Innovative and resourceful leader -passionate about reinventing business models and engaging teams to results.Open for new challenges as executive/non executive on permanent or project base across Europe.Achieved improved business performances through transformation and restructuring organizations accross public, family, and PE-owned consumer goods, b2b and retail companies.Experience:- Extensive working experience transforming/restructuring in B2C, B2B, Retail: Reinventing business models (new who/what/how) , acquisitions, partnerships and divestmentsP&L Leadership:- Successfully managed country, regional, category and group P&Ls up to a responsibility of 1,4bln €: Experience with P&L challenges of growth and distress (cashflow, working capital, capex, (in)direct cost reductions)- Achieved top line and bottom line (5-45%) growth through innovation, efficiencies and developing new business opportunities - Improvement of financial and operational KPIs ( EBIT, cash flow, slow movers, obsoletes) of minimum 15%Category Builder & Innovator (Global and Local):- Securing > 15% turnover growth from innovations younger than 3 years- Growing businesses organically, through M&A and partnershipsInternational: Lived and worked in developed and emerging markets (Europe, US, CE, Brazil and Asia)Participative leadership style (managed up to 4500 people):- Engaging teams throughout reformulating and implementing new business models; answering on every level: where are we going? how do we get there? what is my role? what´s in it for me? - setting clear objectives and kpi’s, promoting team diversity and continuous improvement, result oriented, fact based. Enjoy building bridges among people with different perspectives with flexibility and humour.Specialties: Reinventing business models (transformation/restructuring/partnerships)Managing P&LsEngaging teams to strategy execution during and after transformation processesInnovation (products, new business models)New Business DevelopmentDeveloping/Managing AlliancesAcquisitions and divestmentsCross cultural management