I have so enjoyed my tenure there over the past few years, and am grateful for having had the chance to have met people with great professionalism and kindness, and its a shame that all good things come to an end.I take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation to my friends and colleagues. I have learnt a great deal from them and will miss their company.

Aluminium rolling mill with a production capacity close to 92.000 tons per year.

- Competitive Market analysis - Trade show management- Business development - Strategic planning skills - Strategic partnerships and alliances - Company turnaround abilities- Excellent presentation skills - Risk management analysis

Qualified Marketing Director with over 28 years of distinguished performance in the automotive industry. Broad-based experience includes exceptional work ethic and commitment to organizational objectives within a highly competitive and rapidly changing market place. Background includes partnering with decision-makers as a team to set strategic directions with proven ability to increase Customer retention and drive revenue.. Excellent track record of developing relationships with OEM Customers.

Advisor to the Quantum group www.quantum-kapital.com - an international investment company. Quantum acquires companies with considerable potentials in growth and technological development.At present I cooperate with Quantum in the following projects:• A leading engineering company specialized in the design construction and machining of turnkey automated assembly lines and related test benches. The company addresses mainly the automotive market by supplying solutions to both car… Show more Advisor to the Quantum group www.quantum-kapital.com - an international investment company. Quantum acquires companies with considerable potentials in growth and technological development.At present I cooperate with Quantum in the following projects:• A leading engineering company specialized in the design construction and machining of turnkey automated assembly lines and related test benches. The company addresses mainly the automotive market by supplying solutions to both car manufacturers and tier-1 automotive suppliers. Highly specialized in powertrain assembly lines for cylinder block engines, electric motors and dual-clutch systems.• World leader of soft and hard alloy extrusions including special applications for the automotive market and/or aerospace applications including commercial transportation.• Hard Metal Sinter quality automotive productsAdvisor to TRANS SISTEMAS DE TRANSPORTES S.A. T´TRANS excels in the underground rail and railroad transportation systems participating in and executing contracts in Energy, Signaling and Control, Telecommunications, Automatic fare-collection, and Rolling Stock area. T´TRANS offers the most modern solutions for the refurbishing and manufacturing passenger railcars and freight wagons.At present I cooperate with T’Trans on a specific project on the Italian territory along with Quantum Kapital, headed by Proema, for the acquisition of a very important train manufacturing plant Show less

Generated new business opportunities for the development of the company for high pressure, low pressure and gravity castings that focuses on new customers and projects, including market analysis.

Sales and Marketing Director - High Pressure Die Casting Components

1997-1998Obtained long terms agreement with GETRAG (BA) as sole suppliers for the casings to build over 750.000 transmissions for GM & ROVER with a turnover of €. 25 Mil.Acquired 7-year contract with FORD Koeln to manufacture the housings for the Ford Escort classic.Acquired 5-year contract with VOLKSWAGEN Kassel for the supply of the housings for the transmission of the Caravelle2001 -2002 Project Leader to establish a new Die Casting Foundry in South Africa with a local… Show more 1997-1998Obtained long terms agreement with GETRAG (BA) as sole suppliers for the casings to build over 750.000 transmissions for GM & ROVER with a turnover of €. 25 Mil.Acquired 7-year contract with FORD Koeln to manufacture the housings for the Ford Escort classic.Acquired 5-year contract with VOLKSWAGEN Kassel for the supply of the housings for the transmission of the Caravelle2001 -2002 Project Leader to establish a new Die Casting Foundry in South Africa with a local partner to pursue the specific requirements of FORD Motor Company. The Company Belmec Die Casting Pty Ltd. is situated in Uitenhage close to Port Elizabeth (RSA)2002Obtained long terms agreement with Getrag-Ford (D) as sole supplier of the new 6 speed casings for the MMT.6 transmission project. Turnover €.12 Mil.Obtained a long term agreement with GM-OPEL (A) for the supply of the new 6 speed casings for the M20:32 transmission project. Turnover €. 13 Mil2003Obtained long terms agreement with Getrag (D) as sole supplier of the new casings for the SMART & Mitsubishi transmission project. Turnover €.7 Mil. Show less

Notwithstanding the recession, new business was gained through an extensive and continued marketing strategy to retain the base customer loyalty. Focus was placed on developing new technologies and advancing the state of current technologies to increase operational efficiency. Efficiencies in all aspects of the die casting process, including lead-time reduction, productivity improvement, scrap reduction, cost reduction and energy efficiency, were targeted for improvement.Result: the group… Show more Notwithstanding the recession, new business was gained through an extensive and continued marketing strategy to retain the base customer loyalty. Focus was placed on developing new technologies and advancing the state of current technologies to increase operational efficiency. Efficiencies in all aspects of the die casting process, including lead-time reduction, productivity improvement, scrap reduction, cost reduction and energy efficiency, were targeted for improvement.Result: the group grew from €.30 mio. to an order book exceeding €. 80 mio. in less than three years Show less

My role in those days was to actively participate in the restructuring of the company rearranging it to the style and model of the Bavaria Industriekapital way of doing things with an industrial imprint. This was necessary to cope with all the logics of optimization and efficiency required by a modern and innovative group in order to allow us to continue to be one of the principal actors on the market

Board of directors member