• Owner and project lead for an international management consultancy, interim management and advisory company which utilizes a broad network of experienced consultants, interim managers, non-executives and subject matter experts for projects and assignments in various industries.• Currently works with a network of more than 80 consultants and interim managers, sub-contracting to RdB International, on projects around the globe.• Consultant network and assignments cover areas including… Show more • Owner and project lead for an international management consultancy, interim management and advisory company which utilizes a broad network of experienced consultants, interim managers, non-executives and subject matter experts for projects and assignments in various industries.• Currently works with a network of more than 80 consultants and interim managers, sub-contracting to RdB International, on projects around the globe.• Consultant network and assignments cover areas including, but not limited to, Publishing, Media, IT, Transportation, FinTech and Financial Services. More information about consultants, areas of expertise and references are available on request. Show less

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) a.i. for Atlantis Press, now acquired by Springer Nature. Key activities:• Continued interim management responsibilities for the Atlantis Press business during the transition and integration into Springer Nature.• Prepared and implemented an integration plan for Atlantis Press to ensure a smooth transition into the Springer Nature organization.• Supported the transition and integration of Atlantis Press products and functions to designated Springer… Show more Chief Executive Officer (CEO) a.i. for Atlantis Press, now acquired by Springer Nature. Key activities:• Continued interim management responsibilities for the Atlantis Press business during the transition and integration into Springer Nature.• Prepared and implemented an integration plan for Atlantis Press to ensure a smooth transition into the Springer Nature organization.• Supported the transition and integration of Atlantis Press products and functions to designated Springer Nature departments, business owners and function owners until the integration project had been completed.• Supported Springer Nature in an advisory capacity with regard to strategic decision making related to the integration of Atlantis Press and for issues related to open access proceedings publishing. Show less

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) a.i. for the Atlantis Press Group, a global open access publisher of scientific, technical and medical (STM) content. Key activities:• Defined and implemented a medium-term strategy for the Atlantis Press Group and each of its subsidiaries.• Re-structured the Atlantis Press Group and scaled up all departments and business processes to support ongoing and future growth.• Assumed management responsibility for all product portfolios and all functions… Show more Chief Executive Officer (CEO) a.i. for the Atlantis Press Group, a global open access publisher of scientific, technical and medical (STM) content. Key activities:• Defined and implemented a medium-term strategy for the Atlantis Press Group and each of its subsidiaries.• Re-structured the Atlantis Press Group and scaled up all departments and business processes to support ongoing and future growth.• Assumed management responsibility for all product portfolios and all functions across offices in Amsterdam, Paris, Hong Kong, Beijing and Zhengzhou, including supplier networks in Europe, India and the Middle East.• Successfully positioned the group for acquisition, led the required due diligence activities and supported the sale to Springer Nature, the largest STM open access publisher and largest STM books publisher in the world. Show less

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) a.i. for the international journals and publishing services division of Atlantis Press, a global open access publisher of scientific, technical and medical (STM) content. Key activities:• Responsible for strategic repositioning of Atlantis Press from a books and conference proceedings publisher to an international journals and publishing services provider.• Set up and developed a new division within Atlantis Press (Atlantis Press International) focused… Show more Chief Executive Officer (CEO) a.i. for the international journals and publishing services division of Atlantis Press, a global open access publisher of scientific, technical and medical (STM) content. Key activities:• Responsible for strategic repositioning of Atlantis Press from a books and conference proceedings publisher to an international journals and publishing services provider.• Set up and developed a new division within Atlantis Press (Atlantis Press International) focused on providing publishing services and publishing consultancy to third-party content owners.• Re-structured the Atlantis Press Group production, operations, publishing and IT departments and re-aligned all associated processes.• Assumed management responsibility for Atlantis Press International as well as for the above-mentioned groupwide functions. Show less

• Executive publishing responsibility for Elsevier's third-party journal portfolio in Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) consisting of a total of 130 journals and a publishing team consisting of 9 FTE (spread across Amsterdam, Warsaw, Amman and Chennai).• Member of IJPP (International Journals & Partnership Publishing) management team supporting formulation of strategy for international journals portfolio and roadmap for integration of IJPP into the Global STM Journals organization.•… Show more • Executive publishing responsibility for Elsevier's third-party journal portfolio in Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) consisting of a total of 130 journals and a publishing team consisting of 9 FTE (spread across Amsterdam, Warsaw, Amman and Chennai).• Member of IJPP (International Journals & Partnership Publishing) management team supporting formulation of strategy for international journals portfolio and roadmap for integration of IJPP into the Global STM Journals organization.• Leading global project resulting in the consolidation of Elsevier’s subsidized open access journal portfolio for IJPP globally (including APAC & LATAM).• Responsible for closing down the IJPP publishing presence in Poland and for the transition and integration of relevant activities into the Global STM Journals division. Show less

• Interim management for hospitality group in Indonesia. Responsible for all operations incl. finance during transition period in which the business was in the process of being sold.

• Group-level director responsible for creating and executing strategic initiatives within IBG and for communicating the IBG strategy both internally and externally to employees, partners, suppliers and customers.• Area of responsibility covered both internal and external company strategy with the aim to drive decision-making that created both medium- and long-term sustainable improvements to IBG’s business performance.• Internal strategic initiatives managed were the reorganization and… Show more • Group-level director responsible for creating and executing strategic initiatives within IBG and for communicating the IBG strategy both internally and externally to employees, partners, suppliers and customers.• Area of responsibility covered both internal and external company strategy with the aim to drive decision-making that created both medium- and long-term sustainable improvements to IBG’s business performance.• Internal strategic initiatives managed were the reorganization and diversification of IBG from a core consultancy company into 3 key business areas including training and venture capital, and setting up internal processes to support the company’s future growth.• External strategic initiatives managed were the expansion of the IBG shareholder and investor network and setting up participations in a number of joint ventures to further diversify the IBG product portfolio.• Assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on an interim basis in absence of a permanent CFO. As such, took additional responsibility for the following activities: *Setting up and streamlining IBG’s finance processes; *Monitoring and reporting of IBG’s business performance; *Creation of financial models; *Preparation of financial statements in line with accounting requirements; *Monitoring cashflows and implementing effective cash management procedures; *Handling of all banking relationships across the Group. Show less

• Head of regional product management team responsible for commercializing Payments and Cash Management (PCM) products in markets across Middle East & North Africa.• Built and developed a new team of product managers following a strategic decision to centralize all product management resources from the region into UAE as part of a hub-and-spoke model. The team represents the PCM Product function in respective countries and serves as the single point of contact for all stakeholders for… Show more • Head of regional product management team responsible for commercializing Payments and Cash Management (PCM) products in markets across Middle East & North Africa.• Built and developed a new team of product managers following a strategic decision to centralize all product management resources from the region into UAE as part of a hub-and-spoke model. The team represents the PCM Product function in respective countries and serves as the single point of contact for all stakeholders for PCM-related matters.• Responsible for the following product capabilities: Payments, Receivables, Commercial Cards, Liabilities, Liquidity and Channels.• Since its inception, the team contributed approximately 10% of PCM’s P&L for the MENA region (around USD 430 million in fees, interest and foreign exchange income), through new product roll outs and product-related initiatives.• Owned, led and implemented a new process for pricing decisions (standard and preferential) on all PCM deals in the Commercial and Global Banking space.• Member of the CMB integration team for the acquisition of Lloyds Banking Group in UAE.• Member of the CMB team working on the sale of HSBC Pakistan to JS Bank. Show less

• One of HSBC’s global pool of 450 IMs which are sent on management assignments (secondments) worldwide. First posting as Regional Product Manager, Global Payments and Cash Management (PCM) for Middle East & North Africa (MENA).• Developed Commercial Cards strategy for the MENA region and migrated product ownership from retail banking (cards division) to corporate division (PCM). The product generated USD 6 million in revenues for PCM in the first year.• Drove migration of manual… Show more • One of HSBC’s global pool of 450 IMs which are sent on management assignments (secondments) worldwide. First posting as Regional Product Manager, Global Payments and Cash Management (PCM) for Middle East & North Africa (MENA).• Developed Commercial Cards strategy for the MENA region and migrated product ownership from retail banking (cards division) to corporate division (PCM). The product generated USD 6 million in revenues for PCM in the first year.• Drove migration of manual payment customers to online banking channels. Increased E-penetration as well as Straight-Through Processing rates for the MENA region by more than 10% leading to sustainable cost savings of more than USD 2 million per annum.• Concluded standard unit cost (SUC) analysis for PCM products in all countries across the MENA region and implemented process for benchmarking product pricing against SUCs.• Member of the due diligence and business case team for the merger between HSBC Oman and Oman International Bank. Show less

Set up and developed a consultancy company based in Hong Kong, specializing in business development, strategy, project management, interim management, change management, market research and business operations analysis. Won contracts in Europe, North America and Asia for clients in publishing, media, insurance and information technology. Short summary of projects is as follows (more detailed information is available on request):• Sep-08 to Aug-10: Interim CEO for QSi Holding Ltd… Show more Set up and developed a consultancy company based in Hong Kong, specializing in business development, strategy, project management, interim management, change management, market research and business operations analysis. Won contracts in Europe, North America and Asia for clients in publishing, media, insurance and information technology. Short summary of projects is as follows (more detailed information is available on request):• Sep-08 to Aug-10: Interim CEO for QSi Holding Ltd. Location: Hong Kong & Indonesia.• Sep-08 to Oct-09: Non-Executive Director for QSi Middle East. Location: Dubai, UAE.• Aug-08 to May-09: E-Product Launch Strategy & Project Management for Reed Elsevier – Health Sciences Division. Location: St. Louis & Philadelphia, United States• Aug-07 to Jun-08: Business Process Design for Status Quotes Ltd. Location: Birmingham, UK.• Apr-08 to Aug-08: Electronic Rights & Project Management for Reed Elsevier – Science & Technology Division. Location: Oxford, UK.• Jan-08 to Jun-08: Interim Publisher & Market Research for Reed Elsevier – Science & Technology Division. Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands.• Nov-07 to Sep-08: Strategy/Business Development for Querendo Ltd. Location: Hong Kong. Show less

• Business analyst and project manager involved in business operations and business development projects, primarily those concerning new electronic products.• Managed a global print-to-electronic migration project which launched the first 4,000 E-books on Elsevier’s proprietary ScienceDirect platform and over 15,000 on external aggregator platforms such as NetLibrary, Ebrary, Books 24x7 and Google Books.• This project was projected to deliver USD 80 million in revenues in the first five… Show more • Business analyst and project manager involved in business operations and business development projects, primarily those concerning new electronic products.• Managed a global print-to-electronic migration project which launched the first 4,000 E-books on Elsevier’s proprietary ScienceDirect platform and over 15,000 on external aggregator platforms such as NetLibrary, Ebrary, Books 24x7 and Google Books.• This project was projected to deliver USD 80 million in revenues in the first five years. Show less

• Product manager responsible for a global journals portfolio in mathematics.• Managed portfolio of 21 journals with a combined revenue of USD 29 million per annum.• Managed migration of 175 physical sciences journals to an online submission system.• Completed research project analyzing the trends and statistics for the online usage of journal articles in various scientific fields.

• Reorganized the ICS Editorial Office by streamlining and documenting the operational workflow and setting up the Editorial Manager online submission and peer review system.