About me

SHORT PROFILE

• 25+ years leadership experience as CIO, CDO, IT Director or similar positions across China, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and Americas.
• Accountable for yearly operational budgets up to 75+ MUSD.
• Leading organizations of up to 90 direct reports and up to 200 dotted line reports.
• 3 years in dental materials, 9 years in medical devices, 7 years in machinery, equipment & components, 5 years in the automotive industry, and 5 years in IT services and consulting for the financial sector.

PERSONAL SKILLS

• Strategic and structured leader with strong business acumen and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and negotiation abilities, with a persuasive and customer-focused approach.
• Effective team player skilled in managing complex issues and driving organizational success.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

• Led global Digital Business Transformation programs for 5+ leading companies, optimizing financial and operational efficiency using SAP and Microsoft Dynamics.
• Designed and implemented secure, scalable global infrastructure for 24/7 operations, safeguarding IP and enhancing user experience for 4+ international companies.
• Designed and implemented global project portfolio management frameworks for 2 major industry players, aligning strategic objectives with project activities across all functions.
• Transformed on-premises IT operations to cloud solutions using Amazon, Google, and Microsoft technologies for 3 companies.

LANGUAGES

• German (mother tongue)
• Englisch (Verhandlungssicher)

KEY CAREER MILESTONES

Vice President Information Technology

Digital transformation using Microsoft Dynamics and Office 365, including due diligence support during acquisition, restructuring the IT organization, implementing a global BI solution, and rolling out cloud-based collaboration and digital dental solutions.

General Manager IT / Global CIO

Global SAP S/4 Hana business transformation, including the unification of processes. Global IT organization restructuring. Customer cloud platform implementation. Migration to Microsoft Office 365. Deployment of a global SD-WAN with GxP compliance.

Head ICT APAC region

• ICT operations across Australia, New Zealand, CIS, Turkey, and Asia Pacific, overseeing a $40M OPEX, $35M CAPEX budget, and managing 170 team members.
• Reorganisation of multiple ICT organizations across APAC.SAP ECC 6 in China. Regional IT service management in India. Establishment of 4 manufacturing sites and a headquarter in China.

IT Director EAME, ANZ & EEA

• Verantwortlich für den IT-Betrieb und Projekte in Europa, Afrika, dem Nahen Osten, Australien, Neuseeland, Osteuropa und Asien.
• Responsibility for an annual budget of over 40 MUSD OPEX and more than 15 MUSD CAPEX.
• Leadership responsibility: 10 direct reports plus 170 indirect matrix reports.
• Successful SAP ECC implementations and rollouts in France, China, Russia, and other European countries, establishment of an IT organization and an SAP Competence Center in China, introduction of a global IT service catalog based on ITIL, and IT support for acquisitions in China, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom.

Chief Information Officer

Spearheaded the global IT strategy and expanded the international IT organization at Straumann, growing from 3 to 60 employees across 17 countries, while implementing key mySAP systems and establishing disaster-capable data centers.

EDUCATION

Diploma in Computer Science

Universität Fridericiana zu Karlsruhe

Program for Executive Development

International Institute for Management Development

3P Seminar (Gemba Kaizen)

Shingijutsu Asia Hong KongCo.,LTD.

Private Pilot License PPL(A)/SEP

Flight School Fricktal