Responsible or participant in a number of major Strategic Projects in Bayer MaterialScience.Interim head of Bayer MaterialScience South America.Main achievements: carve out of Covestro Brasil from Bayer SA Brasil, building up a fully functional company in Sao Paulo, foundation of Covestro Brasil on 01.07.2015, closure of production site in Venezuela, reorganisation of sales team in South America in 3 hubs, after closure of local PUR production in Belford Roxo, stabilization of market… Show more Responsible or participant in a number of major Strategic Projects in Bayer MaterialScience.Interim head of Bayer MaterialScience South America.Main achievements: carve out of Covestro Brasil from Bayer SA Brasil, building up a fully functional company in Sao Paulo, foundation of Covestro Brasil on 01.07.2015, closure of production site in Venezuela, reorganisation of sales team in South America in 3 hubs, after closure of local PUR production in Belford Roxo, stabilization of market, approval of import products at customers in Brazil Show less

Head of Bayer MaterialScience global Elastomers business consisting of Vulkollan and Baulé business, President of Baulé Group with 7 companies in France, UK, USA and China and General Manager (PDG) of Baulé SAS in France.Main achievements: integration of a medium sized company into global multinational company, catch up in safety and compliance, successful management of change processes, implementation of integrated ERP system SAP including Baulés not in kind machine business, development… Show more Head of Bayer MaterialScience global Elastomers business consisting of Vulkollan and Baulé business, President of Baulé Group with 7 companies in France, UK, USA and China and General Manager (PDG) of Baulé SAS in France.Main achievements: integration of a medium sized company into global multinational company, catch up in safety and compliance, successful management of change processes, implementation of integrated ERP system SAP including Baulés not in kind machine business, development of global Elastomers strategy, expansion NDI production, double digit business growth Show less

President of Baulé Group with 7 companies in 5 sites in France, UK, USA and China and General Manager (PDG, Président Directeur General) of Baulé SAS in France.Main achievements: integration of a medium sized group of companies into a multinational company, catch up in safety and compliance, successful management of change processes, implementation of integrated ERP system SAP including Baulés not-in-kind machine business, site and legal entity consolidation

General Manager of BÜFA Polyurethane GmbH & Co. KG, Oldenburg, DE. JV between Bayer MaterialScience AG and BÜFA in Oldenburg. As of 01.01.2008 Bayer MaterialScience 100% shareholder.Main achievements: integration of a medium sized company into global multi, successful management of change processes, introduction of process orientation, first implementation of integrated ERP system (Navision), acquisition of rest of 50% shares from BÜFA, complete integration (safety standards, ERP, human… Show more General Manager of BÜFA Polyurethane GmbH & Co. KG, Oldenburg, DE. JV between Bayer MaterialScience AG and BÜFA in Oldenburg. As of 01.01.2008 Bayer MaterialScience 100% shareholder.Main achievements: integration of a medium sized company into global multi, successful management of change processes, introduction of process orientation, first implementation of integrated ERP system (Navision), acquisition of rest of 50% shares from BÜFA, complete integration (safety standards, ERP, human resources, strategy, business, production network) into Bayer MaterialScience.Leading 90 employees.During this period also participation in many strategic Bayer MaterialScience projects. Show less

Responsible for restructuration project BU TPU (EMEA) into BU PUR ("as-if system house")Responsible for Bayer's Thermoplastic Polyurethanes Business in EMEA including R&D, P&T, M&S.Head of 110 employees.Main achievements: full integration of TPU resins into Bayer's BU PUR. Reorganisation with headcount reduction (22 FTE). Reduction from 3 to 1 sites (DOR) for EMEA. Cost reduction and turnaround of business profitability. Development of new strategy for the TPU business.

Responsible for System House acquisition projects.Main achievements: acquisition, creation and integration of Joint-Venture BÜFA Polyurethane GmbH & Co. KG (JV 50% Bayer / 50%BÜFA, Oldenburg, Germany)

Global Strategic Marketing function with P&L responsibilitySales 850 M€, 380 employees globally

Globally responsible for Integral Skin Foam and Elastomers business with P&L responsibility, globally responsible for product management polyols. Leading 200 employees globally, thereof 140 in Bayer AG.

Responsible for the Marketing of Bayer's Polyurethanes in South America, technically and commercially.Main achievements: Know-How transfer CFC free technology to South America, Build-up a Technical Center in Sao Paulo, Expansion of Bayer's MDI production capacity Belford Roxo, Brazil, site consolidation in Argentina (Berazategui and Poliperl) and investment in Zarate, Argentina.Leading a department with 40 employees in Brazil and 5 other South American countries.

Head of a PUR development team for the refrigeration chain, district heating and other insulation applications.Main achievements: Development of an innovation strategy for technical insulation, improvement of insulation properties, elimination of CFCs, development of blowing agents.Numerous patents, some licensed to 3rd parties.Leading a team of 20 employees.

Responsible for the development of PUR rigid foam systems for the appliance industry.PUR insulation of refrigerators, freezers, commercial refrigeration, water heaters.Main achievements: improvement of insulation properties, replacement of CFCs, development of environmentally sustainable blowing agents, reduction of demold times.Numerous patents, some licensed to 3rd parties.Leading a lab with 7 employees.