I focus on operational leadership in demanding transformation situations where performance, results or organizational effectiveness are under pressure. I combine fact-based analysis with clear leadership and disciplined execution – with the objective of leaving behind sustainable, high-performing structures.
Experience in demanding transformation situations – from performance recovery and transactions to building and scaling international manufacturing operations.
Stabilizing delivery performance, productivity, profitability and operational control; embedding planning, KPIs, leadership routines and disciplined execution.
Hands-on experience in temporary operational leadership roles – with clear priorities, decisive leadership and a strong focus on results.
Operational support for due diligence, post-merger integration, carve-outs, ownership or management transitions and private-equity value creation.
Building, relocating and ramping up manufacturing sites; developing local organizations and scaling international operations.
Optimizing manufacturing networks, executing relocations and – where required – managing orderly site closures.
Making growing industrial organizations scalable through robust structures, clear accountabilities, planning and performance management.
Measurable impact across greenfield, performance, integration and transformation situations.
Built and led a manufacturing operation, developing it from break-even to an above-average EBIT margin and one of the group’s most profitable sites.
Increased revenue capacity by approximately 30% without additional investment through improved planning logic, bottleneck management and targeted operational improvements.
Reduced working capital by approximately 30%, harmonized standards and performance management, and assumed additional responsibility for two legacy plants.
Built and ramped up a new manufacturing site, including machinery relocation, local management set-up, customer qualification and ISO 9001/14001/45001 certification.
Sustainable improvement. Strategic management perspective and hands-on operational execution combined – creating structures, leadership systems and processes that continue to perform.
Proven under pressure. Leadership in situations shaped by uncertainty, time pressure, employee representation, ongoing OEM supply and complex international interfaces.
International. Operational experience across Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia, the USA, UAE, China and India.
Available for new assignments and mandates from January 2027.