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Denver, Co, Us

Colorado Springs, Colorado, Us

Colorado Springs, Colorado, Us

CTI is a privately held innovation engine that helps brands grow by improving consumers’ lives through chemistry that alerts, protects, and surprises. In Beverage & Food, CTI’s technologies generate brand differentiation & value enabling unique Consumer Activation & Interaction, increasing Purchase Intent, and lifting brands’ Sales and Market Shares. CTI‘s printable temperature sensors offer unique value in eCommerce Cold Chain, Medical Devices, and Pharma, and ultimately at the Point-of-Use and -Care. My team and I target & serve brands, converters and printers in food & beverage, pharmaceuticals and medical devices and other industries who seek to innovate and differentiate their businesses for offering unique value to their customers that matters.

Denver, Co, Us

Denver, Co, Us

The Colorado Symphony Association is the region’s only full-time professional orchestra committed to artistic excellence and ensuring the future of live, symphonic music. Performing over 150 concerts annually at Boettcher Concert Hall in downtown Denver and across Colorado, your Colorado Symphony is home to eighty full-time musicians, representing more than a dozen nations, and regularly welcomes the most celebrated artists from all genres of music. Recognized as an incubator of innovation, creativity, and excellence, your Colorado Symphony continually expands its impact through education, outreach, and programming. We partner with the state’s leading musical artists, cultural organizations, corporations, foundations, sports teams, and individuals to expose diverse audiences to the power of symphonic orchestral music.

Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Do

Diesco is a privately held conglomerate with over six decades of existence and diversified in multiple sectors, such as packaging production, beverage bottling, project development, and capital management. Diesco is dedicated to manufacturing and business development, alliances, and integrations that promote business expansion and provide solutions that improve the lives of its customers, employees, and society alike.

Mason, Ohio, Us

Consulting Expertise: Strategy, Global Commercial Excellence in Sales, Marketing, Business Development, and Innovation, Executive Leadership & Talent Management, Change Management, Profitable turnarounds & growth, Mergers & Acquisitions, Packaging Industry

Newport, Kentucky, Us

As Investor and Board Member, I support this holistic approach which provides experts, wisdom and proven resources to leaders who truly want to invest & express care for their people to perform successfully and sustainably. Analog & digitally enabled data-driven processes & tools turn leaders and businesses into a Talent Magnet to generate the Talent Magnet Field that helps them attract and retain key performers, potentials and talents.

As investors, my wife Tina and I engage with innoVationGirls and its founders, Rita David & Richard Zreik, to deliver systemized innovation to Fortune 500 companies along with a pipeline of apprentices while investing in future readiness of young girls. We use Design Thinking and Systematic Inventive Thinking (SIT) as a practical and systematic approach to creativity, innovation and problem solving. Delivered by industry experts, this exciting project-based experience teaches girls to innovate, enhance their creativity and build their confidence through solving real business challenges with real businesses.Studies show that❖ Women make up only 13% of STEM field.❖ Girls’ confidence drops 26% between 5th and 9th grade. ❖ 33% of girls (GPA above 4.0) don’t think they are smart enough for their dream career.There is a direct correlation between low confidence and lack of interest in STEM. By engaging young girls in the corporate world, we equip them with the tools and skills needed to navigate into confident, creative, successful women.

Us

For Cincinnati to have an orchestra of world-class stature, it has taken tenacity, perseverance and a steadfast commitment to extraordinary artistry. The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and its organizational ecosystem have inspired me for so many years already, professionally and personally, which is why I am very excited serving this "treasure" in town on the Board of Directors and be one of its Ambassadors in the USA and internationally to share its inspiration.

Zurich, Ch

Led Sales Teams of combined Bemis & Amcor HealthCare Packaging Business Unit to accelerate profitable growth of North American (NA) and Global Medical Account businesses by directly and indirectly serving medical device manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies regionally and globally. Achieved profitable sales growth 1st half fiscal year ’20 with similarly sized and combined businesses and teams with significant overlap, transforming mindset from external competitors to internal collaborators. Commercially integrated legacy Amcor and legacy Bemis HealthCare Packaging businesses in NA while divesting $170M legacy Bemis business in Europe and $100M of Amcor’s business in NA, and commercially working through chosen synergy impacts.

Zurich, -, Ch

Led Commercial Teams to accelerate profitable growth of approximately $500M globally integrated, innovation and technology-driven HealthCare Packaging manufacturer of flexible and rigid sterile packaging for medical device manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies. Out-performed FY2018 and 1st half ‘19 Sales and Margin Plan by leading and developing commercial teams in sales and marketing and implementing CRM globally, including Asia. Improved vertical and horizontal commercial productivity by aligning Sales and Marketing teams globally with Operations, Supply Chain, Customer Service, R&D, Finance, Legal and HR. Delivered value-added purpose for customers and leaders, engaging all employees by developing and implementing “WHY”-Driven Positioning and Branding of BHP as being ‘Trusted to Protect Customers’ Life Science Products that provide Care, Improve Health and Save Lives’.

Provided strategy, organization, leadership, and M&A consulting in Protective Packaging and other industries to various Private Equity (PE) firms, PE-owned businesses, and other corporations. Created strategy for PE-owned business and mentored Executive Management Team to create a business model commercially for starting-up a plant-investment which converted natural gas into Fisher-Tropsch (FT) Specialty Products. Delivered industry expertise for due diligence to consider ‘go, no-go’ M&A opportunities by working with several national and international PE-firms and other corporations in Protective Packaging segment.

Metzingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, De

Reached significant profitable sales growth by leading 8 VPs and 400 employees in 18 locations in the USA and Canada.Grew sales organically by leveraging eCommerce growth opportunities while evolving go-to-market strategies & trainings in other customer- and product segments. Managed investments while cutting costs & boosting productivity.Doubled declining product segment market share by aggressively initiating acquisitions and consolidation through fixed-cost leverage. Increased margins in highly commoditized industry through solution-selling- and value-pricing programs in this and other product segments.Completed 5 acquisitions: identifying opportunities & decision-takers, quantifying value, conducting analysis, leading negotiations, closing transactions and integrating businesses.No.75 of Deloitte Cincinnati USA 100, a ranking of 100 of the largest privately-owned companies in the Cincinnati area.

Metzingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, De

Initiated, Performed & Conducted continuous worldwide protective packaging market study (2006-2016) by country, product segment and global/local player. Determined absolute and relative market shares, growth- and acquisition opportunities and geographic market relevance & attractiveness to help strategic global and local management-, product-, and investment-acquisition decisions.Developed & Conducted partnerships and business models to actively drive disruption of protective packaging industry. Improved strategic positioning by disrupting competitors’ market shares; drove sales up and competitors’ market volume down.

Metzingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, De

Full P&L and investment responsibility for business of privately-held, protective packaging manufacturer and service provider of protective packaging and 2,500 employees at 64 locations worldwide.► PRESIDENT North America 2012-2017: In this executive role, I conducted the successful turnaround of underperforming North America Business Units in the USA, Canada and Mexico to achieve significant sales growth and sustainable profitability via strategy execution, reorganization and strategic acquisitions. To provide value while balancing distribution channel limitations, I implemented a customer-centric business model and sales & service organization. ► HEAD OF STRATEGIC MARKETING (Packaging Division Worldwide 2011-2017, Europe 2007-2010): By embracing disruptive technologies and staying ahead of market trends, I successfully impacted teams globally for increasing market share. I evaluated new business models, formed technical and commercial partnerships and implemented go-to-market strategies & trainings to maximize customer value. In addition, I conducted ongoing global market research to optimize competitive knowledge and exclusive insights. ► VICE PRESIDENT, MARKET DEVELOPMENT (NA 2011-2012): In this sales and business development leadership role, I conducted National Accounts Managers to generate up significant profitable sales growth with eCommerce- and other very sizable customers. ► MANAGING DIRECTOR, (INTERIM) GENERAL MANAGER Benelux 2004-2011: While leading 40 employees at various locations in Belgium, I drove & conducted profitable sales growth and distribution partnerships in Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxemburg. In addition, I reversed significant sales- and bottom-line decline by re-establishing highly profitable business and repositioning, consolidating, and restructuring packaging manufacturing and distribution activities to sustainably increase bottom-line profits. Served as BOARD MEMBER of Storopack’s PACKAGING DIVISION from 2005 to 2017

Metzingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, De

★ WELCOME TO STOROPACK Project: United previously dis-integrated group of subsidiary companies with one common brand, market positioning, corporate design and culture. Developed new internal and external communication strategies.★ VISION & GUIDELINES Project: Developed and established foundational framework and guiding principles to propel sales growth and profitability for Storopack Group worldwide as non-family-ownership Member of the Steering Committee. ★ BUSINESS STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT: Prepared & Conducted 3 global 5-year executive strategy cycles (2006, 2011, 2017) of worldwide Packaging Division to continuously promote integrated global brand, value proposition and unified business strategies & solution-selling trainings.► HEAD OF CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS, eBUSINESS 2002-2006► ASSISTANT TO THE CHAIRMAN 1999-2001 ► CO-OP STUDENT 1996-1999

Metzingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, De

Conducted National Accounts sales and business development initiatives to initiate & drive business in eCommerce segments and partnerships in complimentary as well as disruptive technologies.

Vilvoorde, Be

MARKET REPOSITIONING: Analyzed causes of loss and developed and implemented new business strategy and plan to reposition as leading manufacturer and distributor. Achieved sustainable annual sales growth. ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Trained management and staff and restructured key roles to meet customer, external distributor and business demands. CRISIS MANAGEMENT: Led team to continue uninterrupted customer service and supply following plant-wide fire. Organized supply chain, materials, equipment and resources from foreign Storopack locations for continuous local operation.ACQUISITIONS: Conducted detailed situation analysis to improve bottom-line results. Integrated 2 acquired packaging distribution companies in Belgium, including legal, physical, organizational and virtual integration.

Driving Digital Strategies, Digital Leadership & Transformation

Digital Business Strategy, Digital Leadership & Transformation

Executive Mba, General Management & Strategic Innovation

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba / Ecommerce (Eba), Ebusiness & Ecommerce

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba / Diplom Betriebswirt (Ba), Business Administration And Management, General