Interim- and reference projects

Auditor
WinGD AG, Winterthur / Switzerland

R&D audit of a Swiss company belonging to a Chinese State company active in marine engine development and marketing.
Interim Manager
Chinese State Shipbuilding Corporation, Winterthur & Beijing / Switzerland & China

Carve out project (2-stroke marine engines of a Swiss/Finnish company) for a Chinese State company, CSSC: strategy formulation, business plan, PMI, valuation, negotiation...
CFO
Imperial Brands Plc., Kiew / Ukraine

CFO position for 3 stock listed companies in Ukraine, Net Sales € 300 mm, 2.200 employees:
Full responsibility for accounting, controlling, treasury and IT. Crisis management during a worldwide currency crisis. Natural hedging.
Projectleader
Henkel AG & Co., Globally

Reorganization of a DAX Corporation:
Responsibility for global reorganization projects within a matrix organization with the target to improve profits by cost reductions, site- and complexity-reduction and supply chain optimization.
Head of Steering Committee
Henkel AG & Co., France, UK, Spain / Europe

Implementation of SAP in various European countries. Head of steering committee as well as professional responsibility for several SAP process definitions (OTC, PtP). All projects in time and budget.
Projectleader
Carl Zeiss AG, Munich / Germany

Consolidation of 4 R&D sites for a high-tech-organization with the target to reduce cost and improve performance at the same time. Communicationstrategy developed for all stakeholders (employees, unions, shareholder). No human capital was lost.
Projectleader
Von Roll AG, Delle / France

Collective bargaining with French trade union CGT in lockout situation:
End of the lockout and negotiation of a tariff freeze due to the economic situation
Projectleader
Carl Zeiss AG, Wiesloch / Germany

Closure of a production site:
Negotiations with employee representatives on the closure process. Creation of a social plan. Communication with the employees concerned and the local media.
Interim Manager
H&H Gesellschaft für Engineering und Prototypenbau GmbH, Bielefeld / Germany

Strategyformulation for a Joint Venture in the 3D printing / additive manufacturing arena:
Search for potential investors, negotiations, moderation, business plan...
Interim Manager
H&H Gesellschaft für Engineering und Prototypenbau GmbH, Bielefeld / Germany

Missing transparency of a SME lead to wrong decisions on management level.
The existing controlling system was limited mainly on the presentation of the P&L.

he various business areas were not shown separately up to EBIT.

Measures:
Development of a controlling system with separate reporting of 9 different business areas up to the EBIT.
Development of an allocation algorithm for the overheads and expenses of the holding company.
Introduction of a monthly discussion of results with the responsible employees.
Interim Manager
H&H Gesellschaft für Engineering und Prototypenbau GmbH, Bielefeld / Germany

Number of member responsibility: 5
Sales should be monitored via an easy-to-implement CRM system.
Definition of the specifications taking into account the various business areas and thus different sales processes.
Selection of the CRM tool Pipedrive
Definition of the various "pipes" and anchoring in the system
Project completion after 6 months.
Increase in calls/staff by an average of 30%.