situation: Too little revenue, company structure was too large and not right

  • Post-acquisition integration and consolidation at the Cairo site

  • Optimized production and logistics processes

  • Restructured sales and opened new markets in EMEA, 85% more revenue

Jan 2016 - Mar 2017
1 year 3 months
Vienna, Austria
On-site

Interim CRO

Roraco

Distributor of emergency medical technology operating at a loss 25 employees

Situation: Insolvency

Achievements:

  • Complete restructuring of the company
  • Managed a structured insolvency
  • Sold the company to a private equity firm
Jun 2015 - Dec 2015
7 months
Vienna, Austria
On-site

Interim Country Manager

CSA Automotive

Manufacturer of refrigerated vehicles. € 46 million revenue, 64 employees

Set up the Austrian business and won 3 key accounts

Feb 2015 - Apr 2016
1 year 3 months
Casablanca, Morocco
Hybrid

Marketing Consultant

CasaBrands

Largest distributor of cosmetic products in Morocco. € 100 million revenue, 220 employees

Jul 2014 - Oct 2014
4 months
Preston, United Kingdom
Hybrid

Interim CEO

Lunar

Manufacturer of Nissan and Mercedes motorhomes, GBP 100 million revenue, 250 employees, distributor

Founded and built a German branch and a pan-European sales network

Mar 2013 - Jul 2014
1 year 5 months
Vienna, Austria
On-site

Interim CRO

Roraco

Distributor of emergency medical devices, in the red, 23 employees

Restructuring under self-administration / protective shield proceedings

Mar 2012 - Feb 2013
1 year
Manchester, United Kingdom
On-site

Interim CRO

Olympia Furniture

Manufacturer of upholstered furniture, £ 220 million revenue, 230 employees

Restructuring

Jan 2011 - Dec 2012
2 years
Ravensburg, Germany
On-site

Interim CRO

Steinhauser Group

Producer of fruit and vegetable juices, purees, powders, and flavors, €800m revenue, 2,000 employees.

  • Restructuring
  • Asset strip
  • Sale (asset deal)
Feb 2010 - Dec 2010
11 months
Bonn, Germany
On-site

Interim COO

SERCO PLC

Service and outsourcing provider, £4bn revenue, 70,000 employees in 30 countries

Sep 2009 - Jan 2010
5 months
Hamburg, Germany
On-site

Interim CEO

Lloyds Register PLC

Marine insurance and transport consultancy, £594m revenue, 6,976 employees

Restructuring and replacement of the entire board

Feb 2008 - Feb 2009
1 year 1 month
London, United Kingdom
On-site

Interim Cost Improvement Manager

NHS - National Health Service

UK national health service, organization for general practitioners

Sep 2007 - Oct 2008
1 year 2 months
London, United Kingdom
On-site

Interim Efficiency Director

Carphone Warehouse

Mobile phone retailer, 2,200 stores, £4bn revenue, 20,000 employees

Oct 2006 - Aug 2007
11 months
Ingolstadt, Germany
On-site

Interim Marketing Director

Value Retail PLC

Operator of luxury shopping outlets, €1.9 billion revenue, 26 million customers

Oct 2004 - Aug 2006
1 year 11 months
Amberg, Germany
On-site

Turnaround CEO

Grammer AG

Manufacturer of office, cinema and theater seating, 500 employees, €77 million revenue

Oct 2002 - Apr 2004
1 year 7 months
London, United Kingdom
On-site

CEO

ALNO AG UK

World's largest kitchen furniture manufacturer, €615 million revenue, 2,700 employees

Restructuring and overhaul of the UK subsidiary into the most profitable affiliate worldwide

Oct 2000 - Oct 2002
2 years 1 month
Düsseldorf, Germany
On-site

CEO

Herman Miller Inc.

World's largest office furniture manufacturer, $1.74 billion revenue, 10,000 employees

Business Development EMEA and US Government

Oct 1993 - Oct 2000
7 years 1 month
Frankfurt, Germany
On-site

VP Sales & Marketing

Chemviron Calgon Carbon Corporation

Manufacturer of chemical FMCG products, $600 million revenue, 300 employees

Jul 1992 - Sep 1993
1 year 3 months
Vienna, Austria
On-site

CEO

Oral-B

ORAL-B Dental Care Division, $10.2B revenue, 29,000 employees

Jan 1984 - Jun 1992
8 years 6 months
Cologne, Germany
On-site

Marketing Director

4711

4711 Cosmetics and Fragrances, €71M revenue, 600 employees

Summary

ROIM – Return on Interim Investment in the last assignment: 17.95-fold

Value added:

  • Motivated high-performance teams
  • Optimized costs
  • Increased revenue
  • Higher company value

Know-how:

  • Giving uncertain employees stability and direction
  • Delivering successfully under time pressure
  • Restructuring
  • Sales optimization

In 30 years of international leadership experience and 20 restructurings, I have built the experience and network that will benefit your company. Changing things and bringing out the best in people are my great passions. I love the variety of my tasks and the growth and learning that my clients and I experience together. As someone who loves challenges and solutions, I am magnetically drawn to really stuck situations and hopeless projects and highly motivated to steer the ship of CLIENT AG back into deeper waters.

Languages

German
Native
English
Native
Spanish
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Certifications & licenses

Digital Transformation in Sales

Management Forum Starnberg

SCRUM Master

Leading Business Transformation in Asia

INSEAD

Leading Change

London Business School

Leading Digital Transformation

Wharton University

Health Care Management

WU Wien

Leading Global Businesses

Harvard Business School

CEO Program SMP

SMP

PRINCE2 Certification

Octagon

Certified Commercial Specialist

BfW Mannheim

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