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Description

Experienced, technically adept business administrator with comprehensive leadership competence in finance and IT, as well as responsibility for purchasing, HR, sales, logistics, and supply chain. Proven expert in efficiency improvement, organizational realignment, transformation, and change management – in both international corporations and medium-sized companies (nonwovens, automotive, food). Sound experience in series production, plant construction, and services.

Leadership personality with a hands-on mentality, high affinity for technology, and a strong understanding of processes, even in complex structures. Drives change pragmatically and solution-oriented – with a strong will to shape and clear focus on results. Technical university education supports a deep understanding of technical processes and their optimization through digitalization.

As Digital Lead, responsible for digital transformation with a focus on process automation; awarded the SAP Innovation Silver Award (2021). Successful implementation of SAP S/4HANA and MES systems. Proven leadership and development of international teams in 14 European countries – with intercultural experience under US, German, and Japanese leadership cultures.

Successful execution and integration of M&A transactions, including post-merger integration and carve-outs. Application of Lean methods for efficiency improvement in business processes. Comprehensive knowledge of international accounting (IFRS, US GAAP, J GAAP) as well as experience in establishing and ensuring compliance structures.

Personal Profile:

Reliable, empathetic team builder with clear strategic thinking. Leads with foresight, groundedness, and a coaching mentality (supported by coaching licenses in sports). Connects people, processes, and technology – and develops organizations sustainably.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

German
Native or bilingual
French
Basic
English
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Laudenbach (up to 50km)

LA ConVisory
Consulting/Advisory
CONSULTING AND AUDITS
September 2023 - Today (2 years and 9 months)
Laudenbach, Germany
Consulting for a managing partner:
• Company analysis: Market, competitor, and internal analyses for strategic alignment.
• Strategy development: Definition of growth options, business model optimization, digitalization, and sustainability strategies with concrete implementation plans.
• Operational support: Financial key figure analysis, process harmonization, automation, and ESG integration.
• Controlling: Monitoring of strategic measures and support in daily business through targeted liquidity and cash flow planning. Strategy consulting for the CEO & Founder of a software startup:
• Product and market: Definition of USPs, target markets, customer segments, and competitive advantages.
• Business model: Development of revenue and pricing models as well as sales channels. Risk analysis: Assessment of technological and market risks.
• Market entry and scaling: Pilot projects, positioning, networks, industry, and market expansion.
American AirfilterEurope
Group CFO
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
May 2016 - September 2023 (7 years and 4 months)
Heppenheim (Bergstraße), Germany
Europe-wide responsibility for Finance, Controlling, Group Accounting (local GAAP/IFRS/US-GAAP/J-GAAP), Taxes, Treasury, M&A, Risk Management, Internal Control System, Purchasing (indirect spend), IT, Corporate Governance + Compliance; leadership of an international team of more than 60 employees, direct report to Daikin Management. Achievements (Excerpts):
• Increase in EBIT margin including working capital management through
(1) Restructuring and realignment of European companies, including insourcing of financial activities for strategic realignment
(2) Increased transparency for data-based business steering
(3) Introduction and successful implementation of new sales pricing
- Rebuilding of holding and management structures with relocation of holding activities from the Netherlands to Germany
- Rebuilding of the German sales company and relocation of production from the Dutch parent plant to Slovakia and Latvia - Acquisition and integration of a Nordic filter group and a German service group
- Development of a uniform, standardized European production controlling system with the implementation of an MES system for benchmarking between the 7 European plants with new transfer pricing
- Change Management: successful management and support of change processes from ex-post analysis to forward-looking corporate management, including assumption of respective responsibilities
- Strategic alignment of AAF Europe, including digital transformation; 2nd place at the SAP Innovation Award 2021 for the introduction of SAP S/4
RupfATG
CFO
AUTOMOBILE
May 2015 - April 2016 (1 year)
Bretten, Germany
Responsible for Finance and Accounting, Controlling, Human Resources, Logistics, Production Planning and Control, Shipping, Warehousing, and IT – leadership of an interdisciplinary team of 20 employees
Direct report to the company owner

Achievements
 Consolidation and stabilization after insolvency in early 2014
 Integration of Rupf ATG into the Rupf Group after its acquisition in mid-2014
 Preparation and implementation of SAP R/3 in the Rupf Group with 7 German companies in various industries
 Optimization of processes in Finance and Accounting by leveraging the potential of SAP R/3
 Optimization of supply chain-related processes through the introduction of Lean principles