Jan 2023 – Dec 2023 · 11 mos · South Africa · Hybrid

Feb 2022 – Jun 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Berlin, Germany

Jul 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 11 mos · Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Jun 2019 – May 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos · Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Mar 2019 – Present · 7 yrs 3 mos

Jun 2012 – Nov 2018 · 6 yrs 5 mos · Essen

• ThyssenKrupp Elevator AG is one of the world's leading elevator companies. With sales of €8billion and more than
• 52,000 employees at 900 locations, TKE has a global presence.
• ThyssenKrupp Elevator's aim is to continue to grow strategically and profitably. Innovation and quality are hallmarks of our products and services and assure lasting customer relationships.

Aug 2010 – May 2012 · 1 yr 9 mos

• Division president Building Technology fully responsible for P&L, business strategy, production, operations, services.
• The division is operating in US, Canada and South America out of more than 150 locations and 10 production sites and generating around 3bn US revenue.
• Building technology is providing the whole range of products and services for technical building equipment ranging from low voltage products to building automation, fire detection and extinguishing, security systems like intrusion, access, CCTV and as well energy performance contracting.

Sep 2006 – Aug 2010 · 3 yrs 11 mos

• CEO and global entrepreneur for the Business Unit Building Automation; fully responsible for P&L, business strategy, operations and processes.
• The business unit is operating worldwide in more than 50 countries over more than 400 location.
• Business activities are project and service business for comfort and energy efficiency of non-residential buildings including heating, venting and air-conditioning as well integration of lighting, fire detection or access system in buildings as well energy performance contracts. Project size is ranging from 20.000 USD up to 20 mio. USD, business volume > 3bn USD.

Jan 2003 – Apr 2005 · 2 yrs 3 mos

• Power Transmission and Distribution; Substation Automation
• Siemens AG
• (Business volume 210 mio. EUR, reports 700)
• Global entrepreneur for the business Energy Automation Solutions and responsible for P&L, business strategy and processes. The business is operating worldwide over 9 centers of competence and it is active in more than 90 countries. These activities are system business strongly influenced by international regulation (IEC 61850, 104 etc.), deregulation of the energy market and innovative service concepts (outsourcing, evergreen contracts, ASP etc.).
• Major achievements:
• This business was merged from two complementary business units responsible for the system and products for electrical substation and automation systems.
• The merger was successfully finished after 6 months. Before that a successful turn around was achieved.
• Introduction of sales systematic and cross selling within the business. Concluding the integration of legal entities of Telegyr Systems into Siemens. Integration of FrankenData as global service center for the business.
• Board member of Telegyr Systems Leit- und Fernwirktechnik GmbH & Co OHG Eisenstadt.

Jan 1992 – Sep 2001 · 9 yrs 8 mos

• Power Transmission and Distribution; Power distribution systems
• Siemens AG
• (Business Volume 45 mio. €, reports 60, Sales Area Europe, Middle East and Africa).
• 1995-1997 Business Development and Sales South America
• Power Transmission and Distribution; Energy Management
• Systems; Siemens AG
• Major won contracts:
• National Load Dispatch center Colombia; ISA
• City Dispatch center Medellin EPM, Colombia
• Regional Load Dispatch Maracaibo, Venezuela
• Regional Load Dispatch Barranquilla, Colombia

Mar 2005 – Sep 2006 · 1 yr 6 mos

• Building Technologies; Service for Fire detection systems
• (Business volume 600 mio. EUR, reports 3.000)
• Global entrepreneur for the sub-division Fire Service and responsible for P&L, business strategy and operations and processes. The business segment is operating worldwide in more than 50 countries. Service business for fire detection and extinguishing and danger management systems strongly influenced by local regulation.
• Major achievements:
• Defining and implementing the service strategy, which leads to increase of Business volume and profitability. Building up the headquarter team and processes. Introducing reporting lines and KPI (Key process indicators).

Jun 2001 – Sep 2005 · 4 yrs 3 mos

• Successful expansion from 3.0 mio. to 25.0 mio. EUR;
• Successful Turnaround in 2002 and improvement of EBIT
• from -2.0 mio. EUR in 2001 to +2.5 mio. EUR in 2005.
• Successful Cooperation of Service Business of FrankenData and Siemens and the successful setup of FrankenData as global service center; Successful SAP introduction in 2002 (service business: yearly backlog smaller than 20%; average job size smaller than 40.000€);