Capital goods, plant engineering, industrial software, industrial services
Innovation management, growth programs
Quality programs engineering & systems business
Product and portfolio management
Service-oriented products & value added services
M&A support (due diligence, post-merger integration, carve-out)
Restructuring, transformation & change management
Strategy development & implementation
Sales push for lab service provider
Technical due diligence electrical & electromechanical production
Setting up strategy department automotive parts supplier
Interim manager program management office (PMO)
Quality initiative at a plant builder
Portfolio expansion for automotive supplier “Autonomous Driving”
Service-oriented design of machines in plant business
Restructuring service provider & capital goods manufacturer
Supplier collaboration capital goods manufacturer
Due diligence & integration program electronics industry
Post-merger integration
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011
1 year
Munich, Germany
Director Strategy, Coordinator Post-Merger Integration
ASM AS GmbH & Co KG (formerly SEAS GmbH & Co KG, brand SIPLACE)
Integration management for Chinese investor
Strategy development and implementation with Balanced Scorecard
Successful integration completed after 12 months
Exceeded all business goals in the first year
Jan 2006 - Dec 2010
5 years
Munich, Germany
Director Strategy, Project Lead Turnaround Program
SEAS GmbH & Co KG
Program management restructuring
Reviews and reporting on costs, headcount, process performance
Expansion and securing of service business volume and contributions through value added services
Coordination and support of internal activities for the sale of the business unit
Successful restructuring (-50% of structural costs) worldwide
Successful sale of the business unit to a Chinese investor
Jun 1999 - Dec 2005
6 years 7 months
Germany
Director Product Portfolio & Innovation Management
Siemens AG A&D EA
Development and implementation of the “Solution Provider” business model with the regional headquarters USA
Synchronization of the development portfolio with the global product management team
Project lead “Introduction of the Balanced Scorecard” for the business unit
Project lead – review and realignment of the product life cycle processes
Repositioning as a software provider (from strategy to implementation)
Change of product strategy from a single-line to a multi-line product strategy to cover Asian requirements
Pricing of the offering portfolio
Establishing pricing controlling
Establishing product result controlling
Successful implementation of the multi-line product strategy in Asia
Implementing the software business model, software became a success factor in 3 years
Jan 1998 - May 1999
1 year 5 months
Germany
Program Manager Strategic Projects
Siemens AG Production- and Logistic Solutions
Restructuring of the three business segments of plant business distribution, airport and production logistics
Benchmarking for business unit special machine builder
Successful restructuring of all three business segments
Founding a software house to expand service capabilities
Sep 1989 - Dec 1997
8 years 4 months
Germany
Project Lead Restructuring & Repositioning
Siemens Management Consulting (SMC)
Management consulting, restructuring projects, process re-engineering, product planning and design including design to cost, value engineering
Examples in Siemens AG top+ program: restructuring of large drives, restructuring of Canadian subsidiary, realignment of the operation and monitoring business
Methodical support for businesses in product positioning, design to cost and innovation projects
Successful restructurings
New cost-reduced and/or performance-enhanced products
Successful complexity reductions
Summary
More than 25 years of experience in the capital goods industry as head of restructurings, integrations, change projects, global product and innovation management, head of strategy development/implementation, business development and consulting
Extensive experience as project manager/consultant for restructuring and growth programs, product definition and development processes (PLM), value engineering, design to cost, lean management & strategy deployment with Hoshin Kanri X-Chart methodology in production, M&A projects such as due diligence & integration programs, and quality management
Strategic expertise as head of strategy development, launching new business areas like software and services, optimizing and expanding the portfolio for the global market
Interdisciplinary and inclusive leadership and work style
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
Education
Oct 1986 - Jun 1989
Technische Universität München
Diploma in Industrial Engineering · Industrial Engineering · Munich, Germany
Oct 1983 - Jun 1986
Technische Universität München
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering · Mechanical Engineering · Munich, Germany