Experienced director with a demonstrated history of managing multidisciplinary multicultural geographically dispersed teams (engineering, technical experts, finance, sales & business development, manufacturing). Strong leadership skills at driving new business development and sales in a variety of high tech domains primarily for automotive products. From a background in electronics engineering I have extended my competence to business administration, program management, product planning and strategy development. I am used to managing multiple projects and teams remotely across different geographies and cultures, and I am comfortable working in a global matrix environment for instance with JV’s, country heads, and customer or product business units leaders (with particular focus onto China, India, Japan and Russia).My skillsets include international sales & business management of high-tech products and solutions. Strategic vision with the ability to identify emerging trends and adjust business goals accordingly. Leadership of remote international cross-functional teams. Product management, and development of innovative product strategies. Competitor & market analysis. Price and contract negotiations. Multilingual: English, French & German.