Growth & Compliance:• Introducing Finance Core Principles and leading the Finance/HR/Legal teams (50 people globally) for a net sales of ~300m€ • Defining and implementing roadmaps for Finance, HR and Legal to accompany rapid growth • Financial risk management regarding FX hedging, credit risks and transfer price taxation• Cash Flow management and optimization • Reviewing and adjusting basic financial processes for compliance• Implementing P&Ls and budgets for transparent decision making

Turnaround, Restructuring & Profit:• Leading the Finance team (40 people) for 3 affiliates with a total net sales of ~370 M€ • Business Partner for turnaround management, profitability increase and revenue growth• Driving profitability including execution of restructuring plans and general expense management • Supporting pricing and promotion strategies for revenue growth management • Driving assortment management for gross margin improvement • Implementing efficiency dashboards • Outsourcing of tax management and integration of accounting into a Shared Service Center • Managing legal affairs and compliance including, but not limited to competition compliance, data protection (GDPR), anti-corruption guidelines, code of conduct

Growth & Efficiency:• Implementing Finance Core Principles and managing the Finance team (70 people) for 10 affiliates and 9 export markets with a total net sales of ~425 M€ • Business Partner for revenue growth management implementing business driven Marketing KPI diagnostics and enhanced sales controlling tools, e.g. Trade Terms and Conditions strategy • Financial Modelling for new categories and for crisis situations • Driving efficiency: Implementing efficiency dashboards driving profitability to the next level, reducing general expenses to create funds for marketing investments, driving working capital and waste reduction initiatives • Business Partner for distribution strategy: changing from distributor to direct business in selected markets • Managing shareholding structure including tax management for affiliates outside the region (e.g. Latin America, China, Middle East) • Implementing compliance framework including competition compliance and anti-corruption guidelines • Business Partner to the General Manager and the Management Team: Strategy review and regular screening of M&A opportunities including submissions to the Executive Board and first contacts to acquisition targets • Developing Finance talents through international assignments

Turnaround & M&A:• Leading M&A project team for the divestment of 2 cosmetics brands • Managing due diligence, negotiation and HR aspects of brand transfers• Turnaround management and restructuring of general expenses • Providing leadership to the Management Team after departure of the General Manager • Providing financial guidance to the branch offices in Austria and Hungary

Business Development:• Elaborating and implementing go-to-market strategy and business plan for the launch of a makeup and a dermocosmetics brand • Performing consumer research to develop the marketing and communication strategy • Recruiting and building up the entire team in Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain and Finance • Defining and executing the multi-channel strategy for the makeup brand (own retail, wholesale, e-com)• Developing own e-shop • Negotiation of commercial conditions with wholesale clients • Setting up retail operations including own stores in shopping malls • Managing all Supply Chain aspects for import including regulatory affairs and taxes • Elaborating media strategy focusing on digital activation and PR

Efficiency, Transformation & Technology:• Implementing SAP R/3 in all European affiliates • Leading the Key User teams of all european affiliates • Aligning resource planning, timing and project communication with Senior Management • Project Management from requirement analysis, blueprint, customizing, user test up to go-live • Ensuring smooth business continuity and post go-live support • Harmonizing business processes for enhanced transactional standardization

Growth:• Leading the Finance team of Germany and the branches in Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands • Developing a 5-year growth scenario and presentation to Senior Management in the French headquarters • Improving annual business plan and forecasting processes for more accuracy • Contributing to the european Finance strategy through intensive exchange with Finance teams in headquarters

Business Development:• During sabbatical, implementing in the family business a business plan for the production and distribution of potatoes for industrial processing

Growth & Efficiency:• Product Management for NIVEA sun and Labello Lip Care • Managing the assortment mix, pricing and media strategy • Reducing seasonal return rates of the sun care business through integrated planning with Supply Chain and Sales • Focus on the young target group for Lip Care and driving market share from 50 to 54%

Crisis Management & Efficiency:• Outsourcing of finished goods logistics and improving Service Level (OTIF), reducing stock levels and improving Working Capital • Implementing KPIs to reduce distribution cost • Restructuring S&OP process through integration of Supply Chain, Finance, Sales and Marketing resulting in increased forecast accuracy • Increasing local content of production through nationalization of packaging material components and increase gross margin

Turnaround & Efficiency:• Driving strategic business realignment together with General Management to ensure focus during economic downturn • Leading the exit of unprofitable business categories • Managing Foreign Exchange exposure including hedging strategy • Investment and project controlling for a new cosmetics factory • Setting up production controlling for the newly built production facility and developing cost reduction measures • Implementing a trainee program and training strategy as part of the responsibility for HR

Growth, Transformation, Technology & M&A:• Transforming a socialist economy style company into a business and performance oriented organization • Implementing SAP R/3 in record time at record low cost • Building up the Controlling team and all corporate finance processes • Divesting off-strategy assets, e.g. a laminate tube manufacturer and leading the M&A divestment process

Turnaround, Efficiency & M&A:• Contributing to the strategic realignment of the tesa division • Providing financial leadership for the restructuring of R&D • Short term assignment of 6 months in the tesa US affiliate to strengthen financial leadership • Leading a M&A divestment project for the sale of a business field including production facility in the US • Performing financial evaluations of innovation projects to focus R&D and Marketing investments

• Product Management NIVEA sun and tesa consumer • 3 months sales rep experience in the medical division • 3 months short term assignment in Hungary elaborating a recommendation for the built up of a tesa consumer sales force