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Executive iCEO #99035
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Rainer's Profile

  • PositionCEO
  • NationalityAustria
  • Home countryAustria

Experience

Retail CEO and managing director with full P&L responsibility across multi-site non-food businesses. Combines hands-on commercial transformation, purchasing, supply chain and omnichannel leadership with earlier banking-side corporate restructuring experience. Immediately available for permanent and interim leadership across Europe.

Major Achievements

Led an interim retail CEO mandate covering approximately EUR 100m revenue, 27 locations and 550 employees. Improved contribution margin by two percentage points through purchasing and a further two through supply chain, and reduced central personnel costs by approximately 19%, compared with the same prior-year period. Previous combined leadership scope: EUR 280m revenue, 360 stores and 3,600 employees.

Industry Sector Competencies

E-Commerce/Internet
Consumer Goods
Multi-site non-food retail: furniture, home and li
Financial Services

Professional Objectives

Function: CEO, Managing Director, COO or CRO; operational transformation, turnaround and restructuring; permanent or interim.
Sector: Non-food retail, home and living, furniture, garden centres, consumer goods and distribution.
Interim Manager: Yes
Permanent Position: Yes
Operational: Yes
Availability: Full time
Prefered Locations: Based in Austria; available across Europe with sub

Additional Professional Interests

Non executive director assignments

Countries Covered

Austria
Germany

Operational Competencies

Business development (Expert)
Company rescue or turnaround (Expert)
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Nationality

Austria

Home Country

Austria

Availability

Full time

Education

Commercial apprenticeship in insurance, completed with distinction (2003); extensive executive and corporate restructuring experience. No university degree.

Languages

English, German

Management Experience

More than 15 years

Company Size

SMB, Multinational

Interim Manager

Yes

Founder or Co-Founder

Yes

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