Driven and committed medical device management professional with close to 15 years of international experience across Europe, US and Asia. I hold a PhD degree in Strategic Management from Lund University, Sweden. I have a highly strategic and analytical mindset with strong belief in fact based decision making, thoroughness and strong trust-based personal relationships as the basis for success.Offering fast onboarding and results on complex topics with a preference for financial, strategic or supply chain related challenges. I connect the dots. Handle people well, inspire, direct, engage and solve conflicts and performance issues. High compentency in medical device regulatory impacts on operations.Highlights:- Setting up an Operations Excellence team with highly talented senior program managers and experts, developing management systems and analytics to support continuous improvement, operational transformation and functional excellence- Member of the management team in a start-up company developing through rapid sales growth, production ramp-up, global expansion and investor exit.- >10 years of experience from supply chain development, distribution agreement negotiation, medical device contract manufacturer management, US and international distribution and low cost country sourcing- Highly familiar with medical device regulatory compliance and quality systems (QSR, ISO13485, MDD), - Successful within a large organization in managing a stretch project to set up stand-alone EMEA 3PL distribution capability out of the Netherlands in 10 months.- Experience of venture capital financing, IPO process, divestiture strategy and execution- Skilled in the design and use of IT/ERP to support key business processes- Knowledgeable and experienced in clinical study design, execution and analysis in social sciences and medical device research.- Solid finance knowledge- Track record of successful cross-functional, cross-cultural leadership- Contributed with significant cost savings on material, inventory, freight and process efficiency through negotiation and the application of lean methodologies- Leader roles in integration and disintegration projects as a result of carve out and acquisitions Specialties: Leadership, remote team management, medical device industry, supply chain management, distribution, customer service, strategic management, ERP systems, business process design, information technology, capital market, finance, science, research, business analytics, lean, six sigma