Leading the Group’s global business development, define strategic new products, new market entries and identifying partnerships.Responsible for the Group’s strategic growth across all regions, pioneering with new product concepts specifically fitting to the new mobility market trends. Designing creative thinking platforms to grow opportunities to innovate & expand, re-designing processes and services within the Group including Joint Ventures.Leading M&A activities till fulfilment of the acquisition, followed by Post Merger Integration (PMI) from planning till implementation.Pioneering transformation projects and enhance alignments within Group divisions.Responsible for the Group’s marketing activities including internal & external communication.

I strategized the JV partner selection and negotiation in Malaysia till conclusion. Achieved a solid customer base with multiple project nominations by offering higher added value services, strongly contributing to operational margins.I also enhance efficiencies of three production facilities, regularly identifying local business expansion opportunities, implementing cost optimization programs and aligning business management plans between the JV partners. Responsible for ASEAN region business development, achieving multiple customers nominations, ensuring booked business till 2026.

Executive Committee Member at HBPO Group since 2008.Leading the company’s strategic direction within the Asian region being full P&L responsible, for the regional business development with annual consolidated revenues of +100M€ (incl. JVs +500M€).I build-up and develop a Regional Service Office as the new Headquarters of Asia while sourcing and establishing a local management team. I regularly implement long-lasting improvements on new and existing regional production operations with strict control on CAPEX, working capital & cashflow. I also source, train and successfully retain the local management team, by integrating them in short term within the organization and by designing creative workshops to enhance communication and collaboration among cross-functional teams.Our regular risk assessments with the local management team ultimately supports the implementation of our regional expansion strategy.

Executive Committee Member at HBPO Group since 2008.I systematically introduced a comprehensive legal entity with a new efficiently trained professional team. I was notably instrumental in the achievement of new customer acquisitions with numerous project nominations.Responsible for Chinese market business development, growth and consolidated financial result.Successful plant ramp-up till stabilization with strong focus on team fulfilment of HSE regulations. Regular cost saving and continuous improvement initiatives together with the local management team. Achieved a WOFE establishment operating today as full independent supplier in the Chinese market.

Executive Committee Member at HBPO Group since 2008.I instituted a comprehensive, fully staffed legal entity in Japan and acquired a new customer & project with industrialization and auditing at a new production facility in Busan (South Korea).Local team selection, hiring and training, coordinating decentralized, multicultural teams.

I liaised between Germany HQs and the local JV partner on technical and financials.Established service contracts and inter-company regular reporting’s with strict control of CAPEX, headcount and performance KPIs. Arranged marketing events to promote the company’s product within South Korean market. Designed and organized workshops among the JV partners to increase know-how transfer and enhance the communication. Achieved a domestic market business growth till reaching 35% market share.

Championed the companies’ first serial program nomination and entered the strategic important North American region.

Managed full automotive projects from initial development phase till start of productions (cost-quality-timing).