More about the interim manager
The interim manager is an internationally experienced operations executive for companies in the manufacturing industry. In his mandates, the industrial engineer has successfully led companies out of crisis, achieved growth, reduced costs and opened up new markets with innovative products. His focus is on optimizing production and supply chain management - both strategically and operationally. He is usually mandated as COO, plant manager or crisis manager. He also takes on tasks as interim CEO or managing director.
In one of his most recent mandates as Manager for Sales and Operations at an SME for heating systems, the interim manager improved delivery performance to 96% within twelve months. The key sub-projects in this mandate included the optimization of supply chain management and the revision of the product portfolio. The interim manager was also responsible for the development and market launch of a product innovation and the associated adjustments in sales and marketing.
Before his interim role, the expert worked for four years in a temporary permanent position as CEO and Managing Director of a German household appliance company (ventilation technology) operating throughout Europe. Under his leadership, the strategy was realigned, business processes industrialized and new markets successfully developed. Within three years, the company increased its turnover by 65%. One of the most lasting results of his work was the establishment of an innovation and technology center, which registered a total of 36 patents in 2022 and 2023 alone.
Internationally experienced operations executive and plant manager for SMEs
As an independent interim manager, the executive successfully completed seven mandates as managing director, operations and restructuring manager between 2012 and 2019 and since 2023. Prior to this, he was an executive at Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH (BSH) for many years, most recently as CEO and General Manager of a large BSH production company in China. In other positions, he was responsible for purchasing in the Refrigeration Division with eight factories worldwide, headed the BSH Supply Chain Think Tank and took on other management roles in China and France.
The motto of his mandates is "Know-how and concentrated energy bring speed and results." As a manager, he therefore relies on the principle of positive leadership. He sees himself as an "energizer" who enables people in the company to continue developing changed structures independently even after his mandate. Clients and teams alike attest to the interim manager's motivating and appreciative style as well as his pronounced pragmatism.
During his various international assignments and several years abroad in China and France, the interim manager has continuously expanded his intercultural skills. His multilingualism has also contributed to this. He speaks fluent English and French and has a basic knowledge of Chinese.
The interim manager has many years of experience as an executive who is comfortable working in corporate structures, business units and medium-sized companies. He is equally adept in the transformation of family businesses and as a contractor in the private equity environment.
