Since 2019

In Germany, France, and Switzerland as advisory and supervisory board member, interim manager, restructuring specialist, strategic advisor, executive coach

In process optimization, outsourcing, reorganization, international distribution, M&A, financing, Proof of Concept, succession plan 

In the industrial food processing, industrial processing plants, medical technology, cosmetics
(references on demand)

Career coaching (pro bono)

07/1993 – 06/2019

Chairman of the management board VAN HEES GMBH, Walluf

Development of professional management and reporting structures. Recruiting qualified and motivated employees and responsible managers. EBIT more than tenfold. Successful handover of corporate management to the next generation

• Development and reconstruction of the company on behalf of the shareholders from a food additive supplier with 24 Mio € turnover in 1993 (30% export) to an international know-how and solution provider with 125 Mio € turnover, 65% international
• Focus on high-margin, profitable Compounds
• Implementing an international distribution
• Process optimization in production and administration
• Migration of ERP to SAP
• Development of professional management and reporting structures 
• Recruiting qualified and motivated employees and responsible managers
• Successful handover of corporate management to the next generation 

10/1991 – 06/1993

General manager of the German subsidary of EVEREX Systems (Deutschland) GmbH, Frankfurt (American high-performance PC, worldwide 2.000 employes, business volume about 750 Mio. US$)

• Creation of the German branch office 
• Introduction on the market
• Acquisition of qualified distributors (›100)
• After 12 months: ›100 Mio.DM turnover and achievement of break-even point 

07/1988 – 09/1991

Director Administration und Finances as well as General Manager ECS International (Deutschland) GmbH, Frankfurt and ECS Computervertrieb GmbH, Raunheim, IT service company (IT Leasing and PC Distribution), member of the French Société Général-Group. 

• Participation in the setting up of the IT leasing company, credit administration, refinancing,
• Setting-up of the ECS PC distribution company, development of the corporate concept, setting up of administration and logistics, installation of sales and service offices all over Germany. 
• After 2 years 75 employees, 53 Mio. DM-turnover, profitable (distributor #8 in Germany)

07/1982 – 06/1988

AMCA International, Hanover, USA (American Canadian Industry Group of the Canadian Pacific-Group); working for AMCA Netherlands BV, Fribourg, Switzerland and BOMAG-MENCK GmbH, Boppard

07/1982 – 07/1985

Sales Administrator and Manager International Finance at AMCA Netherlands BV, Fribourg, Switzerland (25 employees, turnover about 190 Mio. SFR)

• Setting up credit administration and reporting 
• IT project management 
• Finance of industrial major projects 
• Sales responsibility for the main part of Central Europe (about 12 Mio. SFR)

08/1985 – 06/1988

Assistant of the management and marketing-manager of BOMAG-MENCK GmbH, Boppard (compaction machines - production and sales, 1.200 employees, turnover about 360 Mio.DM)

• Development of marketing and sales strategy 
• Reorganization projects in
  • Marketing, Controlling, Logistics
• Consulting of the foreign branches 
• Development and implementation of forecast and corporate management
• Strategic corporate planning

11/1980 – 06/1982

Assistant and auditor at Handels- und Industrie-Revision GmbH, Duisburg, auditing company 

• Annual financial statements, legal audits of listed corporations and their subsidaries in Germany, France, Belgium and Switzerland
• Auditing foreign subsidiaries of Klöckner & Co.in French speaking Europe

Financing my university studies by working (partly as full-time employee) in manufacturing plants, at the theatre and as research assistant at Max-Planck

• ARMID, Supervisory boards of SME in Germany
• PWC / Intes Akademie, “competence as member of the advisory board”
• University of Trade & Commerce, Gomel / BY – Dr. h. c.
• Stanford University, USA – Grad. Credit- / Financial – MGMT
• University of Göttingen / D – Master in Sociology and Master in Business Administration
• Solid knowledge of important markets, cultural differences, and relevant legal systems (Germany, France, most of Western & Eastern Europe and the Americas)
• Focused on results, pragmatic, managing conflicts, applying common sense.
• Languages (business fluent): German, English, French

Current and previous

• ERNST SCHMITZ LOGISTICS & TECHNICAL SERVICES, Idstein
  www.ernstschmitz.de  

• Deutsche Beteiligungs AG, Frankfurt am Main
  www.dbag.de

• Wilde Group GmbH, Oestrich-Winkel
  www.wilde-group.com

• GfG Gesellschaft für Gerätebau mbH, Dortmund
  www.gfgsafety.com
  GfG AG, Binz/Schweiz
  www.gfgsafety.com/ch-de/
  GfG France SAS Macon/Frankreich
  www.gfgsafety.com/fr-fr/

• Börner-Eisenacher GmbH, Göttingen
  www.boerner-eisenacher.de
• Mediterra AG, Dübendorf/Schweiz 
  
• CAROGUSTO, Amriswil/Schweiz
  www.sisisi.com
• Startups (foodupcycling, pop up stores, energy booster)