My current focus is co-innovation and distribution of future-proof and sustainable luminaires for professional applications.Since many years I’m supporting management teams and the owners of mid-sized to large international companies, often with Private Equity shareholders, in identifying growth opportunities and starting-up new businesses as well as mastering challenging changes in their markets and technologies.• OPERATIONAL as co-innovator, market launches of innovative products and building international sales networks as well as Interim-CEO/CRO• ADVISORY as management consultant or non-executive member of the boardIn total I built-up new businesses and mastered difficult change situations for more than 30 years as operational manager; more than 15 years of that in leading companies on my own as CEO or Managing Director.My main KNOWHOW is: Identification of growth opportunities; Co-innovation; Corporate start-ups; Practical oriented development and implementation of growth strategies; Turnaround and restructuring with strategic and operational realignment; International Post-Merger Integration; Optimization of innovation and R&D management; Supporting shareholders and management teams as Non-Executive Board Member.My BUSINESS LINE focus is:Lighting Industry, electrotechnology/electronics, advanced ceramics