HR services and technology entrepreneur and executive with 15 years of experience, including bootstrapped startup building, management of mid to large-size organizations, strategy, M&A, digital transformation, and other large-scale change management efforts.Founder and CEO at Volonte, the leading Enterprise Change Management (ECM) platform, and Skill Principals, a boutique consulting platform focused on the Extended Workforce Ecosystem and Future of Work.Prior to moving into entrepreneurship, I was a senior executive (CEO-1) at Adecco Group, a Fortune 500 company for 12+ years. Most recently led Global Strategy & Transformation for the $25bn global leader in HR services and Human Capital Management. Previously served in leadership roles in 4 different countries (US, Germany, France, Switzerland) both in corporate management roles and with full P&L responsibility for up to $550m in revenue and 600 employees. Learned HR services and Human Capital work from the ground up starting as an intern in a staffing agency while completing a master’s degree in management.Board member and co-investor at global leaders in workforce technology and services companies owned by tier 1 private equity investors.Specialties: change management, general management, strategy building and strategy execution, M&A, post-merger integration, private equity work.Originally from Mannheim, Germany. Based in New York since 2010. English / German / French speaking.