Vanilla Steel is the first independent digital platform for the excess steel market.

Led Business Development (Sales), Finance, Business Intelligence and HR functions. Kreatize is a B2B platform for easy procurement of custom parts primarily in the mechanical engineering and automotive industries. Achievements:- Established a new inside sales function (sales process, sales pitch, CRM, target setting, daily review)- Built a KPI-based steering framework with key sales and operations metrics available live via PowerBI dashboards- Secured high-six digit funding in low interest public credit- Partnered with the CEO in raising >€4M in funding from institutional VCs- Rolled out Salesforce for Sales and Customer Success, migrated >10,000 leads & customers without operational downtime

Worked in the internal management consulting unit of the world’s leading chemicals manufacturer executing projects mandated by Senior Executives (including Board of Executive Directors) as Senior Consultant and Project Lead.Key projects:- Setup of Demand Management model for delivery of functional services to Business Units - Business model review for an automotive supplier in Spain- Setup of a service organization for a global research

Part of the Frankfurt-based Financial Services Competence Center. Member of the founding team of the West African regional office. - Strategy for mass market retail banking for a West African Central Bank - Multi-channel retail strategy for a large East African bank- Published a report on “Delivering Financial Services in Sub-Saharan Africa” for the World Bank/IFC

Developed and deployed financial reporting and controlling tools, performed financial analysis, supported counterparty risk management. The ProCredit Group operates 21 growing banks in developing countries in Eastern Europe, Latin America and Africa and works to provide socially responsible banking on a sustainable basis.