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Eckhard's Profile

  • PositionCEO
  • NationalityGermany
  • Home countryGermany

Experience

Delivering High-Level Strategic Vision, “Out-of-Box” Business Innovation And Rainmaker Expertise To Hidden Champions, Industry Pioneers & Niche Market Leaders INTERNET & SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY | CONSUMER SERVICES | INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Major Achievements

Highly entrepreneurial, results-driven senior executive with 10-plus years experience as CEO leading profitable turnarounds, business operations and implementing unique market expansion strategies for companies operating in very fast-paced, often “chaotic” situations:  DKV: Generated high cash reserves and identified new lucrative business opportunities despite global economic decline.  Newtron: Transformed struggling internet company into profitable market leader with €25 billion of trading activity.  Jobline: Propelled online recruiting firm into #1 industry leader, igniting cash sale to Monster.com for 4X market value.  DaimlerChrysler: Grew revenue performance 13.6% in just 18 months, supported €0.8 billion sale to Bombardier. Broad international leadership experience—CEO, Board Member and Managing Director—with multinational corporations, privately-owned companies, venture capital firms, and private equity groups. Natural talent for building top-performing, enthusiastic and highly engaged teams. Expert negotiator, dealmaker with relentless drive and passion. Lived, worked and travelled extensively through Europe, US, Latin America, and Asia and developing nations around the globe. Fluent in German and business English and have basic comprehension of French and Spanish.

Industry Sector Competencies

E-Commerce/Internet
IT/Computer Hardware
Software
Systems Integration
Telecommunications
Fuel / Oil Products

Professional Objectives

Function: CEO / Senior Executive Leadership roles
Sector: Start-Up Enterprises | Turnaround & Revitalization Opportunities
Interim Manager: Yes
Permanent Position: Yes
Operational: Yes
Availability: Full time
Prefered Locations: Anywhere in Europe

Additional Professional Interests

Non executive director assignments
Personal financial investment: 350-750K USD

Countries Covered

Germany
UK

Operational Competencies

Technologies to market (Expert)
Business development (Expert)
New product or service launch (Expert)
Geographical expansion (Professional)
Company rescue or turnaround (Expert)
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Nationality

Germany

Home Country

Germany

Availability

Full time

Education

Diplom-Ingenieur - Mechanical Engineer/Automation Technologies (Equivalent to master’s degree)

Languages

English, German

Management Experience

More than 15 years

Company Size

Start-up, Multinational

Interim Manager

Yes

Founder or Co-Founder

Yes

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Professional Matching

a timely professional matching process to identify and present the right international executives with relevant local expertise amongst our interim managers, executives, and executive investors.

Fast Selection

a unique cross-border reactivity with a first selection of international executives submitted to our clients in less than 10 days through an executive search amongst our executives and interim managers.

Contractual Flexibility

for any executive recruitment, the clients have the flexibility either to sign a few months interim management agreement or to hire directly our vetted executives for a permanent position.

Competitive Fees

Access our pricing model for executive search and recruitment. Full transparency. No exclusivity. 6-month guarantee period.