• Responsible for creating group strategy and business development, plus advising on implementation – working closely with Group CEO, CFO and other senior leaders• Coordinate all strategic projects at the interface to internal and external stakeholders – while personally driving implementation of selected projects as member of steering committees, taking responsibility for budget, timeline and content/reaching of goals• Identify strategic options for new business globally, including quantification in terms of investments needed, risks and opportunities• Involved in key activities around the preparation and execution of the merger between ELG and Aperam with subsequent integration of the two companies

• Oversaw ELG’s business activities in Taiwan while providing guidance on market segment development and growth opportunities

• Steered ELG's strategy 2025 development project (“Zeus”), leading a cross-functional strategy and project management team of internal experts and external consultants, plus maintaining re-porting and contact with line the global C-level Executives and Department Heads• Formed the ELG Asia Team to develop determined Asia strategy in close collaboration with regional business leaders

• Represented ELG in the Board of Directors of joint venture JSP, having assumed an advisory role mainly ensuring optimum process and technical support

• Steered ELG’s market research activities reporting directly to Group CEO and Group Sales Officer – thereby authoring all market related reports, stakeholder communication and representation of ELG at major industry events and conferences

• Delivered projects over the full lifecycle including team leadership (market and data analysts)• Acquired and negotiated consulting contracts with multi-national clients reaching from junior miners to industry major’s and industry associations• Managed authoring of more than 50 bespoke customer market reviews, thereby driving customer strategic market outlooks and actively supporting their business development at C-level

• Functioned as clearing link between sales, operations and R&D, working on customer satisfaction and shortening claim processing• Held additional position as Product Quality Manager for hot-dipped galvanised steel

• Provided acquisition, execution and cooperation management of and in various industry and state-funded steel-related R&D projects• Teaching and research on materials science of steel, focus topic phase transformation in steels and physical modelling thereof