May 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 10 mos

Jan 2022 – Apr 2022 · 3 mos

Aug 2020 – Jan 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

Jan 2017 – Aug 2020 · 3 yrs 7 mos

• Responsible for the overall DACH business of SThree, with € 370 million in revenue and 1000+ employees operating among 10 locations.
• Enabled the region to bring skilled people together to build the future, championing and driving SThree’s employee value proposition and role modelling its Operating and Leadership principles.
• Planed and executed a 4 year regional strategy
• Reduced costs and increased operational effectiveness of the entire region
• Implemented a region wide an advanced customer development framework
• Transformed operational framework and governance
• Created a high performing management culture amongst the senior team
• Invested and utilized data intelligence tools in order to improve market insights and investment priorities
• Re-balanced the investment priorities within the region towards identified market opportunities
• Continuous development of our employer value proposition, which enabled us to win four times in a row the Top Arbeitergeber Award of the Mittelstand in Germany.
• Consistently out-ranked growth performance of market peer group over the 3 years.

Jul 2013 – Dec 2016 · 3 yrs 5 mos

• In tandem with one other Senior Director ran the overall DACH business, while focusing during that time on the
• (i) the success of our overall DACH contract business (ii) leading our support services in country and building scaleable processes and efficiencies (iii) owning the responsibility for the biggest organizational change project within SThree at that time.
• Leading up to 400+ employees across multiple locations and being accountable for 2/3 of the regions revenue and outgrowing main competitors in regard to revenue and net fees.

Apr 2012 – Jun 2013 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Grew the Düsseldorf branch to the single biggest office within DACH in regard to Net Fees and Profit.
• Managing multiple change projects within and across the region, supporting a revised brand and customer strategy, as well expanding our our business development capabilities to exceed critical growth objectives by building external partnerships and diversified business business streams.
• Became a full member of the DACH Exec Board, contributed to the creation of the DACH wide strategic direction.

Jan 2009 – Mar 2012 · 3 yrs 2 mos

• Started, built, grew together with a great team, the Düsseldorf office which became the fastest growing business in regard to revenue and profit within SThree world wide. Growing the Düsseldorf share of net fees from 4% in 2009 to 27% in 2012 within the DACH region.
• Planned, developed and executed client development, market diversification and organizational developments plans for that region, while initiating key strategic projects and initiatives for the overall DACH region.

Apr 2007 – Jan 2009 · 1 yr 9 mos

Jan 2006 – Mar 2007 · 1 yr 2 mos