Manager New Business Development & Marine Product Management
Kgs. Lyngby, Copenhagen, ., Dk
After leaving Wilhelmsen Ships Service, I sought to focus deeply on innovation and digitalization to enhance agile, customer-driven outcomes. At Hempel, I led global efforts to drive business development, product innovation, and strategy execution across diverse sectors, including shipbuilding, refineries, oil and gas, tank farms, and infrastructure.Key Responsibilities• Directed global new business development and innovation initiatives for marine and protective segments.• Managed Marine Product Managers, overseeing the roadmap development in alignment with sales and marketing efforts.• Established a professionalized new business development function, refining processes and tools for opportunity evaluation and investment.• Championed customer-driven innovation, working closely with sales teams and global key account managers to align solutions with customer needs.Key Achievements• Innovation Governance: Implemented a governance structure for market-driven innovation across business segments, ensuring R&D efforts aligned with external customer needs.• Cultural Transformation: Launched an “Innovation Cup” to shift organizational focus from internal, technology-centric approaches to customer-centered solutions, fostering collaboration with customers to identify new opportunities.• Strategic Growth Projects: Advanced three adjacent innovation projects in partnership with technology providers and customers, targeting commercial growth in the Refinery, O&G, and Marine sectors.This role deepened my expertise in leveraging digital tools, agile processes, and customer insights to drive growth and innovation in complex industries.