More about the interim manager
The interim manager is an internationally experienced executive for the management of controlling or project-related controlling optimizations in corporations and medium-sized companies, especially in the automotive sector (manufacturers and suppliers).
The special qualifications of the business administration graduate include his extensive experience abroad (including in India, South Korea, China, France and the Czech Republic) and his multilingualism. He speaks English, French, Spanish, Korean and Indonesian. These skills make the interim manager an ideal partner for international projects that require special intercultural skills. As a three-time Ironman finisher and former chess league player, he also has strategic foresight and strong stamina.
The interim manager is predestined for interim overall management controlling as well as for projects to optimize sub-areas such as sales controlling, purchasing controlling, development/project controlling, plant controlling or reporting processes.
The interim manager controlling (born in 1972) has 19 years of experience in controlling in larger, internationally positioned companies. He has spent the majority of his professional development in management positions, including in South Korea, India, China, the Czech Republic and France.
He has a broad range of skills and can play the keyboard of both the head office and the branch office. He lives his role as a business partner for the partner functions (sales, production, development, purchasing) and service provider for CFO presentations. His core competence is structuring and linking relevant figures.
Some of the particular highlights of his career should be highlighted: The workload for monthly reporting was reduced from eight to two and a half days. The bank costs for foreign exchange transactions in India were reduced by 90 percent, so that the head office relocated the Group headquarters to India. The post-merger integration of an acquired division (due diligence, adaptation of IT systems and determination of transfer prices as well as establishment of the new team) was successfully completed.
Strategic business areas in the field of autonomous driving and electrified powertrains were evaluated and supported through to market launch. A new Green Field plant was built in India and nine million euros in subsidies from the Indian government were successfully negotiated. Developed new key figures to assess the position of the joint venture.
The interim manager provides professional support for change situations in companies and is an experienced coach for managers. He is able to understand different perspectives and develop pragmatic solutions. He is used to corporate politics and how to deal with them, particularly through his work in joint ventures.
He is well-traveled and speaks six languages, making him an interesting conversation partner even after work. Through his part-time work as a lecturer for German and Chinese universities, he is not only convincing in dialog with other managers, but also in the training situation in front of large groups of participants.
