Professional Career

07/1984-06/1987 Assistent of the HR-Manager (Trainee)
Union Deutsche Lebensmittelwerke (Unilever), Germany

Number of member responsibility: 4
-Managing operative Human Resources for the blue collar employees
-Clarifying of labour law questions for the site
-Ensuring a strong relationship with the works council
-Leading projects, e.g.: absenteeism reduction, motivation building
07/1987-12/1988 Assistent of the VP Human Resources
Elbe Transport (Unilever), Germany

-Managing operative Human Resources for branches in Germany South
-Designing a bonus system for the company´s distribution units
-Handling litigations for the company at Labour Law Courts
01/1989-06/1991 HR Manager
H.B. Fuller, Germany

Number of member responsibility: 9
-Directing operational Human Resources Management for the entity
-Designing and implementing of a personnel development system for the German entities
-Designing and implementing of a motivation building plan
-Implementing a pension system
-Instituting job evaluation on the basis of the Hay System
07/1991-06/1993 HR Manager (Germany-Austria-Switzerland and Benelux)
Medtronic, Germany

Number of member responsibility: 5
-Directing operative Human Resources Management for the entire region
-Designing and implementing a bonus system for the sales team
-Designing and implementing a personnel development system, complete with training package
-Implementing of an analytic compensation system
08/1994-11/1997 HR Manager
NIKE, Germany

Number of member responsibility: 5
-Directing operative Human Resources Management; responsibility for the relationship with the works council
-Directing company restructuring and the accompanying change management
-Implementation an appraisal-, personnel planning-, personnel cost controlling- and broad banding compensation system
12/1997-12/1998 HR Manager
Alcan, Germany

Number of member responsibility: 9
-Directing operative Human Resources Management; responsibility for the works council
-Conceiving and implementing an appraisal and employee potential analysis system, flex working time and personnel-cost-controlling system
-Optimizing HR processes
01/1999-12/2000 Manager Development Top Management
HOCHTIEF AG, Germany

Number of member responsibility: 5
-HR responsibility for the top management level and high potentials
-Designing a comprehensive personnel development and management potential analysis system
-Managing of several internal assessment centers
-Leading for the HR area a post-merger-integration of an acquired US-company
01/2001-03/2003 VP Human Resources
Pixelpark, Germany

Number of member responsibility: 14
-Directing the company´s complete Human Resources function for 8 European countries
-Delivering a complete restructuring of the German company
-Designing a strategic personnel systems