Responsible for Strategy, M&A, PMI and Competitive Intelligence with 11 employees• Developing the corporate strategy 2030 and 2025 including PMO of the strategic initiatives • Digital strategy, business unit strategies, country and regional strategies • Designing and implementing a new strategy and budget process• Developing and executing M&A strategy for the corporate group, divisions and subsidiaries• Investing in Start-Ups (New Ventures)• Planning and implementing the Post Merger Integration of acquisitions• Establishing a worldwide competition monitoring system

Restructuring of the loss-making German limited liability company focusing on Organizational Structure, Strategy, Finance, Purchasing, Human Resources and IT CFO of 3 subsidiaries with a turnover of € 50 million

Responsible for corporate management and development in the Cash & Carry division for Germany, Italy, Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Egypt as well as the company's expansion into new markets• Strategic planning, budgeting, investment planning, cash management for the countries listed above, controlling the monthly performance dialogue with developed KPIs• Managing the restructuring projects Metro Cash & Carry Ukraine and Netherlands to reduce costs and increase sales (e.g. assortment)• Managing M&A projects; purchase and sale of national companies and service providers• Developing and implementing the Group portfolio strategy for existing and new markets for the Cash & Carry division and developing the Strategy 2020• Developing and implementing the e-commerce strategy in Russia and China• Executing a market entry study for the South American market; analyzing the macro-economic data, competitive situation, sales potential and M&A options

Responsible for the company-wide M&A strategy and post-merger integration in the context of a planned IPO• Developing the corporate strategy with a focus on France and Northern Europe and new technologies such as Smart Grid• Concluded five M&A transactions with a turnover volume of over € 220 million and 2,100 employees• Separated peripheral activities and tax optimization of the Eastern Europe division

Corporate expansion at holding level• Conceiving the internet strategy and implementing it through acquisitions• Reorganizing the marketing business of the entire group• Reorganizing the event business of the Handelsblatt publishing group• Strategically realigning the Newspaper Division• Managing M&A projects including due diligences, conducting negotiations, post-merger integration of acquired companies

Investment Controller and Investment Manager at holding level for the subgroups The Performance Network and eLab• Developing business model, strategy and business plan • Establishing Financial Planning, Controlling and Reporting• Liquidity and risk management• Financial statements

Founding and structurally developing the company, CFO• Developing business model, strategy and business plan• Responsible for monthly reporting and annual financial statements

Teaching in the area of Controlling; Dissertation: Success factors of early warning systems