Richard
COO/Managing Director - Switzerland - iCEO #40020

Experience

Founder / CEO for sport and life-style. Entrepreneur with ability to lead concepts through implementation. Skilled in audience analysis and communications. Marketer and business developer with 10+ years of global B2B sales/marketing implementation, client centric focus, brand creation. Chemical engineer / MBA with expertise in marketing and product development within life-science industries

Major Achievements

Crafted business plan for self funded venture, resulting in $ 0,5 M revenue in 2nd year. Recruited/led team of staff. Managed $80+ M revenue for pharmaceutics. Halted share erosion of mature product, capturing 75% of the global pharmaceutical leaders. Developed business strategy for cosmetics applications, leading company into a new industry segment, contributing 10% of the firm’s revenues.

Industry Sector Competencies

BioTech

Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics

Leisure Industry

Sport and Life-Style services, Coach and Trainer

Professional Objectives

Function: Exeutive Managerial Position

Sector: Life-Science and Life-Style Sectors

Interim Manager: Yes

Permanent Position: Yes

Consultant: Yes

Availability: Full time

Prefered Locations: Europe

Additional Professional Interests

Non executive director assignments

Countries Covered

Switzerland

USA

Operational Competencies

Business development (Professional)

New product or service launch (Professional)

Geographical expansion (Professional)

Company rescue or turnaround (Professional)

Close down or sell off (Professional)