Christoph
COO/Managing Director - Germany - iCEO #77901

Experience

Managing Director with strong sales of 2 manufacturing companies in the composite area. Co-Founder of a real estate company. 15+ years experience as executive in technology leading companies as well as retail business. P&L responsibility for business units of more than 25M Euro and >100M Euro in retail. Worked and lived in Germany, Poland and Australia

Major Achievements

Leading business units to profitable growth through strategic initiatives, acquisitions and successful partnerships. Developing worldwide customer relationships and new business opportunities in T&D, Automotive, New Materials, Aerospace and Machinery markets with key customers such as Siemens, GE, ABB, Caterpillar, PingGao, Pfisterer, Rexnord, Leybold, SKF, Toshiba, Skoda, Airbus, Continental, Atlas Elektronik, Benteler, Lidl, Kaufland and ALDI. Excellent selling and marketing skills. Cross-functional and global project team Leadership, ability to negotiate substantial long-term Agreements. Leading many restructuring projects.

Industry Sector Competencies

Consumer Goods

Packaging

Engineering

Plastics

Machining

Professional Objectives

Function: International Sales Manager, Managing Director SMB, Business Development Manager at multinational

Interim Manager: Yes

Permanent Position: Yes

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time

Prefered Locations: Plastic, Engineering, Packaging, Machining

Additional Professional Interests

Non executive director assignments

Countries Covered

Australia

China

Germany

South Korea

USA

Operational Competencies

Technologies to market (Professional)

Business development (Professional)

Acquisition and shadow management (Professional)

New product or service launch (Professional)

Geographical expansion (Professional)

Company rescue or turnaround (Professional)