Manuela-Bianca - CEO - Germany - iCEO #83281

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Manuela-Bianca's Profile

iCEO #83281

Position: CEO

Nationality: Germany

Experience

Strategic-transformational CEO/CTO with long track record of achievements and core competence in software disruptive technologies -Holder of an Outstanding Leadership Award -AI Advisory -Global leadership for up 1000 software developers -Rolled out products in area of artificial intelligence, blockchain, IoT, smart cities / internet of vehicles (IoV), software defined vehicles

Major Achievements

-Doubling of revenue to currently €1B through disruptive technologies/innovative products -Significant reduction of the R&D Quota from 14% to 7%, which has an essential positive impact on profit. The sector benchmark for this KPI is between 6-8%. - Redesign of the R&D organization from a single in-house project to global, agile, sustainable, and economic structures. This made possible to expand from only one customer to 7 customers in 4 years, currently with more than 12 million complex software devices and cloud services in series -An increase in Project Management KPI from 91 to 98 (7%) based on the reshaping the organization and introducing a stage-gate approach for projects delivery. As a benchmark, a KPI of 100 means that all projects have been delivered in budget, quality and time -Empowering the teams to receive numerous innovation awards and to secure numerous IPs/patents worldwide

Industry Sector Competencies

Software

Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, IoV

Automotive

Engineering

Insurance

Professional Objectives

Function: CEO / CTO / Non-exec Director / Artificial Intelligence Advisor

Sector: Software/Tech/Digital companies, no specific sector (xTech)

Interim Manager: Yes

Permanent Position: Yes

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time, part time

Prefered Locations: UAE, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Switzerland, Austria

Additional Professional Interests

Operational coaching on demand

Non executive director assignments

Countries Covered

Germany

United Arab Emirates (The)

Operational Competencies

AI strategy (Expert)

Technologies to market (Expert)

Business development (Professional)

Acquisition and shadow management (Professional)

New product or service launch (Expert)

Geographical expansion (Professional)

Company rescue or turnaround (Expert)

Pre or post investment audit (Professional)