ILFORD IMAGING Europe has been acquired by Chugai Photo Chemical (Japan)l and CR Kennedy (Australia). The headquarter is shared with the TECCO GmbH a full subsidiary of Chugai. Due to that I carry both rolls as Sales Manager EMEA ILFORD and Sales Manager Tecco GmbH. After change of ownership of ILFORD our first task was to maintain the existing channel and add new partners throughout the region.

TECCO GmbH is a leading supplier of inkjet media in the printing, prepress and photo industrie (www.tecco.de). My roll as sales manager EMEA/Asia is to develope and support our dealer channel.In 2014 TECCO chnged ownership and became a 100% subsidiary of Chugai Photo Chemical in Japan. With that I added the role as sales Manager ILFORD Imaging Europe to my portfolio.

X-Rite is a US-based listed company and the world market leader in color management with target markets covering automotive, retail paint, textile and printing industries.•Achieved yearly revenue of 10M US$•Planned the sales and expense budget•Developed the channel as well as supported major key accounts and OEM accounts such as Epson, Canon, and Sony.•Educated the markets in color management through

Starting with BEST beginning of 1999 I was employee no 16 of a fast growing software company which developed a unique solution for the printing industry.BEST had at that time no business or any connection in Asia Pacific. Within one year I developed a sales channel in every major country in Asia Pacific ranging from India to new Zealand. In 2003 the BestColor Proofing Solution was the un-disputed market leader in Asia Pacific. With its headquarter in Penang Malaysia Bestcolor Asia had a… Show more Starting with BEST beginning of 1999 I was employee no 16 of a fast growing software company which developed a unique solution for the printing industry.BEST had at that time no business or any connection in Asia Pacific. Within one year I developed a sales channel in every major country in Asia Pacific ranging from India to new Zealand. In 2003 the BestColor Proofing Solution was the un-disputed market leader in Asia Pacific. With its headquarter in Penang Malaysia Bestcolor Asia had a dedicated team based in Malaysia, Philippines, Hong Kong and China. As the General manager of BestColor Asia I am proud of the success of the team. In 2004 Best with its subsidiaries got acquired by efi. Show less

Schuh was during that period the biggest Apple computer distributor in Germany. My role as marketing manager was to support the dealer channel and develop marketing strategies to increase the visibility of the channel to the end-user through roadshows and advertising campaigns.

Responsible to develope the 'Electronic Imaging' (today Digital) department of Nikon Germany. Including product launches, channel developement, sales and marketing. Products ranged from the first film scanners to the first Nikon Digital SLR Camera. Nikon Germany sold more of thatn camera than Nikon US and Japan combined in the first year.