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Guest lecturer since 2007 for Value Management & eCommerce

- Areas of responsibility: Strategy, Platform & Technology, Supply Chain, Finance & Accounting, Business Intelligence Procurement, Logistics, Customer Service, HR, Legal, and Office Management.- Management of company focusing on the professionalization of organization, processes & systems, implementation & management according to KPIs, consolidation of the organization, and execution of post-acquisition integration measures with a strong focus on profitability.Private Equity backed GG Brands GmbH leads several D2C eCommerce brands. It has a strong presence in Europe with Germany, France & Italy as main markets. GALA GROUP is one of the world’s leading and fastest-growing manufacturers of candles, home scents and home decor with production sites in Europe, North America and India. The Group’s portfolio includes an extensive range of high quality scented and unscented candles, home scents and home decor products.

Production and digital distribution of audiobooks, audio series, and podcasts. Direct sales to end customers in 23 countries in 9 languages via mobile applications. Market leader in Poland.Revenue: €30 million; Employees: 60- Areas of Responsibility: P&L overall responsibility for the business in the DACH region.- Leadership: 2-member team in Germany (Content). 5 employees in Poland via dotted line (IT, Content, Partnerships, Sales).- Development and expansion of business activities in the DACH region. Acquisition and management of content partnerships and sales cooperations. Development of the podcast product Lecton.

Leading international corporate art book publisher- Areas of Responsibility: Sole operational managing director since July 2017; until June 2016 commercial managing director responsible for Sales, Production, IT, Finance & Controlling, HR, Legal & Admin.- Management of the organization with a focus on process optimization, consolidation, and profitability.

- Areas of Responsibility: Sole operational managing director since July 2017; until June 2016 commercial managing director with responsibility for Sales, Production, IT, Finance & Controlling, HR, Legal, Admin, & Facility Management.- Imprints: HoCa, Atlantik, Tempo.- Management of the organization focusing on growth, reorganisation & successful turnaround, and cultural change.

Burda Intermedia Publishing:- Consolidation of the digital offerings of domestic publishers (Style & Life) as well as the TV production business and the live entertainment division of Hubert Burda Media.Revenue: €30 million; Employees: 200Responsibilities as Director Digital- Division management and P&L responsibility for the digital unit with 16 end-customer brands. Anchor asset BUNTE.de along with 15 other brands (ELLE, Harper’s Bazaar, Mein schöner Garten, et al.)- Leadership: 100-member team in Munich; 7 Direct Reports (Online Editorial, Product Management, Audience Development, Marketing, E-Commerce, Video Production, IT)- Focus on supplementing, focusing, and reorganizing the business division. Turnaround of Bunte.de

Areas of Responsibility: Corporate-wide, cross-divisional project management for "Content Verticals Food & Family". Exploring growth and diversification options (organic & inorganic) for RTL's leading content portals and Gruner+Jahr, in coordination with the division heads. Analysis & execution of investments and partnerships.

Corporate tech startup (Bertelsmann/ G+J); later joined by Weltbild/Hugendubel/DBH. B2C /B2B shopping platform for eBooks, eMagazines and eNewspapers - reading via app on mobile devices (iOS + Android). Today Germany’s leading eBook alliance tolino media.- Board Responsibilities: Strategy, Content and Distribution Partnerships for Books, as well as Finance & Controlling.- Initiation, Negotiation, Planning, Establishment & Development of the Company as a Joint Venture- Building the founding team with a dynamic startup culture and high employee motivation. Establishment of structures, processes & the IT platform with seamless transition into operations.- Launch of the First German Distribution Platform for eBooks and ePress in October 2010: On time & within budget. Building a sustainable customer base with minimal marketing resources.- Exit Strategy & Due Diligence for the JV with Weltbild/DBH at the New Location: Successful exit in December 2011. Serves today as the technical platform behind Tolino Media.

Identification and analysis of growth strategies for the group's international subscription businesses, direct-to-consumer and multi-channel ventures: Implementation of new business models; coordination and leading of group-wide innovation initiatives. Consulting and support for European markets. Management of corporate divestments.

- Operational and strategic support for the CEO, including preparation of decision-making processes, coordination of committee work, and management & preparation of budget planning processes. Project management for the analysis of growth areas and new target groups. Focus: E-commerce and online community business ideas.- Raising Awareness of Media Change, Digital Transformation, and Necessary Change among International Local Management Teams.- Establishment & Coordination of an International Working Group for Innovation & Digitalization.

- Areas of Responsibility: Project management of HD-DVD hardware cooperation; analysis of special interest book clubs. Project leadership for online subscription models; project management to optimize cooperation between New-Member & Current-Member Marketing departments; enhancement of online presences.- Conceptualization, Initiation, Negotiation & Implementation of a Partnership with a Leading Hardware Manufacturer for the Marketing of BMG Columbia House's High-Definition DVD Products in the US. Optimization of the Collaboration between Two Sister Departments (New Member & Current Member Marketing); Design of a cooperation with a publishing house in the segment paid content.

Freelance Consultant for SMEs