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MANAGER PROFILE
Sales professional for challenging markets in medical technology

Sales professional for challenging markets in medical technology

  • Market access for medical devices in Europe and globally
  • Sales optimization including specialist sourcing and team building
  • Finding investors for the growth or sale of SMEs and start-ups

"As a sales professional, I ensure access to challenging markets for medical technology companies."

Qualifications

Industrial clerk - Strategic Management for Executives (St. Gallen) - Finance Management for Non-Experts (Zurich) - Various marketing and leadership training courses - Experience abroad: USA - Foreign language: English

Stations

No information on interim mandates for reasons of confidentiality
First appointments: Bio Rad Germany - Impra Medica - C. R. Bard - Edwards Lifesciences - CircuLite - Direct Flow - HTI Consulting

More about the interim manager

The interim manager is an experienced sales and marketing professional with extensive experience in medical technology and bio-medicine. Whether optimizing sales structures, digitization (CRM), team building or international market entry: the interim manager increases sales and earnings - in corporations as well as in medium-sized companies or start-ups. Thanks to his diverse experience, he also has excellent contacts with more than 100 venture capital investors and family offices, which he is happy to use for his clients.

After many years in management roles at American medical companies, the interim manager has been working as a freelance consultant since 2017. Since then, he has successfully completed numerous projects for SMEs and start-ups. in 2018, for example, he successfully organized the European market entry of a US company for heart support pumps. in 2019, he supported the launch of an aortic arch implant for a start-up from Israel. For both companies, the interim manager played a key role in convincing investors.

The interim manager helped the companies to achieve sustainable market access in Europe by providing intensive support for sales and marketing. He strengthened networks of opinion leaders, qualified users, developed marketing concepts, secured logistics, provided the scientific basis for use and conducted negotiations with clinics as early adopters.

The interim manager's most recent success story is the sale of Kumovis. This start-up prints custom-fit parts for use in cranial surgery (cranial plates). The start-up found a strategic partner from industry through the Interim Manager's mediation and was sold on to a US investor in February 2022.

The Interim Manager's in-depth knowledge of vascular surgery, cardiac surgery, radiology, cardiology, heart failure, clinical chemistry, haematology, laboratory diagnostics, urology, 3D printing and orthopaedics opens up a wide range of possible applications. In addition to the investor network, the interim manager has excellent contacts to numerous medical technology specialists in German-speaking countries. This puts him in a very good position to support small companies and start-ups in quickly building powerful teams.

Clients appreciate the interim manager's analytical approach and his proactive, confident communication at all levels. The interim manager is a team player and role model. Interaction within the team, with customers and clients is characterized by trust and open communication. He is business fluent in English and values respectful dialog.

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Created by Charly Kahle
Last updated on 17.04.2026

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