Professional Career

2010-2011	Chief Financial Officer Europe Medical Henry Schein GmbH, Hamburg / Germany Number of member responsibility: 400 - Corporate Management Member, authorized representative - Head of Controlling, Project Management & Administration - Implementation SAP R/3 System with Business Warehouse - Performance Management for further profit growth
2002-2004	Business Area Manager for Finance, Accounting and Controlling Coop eG, Kiel / Germany Number of member responsibility: 10.000 - Member of the Coporate Management Group and the Board of Management Conference - Head of Finance, General Ledger, Merchandising Accounting and Controlling - Head of Change Management Projects - Involvement in the introduction of a risk management system
1998-2002	Bereichsleiter Finanz- und Rechnungswesen Smurfit Kappa GmbH, Hamburg / Deutschland Number of member responsibility: 2500 - Fast closing of Statutory and US GAAP accounts - Introduction of the SAP R/3 system including the finance and controlling modules (FI/CO) throughout the entire group - Successful sale of french company shares within the context of M&A activities/participation management
1992-1998	Chief Accountant Colgate-Palmolive GmbH, Hamburg / Germany Number of member responsibility: 1000 - Head of the General and Sub-Ledger Accounting
1997	International IT-Project Head in the European Headquarters Colgate-Palmolive GmbH, Brussels / Belgium Number of member responsibility: 1000 - Sucessful SAP R/3 Finance implementation for Germany, Austria, Switzerland