Barkler Management

ADVISOR for start-ups, scale-ups, corporate and public organizations on company, product and commercial strategies as well as branding and fund raising. PRODUCT STRATEGY – 25+ years of experience in product management and development of high-tech hardware and software products in both start-ups and global leaders. COMMERCIALISATION - specialist in international B2B sales and marketing in Europe, North America and Asia. Market experience includes medtech/hospitals/labs, acoustics/automotive/aerospace/environmental, and batteries/automotive/industrial/energy. EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE - successful career in four large international companies and two start-ups with executive positions in Product Management, R&D, Service and Project Sales as well as founder/CEO. ENTREPRENEUR – Built or transformed business units in large international corporations, generating billions in revenue or savings. Managed two start-ups from seed stage to exit - raising capital, hiring teams, and successfully selling the technology to OEMs worldwide. NETWORKING – representing my companies in industrial associations and standardization bodies and liaised with research institutions, the press, and politicians. LEADER – calm, natural authority, analytical, communicator, building high performing teams. I believe people perform best when they focus on the skills and tasks they are passionate about.