Cathrin Hirsch Email & Phone Number

Essen, NRW, DE

Leverkusen, NRW, DE

• Full P&L responsibility for global Automotive supplier with 18 manufacturing sites and engineering centers in Europe, Asia and Americas:
• Restructuring, turnaround & stakeholder management
• Responsibility for Global Purchasing & Supply, Controlling, Accounting, Finance & Treasury, Legal & Compliance

Mannheim, DE

• Profit & Loss Responsibility for the Region Europe Automotive
• As member of the Board of Management responsible for the strategic development, footprint & optimization of the financial performance of the Region
• Registered Managing Director for all legal entities of the Region
• Merger of two former Regions Europe North and Europe South into Region Europe, incl. reorganization of indirect workforce, development of Governance & structures, standardization and harmonization of processes & systems
• Change management, implementation of continuous improvement & risk management
• Responsible for Compliance in the Region

Mannheim, DE

• Responsibility for Central departments: Finance & Accounting, Controlling, Commercial Order Management, Quotations, Customs and Export Control
• Member of the Management Committee
• Compliance Officer for the Headquarter Automotive

Krimpen Aan Den Ijssel, Zuid-Holland, NL

• P&L Responsibility (statutory director) for the Manufacturing & Engineering company with worldwide distribution
• Strategic development and operational steering of the company
• Budgeting, Forecasting, Financial Audits, Risk Management
• Change management, e.g. implementation of lean management and continuous improvement mindset, reorganization of several departments,
• Continuous improvement of structures, processes and systems
• Responsibility for Controlling, Accounting & Risk, Purchasing, IT, HR, H&S, Compliance

Krimpen Aan Den Ijssel, Zuid-Holland, NL

• Responsible for the Operational Controlling Region Europe for B2B and B2C (11 entities)
• Development, implementation and execution of measures and restructuring plans
• Continuous efficiency improvement by process analysis and implementation of a standardized KPI system
• New design and implementation of strategic and financial planning

Essen, DE

• Leading Group wide projects for strategic and international company development
• Design of concepts for market development, customer orientation, benchmarking and efficiency improvements
• Project lead of international customer events in cooperation with other DAX 30 companies
• Project lead of Capital Markets Days for international analysts and investors

Essen, DE

• Lead of the task force for short and midterm profit and liquidity improvements as countermeasure for the economic crisis in 2008/09
• Overachievement of targets: cost reduction > 1 bn€ p.a., net working capital reduction > 3 bn€

Essen, DE

• Representation of thyssenkrupp AG vis-à-vis international analysts and investors
• International roadshows and capital market events
• Various M&A projects
• Project lead for transition to IFRS from US GAAP

Economics

Master Of Business Administration, Controlling & Accounting, Strategy & Organization

International Economics